让生命从一次寻找开始——评范小青长篇小说《老岸》

Let Life Begin with a Search——A Review of FAN Xiaoqing’s Novel The Old Shore

范小青的长篇小说都体现寻找这一主题,《老岸》讲述的是医生巴豆因无故卷入一场文物走私案而被捕入狱,出狱之后寻找真相的故事。小说以主人公巴豆寻找真相为切入点,通过三个相互衔接的回合完成了故事的情节发展;通过前后回合间的角色转变,塑造了巴豆、毛估等复杂人物形象;将对生命意义的诠释赋予寻找的全过程。小说不仅呈现出熠熠生辉的艺术魅力,而且表现出范小青对人类灵魂的终极关怀。

FAN Xiaoqing’s long novels all embody the theme of searching. One of his works The Old Shore tells the story of BA Dou, a doctor who is arrested and imprisoned after being involved in a case of cultural relics smuggling for no reason, and his search for the truth after his release from prison.The novel takes the main character BA Dou’s search for the truth as its starting point, and completes the story’s plot development through three interlocking rounds. In addition, through the transformation of characters between the previous and subsequent rounds, BA Dou, MAO Gu and other complex characters are portrayed. At the same time, the interpretation of the meaning of life is given to the search process.The novel not only presents a glittering artistic charm, but also further demonstrates FAN Xiaoqing’s ultimate concern for the human soul.