文学
Mansfield Park 豆瓣
作者: Jane Austen Penguin Classics 2007 - 1
Begun in 1811 at the height of Jane Austen's writing powers and published in 1814, "Mansfield Park" marks a conscious break from the tone of her first three novels, "Northanger Abbey", "Sense and Sensibility", and "Pride and Prejudice", the last of which Austen came to see as 'rather too light.' Fanny Price is unlike any of Austen's previous heroines, a girl from a poor family brought up in a splendid country house and possessed of a vast reserve of moral fortitude and imperturbability. She is very different from Elizabeth Bennet, but is the product of the same inspired imagination.
Emma 豆瓣
8.6 (7 个评分) 作者: [英国] 简·奥斯汀 Bantam Classics 1984 - 2
Emma , first published in 1816, was written when Jane Austen was at the height of her powers. In a novel remarkable for its sparkling wit and modernity, Austen presents readers with two of literature’s greatest comic creations—the eccentric Mr. Woodhouse and that quintessential bore, Miss Bates. Here, too, we have what may well be Jane Austen’s most profound characterization: the witty, imaginative, self-deluded Emma, a heroine the author declared “no one but myself will much like,” but who has been much loved by generations of readers. Delightfully funny, full of rich irony, Emma is regarded as one of Jane Austen’s finest achievements.
Sense and Sensibility 豆瓣
作者: Jane Austen Penguin Classics 2003 - 4
Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile, Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love - and its threatened loss - the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love.
This edition includes explanatory notes, textual variants between the first and second editions, and Tony Tanner's introduction to the original Penguin Classic edition.
Pride and Prejudice 豆瓣 Goodreads
9.0 (41 个评分) 作者: Jane Austen Bantam Classics 1983 - 3
For over 150 years, Pride And Prejudice has remained one of the most popular novels in the English language. Jane Austen herself called this brilliant work her "own darling child." Pride And Prejudice , the story of Mrs. Bennet's attempts to marry off her five daughters is one of the best-loved and most enduring classics in English literature. Excitement fizzes through the Bennet household at Longbourn in Hertfordshire when young, eligible Mr. Charles Bingley rents the fine house nearby. He may have sisters, but he also has male friends, and one of these—the haughty, and even wealthier, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy—irks the vivacious Elizabeth Bennet, the second of the Bennet girls. She annoys him. Which is how we know they must one day marry. The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and Darcy is a splendid rendition of civilized sparring. As the characters dance a delicate quadrille of flirtation and intrigue, Jane Austen's radiantly caustic wit and keen observation sparkle.
Jude the Obscure 豆瓣
作者: Thomas Hardy Wordsworth Editions Ltd 1995 - 8
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The Wordsworth Classics covers a huge list of beloved works of literature in English and translations. This growing series is rigorously updated, with scholarly introductions and notes added to new titles.
Jude Fawley is a rural stone mason with intellectual aspirations. Frustrated by poverty and the indifference of the academic institutions at the University of Christminster, his only chance of fulfilment seems to lie in his relationship with his unconventional cousin, Sue Bridehead.
From Library Journal
Jude the Obscure created storms of scandal and protest for the author upon its publication. Hardy, disgusted and disappointed, devoted the remainder of his life to poetry and never wrote another novel. Today, the material is far less shocking. Jude Fawley, a poor stone carver with aspirations toward an academic career, is thwarted at every turn and is finally forced to give up his dreams of a university education. He is tricked into an unwise marriage, and when his wife deserts him, he begins a relationship with a free-spirited cousin. With this begins the descent into bleak tragedy as the couple alternately defy and succumb to the pressures of a deeply disapproving society. Hardy's characters have a fascinating ambiguity: they are victimized by a stern moral code, but they are also selfish and weak-willed creatures who bring on much of their own difficulties through their own vacillations and submissions to impulse. The abridgment speeds Jude's fall to considerable dramatic effect, but it also deletes the author's agonizing logic. Instead of the meticulous weaving of Jude's destiny, we get a somewhat incoherent summary that preserves the major plot points but fails to draw us into the tragedy. Michael Pennington reads resonantly and skillfully, his voice perfectly matching the grim music of Hardy's prose, but this recording can only be recommended for larger public libraries.
