本文藉馬華旅台小說及評論家黃錦樹的作品，談論其所代表當代華文學界的批判現象，並探討以下四項問題：馬華文學離散與敘事間的張力；小說病理與小說倫理的對話；「感時憂族」敘事的洞見盲點；以及張大春vs.黃錦樹所顯現臺灣世紀末書寫癥侯。

﹛﹛﹛﹛﹛This article studies the fictional and critical writings of the Chinese Malaysian writer/critic Ng Kim Chew Often regarded as an ※enfant terrible§ in Taiwanese and Malaysian literary and academic circles, Ng has nevertheless proven that, mischievous and defiant postures aside, he is among the most perceptive and rigorous creators and critics of modern Chinese diasporic literature. The article highlights four aspects of Ng＊s writings: his inquiry into ※diasporic imaginary§ and ※narrativity§; his dialogic of ※fictional pathology§ and ※fictional ethics§; his interpretation of an overseas ※obsession with China§; his deliberation on the parameters of fin-de-si豕cle Chinese writing.