Abstract
Wang Yuewen, who is well-knowned by “officialdom novels”,has portrayed a variety of types of official characters in his novel West State Month. Based on concretely analyzing the three categories of officials changing in the field at the edge and center of power, this article profoundly excavates all sorts of hidden principles and special government culture in Wang’s this novel, thus depicts his different emotions and feelings placed on these distinctive officials. And it also indicates the author’s attitude to the officialdom, namely not only expressing frustration with the various rules and the culture of officialdom, but also showing the persistent hope to the political civilization of the officialdom.
Key words: West State Month; officials; field of power; culture of officialdom;
political civilization