A man went to knock at the king's door and said, Give me a boat. The king's house had many other doors, but this was the door for petitions. Since the king spent all his time sitting at the door for favors (favors being offered to the king, you understand), whenever he heard someone knocking at the door for petitions, he would pretend not to hear . . ." Why the petitioner requi...
A man went to knock at the king's door and said, Give me a boat. The king's house had many other doors, but this was the door for petitions. Since the king spent all his time sitting at the door for favors (favors being offered to the king, you understand), whenever he heard someone knocking at the door for petitions, he would pretend not to hear . . ." Why the petitioner required a boat, where he was bound for, and who volunteered to crew for him, the reader will discover in this delightful fable, a philosophic love story worthy of Swift or Voltaire.
That you have to leave the island in order to see the island, that we can't see ourselves unless we become free of ourselves.
Unless we escape from ourselves, you mean.
No, that's not the same thing. (查看原文)
中学时在订阅的一份不甚出名的文学报纸上读到这个故事， 大概是若泽·萨拉马戈获诺贝尔文学奖的那一年， 此后《失明症漫记》和《修道院纪事》都成为热销的书， 可是再没有看到其他的作品中译本。 这个故事的英文译名是The tale of the unknown island， 我读的那份报纸上汉译...
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1 有用 Lycidas 2015-08-09 17:01:25
航行最重要的准备在陆地上，启程已是结束。困于自身的人该如何寻找自身，如何知道未知的岛屿是否存在，人和人之间如何相互理解，都是些无解的哲学问题。
0 有用 没头企鹅 2022-09-30 09:20:58 辽宁
不仅找到了未知岛屿，也收获了爱和冒险。
0 有用 chub 2010-03-16 20:16:37
you belong to them far more than they belong to you. without them, you are nothing.
0 有用 布里 2024-12-25 12:48:38 美国
未知的岛屿，就是自己的船。很可爱的一本故事书。
0 有用 爱幻想的瘦子 2022-09-21 18:25:36 山东
非常想看这本书，但是买不到。。。。。