An Analysis of Narrative Art in Liu Cixin’s Science Fiction

The Three-Body Trilogy is Liu Cixin’s masterpiece. Since its publication, it has gained widespread attention from both domestic and international literary circles and science fiction enthusiasts, attracting a large number of scholars to study it from various angles. The novel presents a unique narrative art in its narrative language and structural arrangement, and its narrative style demonstrates Liu Cixin’s superb narrative skills. Using the trilogy as a specific study text and applying theories related to narratology, this article analyses the narrative art of the novel from two aspects, language and mode, and discusses the unprecedented aesthetic experience it brings to readers.