时代的心灵及其形式——《有生》及当代长篇小说的叙述问题

The Mind of the Times and Its FormsYousheng and the Problem of Narration in Contemporary Novels

胡学文的长篇小说《有生》,具有鲜明的叙事学特征,从“半死者”叙述主体、“伞形”叙述结构、裂变性空间等角度,可以见出其叙述形式的创新之处。但在繁复的叙述形式中,也反映出21世纪以来长篇小说在解构与建构、继承与批判、日常叙事与史诗诉求等方面的冲突。《有生》熔铸现实主义、现代主义、民间叙述于一体的文化史诗探索,为新时代长篇小说书写提供了有益的范本。

Hu Xuewen's novel Yousheng,(Hope of Life)is characterized by a distinctive narrative.From the perspectives of its“half-dead”narrator,“umbrella”narrative structure,and fissured space,we can see the innovation of its narrative form.However,the complex narrative form also reflects the conflict between deconstruction and construction,inheritance and criticism,daily narrative and epic appeal of novels in the new century.The exploration of the cultural epic provides a useful model for the writing of novels in the new era.