本文选取华裔混血作家刘爱美(Aimee E.Liu)的小说《脸》(Face,1994)为研究对象,通过追寻主人公的艺术家成长主题,探讨作品如何展示跨族婚姻产生的复杂身份认同;错综的家族秘密与个体压抑记忆对主人公的女性成长所带来的多重困惑;以及主人公如何重返达成艺术家成长的突围。 This paper chooses the Chinese mixed-race writer Aimee E.Liu’s novel Face (1994) as the research object and explores how the works demonstrate the complex identities arising from inter-ethnic marriages by pursuing the theme of the protagonist’s artist growth. The intricate family The multiple confusion brought about by the secrets and individual depress memories of the protagonist’s female growth; and how the protagonist returns to the breakthrough of artist’s growth.