From the Whitbread Award-winning author of The Accidental and Hotel World comes this stunning collection of stories set in a world of everyday dislocation, where people nevertheless find connection, mystery, and love.
These tales are of ordinary but poignant beauty: at the pub, strangers regale each other with memories of Christmases past; lovers share tales over dinner about how they met, their former lovers, and each other; a woman even tells a story to her fourteen-year-old self.
As Smith explores the subtle links between what we know and what we feel, she creates an exuberant, masterly collection that is packed full of ideas, humor, nuance, and compassion. Ali Smith and the short story are made for each other.
0 有用 妙吉祥虚空藏 2020-01-11 10:55:28
最有新意的地方就是The third person，the second person和the first person这三篇。经常用第一人称+不加引号的对话体，可以遮蔽对话中情人的性别问题，同时后两篇中人称代词的转化消解了人称方面的严格区分，第二人称也总是第一人称的。Ali Smith真的太会写了，走不走进pub的问题也能被发展成一段关于人际关系的思考，“The Child”那篇女子的troll... 最有新意的地方就是The third person，the second person和the first person这三篇。经常用第一人称+不加引号的对话体，可以遮蔽对话中情人的性别问题，同时后两篇中人称代词的转化消解了人称方面的严格区分，第二人称也总是第一人称的。Ali Smith真的太会写了，走不走进pub的问题也能被发展成一段关于人际关系的思考，“The Child”那篇女子的trolley中突然出现一个小孩，女子态度的转变俨然是社会化母性构建的缩影（好的文学都是隐喻）。书写风格带有诗歌的美感，语言简单但总是给人不落俗套的清新感（这点太难做到！可能还是和题材及视角的选择有关)，还经常讲对短篇小说等文学书写的反思融入作品中。 (展开)