摘要

本文从荒诞叙事的角度，通过对国内外近期文献的研究和概括，对莫言的《生死疲劳》和品特的《送菜升降机》进行对比，进而对这两位诺奖获得者作品风格的影响因素进行更深入地研究比较，引申到中西方对文学手法使用的影响的异同点，结合资料进行了深入的讨论，发现无论是从文化和历史的角度，还是从荒诞与现实的关系的角度，中西方对文学手法的运用除了不同点(表述形式、情节设定不同)，也有很多的相通之处。

关键词：生死疲劳 送菜升降机 荒诞叙事 中西方对比

Abstract

To compare Life and Death are Wearing Me Out by Mo Yan and Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter proceeded from the absurd narration, this paper has reviewed and summarized related literatures from home and abroad and made deeper study and comparison of the influence factors to the style of works by these two winners of Nobel Prize for Literature. In order to find out the difference between the influences that China and west countries give to the usage of absurd narration, this paper also makes deep discussion combined with the relevant materials. It has been found that from the culture, history and the relationship between absurd and real life perspective, even there are some differences(expression form and plot setting are different) between how writers from China and west countries use absurd narration, there are more same points.

Key words: Life and Death are Wearing Me Out, Dumb Waiter, absurd narration, comparison of China and west countries