《阿难》是著名英华女作家虹影的名作之一。作品通过“我”追寻阿难的印度之行,向人们展示了这一片南亚大陆上神圣的宗教文化与瑰丽的民间风情。这种异域文化书写,不仅使《阿难》具有了很高的文化学价值,而且使它在现当代异域文化小说长河中,摇曳着独特的风姿,显现着卓然的风采。 “Ananda” is one of the masterpieces of the famous Yinghua female writer Hong Ying. Through “I” pursuit of Ananda’s Indian trip, the work shows people the sacred religious culture and magnificent folk customs in South Asia. This exotic cultural writing has not only made the “Ananda” a very high cultural value, but also has made it showcasing its graceful style in the long river of modern and contemporary foreign fiction.