“中国式”表达与“民族性”建构——汪曾祺小说《受戒》的乡土叙事解读

“Chinese Style”Expression and“Nationality”Construction:An Interpretation of the Native Narrative of Wang Zengqi’s Novel The Love Story of a Young Monk

汪曾祺的小说从中国本土文化出发讲述中国故事,契合了广大受众的文学理想和文化需求,彰显了中华文化的强大感染力,承续了当下社会所需的精神营养,从中传达了中国文学理念和民族精神。结合《受戒》,梳理蕴含在汪曾祺小说创作中的“中国式”表达与“民族性”建构因素,揭示汪曾祺为何能在20世纪80年代初风靡文坛的深刻文化动因,了解其乡土叙事角度下主体创造精神和独特的文学创作风格。

Wang Zengqi’s novel tells a Chinese story from the Chinese local culture,which meets the literary ideals and cultural needs of the general audience,manifests the powerful influential force of Chinese culture,and carries on the spiritual nourishment needed by the current society,and conveys the concepts of Chinese literature and the spirit of the nation.In the light of The Love Story of a Young Monk,we will analyze the factors of“Chinese style”expression and“nationality”construction in Wang Zengqi’s novels,reveal the profound cultural motives that made Wang Zengqi’s novels popular in the early 1980s,and understand the main body’s creative spirit and unique literary creation from the perspective of his vernacular narratives.