卡里尔·菲利普斯《远岸》中的边缘人研究

A Study of the Marginal Figures in Caryl Phillips’ “A Distant Shore”

卡里尔·菲利普斯是来自加勒比海的英国作家,他的作品多聚焦于黑人的流散经历。小说《远岸》讲述了来自非洲战乱国家的加布里埃尔被迫流散至英国的艰险旅程及经历,以及另一位英国退休女教师多萝西的生活历程。这两位本来毫无联系的人都为了逃离在社会的边缘地位,来到了英国北部的小镇里生活,两者又因有着同样的边缘地位和孤独感而成为了朋友。菲利普斯在《远岸》中不仅展示了英国本地人对黑人族裔流散者深深的敌意和赤裸裸的种族歧视,也通过多萝西的生活经历批判了英国社会中对女性的压迫。

Caryl Phillips is a British writer from the Caribbean,whose works often focus on the experiences of black diaspora.The novel “A Distant Shore” tells the difficult journey and experiences of Gabriel,who is forced to flee to England from a war-torn country in Africa,as well as the life journey of another retired British female teacher,Dorothy.These two people,who were originally unrelated,came to live in a small town in the north of England to escape their marginalized position in society.They became friends because of their shared marginalized status and loneliness.Phillips not only showcases the deep hostility and blatant racial discrimination of British locals towards black diaspora in “A Distant Shore”,but also criticizes the oppression of women in British society through Dorothy's life experience.