"The Third Policeman" is Flann O'Brien's brilliantly dark comic novel about the nature of time, death, and existence. Told by a narrator who has committed a botched robbery and brutal murder, the novel follows him and his adventures in a two-dimensional police station where, through the theories of the scientist/philosopher de Selby, he is introduced to "Atomic Theory" and its ...
"The Third Policeman" is Flann O'Brien's brilliantly dark comic novel about the nature of time, death, and existence. Told by a narrator who has committed a botched robbery and brutal murder, the novel follows him and his adventures in a two-dimensional police station where, through the theories of the scientist/philosopher de Selby, he is introduced to "Atomic Theory" and its relation to bicycles, the existence of eternity (which turns out to be just down the road), and de Selby's view that the earth is not round but "sausage-shaped." With the help of his newly found soul named "Joe, " he grapples with the riddles and
本名布莱恩·奥诺兰（Brian O’Nolan），爱尔兰小说家、剧作家、讽刺作家。出生于北爱尔兰蒂龙郡斯特拉班市，毕业于都柏林大学学院，供职于都柏林地方事务部，并以笔名“迈尔斯·纳·戈帕林”（Myles na gCopaleen）在《爱尔兰时报》上长期开设专栏，撰写讽刺性文章。作为后现代主义文学的开拓者和奠基人之一，奥布莱恩与乔伊斯、贝克特并称为“爱尔兰现代文学三杰”，以其荒诞、幽默、讽刺、戏仿的独特风格，为后世留下了《双鸟泳河》《第三个警察》等不朽经典，直接影响了唐纳德·巴塞尔姆、库尔特·冯内古特、吉尔伯特·索伦蒂诺、伊什梅尔·里德等小说大师的创作。
本名布莱恩·奥诺兰（Brian O’Nolan），爱尔兰小说家、剧作家、讽刺作家。出生于北爱尔兰蒂龙郡斯特拉班市，毕业于都柏林大学学院，供职于都柏林地方事务部，并以笔名“迈尔斯·纳·戈帕林”（Myles na gCopaleen）在《爱尔兰时报》上长期开设专栏，撰写讽刺性文章。作为后现代主义文学的开拓者和奠基人之一，奥布莱恩与乔伊斯、贝克特并称为“爱尔兰现代文学三杰”，以其荒诞、幽默、讽刺、戏仿的独特风格，为后世留下了《双鸟泳河》《第三个警察》等不朽经典，直接影响了唐纳德·巴塞尔姆、库尔特·冯内古特、吉尔伯特·索伦蒂诺、伊什梅尔·里德等小说大师的创作。
For my part I had completed my definitive ' De Selby Index' wherein the views of all commentators on every aspect of the savant and his work had been collated. Each of us had a large thing on the mind. One day Divney said to me:
' That is a powerful book you have written I don't doubt.'
' It is useful,' I admitted,' and badly wanted;' In fact it contained much that was entirely new and proof that many opinions widely held about de Selby and his theories were misconceptions based on misreadings of his works.
' It might .'
' Then why do you not put it out?'
I explained that money is required to ' put out ' a book of this kind unless the writer already has a reputation. He gave me a look sympathy that was not usual with him and sighed.
'Money is hard to come by these days,' he said,' with the... (查看原文)
' Here, wake up! Finish him with the spade!'
I went forward mechanically,swung the spade over my shoulder and smashed the blade of it with all my strength against the protruding chin. I felt and almost heard the fabric of his skull crumple up crisply like an ampty eggshell. I do not know how ofteh I struck him after that but I did not stop until I was tired.
