刘慈欣：中国的亚瑟·克拉克[1]
<p><span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Cixin">Cixin</span>, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="science">science</span>-<span word="fiction">fiction</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>, <span word="is">is</span> 52 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="thirteen">thirteen</span> <span word="books">books</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanxi">Shanxi</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Gibson">Gibson</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>; <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Arthur">Arthur</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Clarke">Clarke</span>, <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="cites">cites</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="influence">influence</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="book">book</span>, "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Three">Three</span>-<span word="Body">Body</span> <span word="Problem">Problem</span>," <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="translated">translated</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="sci">sci</span>-<span word="fi">fi</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="Ken">Ken</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movie">movie</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="sequels">sequels</span>.</p><p>刘慈欣是中国最受欢迎的科幻作家，现年52岁的他著有13作品。刘慈欣曾担任山西省某发电厂的软件工程师。他在中国的知名度可以和美国科幻作家威廉·吉布森<span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Cixin">Cixin</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="evokes">evokes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thrill">thrill</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="exploration">exploration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scale">scale</span>. "<span word="In">In</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="translated">translated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Ken">Ken</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span>, "<span word="abstract">abstract</span> <span word="concepts">concepts</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="light">light</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diameter">diameter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universe">universe</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="inspire">inspire</span> <span word="awe">awe</span>."</p><p>刘慈欣的作品唤起了人们对探索和宏观之美的兴奋感。在一封经刘宇昆<span word="American">American</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span> <span word="draws">draws</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>—<span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="independence">independence</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wild">Wild</span> <span word="West">West</span>, <span word="film">film</span> <span word="noir">noir</span>, <span word="sixties">sixties</span> <span word="psychedelia">psychedelia</span>—<span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="humanity">humanity</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="imagined">imagined</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="past">past</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="reader">reader</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pleasures">pleasures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>.</p><p>毋庸置疑，美国科幻小说很大程度上取材于美国文化，包括独立战争、西部荒野、黑色电影、60年代的迷幻风潮，因此，人文科学所构想的未来世界与美国的过去存在很大程度的相似性。对美国读者来说，阅读刘慈欣作品的乐趣之一在于他的故事取材完全不同。</p>
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