袁勇麟

摘要:张爱玲是一个被过分关注的名字,《小团圆》的出现,再次引起文坛轰动,赏赞喝骂,人言各异。对于一个文学创作奇女子而言,什么样的创作会让她自己如此“低估轻看”?果真是艺术价值有限,抑或涉及其他更复杂的原因?这不仅是好奇的疑问,更应该成为解读《小团圆》的关键。其实,《小团圆》只是一个残缺的梦,未能为张爱玲的传奇划下完满的句点,因此,任何埋怨责备都是多余,也许遗憾才是真正的美。

关键词:张爱玲;《小团圆》;自传体;虚构

Abstract:The publication of Eileen Changs Little Reunion has once again created a stir in the world of literature wherein views upon this novel diverge greatly. What on earth made her, a talented female writer, despise her own writing? Was it her prediction of its limited artistic value, or were there any other reasons? Rather than out of curiosity, my question is based on my belief that it should be the crux for interpreting the novel. Conveying the message of an unfulfilled dream, the novel cannot make for a suitably grandiose ending to Changs mysterious life. Needless of any criticism, this imperfectness is just where the artistic value and beauty of the novel lie.

Key words:Eileen Chang, Little Reunion, autobiography, fictional

中图分类号:I207.4文献标识码:A文章编号:1006-0677(2009)4-0017-05

她一身绛烟绸缎旗袍,斜侧着,绾梳着发髻,齐整而有韵味,一双睥睨的眼若有似无地看着,淡淡的眼神,却有着穿透俗世情缘的锐利锋芒,烟绕般锁住恩怨情愁,嗔怒笑骂。那是一个过去的故事,旧上海的,像老月历一样,妩媚妖娆却已经落上微尘,人们看她,在看一个旧上海的情韵,在看一个新女子的传奇,这样的传奇吸引了多少眼光:傅雷说张爱玲是在“冷不防的时候出现”的一个奇迹;1961年夏志清的《现代中国小说史》以专章讨论张爱玲,这位上海的通俗女作家首度与鲁迅等大师平起平坐;海外文学评论家王德威称张爱玲是“落地的麦子不死”;还有那女星刘若英演绎的《她从海上来》,还有那众多的回忆断想……

显然,这是一个被过分关注的名字,因此重提张爱玲,多少有点不安,因为不知道会给大众期待带来什么样的影响。正如这次出现的《小团圆》,再次引起了文坛一番轰动,赏赞喝骂,人言各异,但可以肯定的是,这次不再是冷艳傲然出场,辗转异国的她,已是暮色苍茫,双眼混沌,一身疲惫,一腔惆怅,多少爱恨悲欢,全作痴梦呓语,付诸客身。