充滿瓷器的時代

by Bi Feiyu, 畢飛宇

有別於城市系列描述社會萬象，像位殷切的社會觀察家，書寫鄉村系列短篇小說的畢飛宇，身處百變舞臺，大展說故事的能力。不論是臭鎮、秣陵鎮還是施家橋村，可以讓村民為之瘋狂、熱議、恐懼的只有兩件事：女人，新奇或陌生的事物。從沒見過、被喻為不祥的貓頭鷹，讓數百雙疑神疑鬼的眼睛日夜緊盯；坐在冰凍中堡湖中央的宣傳隊女人，村人每早等待她為姑娘們塗上黛青粉妝；人人打聽的小道消息，就是機動船從縣城上載回的一甕臭豆腐；白得似出水豆腐的展玉蓉，如何勾去全鎮男人與女人的心與嘴。擅寫人物的畢飛宇，將這群土得掉渣的村民的內心激動與表情，或嫉妒，或憤怒虯張，或顢頇，或喜不自勝，或躡足好奇等，描述得靈活生動，彷若長卷百家圖。歷史與哲學是畢飛宇持續追索的主題，小說裡充斥著大量隱喻符號，〈充滿瓷器的時代〉、〈因與果在風中〉將女人比喻為豆腐、瓷器、玻璃，越透越亮就越危險，美麗且易碎，女人的存與逝，不僅是個人的生命軌跡，也是村莊裡被重演的歷史事件，也是還俗後再度遁入佛門的頓悟引線。鄉村的日常，有時也是城市的延伸，〈哺乳期的女人〉有留守兒童與老人，〈枸杞子〉村裡名喚「北京」的女孩有扎眼的美麗，她與北京來的先進科學勘探隊，將村裡的水稻棉田與安寧弄得遍地狼藉。篇幅短巧但驚世獨特，時而彌泛哲思與清淺的詩意，或充滿語言的聲韻奇趣與靈動。篇篇充滿傳奇色彩，深探人性最基本的特質，讓貪婪與淳直做正面衝撞，畢飛宇有如講述唐人傳奇的說書人，驚堂木一敲響，故事峰迴路轉，瞠目不已。

208 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2017

About the author

Bi Feiyu, born 1964 in Xinghua, Jiangsu, is a Chinese writer. He is a resident of Nanjing. His name, Feiyu, means "one who flies across the universe".

His works are known for their complex portrayal of the "female psyche." Feiyu's novel The Moon Opera (青衣), translated by Howard Goldblatt, was longlisted for the 2008 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, while Three Sisters (玉米 ，玉秀，玉秧), also translated by Goldblatt, won the 2010 Man Asian Literary Prize. In China, his awards include twice winning the Lu Xun Literary Prize; and the 2011 Mao Dun Prize, the highest national literary award, for Massage. He also wrote the screenplay for Zhang Yimou's 1996 film Shanghai Triad.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bi_Feiyu

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