Abstract:

Originally the "scar novel" was a kind of unprecedented individualized narration which appeared after the founding of new China, and a kind of narration of historical sufferings in the perspective of an individual man or woman. However, such a pain is not only attributable to an individual, but also belongs to the whole nation. In this way the individual historical memory represents a narration of public events, and private sufferings become public sufferings. Accordingly, the individual historical narration turns to a kind of grand narration with the nature of collective memory.

Key words: scar novel, individualized narration, public sufferings, historical trust, grand narration