在一定程度上,小说就是讲故事,大概多数人都会同意这种说法。同时我们也知道,小说又不只是讲故事。在故事与小说之间,似乎还有一段说不清道不明的距离。好的小说家首先应该是故事高手,但故事篓子未必是够格的小说家。阿凡提的故事即便再精彩,也无法称其为小说。伊索寓言即便充满智慧,也还是些小故事。再比如,明 To a certain extent, a novel is a story, and probably most people agree. At the same time, we also know that novels are not just stories. Between the story and the novel, there seems to be some unclear unknown distance. A good novelist should be the first story master, but the story may not be qualified as a novelist. Avanti’s story even better, it can not be called a novel. Aesop’s Fables Even if full of wisdom, but also some small stories. Another example, Ming