马来西亚华文文学转型中的中国想象

作为东南亚华文文学重镇之一的马来西亚华文文学,自诞生之日起就充满了对中国的种种想象。作为想象原动力的故乡情结,长期表现为对中国的热情关注,即使描写南洋当地风物,所采用的仍是中国视角。国家认同转变后,中国想象逐渐出现了变化。马来西亚华裔新生代出于强调其独特性的需要,则将故乡情结虚化为原乡神话。

From Complex of Homeland to Myth of Original Land:Imaginations about China in Malaysian Chinese Literature

As a major part of Southeast Asian Chinese literature, the Malaysian Chinese Literature is full of imaginations about China.The imaginations are motivated by lasting concern over developments in the Chinese homeland.Even depictions of local land and customs of Nan-yang are featured by a Chinese perspective.Along with the change of their national identity,the new generation of Malaysian Chinese writers shifts their imaginations about China from the complex of their homeland to myth of original land.