伊恩·班克斯是目前最具影响力的当代苏格兰跨界作家,兼具主流小说作家和科幻小说作家的双重身份。在主流小说中,他通过暴力惊悚情节的描写以及人物双重身份的设置,对道德、人性以及个人身份等方面进行了深刻的剖析和探讨;在科幻小说“文明”系列中,他则通过对外星种族的战争叙事表达了自己的道德和政治诉求。他还在小说中进行多文体跨界创作,尝试打破各文体之间的传统界限。作为苏格兰文学的一部分,班克斯的小说具有明显的苏格兰元素,同时又突破其限制,形成了自己的风格和特色。 Ian Banks is currently the most influential contemporary cross-border Scottish writer, both the mainstream novelist and science fiction writer dual identity. In the mainstream novels, he conducted a profound analysis and discussion on morality, human nature and personal identity through the descriptions of violent thriller episodes and the dual identities of characters. In the science fiction series “Civilization”, he adopted The narrative of war on extraterrestrials expressed their own moral and political demands. He also conducted cross-border multi-cultural creations in novels, trying to break the traditional boundaries between various styles. As part of Scottish literature, Banks’s novels have distinct Scottish elements that, at the same time, break through their limitations and form their own style and character.