WHITE TIGER PASS

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《白虎关》详情页

• 前言：

一个人从生到死，是一片空白，期待你用自己的行为来填充。所以，人的一生，就是“填空”的一生。同时，人的一生，也是闯关的一生，闯过一关，你就会成长一点，灵魂就会强大一些。我的《白虎关》，就写了一群闯关的人。每个人都有不同的关，欲望和心灵不同，关就不同，小说也因之呈现了万种风情。我也是个闯关者，书中那些命运的关口，我也曾经历过。曾经的生命中所有的关，现在看来，都成了难忘的风景。——雪漠

• 详情描述

(一) 内容简介：

 “白虎关”是传说中能淘出金子的地方，更是吞噬无数生命与梦想的欲望炼狱。本书聚焦三位核心人物：猛子怀揣一夜暴富的淘金梦，一头扎进白虎关的险恶沙窝，在贪婪、绝望与人性的挣扎中浮沉；莹儿与兰兰为了活着的理由和生命的盼头，被命运抛入陌生的绝境，猛兽、酷暑、干渴以及诸多未知的灾难将她们的灵魂放上命运的砧板上，开始无情的捶打。雪漠以饱含深情的笔触和极具张力的叙事，描绘了他们在严酷自然与社会夹缝中求生存的血泪史。这不仅是一个关于淘金、苦难与挣扎的西部故事，更是一部直指人心、探讨生命意义、精神困境与救赎可能性的生命大寓言。

 (二) 核心卖点：

1. 西部文学的扛鼎之作：深刻呈现中国西部独特的地理风貌、生存状态与精神气质，是理解西部不可绕过的经典文本。

2. 灵魂叙事的深度探索：超越表层苦难，直抵人物灵魂深处，对欲望、信仰、生死、爱情、尊严进行震撼人心的拷问与呈现。

3. “灵魂三部曲”收官力作：与《大漠祭》、《猎原》共同构成雪漠最具影响力的“灵魂三部曲”，《白虎关》在艺术和思想上达到巅峰，气魄宏大，震撼力强。

4. 鲜活的人物群像与女性悲歌：塑造了猛子、莹儿、兰兰、老顺等一批极具生命力和悲剧色彩的人物，尤其对女性在极端环境下的命运与坚韧有深刻独到的刻画。

5. 粗粝真实与诗意哲思并存：语言风格粗粝雄浑，充满泥土气息和生命质感，同时蕴含着深刻的哲理思考和对生命本真的诗意追寻。

6.  强烈的现实关照与普世价值：虽根植于西部特定时空，但其中关于人性、欲望、生存困境与精神追求的探讨具有超越地域的普遍意义。 

(三) 专家学者评论：

      1.如果说这篇小说有什么倾向性的艺术风格，我用一个传统的概念来形容它，那就唯美主义。——陈思和（《上海文学》主编、复旦大学人文学院副院长）

2. 雪漠的写作以其粗狂硬朗的西部气象令人惊异，它使西部文学在今日中国文坛显得更加强健旺盛。——陈晓明（北京大学中文系教授、评论家）
3. 这部作品以厚实的生活内容、鲜明的文化特色、深刻的思想主题以及独有的艺术表现，让我们看到了甘肃作家的不懈努力正在使一个地域富有特色的小说引起文坛关注，产生全国影响。——木弓（《文艺报》副主编、评论家） 

