古尔纳《赞美沉默》中的空间记忆与身份建构

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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·古尔纳（AbdulrazakGurnah，1948—）是当代著名流散作家之一，其作品聚焦于种族歧视、身份认同等主题，关注游移于多种文化边缘的“中间人”的悲惨遭际，是"了解非洲难民生态以及桑给巴尔社会的后殖民文学样本”（黄夏、黄晖，2022：65）。（剩余11748字）