《寻找过程》是胡学文2004年发表于《海峡》第9期的一篇寻找历史真相的小说,这篇似乎并未引起多大反响的小说却以其标题昭示着胡学文后来的创作中某种规律性的东西,即在其多部小说中不断重奏的“寻找”主题。这种“重奏”看似“重复”而被研究者引以为“胡学文这位优秀小说家创作中的一丝遗憾”。①然而,如果将其放置于乡村现代化转型的背景中来审察,不难发现胡学 The Search Process is a novel that Hu Xuewen published in the 9th issue of the “Straits” in 2004 to find the truth of the history. This novel, which seems not to have caused much response, uses its title to make clear some regularity in Hu’s subsequent writing , That is, the theme of “looking for” which constantly beats in many of its novels. This “” “resemblance” “repeated ” seems to be cited by researchers as “a trace of regret in the creation of this outstanding novelist by Hu Xuewen.” However, if it is placed in the background of the modernization of rural areas for examination, it is not hard to find that Hu Xue