古爾納《贊美沉默》中的空間記憶與身份建構(gòu)

[中圖分類號(hào)] 1106 [文獻(xiàn)標(biāo)識(shí)碼] A [文獻(xiàn)編號(hào)] 1002-2643（2025） 02-0089-10

Spatial Memory and Identity Construction in Gurnah's Admiring Silence

WANG Shufu'2 WEI Yu2

Abstract： This paper examines how the nameless narator moves through multiple spaces in identity construction in Gurnah's novel Admiring Silence. It is held that the various memories carried by different spaces facilitate the transformation of the diasporic identity. The traumatic memory of being an ethnic minority and being excluded accumulates in the British social space， which eventually triggers the narrator' s identity anxiety. The historical memory deposited in the home space of

Zanzibar calls for the stragglers， but the unrecognizable home space is destined to set the tragic tone for the narrator's journey of identity pursuit. The personal memory of the narrator converges into the collective memory of the diaspora in the social framework drawn up by the threshold Third Space， which creates a sense of belonging for the narrator and finally completes the construction of his mixed identity. The identity evolution of the narrator in Admiring Silence presents a dynamic generation mechanism of spatial memory and identity problems， which can be regarded as a concrete representation of the classic theme of identity construction in Gurnah' s diaspora novels， and demonstrates his literary concern for the real ethnic minority immigration.

Key words： Abdulrazak Gurnah； Admiring Silence； spatial memory； identity construction

1.引言

阿卜杜勒拉扎克·古爾納（AbdulrazakGurnah，1948—）是當(dāng)代著名流散作家之一，其作品聚焦于種族歧視、身份認(rèn)同等主題，關(guān)注游移于多種文化邊緣的“中間人”的悲慘遭際，是"了解非洲難民生態(tài)以及桑給巴爾社會(huì)的后殖民文學(xué)樣本”（黃夏、黃暉，2022：65）。（剩余11748字）