儿童小说中的童年“常态”及时代精神——从李学斌新作《龙抬头,猪会飞》谈起

On the Normal State of Childhood and the Spirit of Era in Children′s Literature: With a Sample of Li Xuebin′s New Novel

优秀的儿童小说需要真实表现广阔而丰富的生活,展现特定时代中儿童的个性心理、理想愿望和精神面貌等,并由此实现对童年精神的深度探寻。李学斌的儿童小说《龙抬头,猪会飞》通过书写当下儿童的"常态"生活,巧妙地运用双线叙事结构对童年文化精神进行艺术探索,从而展现了当下"中国式童年"的时代风貌,折射出城镇化社会转型对新一代儿童成长的深刻影响,是当代儿童小说在童年"常态"书写上的一次成功探索。

The masterpieces of children′s novels tend to express the true lives of childhood in depth and richness, thus to show the children′s personality, ideal and spiritual outlook in a specific era, and realize the exploration and pursuit of childhood spirits. Li Xuebin, the well-known writer in children′s literature, has shown the present childhood of "Chinese style" with his new novel When the Dragon Looks up, the Pig will Fly, through his writing of "normal" lives of some children from outskirts and the urban districts. He skillfully uses the narrative "dual structure" and artistically explores the childhood culture spirits, reflects the social transformation of the profound influence of the new generation. The novel constitutes a successful exploration and artistic breakthrough in the writing of "normal" states in childhood of contemporary era in children′s novels.