A Literary Geographical Comparison Between Mo Yan and William Faulkner

doi:10.3969/i.issn.1674-8921.2024.06.012

Abstract

Abstract:

The growth of writers is influenced and restricted by regional culture, and their literary creation have regional characteristics. William Faulkner grew up in South America and created Yoknapatawpha County by using the realistic technique, taking it as a carrier to write the history and reality of South America. Inspired by Faulkner, Mo Yan has constructed the “Northeast Gaomi Township”, which encompasses all worldly phenomena. “The Northeast Gaomi Township” highlights the folk color, reflects Mo Yan’s hometown feelings, and provides a literary geographical space for telling Chinese stories and Chinese experience. In the process of narration, it has transcended the historical context and regional culture, constructed the connection between history and reality, and enhanced the writing value of regional culture.

Key words: literary geography, Mo Yan, William Faulkner, comparative study

CLC Number:

I106

SUN Yan. A Literary Geographical Comparison Between Mo Yan and William Faulkner[J]. Contemporary Foreign Languages Studies, 2024, 24(6): 134-146.

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