感官地圖，肉身廢墟：讀鍾文音《愛別離》、《慈悲情人》中的身體感知敘事

感官地圖，肉身廢墟：讀鍾文音《愛別離》、《慈悲情人》中的身體感知敘事
The Map of Sensation and the Remains of Flesh:
The Body Experience Narratives in Chung Wenyin’s novels Departing Love and Merciful Lover

李欣倫
Li Hsin-lun

摘要

鍾文音作品中的母女、物件及旅行主題，連同其書寫特質，一向是論者所關注的焦點，然筆者發現，鍾文音的敘事具有「語詞就是身體」、「肉身覆蓋肉身」之特質，大量而細膩的身體感知不僅為小說塑造氛圍、推衍故事，更有其背後指涉，因此，筆者欲以兩本看似旅行、實則直指肉身本質的長篇小說《愛別離》及《慈悲情人》為核心，藉由書中角色對物質的睇視以及旅行過程對外在世界的感受，繪製感官地圖，並透過敘事者對身體的逼視與細察，直指肉身廢墟，追索身體／生存本質。筆者以為，此種飽含身體象徵的敘事風格，扣合著書中角色（敘事者及隱含作者）對身體的高度覺察，形式與內涵一貫，成為鍾文音作品中的重要特色。

關鍵詞：鍾文音、愛別離、慈悲情人、身體感知

Abstract

The theme of the relationship between mother and daughter, the gaze of objects and travelling experiences in Chung Wenyin’s works have attracted much attention in recent years. However, the narratives of the body experiences contained in these works are one of their most remarkable traits,
and are not only used to construct the plots, but also as profound metaphors worthy of further discussion. Therefore, this paper focuses on the narratives of body experiences in Departing Love and Merciful Lover to examine how Chung Wenyin depict the characters’ attitudes towards objects and travelling experiences in these two novels. In addition, it will also explore how she has tried to seek the core values of the flesh and existence through the descriptions of body experiences. The results show that Chung Wenyin is a writer who has consciously explored body experiences and highlighted the meanings of the flesh, as illustrated by her exceptional writing.

Keywords: Chung Wenyin, Departing Love, Merciful Lover, body experience

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