-John Owen, Advanced Micro Devices, Sunnyvale, CA
From AudioFile
Author Thomas Hardy espoused Shakespeare's dictum (from King Lear): "As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods; they kill us for their sport." He particularly exhibits this pessimism in Jude the Obscure, his tragedy about Jude Fawley, a stonemason torn by ambitions both intellectual and carnal, and Sue Whitehead, an early feminist whom Jude loves and who sometimes loves Jude. A compelling novel is made more so in this audio version by the outstanding work of Frederick Davidson. Always dependable, Davidson here excels in his use of measured dramatics; his consistent differentiation of a large cast of characters from varying social, educational and, therefore, dialectal groups; and his obvious personal involvement in the miseries of the two main characters. T.H.
The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature
Novel by Thomas Hardy, published in 1894-95 in Harper's New Monthly as Hearts Insurgent; published in book form in 1895. Hardy's last work of fiction, Jude the Obscure is also one of his most gloomily fatalistic, depicting the lives of individuals who are trapped by forces beyond their control. Jude Fawley, a poor villager, wants to enter the divinity school at Christminster (Oxford University). Sidetracked by Arabella Donn, an earthy country girl who pretends to be pregnant by him, Jude marries her and is then deserted. He earns a living as a stonemason at Christminster; there he falls in love with his independent-minded cousin, Sue Bridehead. Out of a sense of obligation, Sue marries the schoolmaster Phillotson, who has helped her. Unable to bear living with Phillotson, she returns to live with Jude and eventually bears his children out of wedlock. Their poverty and the weight of society's disapproval begin to take a toll on Sue and Jude; the climax occurs when Jude's son by Arabella hangs Sue and Jude's children and himself. In penance, Sue returns to Phillotson and the church. Jude returns to Arabella and eventually dies miserably. The novel's sexual frankness shocked the public, as did Hardy's criticisms of marriage, the university system, and the church. Hardy was so distressed by its reception that he wrote no more fiction, concentrating solely on his poetry.
About Author
Rosellen Brown is the author of Half a Heart, The Autobiography of My Mother, Tender Mercies and Before and After. She lives in Chicago.
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2012年3月4日 已读
This novel has brought me a heartquake, and it lasted for more than ten years by now. I will find my own Westminster Abbey and delcare my dreams to all the passers-by, just like what Jude did...
外国文学 小说 文学 经典 英国
The Age of Innocence 豆瓣
9.6 (5 个评分) 作者: Edith Wharton Wordsworth Editions Ltd 1997 - 8
Widely regarded as one of Edith Wharton's greatest achievements, The Age of Innocence is not only subtly satirical, but also a sometimes dark and disturbing comedy of manners in its exploration of the 'eternal triangle' of love. Set against the backdrop of upper-class New York society during the 1870s, the author's combination of powerful prose combined with a thoroughly researched and meticulous evocation of the manners and style of the period, has delighted readers since the novel's first publication in 1920. In 1921 The Age of Innocence achieved a double distinction - it won the Pulitzer Prize and it was the first time this prestigious award had been won by a woman author.
2012年3月4日 已读
Very witty and sarcastic writing. Moving and sentimental as well. Newland and Ellen have been living on my mind since 11 years ago when I first read it. One of my favorite novels in English language.
外国文学 小说 文学 经典 美国
曹雪芹 豆瓣
作者: 端木蕻良 江苏文艺出版社 2009 - 10
《曹雪芹》:端木蕻良,一位长久以来被平口钳误解的作家,他作为萧红的第二任丈夫却被人看做是“第三者插足”。许多人干脆把萧红早逝归罪于他。很多有读过他的文字,却又忘记他的文字是多么的深情。端木蕻良以他那学贯古今的文化眼光和炉火纯清的艺术笔法,把曹雪芹的一生,写成了一部史诗。这样的书这样的作家,现在却少有人知,希望下次再和周围人说起端木蕻良时,他们不会再不脸不悄地说::你说的是哪个日本作家?”更希望这个问题可以变得和“曹雪芹是个女的吗?”一样幼稚可笑。
2012年2月25日 已读
六十万字的书,刚刚写到曹頫被抄家,曹霑还不到二十岁。人物繁多,情节线索丰富,历史知识详实,这样的书没法看到全貌,真是太可惜了。
文学
我不是来演讲的 豆瓣
Yo no vengo a decir un discurso
7.5 (64 个评分) 作者: [哥伦比亚] 加西亚·马尔克斯 译者: 李静 南海出版公司 2012 - 1
《我不是来演讲的》讲述了:“我不是来演讲的。”首次登台演讲,17岁的马尔克斯如是说。1970年《百年孤独》已大获成功,他演讲时又说:“对我而言,文学创作和登台演讲一样,都是被逼的。”1982年荣获诺贝尔文学奖后,演讲却成为他作家生涯的重要组成部分。
《我不是来演讲的》是加西亚•马尔克斯2010年出版的最新作品,收录了1944到2007年间公开演讲的名篇,时间跨度涵盖他的文学生涯。除了对文学的眷恋与痴迷,讲稿中还充分体现出他对社会弊端、文化发展、核危机等问题的关注,以及与科塔萨尔、穆蒂斯等人的动人友情。
让我们第一次倾听马尔克斯的心声,听他谈自己、谈《百年孤独》、谈我们生活的这个世界!
