奈保尔2004年出版的小说《魔种》据说是他最后一部小说,作者使用了常见的叙事方式,小说充满了象征和隐喻的写作意象,并且主人公和作者本人之间亦真亦幻的转换都不仅使得读者对主人公的命运产生同情,也深入了解了作者写作最后一部小说的意图。 Naipaul’s 2004 novel, The Species, is said to be the last of his novels. The author uses a common narrative style. The novel is full of symbolic and metaphorical writing, and the protagonist and the author themselves are truly and imaginary All this not only made the reader sympathize with the fate of the protagonist, but also got an insight into the author’s intention of writing the last novel.