关键词: 毕希纳奖；克莱门斯·J·塞茨；《英迪格》；疾病；社会排斥

Abstract: The novel Indigo of Austrian author Clemens J. Setz revolves around children with the illness “Indigo” in an isolation center. From the perspective of social exclusion， people isolate， discipline， stigmatize and transfer sick children out of selfdefense and egoism in front of others. This causes social incompetence， loss of voice and autonomy and cognitive and emotional disfunction of the children. The novel combines illness manifestation and imagination， reveals the twosided nature of human psyche and social rules and the universality of social exclusion， expresses the authors humanitarian stance and reflection on European civilization and provides a unique aesthetic experience and perspective to explore social realities.

Key words: Büchner prize; Clemens J. Setz;Indigo; illness; social exclusion