新时代的黎明

Dawn of a New Era

王安忆为中国作家协会副主席、复旦大学中文系教授,茅盾文学奖、鲁迅文学奖、世界华文长篇小说奖“红楼梦奖”等重要文学奖项得主。王安忆教授对日本文学有颇多涉猎,《新时代的黎明》聚焦于芥川龙之介的名篇《阿富的贞操》,以同为作家的独特视角,在大历史观的观照下,从登场人物一颦一笑、一举手一投足间的情韵和暗示为我们揭示了芥川创作中的旨趣及其历史意涵。文章不仅为读者如何理解《阿富的贞操》这一作品提供了全新的阐释视角,更为我们提示了“中国当代作家眼中的日本文学”这一独特的问题域。

Vice chairman of the Chinese Writers Association,professor of the Chinese Department of Fudan University,and winner of major literary prizes such as the Mao Dun Literature Prize,Lu Xun Literature Prize,and the Dream-of-the-RedMansions Award,Wang Anyi is an enthusiastic reader and critic of Japanese literature.Her essay"Dawn of a New Era"focuses on Akutagawa Ryunosuke’s famous story"Otomi’s Virginity,"illuminating the very essence and historical significance of Akutagawa’s art,from the unique perspective of a fellow writer and the vantage point of historical context,with detailed explication of the subtle shades of expressions and the suggestive idiosyncratic gestures by various characters as they emerge in the story.This article not only provides a new hermeneutic perspective for understanding Ryunosuke’s story,but is also valuable for the special problem domain of"Japanese literature in the eyes of contemporary Chinese writers."