索尔·贝娄从未到过中国,其作品中却包含很多关于中国的内容。从形象学的角度来说,这些关于中国的想象性书写,不仅反映了西方社会对中国的集体想象和自我言说,也是犹太民族文化心理影响下的产物。受到政治和国家关系的影响,他作品中的中国形象也几经变化,尤其是20世纪以来,贝娄对中国的塑造转向积极。这些都反映了个体想象背后的社会文化力量。 Saul Bellow has never been to China, but his work contains a lot of content about China. From the perspective of image, these imaginative writing about China reflect not only the collective imagination and self-expression of China in the West, but also the psychological influence of the Jewish national culture. Influenced by the political and state relations, the image of China in his works has also changed several times. Especially since the 20th century, Bellow’s transformation toward China has turned positive. These reflect the social and cultural forces behind the individual imagination.