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内秀 豆瓣
作者: 于晓丹 译林出版社 2011 - 6
一件,两件,三件……随着衣橱里文胸数量的增多,女孩儿,最终褪去了稚嫩和青涩,一步一步成长为女人。于是,这些文胸们,便是记录和见证此番蜕变历程的最贴心、最贴身的闺蜜。
女人的一生,拥有多少件文胸,才算足够?
《内秀》,一个纽约内衣设计师的时尚手记。这是国内第一本关于内衣设计的原创作品,配有作者的精美设计图。它讲述内衣和时尚,同时也讲述一个女人的奋斗故事。从翻译家到内衣设计师,一个女性为了自由,可以做些什么?
《内秀》,不只是写给女人的书,因为内衣从来就不仅仅是女人的事。
许我向你看 豆瓣
作者: 辛夷坞 朝华出版社 2011 - 8
《许我向你看(上下全新修订版)》由辛夷坞编著。《许我向你看(上下全新修订版)》讲述:那一天的很多细节,韩述都已经成功地忘记了。记忆好像有块黑板擦,悄无声息地抹去了他害怕回想的片断,留下满地粉尘……唯有一幕他怎么也擦不掉——她站在被告席上,而他在台下。韩述不敢看她的眼睛,却期盼着她能望他一眼。可是她没有,他知道,一秒也没有。
桔年的心里住着一个人,她坚信那个人只是闭上了眼睛。很多年后,她做了一个梦,那个人终于睁开双眼对她微笑,然而她却哭了。
521级台阶上的那棵石榴树,年年开出火红刺目的花朵,曾经一笔一画刻下的“hs&jn”,谁陪着谁一起来看?
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交错的彼岸 豆瓣
作者: 张翎 2009 - 7
简单地说《交错的彼岸》是一个身在加拿大的温州女子写的两个温州女子在加拿大的故事,复杂地说就很是复杂了。首先可以说这是一部侦探小说,因为它具备了侦探小说的一切条件。小说一开始就是女主人公黄蕙宁神秘地失踪,然后就有一个才华出众的女记者介入了此案。随着调查的深入,女主人公黄蕙宁的出身、家世与个人命运被抽丝剥茧般地呈现在读者的面前。而在调查的过程中,女记者与警官的感情似乎也到了瓜熟蒂落的程度。这时,黄蕙宁失踪之谜也揭开了。但这个结果大出读者之意外,有点令人啼笑皆非的意味。这时,也就看出了作者仅仅是借用了侦探小说的技术形式来讲述她想讲述的故事。
也可以说这是一部家族小说,因为事实上作者用多重的视角讲述了中国南方的金氏家族和美国加州酿酒业大亨汉福雷家族的故事。这两个家族的故事通过女记者的个人生活和她的调查紧密地串联在一起。
说这是一部寻根的小说也没有错。首先是作家用写作在寻找自己的根,或者说她把写作当作了回归故乡和进入故乡历史之旅。不敢说书中的女主人公身上有作者的影子,但作者起码是调动了许多的亲身经验塑造了自己的主人公。我想起码是在她创作这部小说的日子里,她的身体生活在加拿大,她的精神却漫游在她的故乡温州和温州的历史里。
毫无疑问这也是一部留学生小说。凡是在海外的人写的小说,都算留学生小说,这种划分的方式其实并不科学。因为事实上许多在海外写小说的人并不是什么留学生,即便是确凿的留学生身份,写出来的小说内容还是他们在国内时所经历过的或是听说的那点事。像张翎这样能够把中国的故事和外国的故事天衣无缝地缀连在一起的作家并不是很多。
2011年11月3日 已读
张翎对细节之重视在现在的作家里很少见。这让我认为她是值得令人尊敬的少数严肃作家之一。但不足之处恰恰也在在此,对人物内心的描画过于细腻而不留白,不能说不是一个瑕疵。
中国文学 小说 文学
心动如水 豆瓣
作者: 陈丹燕 1993
这是女作家陈丹燕的长篇处女作,是一本独特的写女性文化的长篇小说.作品主要写爱情生活在女人生活中的位置,女人对新鲜,浪漫爱情的不断追求,以及女性的感情矛盾.小说侧重于人物心理,情感的细腻描绘与分析,展示了男女主人公心灵深处的涟漪.
