The “Grassroots” Writing of Chinese in Quebec : Take Sun Snow and Putin's love as Research Objects
“草根文学”不同于“精英文学”及“大众文学”。精英文学及大众文学的创作主体 主要是知识精英或者专业作家,而“草根文学”主要指的是业余作家出于爱好而创作出来 的作品。“草根”写作强调的是除了写作这一概念中的文章、文学创作这一层涵义以外, 还强调以记述的方式反映事物、表达思想感情、传递知识信息、实现交流沟通的过程。本 文研究的作品集是魁北克华人作家协会在魁北克出版发行的小说集,可以发现作品的预设 读者是生活在加拿大的华人,作品中有互为他者的想象,有着强烈的在地意识,由被同化 的融入到积极投入到当地生活中去。这种在地意识不是为了得到主流社会对自己的认同, 而是发自内心的对加拿大这个国家的热爱。
“Grassroots literature” is different from “elite literature” and “popular literature”. The main bodies of elite literature and popular literature are intellectual elites or professional writers, while “grassroot literature” mainly refers to the works created by amateur writers out of hobbies. In addition to this meaning, the “grassroots” writing of Chinese in Quebec also emphasizes the process of reflecting things, expressing thoughts and feelings, conveying knowledge and information, and realizing communication through description. The collection of works studied in this article is a collection of novels published by the Quebec Chinese Writers Association in Quebec. It can be found that the intended readers of these two works are Chinese living in Canada. There are imaginations of each other in the works, and they have a strong local presence. Therefore, their attitude towards life is assimilated and actively involved in local life. This kind of local awareness is not to get the mainstream society's identification with oneself, but to love Canada from the heart.