On Peng Jiahuang’s Urban Novels

Peng Jiahuang’s local novels with its unique Hunan characteristics, has beenthe subject of academic attention. But his urban novels has not received dueattention, academia has been unmanned make this systemic research on the topic,the distinguished scholar Yan Jiayan pointed out long ago Peng Jiahuang aboutthe unique value of citizens and intellectuals in the novels, this paper attempts tomake a complete research and analysis on Peng Jiahuang’s city novels.The works of Peng Jiahuang, reflects the spirit of philosophy that "peopleshould follow the times, have a new ideal "; many of his urban novels aboutyoung love contain both aesthetic consciousness of urban youth’s love, and themeaning of urban nature genuine liberation, this is the unique contribution ofPeng Jiahuang for "modernity" manifestation of the modern city novels since"five four".As the city’s "sojourners"(strangers in the urban), Peng Jiahuang’s novelscontain both from his hometown local flavor and localism, and the citizentemperament and the city mood formed under the influence of the urbanculture.He undertook thorough criticism on all kinds of ugly phenomenon in theurban, he was particularly concerned about the urban scene of "urban underclass"and "couples living", and the urban humanity has conducted in-depth depiction,formed its own features. Interestingly, Peng Jiahuang’s urban writing and local novels are "folded".Both the writing attitude, writing style, aesthetic features almost consistent. PengJiahuang’s urban novels creation reveal ugly, not conceal the ugly, embodies akind of human true and unique aesthetic sense, it is just the value that should notbe neglected in Peng Jiahuang’s city novels.Figures in Peng Jiahuang’s urban novels are concise and vivid; he oftenbroke through the traditional novel mode of writing, in the novels used a varietyof styles, and each one has its own specialty. In addition, satire is used in PengJiahuang’s urban fictions, comparing with the image of intellectuals shaped in YeShaojun’s novels there are many similarities, but criticism of reality from PengJiahuang was more prominent comparing with Ye Shengtao.It should be pointed out particularly that, Peng Jiahuang and Shen Congwenof Hunan native for life all have local novels and city novels creation practice,both of the same culture background and things in the city "sojourners"(strangersin the city) containing some literature similarity, difference and characteristicsshould become very meaningful two-way analysis subject in academia. The paperthinks, Peng Jiahuang’s urban novels, the subject of performance more deeply, onthe other hand, Peng Jiahuang’s urban novels and local novels are "folded", andwhich is not the same with the urban and rural "confrontation" of Shen Congwen’snovels that always insist on "hillbilly" position.