川端康成的文学与战争经历

Yasunari Kawabata’s Literature and Military Experience

日本学界普遍认为,川端康成二战期间沉迷古典文学,超然物外,对战争不持褒贬,或明哲保身,或遵循中庸之道。然而,本文根据川端两次中国东北之行和出任日本海军特攻队基地报道员一职的经历,考证发现川端曾参与迎合时局、有助日本国策的活动。1937-1945年期间,川端对战争有过迷惘、推崇、质疑和否定的复杂心理过程,并非日本学者所言那么超然物外。毋庸置疑,川端对战争本质的认知过程是痛苦的,给他的精神世界烙下了难以抹去的印记,并对他战后的文学创作和生死观有着深刻的影响。

It is a widely-held view by Japanese scholars of Yasunari Kawabata that he adopted a detached attitude towards WWII.Indulging in Japanese classic literature,Kawabata neither praised nor criticized the war and was a cautious follower of moderatism.However,extensive examinations of relevant materials show that Kawabata had participated in military-related ac tivities to please the Japanese authorities.By exploring Kawabata's two visits to Puppet Manchukuo and his position as a report er of the Japanese Special Attack Units,this essay demonstrates how his views towards the war changed from confused,advo cating,doubting to disavowal during 1937-1945.Kawabata's military experience left an indelible imprint on him,which signifi cantly affected his writing after WWII and his views towards life and death.