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The Chinese Have Flowers Everywhere

Posted on:2016-06-22Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:Z LiuFull Text:PDF
GTID:1365330572962231Subject:Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature
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Malaysian Chinese Female Novels have important research significance and value as one of the part of Malaysian Chinese Literature.Being in the cultural marginal and vulnerable groups of Malaysia,the female writers take the initiative to be their voice of the vulnerable groups that in the marginal context.They convey their unique life experience by Chinese writing and display the deep concern for Malaysian Chinese female's survival circumstance and destiny.The dissertation specifically involves the writing of more than 20 Malaysia Chinese female writers including Shang Wanyun,Duo La,Li YIjun,BaiYi,Rong Rong,Ai Si,Li Zishu,He Shufang,Liang Jinfen,Zeng Pei,Dai Xiaohua,Fu Feng,etc.Bases on the extensive collection of Malaysian Chinese Female novels in recent 30 years,combined with Malaysia local history background,present situation of politics and culture,literature policy,life circumstance and relevant historical materials,this*dissertation,for the first time,presents the development course of Malaysian Chinese Female Novels,summarizes the novels' theme,analyzes the novels' characterization and concludes the exploration and attempt in the artistic expression.The dissertation believes the creation of Malaysia Chinese female novels present varied looks at different stage in the latest 30 years.From 1980s to the early 1990s,the overall creation is not quantitively enough,Shang Wanyun represented the top level of that period.Started from the mid 1990s,the novel themes showed a diversified trend.At this period,Li Yijun and Bai Yi attempted the creative practice on full-length novels.By the end of 1990s,Malaysia Chinese female novels showed a brand new look."New generation" female writer represented by Li Zishu,He Shufang,Liang Jinfen and others reformed the traditional writing approaches by their unique mode of discourse and artistic probes.Malaysian Chinese Female Novels writing have been understood gradually by people and accepted greatly at the present stage.It is considered inseparable with the "Flower Trace Literature Prize" that was created by "Sin Chew Daily" in 1990s."Flower Trace Literature Prize" plays a extremely important role to promote and encourage the Malaysian Chinese writers' especially the "Malaysian Chinese new generation" writers' creation activity.In the overview the creation of the Malaysian Chinese Female Novels in the last 30 years,as to the themes,they concern mainly about nostalgia that related to early Chinese immigrants who eager to return the roots,about destiny of women's marriage tragedy,the suffering theme about the local underclass people,the growing theme of female consciousness gradually awaken,and the death theme that "Malaysian Chinese new generation" female writers who pay attention to the meaning of life existence.Themes in these novels,not only inherited China traditional literary theme,but also try the modernist literary themes.Through the analysis of these themes,the evolution of the novel theme can be traced out because of changes of the living circumstances,creation psychology and female consciousness of Malaysian Chinese Female writers.The female consciousness of Malaysian Chinese Female writers was awaken gradually since 1980s.So,there were two kinds of distinct characters in those novels:one is the female image that are oppressed by patriarchal society.In these female images,there are some female want to break cage actively,while some female also make powerless resistance,and some female even willing to be the accessories of patriarchal society.The other is the hideous image of father.In this kind of image of father,there are some fathers have no love for family and children,some also be irresponsible for marriage and feelings,and even the anomic fathers.To both the oppressed female and ugly father,Malaysian Chinese Female writers show their deep concern about female destiny and think more deeply about how female seek a way out the patriarchal society.Since entering the new century,"Malaysian Chinese new generation" female writers began to try to make breakthrough in the artistic expression of novels under the influence of Chinese contemporary writers and modernist creating techniques.They use magic realism expression to make up and reshape the historical figures and folk legends in Malaysia.In their creation,they create a bizarre,mysterious,Yin and Yang mutual world,or make up a powerful fairy tale.Based on writing these weird world,the writer show discussion about the meaning of life existence and eager to restore the true history.Among them,the choice of unique "imagery" can not only reflect distinct flavor of Nanyang(an old name for southeast Asia),but also express "Malaysian Chinese new generation" female writers' multiple thinking about human survival predicament and choice.Due to the writer 's exual identity of Malaysia Chinese female novel,their creation is full of human nature that can not be depicted by male writer.Malaysia Chinese female novels demonstrated abundantly the versatility of regional literature under the multi-cultural background.The novels possess distinct feature compared with its kind of Chinese mainland and Taiwanese.For nearly 30 years,Malaysian Chinese Female writers who engage in novel creation strive to open up writing horizons,tactfully deduce the spirit effect of Chinese group under the background of diversified culture in Malaysia,and they create a large number of Malaysian novel that enrich the spiritual dimension of Malaysian Chinese literature,and they have provided the powerful supplement for the construction and perfection of Chinese literature in the world.
Keywords/Search Tags:Malaysian Chinese Female Novels, "Flower Trace Literature Prize", The theme of literature, The image of art, Artistic exploration
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