Innovation Humanities and Social Sciences Research (IHSSR)

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Research on "Waiting Consciousness" in Mo Yan's New Works
Authors

Minbang Shang

Corresponding Author

Minbang Shang

Publishing Date

15 Dec. 2022

Keywords

Formal narrator, Suspension, Waiting, Normalization.

Abstract

Mo Yan's new works reflect a strong consciousness of "waiting". The novel "Waiting for Moses" replaces the story with narration, achieves cross-layer narration by suspending the narrator and highlighting the formal narrator, reveals and explores the expressive form and constructive nature of narration with unique meta-fiction skills. The novel takes "waiting" as the core theme, and gives narration tolerance and understanding while reflecting narration, which reflects Mo Yan's new understanding of narrative ethics.

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© 2022, the Authors. Published by ISCCAC

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