《圣天门口》:一曲爱与死的天堂情歌

“The Gate of Holy Heaven”: A Lyrical Song for Love and Death

刘醒龙的长篇小说《圣天门口》主要讲述了爱与死的关系。从形而下的世俗眼光与形而上的终极视域所建构的爱与死,两者所呈现的人间风景与存在逻辑都有不同之处。与其说是两者的区别,不如说是两者悖论式的内在关联与永恒循环。《圣天门口》既揭示了爱的背后隐藏着死亡阴影这一事实,又表现了当爱与死相遇时人们也能坦然面对死亡,从而享有爱的欢欣和死的尊严,直至剥去死亡的遮蔽,澄明爱的本真与永恒。

Liu Xinglong＇s full-length novel ＂The Gate of Holy Heaven＂tells the relation of love and death. Love and death are constructed from substantial and metaphysical perspective. The scenery and logic are different. It is not the difference that makes the key point. It is better to say that they have contradictory inner relation and eternal circulation.The story shows that there is the shadow of death behind love and meanwhile people can face death calmly when love and death meet. People enjoy the joy of love and have the dignity of death. The nature and eternity of love is present getting rid of the cover of death.