Narrative Devices, Spiritual Enlightenment and a Community of Common Kindness: Interpreting Chi Zijian's Urban Writing in the Stories of Harbin  

作　　者：CHEN Peihao 

机构地区：[1]College of Chinese Language and Literature,Fujan Normal University,Fuzhou 350007,China

出　　处：《Frontiers of Literary Studies in China-Selected Publications from Chinese Universities》2022年第3期501-520,共20页中国高等学校学术文摘·文学研究（英文版）

摘　　要：In her latest novel,the Stories of Harbin(Yanhuo Manjuan),Chi Zijian strives to portray an urban life imprinted with her personal experience.In order to effectively connect the various aspects of urban life and showcase its liveliness,she creates three special elements of narrative devices:A volunteer ambulance,Yuying Courtyard,and a sparrow hawk"Little Harrier."These elements are beyond ordinary things as they assume the narrative ethical functions of providing possibilities for the unfolding of storylines,summarizing general urban life experiences and uniting a community of common kindness.Chi depicts the architecture,culture and geography,as well as the residents'daily life,hardships and destiny within the city.In addition,from outside the city,she shapes the image of Huang E,a unique child of nature,which not only enriches the character categories of Chinese contemporary literature,but also provides spiritual enlightenment to resolving the plight of urban life.The urban writing of Chi carries forward the spiritual guidance and the modern introspective consciousness embedded in her previous writing and blazes a new trail for urban writing in Chinese contemporary literature.

关 键 词：Stories of Harbin Chi Zijian narrative device spiritual enlightenment a community of common kindness 

分 类 号：I207.4[文学—中国文学]