2011年10月19日 已读
中国的少女必读之书,不知道有没有再版过,真想买一本收藏。
中国文学 小说 文学
扶桑 豆瓣
6.9 (7 个评分) 作者: [美国] 严歌苓 陕西师范大学出版社 2010
《严歌苓作品集:扶桑(全新修订版)》是一部大胆、性感得令人激动的情爱小说——神秘莫测的感情,错综复杂的冲突——乡间女子扶桑跟随大批到海外谋生的劳工来到美国旧金山,她所要面临的绝不仅仅只是生计的艰难。为生活所迫,她只能倚门卖笑从事皮肉生意,却也因此与美国少年克里斯产生了一段纠结的爱情。扶桑当然不是灰姑娘,所以故事的结局必然不会落入童话故事的俗套,一幅幅既柔情又惨烈的生动画面亦由此展开。
蜗居 豆瓣
7.1 (34 个评分) 作者: 六六 长江文艺出版社 2007
故事发生在上海房价飙升时期。主人公海萍与丈夫苏淳下决心离开租住了5年的10平米的小屋,买一套属于自己的房子,却发觉“攒钱的速度永远赶不上房价上涨的速度”。况且儿子吃奶粉要花钱,穿纸尿裤也要花钱,“进出口双向收费,比中国移动还狠”,郁闷与争执成了这对白领夫妻每一天的家常便饭。海萍在丈夫面前淑女变悍妇,哀叹“是这个没用的男人给了我做泼妇的能量”。海萍的妹妹海藻一边帮忙筹钱,一边为姐姐的转变感到心痛,“婚姻是爱情的坟墓,房子是婚姻的坟墓。”等到他们终于筹齐首付,在上海郊区挑中一套两居室,手机上竟收到“江苏移动欢迎您”的短信。即便如此,海萍依然能举出一长串理由说服苏淳买下这套房子,并要在20年内还清贷款。“如果30年才还完,利息都要滚出一套房子来了。”……
阿勒泰的角落 豆瓣
9.1 (66 个评分) 作者: 李娟 万卷出版公司 2010 - 6
《阿勒泰的角落》是关于新疆的最美丽文字,这是现代版《呼兰河传》。由作者1998-2003年之间陆续完成并在《文汇报》、《南方周末》等发表的短篇散文集结成册。作者以天然而纯真的笔调描述阿勒泰地区哈萨克族日常生活点滴趣事:做裁缝、可爱的孩子、来来去去的陌生人。她刻画的不是一组有关新疆的异域风情,她刻画的是我们内心的牧歌:白雪和阳光,青草和白桦林,优美、明亮。李娟 阿勒泰的角落,给你带来最生动的故事!
