美国女作家弗兰纳里·奥康纳(Flannery Oconnor,1925—1964)的小说《智血》(Wise Blood,1951)中有两个明显的主题,一个是宗教,另一个则是暴力。这两个主题都颇符合其美国南方作家的特点,同时也与战后美国社会的社会状况紧密相关。作为一个有“邪恶的奥康纳”之称的女作家,奥康纳从来不像大多数的作家那样回避对暴力的书写。她短暂的一生经受了亲人的离去,同时自己也病魔缠身,太多的苦难和 There are two obvious themes in the novel Wise Blood (1951) by American writer Flannery Oconnor (1925-1964), one of which is religion and the other is violence. Both of these themes are quite in line with the characteristics of Southern American writers and are also closely related to the social conditions of post-war American society. O’Connor, a writer for The O’Connor, has never evaded writing about violence, as most writers do. Her short life had passed away from her relatives, and she was also ill, too much suffering and