從馬克思到史密斯:《黄金路》的當代中國想像

From Karl Marx to Adam Smith: Reading ZhangDapeng’s Golden Path.

本文討論《黄金路》所反映中國近三十年經濟狀態的巨變,以及'經濟人'在社會變革中,在主體認知、倫理關係、情感追求上的種種追求、張力與結果。

This essay seeks to understand the recent social and cultural dynamics of China by means of reading Zhang Dapeng’s novel Golden Path.Zhang’s novel describes the economic boom in China since the eighties,and the resultant shakeup of ethical and affective relationships at different social levels.It is not merely a belated bildungsroman of a man in search of his identity in economic terms,but also a sarcastic critique of a socialist system turned upside down thank to the advancement of liberal desires.