"A quirky, compulsively readable book that deftly hints at the emptiness and sadness at its core."—New York Times
A finalist for both the Strega Europeo and Gregor von Rezzori awards (and winner of every Bulgarian honor possible), The Physics of Sorrow reaffirms Georgi Gospodinov's place as one of Europe's most inventive and daring writers.
"A quirky, compulsively readable book that deftly hints at the emptiness and sadness at its core."—New York Times
A finalist for both the Strega Europeo and Gregor von Rezzori awards (and winner of every Bulgarian honor possible), The Physics of Sorrow reaffirms Georgi Gospodinov's place as one of Europe's most inventive and daring writers.
Using the myth of the Minotaur as its organizing image, the narrator of Gospodinov's long-awaited novel constructs a labyrinth of stories about his family, jumping from era to era and viewpoint to viewpoint, exploring the mindset and trappings of Eastern Europeans. Incredibly moving—such as with the story of his grandfather accidentally being left behind at a mill—and extraordinarily funny—see the section on the awfulness of the question "how are you?"—Physics is a book that you can inhabit, tracing connections, following the narrator down various "side passages," getting pleasantly lost in the various stories and empathizing with the sorrowful, misunderstood Minotaur at the center of it all.
Like the work of Dave Eggers, Tom McCarthy, and Dubravka Ugresic, The Physics of Sorrow draws you in with its unique structure, humanitarian concerns, and stunning storytelling.
作者简介
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Georgi Gospodinov was born in 1968 and is one of the most translated contemporary Bulgarian writers. His first novel, Natural Novel was published by Dalkey Archive Press in 2005 and was praised by the New Yorker, New York Times, and several other prestigious review outlets. A collection of his short stories, And Other Stories was published by Northwestern University Press. The ...
Georgi Gospodinov was born in 1968 and is one of the most translated contemporary Bulgarian writers. His first novel, Natural Novel was published by Dalkey Archive Press in 2005 and was praised by the New Yorker, New York Times, and several other prestigious review outlets. A collection of his short stories, And Other Stories was published by Northwestern University Press. The Physics of Sorrow is his second novel.
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7 有用 Sound_Fury 2023-02-25 22:54:10 上海
结构是精心设计过的，中心故事是米诺陶神话：黑暗、恐惧和无聊中的童年、人/动物的双重身份导致没有归属。经常出现的元素有各种形式的迷宫（城市街道、大脑、DNA、错综复杂的回忆、真假难辨的故事）、黑暗（地下室、黑暗的磨坊、矿井）、阿里阿德涅的线团（山鲁佐德的故事/生命线、故事的中心线索）、神话可以被重述，米诺陶不是吃人怪物而是被抛弃的小孩，忒修斯不是英雄而是杀手。整体观感有点像更紧凑一些的《云游》，但实... 结构是精心设计过的，中心故事是米诺陶神话：黑暗、恐惧和无聊中的童年、人/动物的双重身份导致没有归属。经常出现的元素有各种形式的迷宫（城市街道、大脑、DNA、错综复杂的回忆、真假难辨的故事）、黑暗（地下室、黑暗的磨坊、矿井）、阿里阿德涅的线团（山鲁佐德的故事/生命线、故事的中心线索）、神话可以被重述，米诺陶不是吃人怪物而是被抛弃的小孩，忒修斯不是英雄而是杀手。整体观感有点像更紧凑一些的《云游》，但实在太直白了，众多故事和回忆很短又非常细碎，反复回到主题让故事从新鲜变得拖沓。不过Gospodinov的幽默挽救了一点，他把自己的名字写在墓碑上，又在epilogue里写了个同名主角2058年的死期（90也相当长寿了）。 (展开)
7 有用 ichbinluz 2021-04-18 21:54:03
中东欧文学一次次给我冲击，这本也不例外。年度最佳，甚至五年内最佳。信息密度非常大。大致内容是叙述者“我”通过过度共情，走进前辈们的世界中，他者回忆与自身回忆交织，回到保加利亚那些伤痛纠葛的历史当中。纵使移民，“我”也无法离开家乡，无法走出这迷宫。从开三个“我的出生”即可看出端倪：我出生于1913年8月/我出生于1968年1月/我出生于1944年9月。即是对应保加利亚历史上的节点：第二次巴尔干战争结... 中东欧文学一次次给我冲击，这本也不例外。年度最佳，甚至五年内最佳。信息密度非常大。大致内容是叙述者“我”通过过度共情，走进前辈们的世界中，他者回忆与自身回忆交织，回到保加利亚那些伤痛纠葛的历史当中。纵使移民，“我”也无法离开家乡，无法走出这迷宫。从开三个“我的出生”即可看出端倪：我出生于1913年8月/我出生于1968年1月/我出生于1944年9月。即是对应保加利亚历史上的节点：第二次巴尔干战争结束，保加利亚和战胜国签订《布加勒斯特条约》/华约入侵捷克斯洛伐克/苏联向保加利亚宣战。零散回忆，直至拼图渐全。 (展开)
0 有用 offtherecord 2025-03-10 10:33:54 北京
碎片化的小故事，读了好久才读了11%，遂放弃
0 有用 不里 2025-03-10 13:18:12 四川
Cave of Sorrow, Labyrinth of Sorrow