重评军旅作家胡石言

Re-evaluating the Military Writer Hu Shiyan

军旅作家胡石言是一个被忽视和淡忘的作家,实际上,他一生的创作与战争和政治相连,建构了独特的文学世界。他以《柳堡的故事》蜚声文坛,随后在战争的硝烟和严酷的政治环境下坚持歌颂革命队伍内部美好的情感,不断朝着艺术的真实跋涉。"文革"过后,石言再度归来,在时代和历史的两重时空里穿行,针砭时弊,反思革命,尤其关注年轻人的信仰问题。从文学史的角度来看,一方面,石言1985年之后的文学作品是被低估的;另一方面,石言对故事诗学的重视、对人物心灵的探寻和复杂情感的书写、对色彩的运用都造就了他文学空间的魅力。同时,他的小说也存在一定的文学限度:比如前期对战争描写的简单化和刻板化倾向,后期对"文革"的反思存在着典型的光明心态,显得仓促和浅薄。

The military writer Hu Shiyan is a neglected and forgotten writer in recent studies. Actually, he constructed a unique literature world connecting to war and politics. Hu Shiyan was well known for his fic- tion The Story of Liubao. Then, he persisted in celebrating humanity in the Communist Party of China under the cruel political environment and pursuing artistic reality. After the Cultural Revolution, Hu Shiyan tried his best to reflect revolution and reality, especially on the issue of faith in young people. If we look through the history of literature, we can find that Hu Shiyan＇ s works have been underestimated after 1985. Moreover, Hu Shiyan has built an attractive literary space with his much attention on story, exploring for the mind, writing on complex emotions and selecting of color. At the same time, we have to admit that his fiction has its limits. For example, some descriptions of war are simple or prissy. Also, when reflecting on Cultural Revolution, the au- thor has a typical bright mind, demonstrating some kind of hastiness and superficiality.