朋友

by Yu Hua, 余华

《朋友》是余華小說裡尤其是描寫暴力的小說裡少有的帶有亮色的小說，這種亮色讓人會輕易陷入余華設給我們的陷阱。小說敘述了兩個男人在經歷一番惡鬥之後成為惺惺相惜的朋友的故事。也是余華沉寂七年之後發表的第一短篇。

其實故事本身並沒有透露什麼，關鍵是小說的敘述人－－11歲的男孩「我」在敘述中流露出來的情感傾向和心理反應。昆山是一個可以借錢不還、攔路搶劫的十足的地痞，「連嬰兒都知道昆山這兩個字所發出的聲音和害怕緊密相連」，可「我」卻強調大家其實都喜歡昆山。儘管「我」沒有明說給大家－－或者乾脆說「我」－－為何會如此喜歡這樣一個明明可恨的人物，但從其後的敘述中我們不難找到答案。當昆山靠在橋欄上一邊吸煙一邊大口吐著痰時，他那種大大咧咧的樣子，還有他臉上像是風中的旗幟一樣抖動的肌肉，他厚實得連刺刀都捅不穿的胸膛，以及他的腿和胳膊，都使「我」為之入迷。顯然，真正讓我著迷的是昆山的蠻悍之力，而正是這種力量使昆山能夠在鎮上享有某種特權。接下來的敘述則更具有說服力：「這是一個讓我激動的中午，我第一次走在這麼多的成年人中問，他們簇擁著昆山的同時簇擁著我……那時我從心底裡希望這條通往煉油廠的街道能夠像夜晚一樣漫長，因為我不時地遇上了我的同學，他們驚喜地看著我，他們的眼光裡全是羨慕的顏色。我感到自己出了風頭。」

在「我」稚氣的驕傲裡包含著的正是對權力的渴望，儘管「我」對此還缺乏充分的自我意識。其後，「我」學著石剛的樣子提著濕淋淋的毛巾，在一幫同學的簇擁下，在學校的操場上走來走去，尋找挑釁者，那段日子之所以美好，就因為對成人暴力行為的模仿使「我」迅速地在自己的世界裡建立了權威，可見歡樂和陶醉都來自於權力。而這在余華的許多文本裡都有著類似的情感傾向。

276 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2003

About the author

Yu Hua (simplified Chinese: 余华; traditional Chinese: 余華; pinyin: Yú Huá) is a Chinese author, born April 3, 1960 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. He practiced dentistry for five years and later turned to fiction writing in 1983 because he didn't like "looking into people’s mouths the whole day." Writing allowed him to be more creative and flexible.[citation needed] He grew up during the Cultural Revolution and many of his stories and novels are marked by this experience. One of the distinctive characteristics of his work is his penchant for detailed descriptions of brutal violence.

Yu Hua has written four novels, six collections of stories, and three collections of essays. His most important novels are Chronicle of a Blood Merchant and To Live. The latter novel was adapted for film by Zhang Yimou. Because the film was banned in China, it instantly made the novel a bestseller and Yu Hua a worldwide celebrity. His novels have been translated into English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Persian, Polish, Spanish, Swedish, Hungarian, Serbian, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Malayalam and Turkish.

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