地理空间的书写与重构——评王安忆的“淮河系列小说”

Writing and Reconstructing Geographical Space——Reviewing Wang Anyi s“Huai River Series of Novels”

地理景观是作家创作情感与灵感的触发点,王安忆将淮河这一地理空间视为人生之旅的记忆场不断书写与重构,创作了“淮河系列小说”。文本中的淮河不仅仅是显在的地理空间,更是与人物相关联的记忆之河、生命之河、文化之河,承载着个人的情感经验和审美意识。从文学地理学的视角,阐释作家记忆中淮河之滨的自然景观与人文景观,探究潜存于地理空间中的生命意识与文化情怀,可进一步体悟其小说的多重内蕴。

Geographical landscapes are pivotal in triggering emotions and inspiration in writers creativity.Wang Anyi continuously writes and reconstructs the Huai River,a significant geographical space,viewing it as a landscape of memory in the journey of life,thus creating“Huai River Series of Novels”.In these texts,the Huai River transcends its physical presence to become a river of memory,life,and culture,closely linked to the characters and carrying personal emotional experiences and aesthetic consciousness.From the perspective of literary geography,this study interprets the natural and cultural landscapes along the Huai River as depicted in Wang s memory.Exploring the consciousness of life and cultural sentiments embedded in the geographical space,the paper delves into the novels multiple layers of meaning.