异乡人变奏曲——木令耆小说创作简论

People in a Foreign Land——An Analysis on Mu Ling-qi's Story-writing

木令耆的小说大多取材于她所熟悉的欧美华人的生活现实 ,努力挖掘他们复杂的心理负载 ,尤其是多重变奏的爱情纠葛和乡愁。通过一系列的人物形象的描绘 ,揭示海外华人多层次的生活现状 ,以及他们对母土、亲人及祖系文化的复杂感情。探索他们在异国他乡的生存方式和未来的发展趋向。

Short stories by Mu Ling qi are mostly based on the life experience of the Chinese people in Europe and America, which she is quite familiar with. She depicts their complex mental burden, especially various levels of entanglement in love and homesickness. Through a series of character description, she reveals the living conditions of the oversea Chinese and their complex feeling towards motherland, relatives and the culture related. She also explores their living style and trends of development in a foreign land.