新时期的小说艺苑,正呈现出群芳竞妍,千娇百媚的动人局面。许多成熟的艺求作品不仅在主题题材和艺术表现方面呈现出独具特色的艺术风貌,而且在审美情致方 面也呈现出各自不同的美学风采。《河魂》是一部反映农村经济改革生活的长篇小说。它虽是青年作家矫健创作的第一个长篇,却已经表现出自身独特的审美特征。（The art and literal circle of novels in the new era is showing an enchanting touching situation full of a variety of schools. Many mature works of art present an unique artistic style not only in the subject matter and artistic performance, but also show their different aesthetic styles in the aesthetic feelings. River Soul is a full-length novel to reflect the rural economic reform life. It is the first long story created by Jiao Jian, a young writer, but it has shown its own unique aesthetic characteristics.）