一部主题复杂而深刻的失败之作——评徐则臣长篇新作《王城如海》兼议其近年的一个写作倾向

A Complex and Profound Subject but a Failure:Comment on Wangchengruhai by Xu Zechen and His Writing Tendency in Recent Years

徐则臣长篇新作《王城如海》的主人公余松坡是一个具有多重所指的能指符号,他的存在使这部小说的主题显得异常复杂而深刻。但是,小说情节的戏剧化和细节的不真实,使得《王城如海》成为一部艺术上的失败之作。而小说艺术上的失败与徐则臣近年来过度追求宏大叙事,却相对忽视小说艺术真实的创作倾向有直接关系。

Yu Songpo,the hero in Xu Zechen’s new masterpiece Wangchengruhai,is a symbol of multiple signs,whose presence makes the theme of this novel very complex and profound.However,the dramatic novel plot and the untrue details make the novel an artistic failure.The failure of the novel reflects Xu Zechen’s over-pursuit of grand narrative in recent years but neglect of the connection between art and reality in novel writing.