南非白人女作家纳丁·戈迪默的短篇小说《权宜之计》通过描写黑白两对夫妇的家庭矛盾,体现种族隔离制度下南非人民的精神面貌和意识冲突。本文从后殖民主义视阈出发,结合南非种族隔离制度的历史来解读《权宜之计》,探索其中所体现的种族关系和民族文化身份问题。 South Africa’s white woman writer Nadine Gordimer’s short story “Expediency” describes the mental outlook and awareness conflicts of South African people under apartheid by describing the family conflicts between black and white couples. This article starts from the perspective of post-colonialism, interprets “expediency” in light of the history of apartheid in South Africa, and explores the ethnic relations and identity of ethnic cultures embodied therein.