瓦解与重构——阿迪契小说《紫木槿》家庭叙事下的民族隐喻

The Reconstruction of a World Falling Apart: Nation and Family Narrative in Purple Hibiscus

阿迪契是尼日利亚备受瞩目的新生代女性作家。其长篇小说《紫木槿》以女性作家特有的敏锐视角和纤细笔调,通过家庭叙事,以微观视野呈现宏大主题,呈现出后殖民时代尼日利亚所面临的政治和文化困境。作品通过尤金这一分裂性的悲剧形象,折射出非洲在现代化进程中,西方价值入侵与传统文化价值割裂的畸形文化状态,表现出作家对非洲传统文化的认同与肯定;同时,作品以隐喻的形式,通过几位女性的不同境遇,探讨了民族文化的重构问题。

C.N. Adichie, a famous contemporary Nigerian novelist, is regarded by critics as one of the third-generation African women writers. In Purple Hibiscus, she addresses postcolonial themes such as politics and culture from the microcosmic per- spective of family life. The conflict between European values and the Nigerian culture as reflected in the tragic figure of Eugene voices her positive attitude toward the traditional culture. This novel also describes the relentless struggle of marginalized women against various authorities and discusses the important postcolonial issue of the reconstruction of national cultures.