On The Change Of The Creation Of Wang Anyi

In Chinese contemporary literary arena, Wang Anyi is a unique and rich image. Although trends of thought in literature and various writing schools are occurring repeatedly in the new era, her writing does not belong to any school and she can maintain exuberant vitality, standing erect in the literary world.Since she was noticed by critic circles in the early 1980s, she has been engaged in novel writing for over 20 years. She has written a great number of works, whose styles are always changing frequently. In general, her creation can be decided into three types: the thought of spiritual exploration, the enlightenment of rural pondering, and the pain of urban trudge. Each of the types has its own rich developments and changes. The creation of spiritual exploration is expressed as the brief account of oneself about youth. With the exploration deeper and deeper, it begins to pay close attention to one's consciousness of solitude and the existence of life in itself gradually. Furthermore, it will analyze the soul journey of the intellectuals, which can provide the reader much food for thought. Comparatively, the creation of country novels not only shows the initial knowledge, the introspection and the pondering toward the spirit of country civilization, but also transmits a simple and unadorned feeling of the writer. The disorder and complication of urban society in the world of Wang Anyi's novels fall into the to'vial things of the life of residents. The women in the city also become the heroines of the whole society and era, who are the shadows of the city spirit, bearing the weight of the mission of history.In her complex and various creation, with the deep evolution of her writing style, the writer herself breaks through giving vent to the feelings and extends her writing to the inner word of various characters by and by, which can reveal the unusual implications in common life and realize the surpass of the ego. Thus, her works form a changing orbit from freshness and sentiment, to simplicity and honesty, and to plainness and richness. Besides, her inclination of using artistic techniques is becoming stronger, which manifests as her seek for the abstraction in her novel language. From the above, we can see a both classical and modern Wang Anyi.