黑暗中不灭的微火——评石一枫小说《借命而生》

The Eternal Fire in the Dark:A Review on Shi Yifeng’s Novel Living on a Borrowed Life

小说《借命而生》延续作者石一枫一贯的对个体生命的存在之思,以及对人在不道德的社会如何自处的追问。通过书写杜湘东与许文革的一生展现了理想的生命图景。与此同时,石一枫将张力叙事娴熟运用于作品的人物设置、叙事模式、叙事语言等层面。《借命而生》也体现了石一枫想要突破类型写作的野心,“杜湘东”的书写具有“非典型性”的形象意义。小说在承继通俗小说叙事模式的基础上有所创新,融丰富的思辨于其间。从生动模式走向深度模式,实现了雅俗文学的交流融合,为当下的文学创作提供了有益的经验。

Shi Yifeng’s novel Living on a Borrowed Life continues his consistent reflection on the existence of an individual life,as well as his exploration into the ways to deal with oneself in an immoral society.By representing the life of Du Xiangdong and Xu Wenge,the author reveals an ideal picture of life.At the same time,Shi Yifeng skillfully applies tension narration to many aspects of his works,such as character setting,narrative mode,narrative language,etc.Living on a Borrowed Life also embodies Shi Yifeng’s ambition to break through the genre of literary creation,and the depiction of“Du Xiangdong”has the significance of an“atypical”image.On the basis of inheriting the narrative mode of popular novels,the novel embodies several innovations,and integrates rich speculation.From the vivid mode to the in-depth mode,the communication and integration of refined and popular literature has been achieved,which provides useful experience for current literary creation.