沈从文《边城》的至简美

Beauty of simplification in Border Town by Shen Congwen

中国古代的先贤早已知晓至简之美的价值。20世纪初以来,北欧、美国、日本等地盛行极简主义思潮。沈从文的《边城》是一部优秀的中篇小说,具有极简的艺术特征:人物性格单纯化,叙事简易化,以少胜多的笔法,质朴的风格,仿佛是纯洁的单质晶体在熠熠生辉。

The scholars of ancient times have already known the value of simplified beauty.Since the beginning of the 20th century, the minimal movement was popular in northern Europe, America and Japan. Shen Congwen＇s Border Town is an excellent novelette, featured by character simplification, narrative facilitation, writing technique of achieving more with less, and plain style.