情感何所依－李維怡、可洛、張婉雯小說中的市區重建與無地方性

Where Feelings Lie: The Urban Renewal and the Placelessness in Novels by Lee Wai-yi, Ho Lok and Cheung Yuen-man

鄒文律(Man-Lut Chau)

《中國現代文學》 40期 (2021/12) Pp. 131-150

摘要

市區重建令香港近二十年的城市景貌變化不少，許多舊區重新發展成為中產階級住宅，或者裝潢華貴的大型商場。李維怡、可洛、張婉雯等長期在香港生活的「後九七香港青年作家」面對資本重塑城市空間帶來的轉變，舊區文化消逝，無不心生惆悵，遂把自己的所見所感寫成小說。本文關注「後九七香港青年作家」小說中鮮為論者提及的面向－市區重建如何造成人與地方的情感斷裂，以及無地方性。本文首先借助地方心理學，分析「後九七香港青年作家」小說怎樣展現人與地方的情感連結，關注被迫遷者的內心感受，試圖讓讀者了解人被迫從原居地遷徙至他處時，心理健康遭受的影響。及後，本文亦會指出市區重建對於舊區建築和文化的破壞，如何讓「後九七香港青年作家」擔憂香港各區最終失去特色，產生無地方性的憂慮。最後，本文意圖點出李維怡、可洛，張婉雯三位作家的共同文學關懷，即是通過小說展現個人對資本主導的城市發展模式之抗拒，渴望日後的城市發展模式能夠尊重香港既有的歷史和文化，藉此表現對香港此城的「地方之愛」。

關鍵字

香港文學 ； 地方 ； 無地方性 ； 後九七香港 ； 市區重建 ； 地方心理學

並列摘要

Urban renewal has caused many changes in Hong Kong's urban landscape in the past two decades. Many old districts have been re-developed into middle-class residences or high-end shopping malls with luxury stores. Post-1997 Hong Kong Young Writers such as Lee Wai-yi, Ho Lok, Cheung Yuen-man, and others, who have lived in Hong Kong for a long time, have witnessed the reshaping of the urban space, which has resulted in the disappearance of the old district culture. These writers felt melancholy and expressed their feelings through novels. This article focuses on an aspect rarely mentioned by academics in the novels written by Post-1997 Hong Kong Young Writers-i.e., how urban renewal causes the emotional break between people and place, which causes ＂placelessness＂. This article uses the psychology of place to analyze how the novels of post-1997 Hong Kong young writers show the emotional connection between people and place. It also analyzes how writers pay attention to the inner feelings of the residents who lived in the old districts that have been forced to move and try to make readers understand that residents are being driven out of their homes. When residents are forced to move, it can negatively affect their mental health. The article will also point out how urban renewal has destroyed buildings and the culture of the old districts, as well as how Post-1997 Hong Kong Young Writers worry about the loss of characteristics in various districts in Hong Kong. Finally, the common concerns of Lee Wai-yi, Ho Lok, and Cheung Yuen-man will be discussed, that is, through their novels that show personal resistance to capital-driven urban developments, hoping that future urban development can respect Hong Kong's existing history and culture, in order to express the writer's ＂topophilia＂ for this city.

並列關鍵字

Hong Kong Literature ； Place ； Placelessness ； Post 1997 Hong kong ； Urban Renewal ； The Psychology of Place

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