巴别塔之犬 The Dogs of Babel
分類: 图书,少儿,少儿原版书,
作者: Carolyn Parkhurst著
出 版 社: Oversea Publishing House
出版时间: 2004-6-1字数:版次:页数: 264印刷时间: 2004/06/01开本: 32开印次:纸张: 胶版纸I S B N : 9780316778503包装: 平装编辑推荐
“人人都以为和自己最亲近的人共有一座巴别塔,以为自己最了解那个亲近的人——然而,这座巴别塔真的存在吗?”
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★那只学说话的狗,说出了怎样的爱情秘密?
20世纪的后50年,有一本书叫《挪威的森林》;
21世纪的前50年,有一本书,叫《巴别塔之犬》
——一本50年一见的书。
一个谜样的女人、一个思念亡妻的男人、 一段永无法唤回的灿烂时光……
有多少个有理智的人,就会有多少个人拿起这本书,不忍放下;
有多少个曾深情的人,就会有多少个人拿起这本书,不忍释手。
读《巴别塔之犬》,方知大家的哀伤;它是一本中国作家写小说的范本,学习它是怎么讲故事的。
“其实我们都渴望被人了解。所以我们用尽所有方法沟通。 我们用彼此能够理解的语言交谈、用彼此能够理解的文字往返,我们温柔地拥抱、客套地馈赠,我们一起读书听音乐看电影,想藉以明了创作者的思绪,再一起讨论书籍音乐和电影,想藉以明了彼此的想法;我们翻塔罗牌试图了解自身潜藏的那一面,我们讨论星座试图了解某人真正的性格。我们甚至会同家中宠物喃喃自语,希望牠了解我们的寂寞,或者花几张钞票,希望在算命摊子的古钱和线香当中,让已然故去的亲友了解我们的想念。 《巴别塔之犬》这本书,讲的其实就是沟通,与了解。”
——《要了解你爱的那人,比教你的狗说话还难》/达利(台湾)
“我想念我穿着白纱的妻子,是否能让她的狗告诉我,埋藏在她生命尽头的秘密……”
妻子的意外身亡,是意外还是自杀?唯一的目击者是她的爱犬“罗莉”。丈夫保罗是一位语言学家,他要找到妻子死亡的真相,于是决定教会“罗莉”说话,道出真相。美国新生代女作家卡罗琳帕克丝特的爱情悬疑小说《巴别塔之犬》以象征语言分野、表达困境的“巴别塔”作为基调,在悬疑的背后,探讨的是关于爱情和隔膜的永恒追问。美洲人评论说,这是“一个关于回忆、语言、悲伤和赎罪的故事,一次令人心碎的探寻!”欧洲人评论说:“这是一本罕见的小说……除了古老的神话、鬼魅的精灵所营造出的奇特氛围,还有心灵治疗、神秘塔罗牌……而当你随着主角一步步走向事情的真相时,更会感到一种椎心的痛楚……”亚洲人则评论说:“人人都以为和自己最亲近的人共有一座巴别塔,以为自己最了解那个亲近的人——然而,这座巴别塔真的存在吗?”本书甫一面市便压倒畅销书《追风筝的人》迅速登上亚马逊、《纽约时报》等各大畅销书排行榜榜首,感动全球22国读者,让百万美国人为之潸然泪下。
“那时,天下人的口音,言语,都是一样。他们往东边迁移的时候,在示拿地遇见一片平原,就住在那里。他们彼此商量说,来吧,我们要作砖,把砖烧透了。他们就拿砖当石头,又拿石漆当灰泥。他们说,来吧,我们要建造一座城和一座塔,塔顶通天,为要传扬我们的名,免得我们分散在全地上。耶和华降临,要看看世人所建造的城和塔。耶和华说,看哪,他们成为一样的人民,都是一样的言语,如今既作起这事来,以后他们所要作的事就没有不成就的了。我们下去,在那里变乱他们的口音,使他们的言语彼此不通。于是,耶和华使他们从那里分散在全地上。他们就停工,不造那城了。因为耶和华在那里变乱天下人的言语,使众人分散在全地上,所以那城名叫巴别(就是变乱的意思)。”
——《圣经创世纪》
内容简介
The quirky premise of Carolyn Parkhurst's debut novel, The Dogs of Babel, is original enough: after his wife Lexy dies after falling from a tree, linguistics professor Paul Iverson becomes obsessed with teaching their dog, a Rhodesian Ridgeback named Lorelei (the sole witness to the tragedy), to speak so he can find out the truth about Lexy's death--was it accidental or did Lexy commit suicide? In short, accelerating chapters Parkhurst alternates between Paul's strange and passionate efforts to get Lorelei to communicate and his heartfelt memories of his whirlwind relationship with Lexy. The first 100 pages or so bring to mind another noteworthy debut, Alice Sebold's brilliant exploration of grief, The Lovely Bones. Unfortunately, the second half of The Dogs of Babel takes too many odd twists and turns--everything from a Ms. Cleo-like TV psychic to an underground sect of abusive canine linguists--to ever allow the reader to feel any real sympathy for the main characters. Parkhurst's Paul Iverson can certainly be appealing at times, and his heartbreak is often quite palpable ("...for every dark moment we shared between us, there was a moment of such brightness I almost could not bear to look at it head-on.").But his mask-maker wife Lexy--Paul's driving inspiration--is a character whose spur-of-the-moment outbursts, spontaneous fits of anger, and supposedly charming sense of whimsy (on their first date, they drive from Virginia to Disney World, eating only appetizers and side dishes along the way), become so annoying and grating that it's hard to believe anyone could ever put up with her, let alone teach their dog to speak for her. Despite its cloying tone, The Dogs of Babel marks a notable debut. Parkhurst possesses a wealth of inspired ideas, and no doubt many readers will respond to the book, but one hopes that the author's future efforts will be packed with richer character development and less schmaltz. --Gisele Toueg
作者简介:
Carolyn Parkhurst holds an MFA in creative writing from American University. She has published fiction in the North American Review, the Minnesota Review, Hawai'i Review, and the Crescent Review. She lives in Washington, D. C., with her husband and their son. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
本书迅速以22种语言在世界各地出版,博得广大读者的热烈好评。美洲人评论说,这是“一个关于回忆、语言、悲伤和赎罪的故事,一次令人心碎的探寻!”欧洲人评论说:“这是一本罕见的小说,除了古老的神话、鬼魅的精灵所营造出的奇特氛围,还有心灵治疗、神秘塔罗牌……而当你随着主角一步步走向事情的真相时,更会感到一种椎心的痛楚”,亚洲人则评论说:“人人都以为和自己最亲近的人共有一座巴别塔,以为自己最了解那个亲近的人——然而,这座巴别塔真的存在吗?”
作者简介
卡罗琳帕克丝特,美国著名畅销书作家。本书以象征语言分野的“巴别塔”作为文字基调,伴随传说、魅影、哀伤情感的氛围,以及一路引人人胜的阅读趣味,让作品甫一出版,立刻压倒《追风筝的人》,登上亚马逊、《纽约时报》等各大畅销书排行榜榜首。