由作家出版社主办的《桃花坞》读书分享会在北京举行。作者王尧、出版社社长陈涛、北大教授李洱等嘉宾出席,围绕小说的创作背景、文学价值及历史意义展开讨论。王尧透露选择苏州桃花坞作为故事背景的原因,李洱指出小说体现君子精神并与《围城》形成对话。
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活动由作家出版社主办,围绕王尧长篇小说《桃花坞》展开。小说以苏州桃花坞为背景,讲述抗战时期知识分子三代人的命运与家国情怀。
中新网北京9月29日电 (记者 高凯)由作家出版社主办的“江南滋味,天下情怀——王尧长篇小说《桃花坞》读书分享会”日前在此举行。
作家出版社社长、总编辑陈涛,北京大学文学讲习所教授、第十届茅盾文学奖得主李洱,中国作协创研部副主任刘涛等嘉宾,同苏州大学讲席教授、鲁迅文学奖得主、《桃花坞》作者王尧,围绕《桃花坞》展开了一场关于文学、历史与家国情怀的交流探讨。
活动现场。主办方供图
作为出版方代表,陈涛认为《桃花坞》是一部深度探究知识分子精神史的力作,王尧先生借助苏州桃花坞这个地理坐标,以方家三代人的命运,呈现了抗战时期中国知识分子的精神成长与家国担当。他回顾了《桃花坞》的出版历程。他提到,自己曾在人民文学杂志工作时逐字审读该稿,后又在作家出版社再次深度阅读,完成了从杂志到出版社的“完美闭环”。陈涛指出,《桃花坞》自出版以来屡获殊荣,入选各类好书榜单,不久前斩获郁达夫小说长篇小说奖,其优秀程度不言而喻。
谈及为何选择苏州桃花坞作为故事背景,王尧表示,这与他对苏州城市历史文化的理解密切相关。苏州处于传统与现代之间,而桃花坞大街不仅紧邻《红楼梦》开篇提及的阊门,更是唐伯虎桃花源的遗址所在地,拥有中国最早的昆曲传习所和钱钟书曾就读的桃坞中学。更重要的是,“桃花”作为中国重要的文化符号,象征着文人知识分子的生存空间。1937年苏州沦陷后,桃花坞从“桃花源”变为“沦陷区”,这一巨大的时空转换构成了小说的核心张力。王尧旨在通过这一地理空间,书写20世纪30年代中国知识分子的家国情怀、书生意气、儿女情长,也铺展了江南的烟火日常生活。
长篇小说《桃花坞》。主办方供图
李洱认为《桃花坞》最打动人心之处在于体现了中国文化中反复强调的“君子精神”。他引用孔子“仁者不忧、智者不惑、勇者不惧”来概括书中三代主要人物的特质,并指出写一部关于君子的小说难度极大,但王尧处理得令人感动。
李洱将《桃花坞》置于中国现当代文学史脉络中进行审视,认为它与钱钟书的《围城》构成了强有力的对话关系。如果说《围城》是对知识分子“悬浮”状态的解构与冷嘲热讽,那么《桃花坞》则是对知识分子“扎根”精神的建构与默默颂赞。此外,李洱强调,《桃花坞》解决了中国现当代文学中至关重要的“成长”命题。主人公方后乐的成长轨迹,呼应了曹雪芹笔下贾宝玉的命运,展现了个人在帝国崩溃至民族解放的漫长时空中,如何融入时代大潮并完成自我塑造。这种对古典精神与现代意识的连接,使得该书超越了具体文本,具有了更广泛的文学史意义。
分享会尾声,王尧引用小说中的一句话作为赠言送给所有读者:“你想象哪里有桃花,哪里就有桃花灼灼。”这句话不仅是对小说意境的升华,也是对读者精神世界的期许。
据悉,《桃花坞》自出版以来,入选了中国小说学会2025年度中国好小说、中国出版传媒商报2025年度十大好书、第九届长篇小说年度金榜、收获文学榜2025长篇小说榜、春风悦读榜年度作家等榜单,斩获2025年度人民文学奖长篇小说奖、第九届郁达夫小说长篇小说奖等重要奖项。(完)

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