In these stories, the author renders the bizarre normal and the absurd hilarious, from the eerily real , almost holographic evocations of historical figures, to overtelevised game-show hosts and late-night comedians. In the title story, punk nihilism meets Young Republicanism.
"Say whatever you want. Say lesbianism is simply one kind of response to Otherness. Say the whole point of love is to try to get your fingers through the holes in the lover's mask. To get some kind of hold on the mask, and who cares how you do it." (查看原文)
"Then tell them to look closely at men's faces. Tell them to stand perfectly still, for time, and to look into the face of a man. A man's face has nothing on it. Look closely. Tell them to look. And not at what the faces do—men's faces never stop moving—they're like antennae. But all the faces do is move through different configurations of blankness.
"Tell them there are no holes for your fingers in the masks of men. Tell them how could you ever even hope to love what you can't grab onto." (查看原文)
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北京时代华文书局2021版
蒲公英罐头
北京时代华文书局2021版
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区别天才和普通人，他们面前分别放两杯水，普通人只能看到杯里的水，而天才却能从水中看到整个宇宙的秘密。DFW无疑是后者，这本曾经让他羞辱的短篇小说集如今看来像是天才的自嘲，各种天马行空的人物和故事，第一篇little expressionless animals完全有潜力改编成电影剧本，感觉他学生PTA的木兰花里有借鉴这个故事的影子。John Billy和最后一篇看了一点就放弃了，实在是读不懂，希望... 区别天才和普通人，他们面前分别放两杯水，普通人只能看到杯里的水，而天才却能从水中看到整个宇宙的秘密。DFW无疑是后者，这本曾经让他羞辱的短篇小说集如今看来像是天才的自嘲，各种天马行空的人物和故事，第一篇little expressionless animals完全有潜力改编成电影剧本，感觉他学生PTA的木兰花里有借鉴这个故事的影子。John Billy和最后一篇看了一点就放弃了，实在是读不懂，希望未来某天可以完全领会作者的想法吧。 (展开)