论汉学家眼中的曹乃谦及其小说

曹乃谦曾被汉学家马悦然视为真正的“乡巴佬”和“天才”,这种评价或称呼背后其实隐藏或遮蔽了某种深刻的意识形态因素。曹乃谦说他自己是“穿着警服的农民”,但他又从时代及历史的巨变中剥离出食色人生的主题,彰显地终究不过是一种基于合理人性诉求的启蒙主张。他那种既内在认同于乡土,又外在保持一定距离的姿态;以及表现出对现代城市文明（或现代化）排斥的同时,又对乡土农村极度落后的一面有所批判,而正是这些看似矛盾的地方,恰好满足了那些意在观看“奇观”中国的西方学者及作家的需求,所谓的意识形态内涵就在这些层面显示出来。

Cao Nai-qian and His Novels in the Eyes of a Sinologist

Cao Nai-qian was considered by Goran Malmqvist, a famous sinologist, to be a real peasant and genius, In fact, some profound ideology factors lied in this evaluation or appellation . Cao Nai-qian said he was a peasant dressed in police uniforms, but he also oxtrouted the theme of eating and sex from the great ehanges of times and history. This was one kind of Enlightenment. He not only repelled the modern urban civilization （or modern） , but also criticized the backwardness of rural areas. His diserepaney satisfied Western seholars and they saw a wonder China.