《追寻英国性》是多丽丝·莱辛的非虚构文学作品之一,记录了莱辛移居英国时,在伦敦辗转找房子租住的经历。作品深刻展现了她作为英国殖民地移民的身份困扰,以及这种疏离的身份所带来的“无根”(rootless)的焦虑。通过揭露一战后普通伦敦市民的精神状态,作者试图传达她对英国民族性的理解以及人文关怀。 “Pursuit of British Sex” is one of Doris Lessing’s non-fictional literary works, recording the Lessons’ career of renting houses in London after she moved to England. Her work reveals deeply her identity as an immigrant to the British colonies and the “rootless” anxiety caused by this alienated identity. By exposing the mental states of ordinary London citizens after World War I, the author attempts to convey her understanding of British nationality and humanistic concern.