自我、历史、地域--张承志小说创作略谈

地域化倾向使张承志的作品带有强烈的生命意识：原始、阳刚、纯真；英雄探险精神和宗教意味；穷人宗教的极端血性，都表明个体生命的强大力量。随着张承志在小说中表现的历史从对知青生活的回忆到对目前生活图景的描写，小说的基调也由早期的纯真与明净逐渐变得深沉与冷峻。这两种力量催萌了作家的宗教潜质。同时，也预埋下作家强烈的个性与草原化碰撞的精神种子。

Self, History and Region--Brief Discussion on Zhang Chengzhi'''' s Novel Writing

The regional preference gives Zhang Chengzhi' s works a great life sense: original, strong and pure, his heroic adventurous drive and religious spirit, and the poor s religion and extreme guts reflect the great power of individuals, with the history reflected in the novel, from the reminiscence for life of an educated youth to the portray of current life, the keynote of the novel also changes from the early pureness and clearness to deepness and coldness. The two powers stimulate the writer' s religious potential. At the same time, they also plant the spirit seeds of the collision of the writer' s great individuality with the grassland culture.