She saw her apartment as he must see it- a bit of local color that would fade almost instantly into the tumble of adventures that everyone has on first coming to NY. It jarred Sasha to think of herself as a glint in the hazy memories that Alex would struggle to organize a year or two from now. Where was that place with the bathtub? Who was that girl? (查看原文)
In fact, this particular memory is one she'll return to again and again, for the rest of her life, long after Rolph has shot himself in the head in their father's house at twenty-eight: her brother as a boy, hair slicked flat, eyes sparkling, shyly learning to dance. But the woman who remembers won't be Charlie; after Rolph dies, she'll revert to her real name—Charlene—unlatching herself forever from the girl who danced with her brother in Africa. (查看原文)
就这翻译质量,甭出了,洗洗睡吧。 当当网上有试读。贴过来大家看看。 Selling the General 把将军销售出去(“推销将军”是不是更好?毕竟是包装宣传,不是真卖) Dolly’s first big idea was the hat. She picked teal blue, fuzzy, with flaps that came down over the ge...
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原文链接:http://www.bimuyu.com/blog/archives/117345094.shtml 詹妮弗•伊根(Jennifer Egan)并不是一位十分有名的作家,她的长篇小说《A Visit From the Goon Squad》(姑且试译为《恶棍来访》)却让人眼前一亮。之所以喜欢这本书,也许和笔者在读小说方面的个人趣味有...
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20 有用 danyboy 2019-04-18 09:28:16
1、故事非常好看,每一个人物都耐人寻味。虽说情节构思(每篇结尾都有转折)和叙事形式(报导体、灵魂出窍体,PPT体)上能看出技巧的斧凿痕迹,但瑕不掩瑜,因为情节在这个小说里居第二位。2、结构精巧,十三个短篇各自独立,各有主角,每篇的配角又是其他短篇的角色,连缀拼接,既是人物关系网,也是完整的长篇。3、作为长篇,小说是去中心化的,短篇的主角都不是长篇的主角,如果说有一个主角,就是时间。作者仿佛向普鲁斯... 1、故事非常好看,每一个人物都耐人寻味。虽说情节构思(每篇结尾都有转折)和叙事形式(报导体、灵魂出窍体,PPT体)上能看出技巧的斧凿痕迹,但瑕不掩瑜,因为情节在这个小说里居第二位。2、结构精巧,十三个短篇各自独立,各有主角,每篇的配角又是其他短篇的角色,连缀拼接,既是人物关系网,也是完整的长篇。3、作为长篇,小说是去中心化的,短篇的主角都不是长篇的主角,如果说有一个主角,就是时间。作者仿佛向普鲁斯特致敬(不是意识流),而是通过诸多人物在半个世纪的命运起伏展现对时间流逝的浩叹感慨,读者会格外留意人物轨迹,于是就体会到时间的无常、宽容和残酷,并被深深打动。4、在上述立意和形式之下,作者语言的纯熟,刻画心理的精准,对城市风景的描摹,深厚的音乐素养,不露声色展现的人世感悟,令我的阅读过程愉悦而伤感。 (展开)
1 有用 martha 2020-06-06 02:26:51
遗憾的是从第九章起,因为忍不住想到往事而读不下去
1 有用 ce?!?!?ce 2019-09-13 14:31:48
看不下去。。
1 有用 :) 2019-09-25 21:59:05
不能错过任何一个人物。。
7 有用 想起窗外一只鸟 2019-04-16 18:27:26
一部时长五十年的朋克概念唱片。年轻时叛逆、滥交、吸毒、组乐队、放肆青春的朋克青年从未消亡,但他们会被时间锤到潦倒、肥胖、虚弱、势利、疾病缠身,而下一代的新新人类们已经开始玩智能手机、讲“纯净语言”、用PPT叙述小说。在本以为这是首对老朋克青年注定过时的挽歌时,傅斯科和斯科蒂却在年老之时疯狂地重归舞台——他们不愿“温顺的走进那良夜”,而愿“在日暮时燃烧咆哮”,同岁月这个恶棍干最后一架。