“虚”与“实”的较量:解读《赎罪》的元小说特征

The Match between“Fiction”and“Reality”An Analysis on the Meta:fiction Features of Atonement

作为伊恩·麦克尤恩代表作之一的《赎罪》,让他获得了普利策文学奖。在这部小说中,麦克尤恩娴熟地应用后现代主义叙事技巧,让读者们在现实和虚构之间来回游移,恍惚不已。通过细读文本的方式,分析小说中故事的真假与虚实,从多方面探讨小说中展现出来的元小说特征,以帮助读者们更加深刻认识麦克尤恩独特的叙事技巧,以及欣赏小说的艺术魅力。

As one of Ian McEwan’s representatives,Atonement won Pulitzer Prize for Literature.McEwan deftly applies postmodern storytelling techniques to keep readers drifting back and forth between reality and fiction in a trance.This paper will analyze the truth and falseness of the stories in the novel through a close reading of the text,and discuss the meta-fiction features displayed in the novel from various aspects,so as to help readers have a deeper understanding of McEwan’s unique narrative skills and appreciate the artistic charm of the novel.