王军
摘 要:長篇小说《大河尽头》是李永平返回婆罗洲、书写熟悉的故土经验,以及展开对生命本源思索的集大成之作。李永平在作品中描绘出一幅斑斓驳杂的南洋欲望图景,这包括男女两性的情爱、动物的野性交欢或殖民暴力的性侵。在殖民战争的历史阴影下,少年永和克丝婷备受心灵创伤。这种对极端现实的不满与反抗情绪,在整部作品中表征为一种压抑的、梦幻式的情景再现,而人物则以幽灵附体的方式到处游荡,笼罩在一片梦魇氛围中,带有浓厚的神秘主义气息。《大河尽头》是一部历史之书、欲望之书与生命之书,有着绚烂而明丽的一面,但总体上是灰暗而感伤的,生成了一种独特的阴郁美学。
关键词:李永平;《大河尽头》;欲望书写;梦魇氛围;阴郁美学
中图分类号:I207.4 文献标识码:A 文章编号:1006-0677(2024)1-0076-06
Desire of South Seas, Nightmarish Atmosphere and the
Genesis of Gloomy Aesthetics: With Li Yongpings
The End of the River as the Centre
Wang Jun
Abstract: The End of the River, a novel that Li Yongping wrote on his return to Borneo about the homeland experience that he is familiar with, and that expands his thought on the source of life. In this work, Li Yongping describes a colourful and varied picture of desire in the South Seas that includes sexual love between men and women, wild intercourse amidst the animals or the sexual violence of the colonizers. In the historical shadow of colonial wars, teenager Yong and Christine suffered heartfelt trauma. The extreme discontent with the reality and the sentiment of rebellion are represented in the book as the reappearance of a repressive and dreamy scene while the characters are roaming about as if possessed with ghosts, shrouded in an atmosphere of nightmare, and carrying with it a strong sense of mysticism. The End of the River is a book of history, desire and living. Despite its brilliant and bright side, it is, in general, dark and sentimental, generating a unique gloomy aesthetics.
Keywords: Li Yongping, The End of the River, desire writing, nightmarish atmosphere, gloomy aesthetics