Mao Dun and Modern Chinese Left-wing Literature and Thai-Chinese Literature

Abstract

Mao Dun is one of the most important representatives of left-wing writers in the history of modern Chinese literature, modern Chinese left-wing literature trend had given profound effect to two high tides of Thai-Chinese literature in the 1930’s and 1950’s. Mao Dun’s literary works were different from other left-wing revolutionary writers. His novels shaped the main images, were a series capitalist images of China’s modern society. The most important novels of 1950’s Thai-Chinese literature described the history of the rise and fall of Thai-Chinese capitalists. This article will discuss the Mao Dun’s novel how to influence Thai-Chinese novel on the subject matter and theme through analyzing specific novel cases.

茅盾是中国现代文学史上杰出的文学家,也是上世纪二三十年代中国红色 左翼文学的代表作家。他本人也是中国共产党的早期党员。茅盾虽然同鲁迅 一样,与“创造社”、“太阳社”等中共领导的左翼文学社团都发生过激烈 的论争,但是在1930年,“中国左翼作家联盟”建立时,茅盾依然是最初的 成员之一,而且还担任过“左联”的行政书记。 茅盾的文学创作与其他左翼革命作家不同,他的小说塑造的主要形象,是 中国现代社会的资本家形象系列。与现代文学史上许多重要作家把注意力焦 点放在农民和知识分子上来探讨反封建的思想启蒙不同,茅盾把创作的主要 力量却放在了资本家身上。 茅盾等代表的中国现代文学史上左翼文学思潮以及他的小说创作内容多以 资本家、工商业为题材的特点对泰国华文文学产生了重要的影响,这些往往 是研究茅盾的学者不太关注的,本文将就此问题进行初步的分析。