摘要：《第九个寡妇》是旅美作家严歌苓创作的一篇长篇小说，小说出版后引起很多争议和反响，并被改编成电视剧展现在观众面前。小说和电视剧相比，电视剧在故事情节、人物形象等方面做了很大改动。本文着重分析小说《第九个寡妇》能改编成影视剧的原因及影视改编的成败得失，并揭示《第九个寡妇》影视改编顺应的主流趋势。
关键词：《第九个寡妇》；严歌苓；小说；影视；改编
Abstract: "The ninth widow" is a contemporary writer yan geling creation novel, has caused a lot of controversy and sensation novel was published, and made into a TV show in front of an audience. Compared novels and dramas, TV series in the plot, characters, etc, has made the very big change. This paper analysis novel ninth widow can be adapted for film and television play the cause and the film adaptation of the success or failure of the gain and loss, and reveal the ninth widow of film and television adaptations to the mainstream trend.
Key words: The ninth of a widow; yan geling; novels; film; adaptation
电视剧《第九个寡妇》(编剧凤凰、冯晓娴、邹越、徐成峰等，导演黄建勋)是根据严歌苓的同名长篇小说改编的。小说和影视文本作为两种不同的艺术形式，在许多地方有所区别，由于影视是根据小说改编的，所以在故事情节、人物塑造和人物关系等方面有很大改动。本文《第九个寡妇》浅显地分析小说被影视改编的原因以及改编的得失并揭示改编顺应的主流趋势。
