关键词: 保罗·奥斯特, 《黑暗中的人》, 后 “9·11”文学, 创伤叙事

Abstract: Paul Austers Man in the Dark (2008) illustrates the tremendous impact of “9·11”and Iraq war on the life of an ordinary American family. The victims retrospective narration is examined and the social significance of Man in the Dark in bearing witness to traumatic histories, healingtrauma and raising ethical concerns are illustrated. It is found that the novel is not restricted to “representing” the trauma incurred by 9·11, but directs at “curing” the cultural trauma and thus eliminating it in the long run．However, the protagonist Augusts narrative therapy proves ineffective and the trauma incurred by war is hard to heal.

Key words: Paul Auster, Man in the Dark, post 9·11 literature, trauma narrative