真实是文学尤其是后现代文学的一个显著特征,而随着后现代文学对不确定性特征的追求,读者对真实的把握也越显困难。当代英国著名小说家伊恩.麦克尤恩在其小说《赎罪》中独具匠心将真实与虚构巧妙结合,灵活运用各种写作手法,惟妙惟肖地展现给读者一幅完整的后现代全景图;而读者也主动参与到小说中,努力寻找麦克尤恩笔下的真实。 Reality is a remarkable feature of literature, especially of postmodern literature. With the pursuit of uncertainty characteristics in postmodern literature, readers are more and more difficult to grasp truthfully. Ian McEwan, a famous contemporary British novelist, has his own originality in his novel Atonement, which cleverly integrates the real and the fiction. He flexibly uses various writing techniques to vividly present the reader with a complete post-modern panorama. The readers Take the initiative to participate in the novel, trying hard to find the truth of McEwan.