From his return to the literary scene in 1979 until his death in 2014,Zhang Xianliang wrote,published and published 26 novels and several essays and political essays.He is one of the most influential writers of the new period,one of the most controversial writers,and one of the most closely watched by critics.It has attracted much attention because of its unique and sensitive subject matter,complex and profound thought,diversified art and innovation.Almost every novel written by Zhang Xianliang has aroused great controversy in the literary world,with both praise and criticism.It has become one of the important phenomena in Chinese contemporary literary circles.This paper takes the novel reviews of Zhang Xianliang from 1979 to 2000 as the research object,according to the order in which Zhang Xianliang’s important works came out,the controversies caused by them in the critical circle and the changes in the focus of attention,the reviews of Zhang Xianliang’s novels are divided into three periods:1979-1983,1984-1993 and 1994-2000,to sort out and discuss the focus,important views,main achievements and shortcomings of the commentary in each period.In addition to the introduction and conclusion,this paper is divided into three chapters:The first chapter,on the basis of combing and analyzing the basic situation and artistic characteristics of Zhang Xianliang’s novel creation from 1979 to 1983,debates around novels such as Spirit and Flesh,Descendants of the River,Dragon Species and Man’s Style,to discusses the focus,important viewpoints,main achievements and shortcomings of Zhang Xianliang’s novels in this period.The second chapter,on the basis of combing and analyzing the ideological and artistic exploration and experiment of Zhang Xianliang’s novels from 1984 to 1993,debates around novels like "Greening Trees","Half a Man is a Woman",and "Death by Habit",through the case analysis of some representative critical articles,to reveals the important views,main differences and reasons of Zhang Xianliang’s novel criticism in this period.The third chapter,on the basis of combing and analyzing the ideological and artistic evolution of Zhang Xianliang’s novels from 1993 to 2000,debates over the novel "My Bodhi Tree" and the re-reading of "Greening Tree","Half a Man is a Woman",and "Death by Habit",to discusses the basic viewpoints,main characteristics and reasons of Zhang Xianliang’s novel criticism in this period. |