中国版“黑色幽默”--论阎连科的《速求共眠》

Some Comments on Yan Lianke’s Suqiu Gongmian(速求共眠)

阎连科的长篇小说《速求共眠》是中国版“黑色幽默”的创新之作。作者以“黑色幽默”写出改革开放以来中国普通民众的生存样相和生命体验,尤其关注处于生活底层中的人们或贫困潦倒或失魂落魄的生命脉动。小说以叙事人追求电影梦想而失败的过程为主线,巧妙穿插,摹画出新时期中国人的精神面貌。行文间不乏丰盈的想象和杂文式的批判,叙事中蕴含丰富的心理信息,对热衷于功名的文人及其合作者予以嘲讽和揶揄。借助“跨文体”的写作方式,作品也凸现了生活中荒诞的一面。

Yan Lianke’s novel,Suqiu Gongmian(速求共眠),is an innovative Chinese version of“black humor”.With“black humor”,the author writes the survival appearance and life experience of Chinese ordinary people since the reform and opening up,paying special attention to the life pulse of the poor or soulless people in the bottom of life.By taking the narrative person’s pursuit of the film dream and the failure process as the main line,the author depicts the spiritual outlook of the Chinese people in the new period.With the abundant imaginations and criticisms of essays,as well as the rich psychological information in the narration,the writer ridicules the scholars and their collaborators who are keen on fame.With the help of“cross-style”writing style,the work also highlights the absurd side of life.