新现实主义小说是在20世纪末社会转型期这个特定历史阶段出现的，这就自然决定了它不同于以往的现实主义文学形态，有它独特的现实品格。如果从现实的社会境况和文学自身发展的角度看，它既是对以往现实主义文学现象的继承和超越，也是对其他文学现象的纠正和批判。
本文的结论为《小世界》是一部新现实主义小说，其作者洛奇是一位现实主义作家。
The conclusion of this thesis is that Small World is a new realistic novel and its author Lodge is a realist.
新现实主义小说表现出一种深邃的理性力量，这种理性力量源于作家深刻的感知力和浓厚的情感力。
Novels of new realism reveal a kind of profound rational power, which is derived from the authors' deep perception and emotion.
悲剧隐匿于新现实主义小说，客观上受中国传统文化的影响，主观上则与作家身份的双重变化相通。
Tragedy hides in the new realistic fiction, being objectively influenced by traditional Chinese culture and subjectively linked with the dual change in the identity of the author.
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