(四) 适合读者：

*   热爱中国当代严肃文学，追求思想深度和艺术价值的读者。

*   对西部地域文化、风土人情及生存状态感兴趣的读者。

*   关注人性复杂、生存困境、精神救赎等永恒主题的读者。

*   希望阅读具有强烈情感冲击力和命运感的现实主义作品的读者。

*   欣赏厚重、大气、充满生命质感和哲学思考的小说的读者。

*   寻求理解不同生存境遇下（尤其是女性）坚韧力量的读者。

*   正在寻找能引发深度思考、触动灵魂的文学经典的读者。

 (五) 关键词： 

西部文学， 生存史诗，人性拷问， 精神困境，女性命运，苦难与救赎，大漠风情，现实主义力作，中国当代文学经典，悲悯情怀，生命洗礼 

Book Description—White Tiger Pass

 Preface
From birth to death, a person begins as a blank page, waiting to be filled by the choices they make. Life, then, is a process of filling that page, of breaking through trials, one after another. With each test, we grow; with each struggle, the soul gains strength. White Tiger Pass is the story of people facing such trials. Each character faces a different trial, born of their own longings and inner world. So too does the novel unfold in a thousand textures. I am one of these people. The trials in this book mirror those I once faced. Now, in retrospect, each hardship has become a landscape etched in memory—Xuemo

 Overview
White Tiger Pass is a fabled land said to yield gold—but more often, it devours lives and dreams, becoming a crucible of desire and despair. At its center are three unforgettable figures: Mengzi, lured by the fantasy of instant riches, plunges into its perilous sands, only to be swept up in greed, disillusionment, and the raw struggle of human nature. Ying’er and Lanlan, cast into the wilderness by fate, search for meaning and hope amid merciless heat, thirst, wild beasts, and a host of unknown dangers. Their souls are hammered on the anvil of suffering.
With stark tenderness and searing narrative power, Xuemo crafts a sweeping chronicle of their resilience, set against the harsh margins of nature and society. This is more than a tale of gold, hardship, and survival—it is a profound allegory of the human condition, probing the meaning of life, the grip of desire, and the hope of redemption.

 Key Features

1. A cornerstone of western Chinese literature: Vividly portrays the harsh geography, survival realities, and spiritual tenor of China’s northwest; a defining work for understanding the region.
2. A deep dive into the soul: Goes beyond suffering to reveal inner worlds shaped by belief, love, death, dignity, and longing.
3. Final volume of Xuemo’s “Soul Trilogy”: Completing the arc begun with Desert Ritesand Desert Hunters, White Tiger Pass reaches new heights in scope and depth.
4. Unforgettable characters and a moving portrait of women: Introduces vivid, tragic figures like Mengzi, Ying’er, Lanlan, and Old Shun, with special insight into the fate and resilience of women in extreme conditions.
5. Gritty realism meets poetic insight:A writing style both rugged and evocative—infused with the raw texture of earth and life, yet layered with philosophical reflection and a lyrical search for the soul’s true essence.
6. Universally resonant themes:
   Rooted in the rugged landscapes of Western China, the novel’s reflections on human nature, desire, suffering, and the search for transcendence speak with power and relevance across cultures and borders.

 Critical Acclaim

“If this novel has a defining artistic style, I would call it aestheticism in the classical sense.” —Chen Sihe, Editor-in-Chief of Shanghai Literature; Associate Dean, School of Humanities, Fudan University

“Xuemo’s writing is bold and rugged, filled with the wild spirit of the West. It brings a muscular vitality to contemporary Chinese literature.” —Chen Xiaoming, Professor of Chinese Literature, Peking University

“This work, with its rich realism, distinct cultural identity, and philosophical intensity, proves how the voice of Gansu writers is reshaping the Chinese literary landscape.” —Mu Gong, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Literary Gazette, literary critic

For Readers Who:

• Are drawn to serious contemporary Chinese literature with intellectual and artistic weight
• Are interested in the landscapes and cultures of China’s western frontier
• Seek eternal themes of human struggle, endurance, and redemption
• Appreciate emotionally powerful, fate-driven realist fiction
• Value novels with philosophical insight and deep emotional texture
• Wish to understand female strength in extreme survival settings
• Are looking for literature that stirs the soul and inspires reflection

Keywords:
Western China literature, survival epic, moral struggle, spiritual crisis, women’s fate, suffering and redemption, desert realism, realist literary masterpiece, classic of contemporary Chinese literature, compassionate vision, baptism of life