阮清越《同情者》的饮食叙事研究

Abstract

阮清越是著名的美籍越裔作家、学者，也是当代亚裔美国文学的重要领军人物。他的长篇处女作《同情者》凭借卓越的艺术成就荣获 2016 年普利策小说奖。在这部宏大的历史政治叙事中，饮食书写占据了不可或缺的地位。本文以新物质主义和生态叙事学为主要批评视角，将食物视为具有能动性的物质行动元，深入研究其如何介入小说的形式与内容建构。通过将食物视为具有能动性的物质，本文不仅拓展了对《同情者》的文本解读，也为理解流亡文学中物质、身体与意识形态之间的复杂纠缠关系提供了新的理论视角。

Keywords

• 阮清越；《同情者》；新物质主义；饮食叙事；物质能动性

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