「告白」與「技藝」的書寫退路——論李喬《重逢——夢裡的人：李喬短篇小說後傳》

A Discussion on Li Chiao's “Reunion – The People in My DreamsSequel of Li Chiao's Short Stories”

李喬於七十一歲出版《重逢－－夢裡的人：李喬短篇小說後傳》一書，主要乞靈並「重讀」昔日三十七篇短篇作品，全文敘述軸線則「依循夢境的線索，實際上去探訪那些出現在我的短篇小說中的人物」。作者除了費心梳理三十七篇作品發表資料與內容概要，並時加「補記」或「附記」等文末註解形式。這部創意創異的「新型長篇」，足以顯現李喬從來就醉心於技巧與形式創新的另一種追尋；該書副標為「小說後傳」，也可視為李喬自我揭現創作歷程的紀錄，然則主標題所謂「重逢－－夢裡的人」，卻不單是作者李喬與作品人物的相逢會晤。更是青年李喬與七0後李喬的素顏照面，所謂「李喬我如何去探訪我自己」。準此作者藉由書寫而把「記憶」或「夢境／幻覺」變成一種有效的r技藝」，寫作手段既是恢復性的也是破壞性的：該書既不是憑空捏造，也不是挖掘已存在的事件而是作者與逝去的時空人物，在瞬間重逢中所興發生命真實的感覺體驗，其中兼也闡述作者歷來的創作之秘“總理而觀，《重逢－－夢裡的人》一書，概屬「類小說」或「類自傳，本文立論因擬探討《重逢－－夢裡的人》全書組成元件及其書寫策略，諸如作者如何以「告白技藝」，多重穿越連結前昔三十七篇短篇小說，以及《重逢－－夢裡的人》一書的產出功能，包括作為「我思」與「我欲」的欲望生產等。

At the age of 71, Li Chiao published the book “Reunion –The People in My DreamsSequel of Li Chiao's Short Stories” mainly to “reread” 37 short stories published in the past. The narrative axis is “following the clues in dreams to actually visit those characters showing up in my short stories.” This book basically is a “quasi-novel.” However, there are annotation forms, such as “appendices” or “notes,” in the end of articles. The subtitle is “Sequel of Short Stories,” which can also be regarded as record of Li Chiao's self-disclosure of creation process. Therefore, the author used writing to transform “memories” or “dreams” into an effective “artistry.” Such a writing technique is both restorative and destructive. This study focused on the investigation of components and their operation in the entire book “Reunion-The People in My Dreams,” such as the multiple crossing and linking with 37 short stories and author's “confession technique.” This study also took into account the output functions of the book “Reunion – The People in My Dreams,” including the “development of desires” of “my thoughts” and “my desires.”