当前,小说走进虚假繁荣的假象里。事实上,阅读小说的人越来越少,甚至仅仅局限在研究者、高校师生和少量的知识分子群体中。当然,这样局面的出现,并不能简单归咎于读者或归结为人为的原因。因为,信息时代、网络时代的所带来的知识冲击和视觉霸权虽然严重逼仄了小说的疆域;然而问题的根本却出自于小说本身。小说向故事化的蜕化,对暴力、性爱主题的迷恋,以及创作主体利益追求的更迭,都使得小说逐渐丧失其曾经的优势地位。相对于其他文学样式,小说的颓败也标志了文学的溃败。然而,我们需要重新整饬和培育我们的感觉和神经,努力去体验、发现和感觉那些纯真、美好的小说;努力寻求小说发展的新原质和新的增长点。唯有如此,小说和文学才能走向真正的自由、解放;也才能真正获致理想的空间和未来。 At present, the novel goes into the illusion of false prosperity. In fact, fewer and fewer people read novels, and even limited to researchers, college teachers and students and a small group of intellectuals. Of course, such a situation can not simply be attributed to readers or to human beings. Because, in the information age, the knowledge impact and visual hegemony brought by the Internet era have severely compressed the territory of the novel; however, the root of the problem comes from the novel itself. The evolution of fiction into stories, the fascination with violence, the theme of sexuality, and the change in the pursuit of the interests of the creative subjects all make the novel gradually lose its once dominant status. Compared with other literary styles, the decline of novels also marks the defeat of literature. However, we need to reorganize and nurture our feelings and nerves, and strive to experience, discover and feel those innocent and beautiful novels. We must strive to find new elements and new growth points for the development of novels. Only in this way can fiction and literature move toward true freedom and liberation, and truly achieve the ideal space and future.