小说慢慢衰落着。这不是预言,而是事实,而且众所周知。不少人在想,也许小说还会再度辉煌,但我相信很难。理由很多。首先,小说的描写能力不再是最强大的了,在描写事物、情景、表情、动作、声音等方面,小说文字的能力看起来不如摄像机和录音机。即使文字和音像的能力一样强,人们也好像更容易屈服于直接的感官诱惑,就大多数人来说,更愿意在生猛鲜活的影视中而不是在和真实隔着一道的小说中看“情节”。 Novel fading slowly. This is not a prophecy, but a fact, and it is well known. Many people think, maybe the novel will be brilliant again, but I believe it is difficult. There are many reasons. First of all, the descriptive power of novels is no longer the strongest. In describing things, scenes, expressions, movements, voices, etc., fictional characters do not look as good as cameras and sound recorders. Even though writing and audiovisual skills are as powerful as people, it seems easier for them to succumb to direct sensual temptations, and for most people, they are more willing to watch in lively movies rather than in real fictional novels “plot”.