《阿勒泰的角落》适用于:青年,女性,对新疆好奇的读者,文艺青年。
邮购新娘 豆瓣
作者: 张翎 华东师范大学出版社 2009 - 7
《邮购新娘》一书可以有多种读法。从娱乐的角度来读,这是一本关于男女之情的书。各式各样的,中国的,外国的;知识分子的,小市民的。书里的男和女都走了很多的路,造化弄人,却始终没能走到一起。那路,那走法,那结局,好看,也揪心。从历史的角度来读,《邮购新娘》写了一个家族三代女人的故事。在女人的故事里,历史只是时隐时现的背景。历史是陪衬女人的,女人却拒绝陪衬历史。女人的每一个故事都是与历史无言的抗争。女人的争战有时赢,有时输。输的和赢的又不以女人的意志为转移地成为新的历史。
从社会学的角度来读,《邮购新娘》涉及了一个迁徙的故事。寻找机会实现自身价值似乎是世界上所有种族的移民原因,只不过这个普通的移民故事具有一个略微复杂一些的包装。一个鳏夫,一个邮购新娘,一个在欲望与道义之间挣扎的牧师,一个有可能成为冷静的旁观者却偏偏没有这样做的干洗店老板。所有应该发生的事情都没有按照善良的愿望发生。所有不该发生的事情都阴差阳错接二连三地发生了。于是,故事的结尾也只能是那样的结尾。
从文化的角度来读,《邮购新娘》是一部关于寻找的小说。寻找家园,寻找归属,寻找慰藉。寻找的内容也许因人而异,寻找的模式却总是相同的:以希望开始,以失望终结。寻找的过程中不可避免地要摧毁一些固有的,建立一些新异的。所以寻找的过程也就是摧毁的过程,失落的过程,忏悔的过程。
《邮购新娘》从结构上来说,它由一个引子、八个章节和一个尾声组成。每个章节有其独立于其他章节的完整故事情节,而各个章节又与其他章节共同构成了全书的系统情节。如果整部小说展现的是一段上下贯穿一世纪东西跨越两大洲的故事每个章节就是这个大版图上的小方块。章节是以时空交错的方式排列,只有读完全书才能拼出一个完整的版图。故事的悬念是一个叫江涓涓的女子所可能具有的多种身世和她可能进入的各种结局。在阅读的过程里,悬念充当了毒品的角色,揪着读者一步一步不知不觉地步人作者预先设定的结局。
2011年6月22日 已读
最近难得读到的认真写就的文字,行云流水,但充溢着作者在后记中所说的“伤痛给我们活着的感觉”。
中国文学 小说 文学
比如女人 豆瓣
作者: 皮皮 2000 - 9
这是一个现代都市人在婚姻纠葛中重塑自我的动人故事。一向循规蹈矩的医生刘云,遭受丈夫耿林有了外遇的打击而丧失理智;而青春、酒脱的娄红(即电视中的娄嘉仪)爱上耿林,却只是充当苟苟且且的"第三者";他们因情而怨,因爱而恨,并在爱恨交加的痛苦中重新打量自己和认识人生。小说在对爱情的残废与新生的交叉描写中,真实而生动地揭示了九十年代人们正在历经着情感困境与精神现状。引人的情节描写,让人荡气回肠,敏锐的感觉触摸,让人心惊肉跳。
过得去 豆瓣
7.2 (16 个评分) 作者: 杨葵 广西师范大学出版社 2010 - 4
本书是作者近年的散文结集,以回忆为整本书的基调与主题。《虎坊路甲十五号》《农展馆南里十号》,以特定空间为对象,追忆往昔岁月。前者写的是作协干部宿舍,后者写的是文联大楼,记录下作者在成长及工作岁月中难以忘怀的若干人物与几段往事。作者从事出版十余年,打过交道的作家不可计数,《我和我的作者们》记录下其中印象深刻的几段过往。《消夜的繁华旧梦》《老城门边的私家地理》,分别以北京的消夜场所及老城门为记述对象,私人记忆与社会变迁相结合,折射出近一二十年北京城的气氛流转。
白头发的路翎在甲十五号很特别,独来独往,与所有人从不打招呼。住在楼里的,远近都算同事,见了面,至少会点头示意。当然也有迎面假装不见的,那是因为文人相轻,抑或左中右观点不同,道不同不相与谋。但是,假装不见也是一种打招呼,各自相遇那一霎那,心电图上都会起些涟漪。路翎则不然,是真的不理人,紧埋着头,想来即使与人擦肩而过,内心也是死寂一片。别人倒也不在意,一是因为长此以往,习惯成自然;二是因为,他十几年如一日,散乱的白发稀疏柔弱,衣衫陈旧且有些破烂,走路略有点跛,动作也不协调,偶尔抬头时,可见目光呆滞。大家从这呆滞,很容易联想起他受过的苦,明白他精神上所受刺激尚未彻底恢复。
但是,大家都想错了,他心里什么都明白。
——杨葵