《文静的美国人》中的帝国主义权力竞争

Power Competition of the Imperialists in The Quiet American

被称为"越战预言"的小说《文静的美国人》是格雷厄姆·格林后期政治小说的重要代表。《文静的美国人》的政治视角根植于欧洲传统帝国主义意识形态。小说一方面洞察并解构美国普世价值与其帝国主义野心的共谋性,另一方面也反映出传统欧洲宗主国的殖民主义自觉。《文静的美国人》通过对前殖民地国家越南政治现状的审慎检视,凸显了帝国主义新秩序与传统殖民体系的权力竞争。

Acclaimed as the “prophecy of the Vietnam War”, The Quiet American is a significant master work of Graham Greene.The political perspective of The Quiet American is deeply rooted in the traditional European imperialist ideology. The novel on the onehand examines and deconstructs the conspiracy between the universal value and imperialist ambition of the United States. On the otherhand, it reflects the colonial spontaneity of European suzerains. The Quiet American highlights the power competition between the newimperialistic world and the traditional colonial system.