本书从小说文本和小说创作技巧的层面，对现代小说的各个要素，进行分析和阐述。全书依托国内外名家名篇技巧分析，追踪故事、人物和环境三要素之从体验到构思，再到语言生成的想象化与符号化过程，强力洞穿经典叙述技巧的秘密。全书既有开阔的理论视野，又有对小说诸要素清晰独到的论述和精彩的文本分析。From perspectives of novel text and novel creation skills, the book analyzes and elaborates various elements of contemporary novels. On the basis of skill analysis of masterpieces by well-known writers in China and abroad, the book tracks down imagination and symbolization from experiences to idea and to language generation of three elements of story, character and environment and exposes powerfully secrets of classical narration skills. The book has not only the broad theoretical vision but also clear and unique elaboration and wonderful text analysis of various elements of novels.