从家族母系中探寻何为爱情——小说《交错的彼岸》情感解析

On the Exploration of What is Love from the Maternal Family—— the Emotional Analysis of the Novel Beyond the Ocean

《交错的彼岸》是加拿大华人新移民作家张翎创作的一部内涵十分丰富的小说,其副标题是"大洋两岸的故事"。作家通过非常均匀和平衡的叙述结构设置故事的情节结构,将中国和加拿大形成互为彼岸、互为看视的双向流动。以侦探小说的形式抽丝剥茧般诠释"生命如河,生生不息"的哲理,并集中书写在家族母系的情感河流中对"何为爱情"的终极追问,以此实现中西方异质文化的沟通和对话。

Beyond the Ocean is a meaningful novel created by Zhang Ling, a Chinese Canadian new immi-grant writer. Its subtitle is＂the stories on the both sides of the ocean＂. The writer sets up the plot with an evenand balanced narrative structure, makes China and Canada reflect and mirror with each other, and interpretsthe philosophy of＂life just like an endless river＂in the form of a detective story by exploring＂what is truelove＂from the emotional river of maternal family, so as to realize the communication and dialogue between Chi-nese and western cultures.