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发表于2024-11-22
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In the early 1950s, an eleven-year-old boy in Colombo boards a ship bound for England. At mealtimes he is seated at the “cat’s table”—as far from the Captain’s Table as can be—with a ragtag group of “insignificant” adults and two other boys, Cassius and Ramadhin. As the ship makes its way across the Indian Ocean, through the Suez Canal, into the Mediterranean, the boys tumble from one adventure to another, bursting all over the place like freed mercury. But there are other diversions as well: one man talks with them about jazz and women, another opens the door to the world of literature. The narrator’s elusive, beautiful cousin Emily becomes his confidante, allowing him to see himself “with a distant eye” for the first time, and to feel the first stirring of desire. Another Cat’s Table denizen, the shadowy Miss Lasqueti, is perhaps more than what she seems. And very late every night, the boys spy on a shackled prisoner, his crime and his fate a galvanizing mystery that will haunt them forever.
As the narrative moves between the decks and holds of the ship and the boy’s adult years, it tells a spellbinding story—by turns poignant and electrifying—about the magical, often forbidden, discoveries of childhood and a lifelong journey that begins unexpectedly with a spectacular sea voyage.
From the Hardcover edition.
邁剋爾•翁達傑Michael Ondaatje(1943— )
加拿大小說傢、詩人。生於斯裏蘭卡,十一歲隨母親來到英國,十九歲移居加拿大,現居多倫多。迄今為止,翁達傑共齣版瞭六部長篇小說、十餘部詩集及非虛構作品。其中,《英國病人》(1992)獲布剋奬,後被改編成同名電影,大獲成功;《菩薩凝視的島嶼》(2000)獲吉爾奬和美第奇奬;《遙望》(2007)獲加拿大總督文學奬。邁剋爾•翁達傑的文字富於想象,兼具視覺和聽覺效果,為詩歌和小說兩個領域都注入瞭新的生機。
《猫的桌子》是加拿大作家迈克尔•翁达杰的一部以自己的人生经历为蓝本写下的自传体似的小说,描述十一岁的男孩迈克尔独自坐游轮前往英国的一段旅程。在这二十一天的海上航行之中,他结识了两位好友,了解了猫桌上的陌生人,开启了一番属于自己的冒险,那是一场属于青春的出...
評分这是萨缪尔.贝克特的话,但是我搞不清是哪本书或者戏剧里面的了。 有没有知道的人可以科普下?还有这句话的原文有人知道吗? 意思我还在参透中,始终感到很一知半解。 至于猫桌这本书,那肯定是胜不过英国病人的。只有这封信我很喜欢,多 少透露出英国病人的神采。
評分这是萨缪尔.贝克特的话,但是我搞不清是哪本书或者戏剧里面的了。 有没有知道的人可以科普下?还有这句话的原文有人知道吗? 意思我还在参透中,始终感到很一知半解。 至于猫桌这本书,那肯定是胜不过英国病人的。只有这封信我很喜欢,多 少透露出英国病人的神采。
評分开篇 这便是我看到东方时的情形——我总是从一叶扁舟上望见它——没有一点光,没有一丝动静,没有一缕声响。我们低声交谈,仿佛害怕吵醒陆地……一切尽在我向它睁开我幼眼的时刻。我经过与大海的搏斗和它相遇。 ...
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