《神秘的河流》是一本再现澳大利亚殖民史的历史小说。小说创作之初便被作者赋予了特殊的政治意义,即通过揭露“神秘”而黑暗的历史,寻求白人与土著人之间达成和解。本文以小说为研究对象,从文本分析的角度,研究小说特定的叙事方式,以及由此可能产生的政治寓意。 Mysterious River is a historical novel that reproduces Australian colonial history. At the beginning of the novel creation, the author has been given the special political meaning of seeking reconciliation between the white and the indigenous peoples by exposing the “mysterious” and dark history. This article takes the novel as the object of study, and from the perspective of textual analysis, studies the specific narrative style of the novel and the political implications it may generate.