穿针引线的传奇--王嘉馨小说的戏剧性

The Legend of Threading Needles:The Drama of WANG Jiaxin's Novel

以长篇小说《琳达》入围首届梁晓声青年文学奖的作家王嘉馨,接续了老舍、汪曾祺等作家小说与戏剧的“两栖创作”传统,其小说内部的戏剧性也就显得有迹可循。从戏剧冲突看,王嘉馨的小说集《织锦缎》中阿胖嫂、小何、琳达等这些丰富的上海女性群像,既有新女性与旧女性、个人与时代的外部冲突,也有人物自我内心的冲突。从戏剧情境看,精心安排的事件中,女性的命运借由贯连的事件展开,她们的性格也在不同的情境中得以丰富。一些突发的偶然情节,既加强了小说的戏剧化效果,又凸显了人物的真实性格,显示了作家对人生存境况的关切;戏剧悬念则以女性命运的沉浮这一总悬念与层出不穷的小悬念共同营造了小说的戏剧性。

WANG Jiaxin,whose novel Linda was shortlisted for the first LIANG Xiaosheng Youth Literature Award,continues the tradition of"amphibious creation"of novels and dramas by LAO She,WANG Zengqi and other writers.The internal drama of her novel also seems to have traces to follow.From the perspective of dramatic conflicts,there are not only external conflicts between new women and old women,between individuals and times,but also inner conflicts of characters in the group images of a fatty sister-in-law,Xiao He and Linda in the novel Collection Brocade.From the perspective of dramatic situation,in carefully arranged events,women's fates are unfolded by linked events,and their personalities are also enriched in different situations.Some unexpected and accidental plots not only strengthen the dramatic effect of the novel,but also reveal the real character of the characters and show the author's concern for people's living conditions.Dramatic suspense builds the drama of the novel with the general suspense of female fate and the endless small suspense.