作为一种文学样式,少数民族文学在当代文坛基本处于边缘位置,虽偶有因某位作家、某部作品或某种文学现象引发的研究热潮,却多难以为继,而其所牵涉的人文风物和精神内蕴却在很大程度上具有“陌生化”效果,长期吸引着各方关注,并已不自觉地成为中国当代文化的热点之一。这就使得少数民族文学在中国当代文学的发展进程中处于较为尴尬的境地——一边是该种文学类型较少被系统深入关注的现状,一边又是人们对该种文学所反映的以少数民族文化为代表的边地文化的热烈追捧或寻求。仅就研究现状而言,尽管少数民族 As a literary style, minority literature is basically in the marginal position in the contemporary literary world. Although there are occasional research crazes triggered by a certain writer, a certain work or some kind of literary phenomenon, it is unsustainable. However, It has long been attractive to all parties and has unconsciously become one of the hot spots in contemporary Chinese culture. This makes the minority literature in the process of development of contemporary Chinese literature in a more awkward position - on the one hand the type of literature is less systematic attention to the status quo, while on the one hand, is reflected in the kind of literature to ethnic minorities Culture as the representative of the edge of the warm pursuit of or seek culture. Only in terms of research status, despite the ethnic minorities