流散与回归:罗斯《反生活》的双重人格困扰

Diaspora and Return:Double Personality in Philip Roth's The Counterlife

美国犹太人总处于流散在外还是回归故土的徘徊中,以色列建国后,这类归属感索求和身份焦虑成为犹太作家主要关切的话题之一。菲利普·罗斯特地推出小说《反生活》揭示犹太人在美国和以色列追寻理想家园的尝试和遭遇的挫折,以及双重人格的形成和随之带来的困扰,该书成为其创作风格转折的标志。

Jewish people in America waver between staying in their diaspora and returning to their ancient homeland.After Israel was founded as a Jewish state,Jewish American writers have expressed shared concerns about their cultural identity and spiritual home.In his novel The Counterlife,Philip Roth deals with such anxieties during the Jewish pursuit of an ideal homeland either in USA or in Israel the new Jewish country.The novel also marks Roth＇s stylistic turn from postmodernism to neo-realism.