出版社: Penguin Press
副标题: An Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution
出版年: 2019-5-7
页数: 480
定价: GBP 21.53
装帧: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780525559566
内容简介 · · · · · ·
From the acclaimed author of River Town and Oracle Bones, an intimate excavation of life in one of the world's oldest civilizations at a time of convulsive change
Drawn by an abiding fascination with Egypt's rich history and civilization, Peter Hessler moved with his wife and twin daughters to Cairo to explore a place that had a powerful hold over his imagination. He wanted to ...
From the acclaimed author of River Town and Oracle Bones, an intimate excavation of life in one of the world's oldest civilizations at a time of convulsive change
Drawn by an abiding fascination with Egypt's rich history and civilization, Peter Hessler moved with his wife and twin daughters to Cairo to explore a place that had a powerful hold over his imagination. He wanted to learn Arabic, explore Cairo's neighborhoods, research ancient history, and visit the legendary archeological digs. After years of covering China for The New Yorker, friends warned him it would be a much quieter place. But just before his arrival, the Arab Spring had reached Egypt and the country was in chaos.
In the midst of the revolution, he attached himself to an important archeological dig at a site rich in royal tombs known in as al-Madfuna, or "The Buried." He and his wife set out to master Arabic, striking up an important friendship with their language instructor, a cynical political sophisticate named Rifaat. And a very different kind of friendship was formed with their garbage collector, an illiterate neighborhood character named Saaed, whose access to the trash of Cairo would be its own kind of archeological excavation. Along the way, he meets a family of Chinese small business owners who have cornered the nation's lingerie trade; their pragmatic view of the political crisis is a bracing counterpoint to the West's conventional wisdom.
Through the lives of these ordinary Egyptians in a time of tragedy and heartache, while drawing connections between contemporary politics and the ancient past, Hessler creates a richly textured and original portrait of a revolution and the people swept up in it. Whether he's investigating the relics of pharaohs, the neighborhood trash that Saeed brings him, the Arabic vocabulary lists from Rifaat, or the Muslim Brotherhood documents left behind after mobs have looted their offices, Hessler finds subtle and illuminating insights to understand a nation from a new perspective.
What emerges is a book of uncompromising intelligence and glorious humanity. Through the lives of Saeed and Rifaat, we encounter a land in which a weak state has collapsed but its underlying society remains painfully the same. The Buried is an extraordinary achievement that unearths a new world for the reader, one filled with unforgettable people who escape their context and become universal.
The Buried的创作者
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作者简介 · · · · · ·
Peter Hessler is a staff writer at the New Yorker, where he served as Beijing correspondent from 2000-2007 and Cairo correspondent from 2011-2016. He is also a contributing writer for National Geographic. He is the author of River Town, which won the Kiriyama Book Prize, Oracle Bones, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, Country Driving, and Strange Stones. He won ...
