1930年代张恨水文学创作的转变 —— 以《夜深沉》为中心

Abstract

Zhang Henshui(1897-1967) is recognized as a great master of Chinese modern popular literature. He wrote about the common people in all his life and always stood the position of the small people and ordinary citizens. In his early works, he developed stories with wits and beauties but from late 1930’s we can see his writing style has changing. Especially in novel Ye Shen Chen（Deep Night）, Zhang observed the life of the lower classes citizens vividly and expressed happiness and sadness of their life. Compared to his early works it more reflects the truth of small people’s life while also revealing complex relationship and emotions in society. It also tells about the strong social consciousness of writer. Accordingly, this paper makes an attempt to discover and explain how Zhang’s style and writing changed from early works toward late 1930’s and later works. Apparently Zhang’s roots were in citizen class that marks his style and distinguish his writing from that of other writers. Furthermore, his way to describe Peking shows exceptional insight of writer. In Ye Shen Chen, as a royal observer, he wrote about people’s custom, language, and habits in everyday life. It is also a reflection of his realism in writing. Through above remarks, as in more details expressed in this paper, we can build better understanding about Zhang Henshui and his writing career. The study on Zhang Henshui gives a meaningful insight enabling us to understand the evolution and diversity of popular novels of modern times.