I threw the spade down and looked around for Divney. He was nowhere to be seen. I called his name softly but he did not answer. I walked a little bit up the road and called again. I jumped on the rising of a ditch and peered around into the gathering dusk. I called his name once more as loudly as I dared but there was no answer in the stillness. He was gone. He had made off with the box of money, leaving ma alone with the dead man and ... (查看原文)
从下午三点到凌晨一点 中途去喝了杯玛格丽特 小说的开头十分精彩 i was born many years ago 看完一遍之后才能体会到这句话的暧昧与机智 风的颜色 小长袍 很美 人与自行车的互相融合（为什么是自行车？）匣中之匣 被拉伸的光 永恒之所 乔的一直在场和发言 煞有介事的虚拟注释...
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1 有用 Joanne Chen 2022-09-12 20:35:17 北京
全新的故事体验。Bi-cycles，情节如同叶芝的螺旋、凯尔经的花纹，圆圈层层叠叠，有神谕般的线索，但一切都无用。metastory:独腿男人和强盗来解救的犯人即独腿男人。断腿、姓名甚至情节的真实性无人赋予，没有姓名即没有权利拥有和被杀死。pataphysicality穿插很好玩，人出生四种颜色的风、自行车论、分子说，不知道是自己疯了还是世界本来就是futile madness。和Molloy中的... 全新的故事体验。Bi-cycles，情节如同叶芝的螺旋、凯尔经的花纹，圆圈层层叠叠，有神谕般的线索，但一切都无用。metastory:独腿男人和强盗来解救的犯人即独腿男人。断腿、姓名甚至情节的真实性无人赋予，没有姓名即没有权利拥有和被杀死。pataphysicality穿插很好玩，人出生四种颜色的风、自行车论、分子说，不知道是自己疯了还是世界本来就是futile madness。和Molloy中的disability相比，O’Brien的主人公行动自如，旅途就像尤利西斯那么长，但是世界早已被解构得像是屋中墙中屋，没有逃脱的可能。‘I escaped.’ ‘Are you sure?’ (展开)
2 有用 张华弥 2018-04-30 01:15:53
过瘾。伊格尔顿说布莱恩比他的同胞乔伊斯更接近爱留根纳的宇宙观：犹如传统凯尔特艺术中的旋涡状、螺旋状纹饰，漫无目的，永无止境地旋转。叙事像是每踩一步地板都会随机向四周移动乱舞——读奥布莱恩就是在魔方上探路。
0 有用 陈大瞎 2020-05-17 14:11:13
Classic of its own kind
0 有用 Loro 2024-06-01 18:39:08 北京
一个但丁，很多维吉尔。对警察观风的描述在读者身上披纱。
0 有用 Claudia 2023-12-16 20:57:19 北京
又是一本自己不喜欢的（后）现代小说。我承认这是大师的手笔，把荒诞描写得淋漓尽致，也不乏一些深思。但是，我真的受够了这种弱情节的小说了。（盲猜有人说自己读得心惊肉跳的） 读到主人公第一次见到那个单薄得要命的警局的时候，我就猜到他死了。按照现代小说的套路，碰到奇怪且无法用常理来解释的现象时，通常说明他死了/做梦/变形了。没错，跟卡夫卡的变形记差不多（盲猜有人说和卡夫卡不一样）还好作者最后借着另一位人... 又是一本自己不喜欢的（后）现代小说。我承认这是大师的手笔，把荒诞描写得淋漓尽致，也不乏一些深思。但是，我真的受够了这种弱情节的小说了。（盲猜有人说自己读得心惊肉跳的） 读到主人公第一次见到那个单薄得要命的警局的时候，我就猜到他死了。按照现代小说的套路，碰到奇怪且无法用常理来解释的现象时，通常说明他死了/做梦/变形了。没错，跟卡夫卡的变形记差不多（盲猜有人说和卡夫卡不一样）还好作者最后借着另一位人物揭示了主人公早就被炸死的事实，不然我真的要给差评了。 我早该在乔伊斯称赞这本小说的时候就意识到我会面临着什么，我还是太天真了。 不敢说以后我的口味会是什么，起码现在我是对任何做语言实验or炫技的现代小说退避三舍了。 (展开)