一曲关中东府皮影艺人的咏叹调——李康美长篇小说《影人》散论

The Analysis of Li Kangmei's Novel The Performers of Shadow Figures

著名作家李康美的长篇小说《影人》讲述了20世纪30年代到50年代初几个关中皮影艺人坎坷的生命遭际,折射出特定历史时期中国民间艺人的群体性生存状态。这部小说在思想和艺术上表现出以下特色:一是在主题的挖掘上涵容着文化批判的深蕴,对好面子、等级观念强、窝里斗等民族劣根性进行了深入的揭示和批判;二是在故事时间的切入上意味深长,对人物塑造和主题表现发挥了重要作用;三是在人物形象的塑造上善于同中见异,重视挖掘人物的个性;四是在地域文化的营构上突出方言语词和碗碗腔戏文的切境性运用。《影人》包含着作者毕生的艺术经验,是近年来陕西长篇小说乡土叙事的重要收获。

The Performers of Shadow Figures,the most important achievement of Shaanxi literature in recent years,written by Li Kangmei describes the sad and miserable life experiences of several folk artists who performed shadow figures in Guanzhong Plain from 1930 s to 1950 s. The novel reflects the real existence conditions of this group of artists in the special given period and it has the following four ideological and artistic features： deep cultural insights in the theme,time playing an important role in creating the characters and presenting the theme,emphasis of the individual personality,and the application of local dialects and Wanwan Opera.