《受活》是超现实写作的重要尝试。小说超现实写作的“超越”主要体现在叙述形式和文本内容两个层面。叙述形式上采用了单数、絮言的叙述策略,文本内容则具体表现为大量荒诞细节的充斥以及对农民苦难命运的关注。阎连科采用超现实的写作手法与他批判现实的目的以及摆脱影响的焦虑有很大关系。 “Living” is an important attempt at surreal writing. The surrealism of surreal writing in fiction mainly manifests in the two aspects of narrative form and textual content. The narrative formally adopts the narrative strategy of singularity and slogan. The content of the text concretely shows the flooding of a large number of absurd details and the concern about the fate of peasants. Yan Lianke’s surrealistic writing style has a lot to do with his purpose of criticizing reality and getting rid of anxiety.