--问:您能否比较一下莫言和其他当代中国作家的作品?
Q: Could you compare Mo's works with those of other contemporary Chinese writers?
葛浩文:与同时代作家相比,莫言更有"历史感"。他的作品很少涉及现代都市题材,这似乎是现在最热门的主题。
Goldblatt: Mo tends to be more "historical" than many of his contemporaries. Few of his works deal with up-to-date urban themes, which appear to be all the rage these days.
--问:您能就写作风格、题材等方面将莫言与相近的西方作家做个比较吗?
Q: Can you think of any similar Western writers in style, content or others?
葛浩文:当我阅读莫言的作品时,我时常会想到狄更斯(我知道他不是当代作家):他们的作品都是围绕着鲜明道义核心的鸿篇巨制,大胆、色彩浓烈、意象鲜明、有张力。可以相提并论的作品还有威廉·弗尔曼的《欧洲中心》,它和莫言的《红高梁》系列一样拥有宏大的历史叙述,也像《天堂蒜薹之歌》那样,表达了对强权者暴行的猛烈抨击。
Goldblatt: When I read Mo I'm often reminded of Dickens (I know he's not a contemporary): big, bold works with florid, imagistic, powerful writing and a strong moral core. I see parallels with works like William Vollmann's "Europe Central", with its historical sweep (Red Sorghum) and trenchant criticism of monstrous behavior by those in power (The Garlic Ballads).
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