Peter Hessler is a staff writer at the New Yorker, where he served as Beijing correspondent from 2000-2007 and Cairo correspondent from 2011-2016. He is also a contributing writer for National Geographic. He is the author of River Town, which won the Kiriyama Book Prize, Oracle Bones, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, Country Driving, and Strange Stones. He won the 2008 National Magazine Award for excellence in reporting.
目录 · · · · · ·
Part Two: The Coup
Part Three: The President
Acknowledgments
Notes
Indes
Part Two: The Coup
Part Three: The President
Acknowledgments
Notes
Indes
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1 有用 nosurrender 2019-08-15 02:53:22
subway reading#2 一个nomad,真正椰壳碗外的人生。有点如何料理日常生活陌生化以及生产“他者”的问题,不管是在所谓的非虚构写作,还是在读材料的过程中。引进大概是不太可能了。
1 有用 小红帽 2019-12-26 05:20:11
非虚构作者叙述主体,需要承担的太多了
10 有用 喜喜 2019-05-19 14:30:26
好像看了一次加长版的何伟在《纽约客》的专栏,总体来说文风仍旧真挚细腻,尤其是用Manu和Sayyid的故事贯穿了全书,也喜欢写中国商人的那几章。看完了为自己两次错过埃及这么历史厚重丰富的国家而感到惋惜。
29 有用 麦子 2019-06-29 19:55:48
没想到我读完了,也没想到居然看哭好几次。在何伟看来阿拉伯之春无疑是失败的,经济越来越糟,教育、医疗、就业等等都问题重重,用书中人物manu的话来说就是没有system,传统形成的阻力太强大了;但是最好看的还是人了,收垃圾的sayyid和他们的家人,逃到德国的同性恋manu,死因不明的阿拉伯语老师,还有那些卖内衣的浙江人,这些人物在何伟的笔下让读者有一种强烈的真实感。因为政治时局和人物两条线的交叉写... 没想到我读完了,也没想到居然看哭好几次。在何伟看来阿拉伯之春无疑是失败的,经济越来越糟,教育、医疗、就业等等都问题重重,用书中人物manu的话来说就是没有system,传统形成的阻力太强大了;但是最好看的还是人了,收垃圾的sayyid和他们的家人,逃到德国的同性恋manu,死因不明的阿拉伯语老师,还有那些卖内衣的浙江人,这些人物在何伟的笔下让读者有一种强烈的真实感。因为政治时局和人物两条线的交叉写法,极大激发了我的阅读兴趣;因为何伟在中国十年的经历,在这本讲埃及的书中,他多次把中国和埃及在不同层面进行比较,让我重新思考一些国内的问题。非常享受的一次阅读体验。 (展开)
30 有用 platero_y_yo 2019-05-14 06:55:38
通过何伟了解到了埃及。开始读第一部分恨不得他还能附上基础埃及阿拉伯语教学内容跟他一起学阿拉伯语;到了书的第二部分这个社会的基本轮廓和人们的特点勾画到很具体,结合几千年的古文明历史,加上节奏紧凑的个人事件和政治事件,有一种知识大爆炸的感觉,同时越来越理解他说的“系统”、“两种时间”、“非正式”等等这些事情;看到第三部分时心情很复杂,那种看着身边许多人的命运急转直下的悲痛,同时又会为许多小插曲破涕而笑... 通过何伟了解到了埃及。开始读第一部分恨不得他还能附上基础埃及阿拉伯语教学内容跟他一起学阿拉伯语;到了书的第二部分这个社会的基本轮廓和人们的特点勾画到很具体,结合几千年的古文明历史,加上节奏紧凑的个人事件和政治事件,有一种知识大爆炸的感觉,同时越来越理解他说的“系统”、“两种时间”、“非正式”等等这些事情;看到第三部分时心情很复杂,那种看着身边许多人的命运急转直下的悲痛,同时又会为许多小插曲破涕而笑——大概用何伟的话来说,那种在“矛盾”当中存在的心情。作为一个长年生活在“系统”强大的国家的人,往往很难想象这之外何来秩序,但我从来不觉得任何一个“系统”是永恒不变的,去了解“弱系统”的社会形态是了解人性的一个角度。 (展开)
0 有用 瑞尔 2024-04-04 10:41:55 北京
Wow, Peter Hessler must be a Chinese mascot or something. Why are his books so beloved here? Frankly, I only occasionally find his writing fascinating. Mostly it drags on and on. 2.5 stars.
0 有用 Miss Coconut 2024-03-27 13:14:08 美国
因为太喜欢何伟了,这本书一出来就买了英文版,但是没有立马开始看,一搁就搁到了现在。最好看的两条线是sayyid和中国内衣商人,看得我放不下了,但是一到讲政治的章节我就昏昏入睡。对于女性地位的讨论太深刻了,因为女性不能独自外出,埃及没法复制中国的工厂模式,建了高兴区也只能限制。Sayyid一家是有爱埃及普通人,让我对埃及好感倍增,但是整个国家女性地位低下却让我不太想去。书末有很多注释,我完全没意识到... 因为太喜欢何伟了,这本书一出来就买了英文版,但是没有立马开始看,一搁就搁到了现在。最好看的两条线是sayyid和中国内衣商人,看得我放不下了,但是一到讲政治的章节我就昏昏入睡。对于女性地位的讨论太深刻了,因为女性不能独自外出,埃及没法复制中国的工厂模式,建了高兴区也只能限制。Sayyid一家是有爱埃及普通人,让我对埃及好感倍增,但是整个国家女性地位低下却让我不太想去。书末有很多注释,我完全没意识到,于是读到80%就截然而止了,还非常意犹未尽。 (展开)
0 有用 姚枪枪带枪被抢 2024-03-16 14:04:03 上海
从长江到尼罗河,我也随着这本书亲身游历了“混沌之国”,进行了一场政治、社会与人性的考古挖掘。
0 有用 程文道 2024-03-15 23:32:36 安徽
【2024第6本】Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins;3.5-3.15 这本 写的是不错 就是感觉情绪价值和科学价值都不是很高 情绪价值不高因为虽然书里很多地方提到中国,但主要还是讲埃及的 对埃及不是很感兴趣,因为今天的埃及已经伊斯兰化/下一本还是想看和中国相关的,虽然埃及和中国有点像/audible就是牛 读的人就是作者/这书评价太高了,而且我已经想读很多年,一定要读。
0 有用 CG陶菲克 2024-03-02 11:12:46 美国
没想到我第一次读何伟,不是读他讲中国,而是读他讲埃及。何伟确实是顶级的写作者,在他的笔下,大时代里遥远国家的这些三教九流是如此鲜活,如此生动,读这本书就像和这些人一起走过了漫长的岁月...