中国当代文学的先锋小说具有神秘文化复归的特点。《世事如烟》是先锋小说作家余华的代表作品，这篇作品突出体现了余华神秘书写的特色。已有研究大多停留在认识到这篇小说体现的神秘性的层面，而并未对小说中的神秘是如何构造的做出更多解释。使用宗教学的基本理论解读小说，可以得知作品的神秘，是通过运用宗教观念、展示人物宗教性的经验和感觉、将宗教行为纳入情节等大量对宗教话语的借用而完成的。读者从宗教的角度能更好理解作家利用宗教文化的资源构建的小说。

The avant-garde novels in Chinese contemporary literature are characterized by the return of mysterious culture. Shi Shi Ru Yan is the representative work of the avant-garde novelist Yu Hua, which highlights the features of Yu Hua's mysterious writing. Much of the research has been done on the level of understanding the mystery of the novel, without much explanation of how the mystery in the novel came about. The mystery of this work is achieved by borrowing a lot of religious discourse, which is embodied in the use of religious concepts, the display of religious experiences and feelings, the incorporation of religious acts into the plot of stories, and so on. The above is based on the interpretation of the basic religious theory of the novel can be known. From the perspective of religion, readers can better understand the novels constructed by the author with the resources of religious culture.