“后古登堡时代”的“书籍”与“阅读”——简析索罗金的小说《熊掌山》

“Books” and “Reading” of the Post: Gutenberg Era: On Sorokin's Manaraga

《熊掌山》是当代俄罗斯作家弗·索罗金最新长篇小说。作品讲述在未来电子技术高度发达的"新中世纪",人类社会进入"后古登堡时代"。人们以崭新方式"阅读"书籍——将纸本书充作燃料烤制食物,"阅读"成为毁灭书籍的过程。作家通过讲述未来世界"书籍"和"阅读"的变异,从未来角度形象描述技术进步与文化衰退之间的冲突,表达对人类文明现状及发展趋势的忧虑。本文以分析小说中"书籍"与"阅读"为切入点,解读索罗金这部新作。

Manaraga is the latest work of V. Sorokin. In a diary form the novel tells about the ＂post- Gutenberg era＂, when electronic technology is highly developed, paper books are replaced by intelligent electronic devices, people＇s found a new way to ＂read＂ books taking the paper book for fuel baking food, and ＂Reading＂ becomes the act of destroying books. Through the variation of ＂books＂ and ＂reading＂, from the perspective of the future, V. Sorokin describes the conflict between technological progress and cultural decline, and expresses the author＇s anxiety over the status quo and developmental trend of human civilization. This article analyzes the ＂books＂ and ＂readings＂ in the new work of V. Sorokin.