近年官场小说漫评

官场小说的繁荣是 2 0世纪 90年代中期以来国内文坛盛事之一。构成此胜景的关键性元素是作者分别从历史理性的重建、人文立场的固守、典型空间的现实性营构与隐喻象征化延伸等三个方面 ,对现实主义创作原则进行了切实把握并取得较大成绩 ;而此类小说的主要欠缺则在于艺术水准良莠不齐、过分追求可读性导致可写性与意义空间的部分丧失以及缺乏文化批判的自觉与深度

Of Recent Novels about Officialdom

The flourish of the officialdom novels is one of the spectacular events in the Chinese literary arena since the middle of 1990s. It is essentially due to the fact that the writers have gained a full comprehension of the creatively realistic principles from such three angles as the reconstruction of rational history, the adherence to the humanitarian perspective, the realistic construction and metaphorical extension of typical environments. Remarkable achievements have been made thereby. The main drawbacks of these novels could be found in the uneven qualities displayed in their art, the absence of awareness and depth about their cultural criticism, and the excessive chase of drama at the partial cost of their instructive significance.