论美国华文文学中的留学生题材小说──以於梨华、查建英、严歌苓为例

美国华文文学由生活在美国的以华裔为主要构成的作家群和他们用华文为书写载体所创作出来的作品所构成。美国华文文学中的留学生题材小说,指的是美国华文文学中的那些以留学生生活为创作题材的小说。通过对於梨华、查建英、严歌苓这三位作家在“内容”上（由展示表层的受挫经历,到深入的历史文化思考,再到普遍的人性探寻）和“形式”上（由情绪叙述,到冷静叙述再到洒脱叙述）的发展过程的考察,可以大致勾勒出美国华文文学中留学生题材小说在主题上不断深入和技巧上新质迭出的历史轨迹。

On Overseas Students Fiction of Chinese Literature in America

Chinese literature in America is represented by literary works created in Chinese by overseas Chinese writer groups living in America. Overseas students fiction of Chinese literature in America refers to fiction that describes the life of Chinese students in America. This essay attempts to outline the historical traces of the increasing maturity of theme and that of techniques of overseas students fiction of Chinese literature in America by Observing the growth of three writers: Yu Lihua, Zha Jianying and Yan Geling, both in terms of "subject matter" (from surface representation of setbacks to deeper historical-cultural considerations to search for universal human nature) and in terms of "form" (from mood narration, to calm narration and finally to free narration).