"In a Free State" deals in displacement. It tells first of an Indian servant in Washington, then of an Asian West Indian in London who is in jail for murder. Then the story moves to Africa, to a fictional country something like Uganda or Rwanda. The two main characters are English. They once found Africa liberating, but now it has gone sour on them. At a time of tribal conflict they have to make the long drive to the safety of their compound. In the background, the threat of violence looms. The voices in this novel are breathtakingly vivid, while the characters are portrayed with an intelligence and sensitivity that is rarely seen in contemporary writing. Dennis Potter described the book as one 'of such lucid complexity and such genuine insight, so deft and deep, that it somehow manages to agitate, charm, amuse and excuse the reader all at the same pitch of experience'. This is one of V.S. Naipaul's greatest novels, hard but full of pity.
V.S.奈保尔(V.S.Naipaul):
英国著名作家。1932年生于特立尼达岛上一个印度移民家庭,1950年进入牛津大学攻读英国文学,毕业后迁居伦敦。
50年代开始写作,著有《米格尔街》、《斯通与骑士伙伴》、《自由国度》、《河湾》、“印度三部曲”、《非洲的假面剧》等。2001年,荣获诺贝尔文学奖。
1.与其成为没有回乡的侨民,不如成为流浪汉。 前者在故乡受侵略时被迫离开,而在遭受种种屈辱之后重获自由的国土已不再是我的故乡——何时是归期,何处是故土,心何时何地都在漂泊,这些相对于原乡里稍微体面一点的人都俨然成了自由的牺牲品。 后者,面上看“无国无家”,实则...
评分【读品】成刚/文 《自由国度》捧走了1971年的英国布克奖,后惨遭二十家英国出版社不留情面的退稿,固然跟《星期日泰晤士报》在文稿署名处隐去奈保尔的名讳代之以不见经传的假名有关,暴露出当今出版社编辑仰名家鼻息弃小卒不睬的陋习。奈保尔本人对这一尴尬局面的应对很有技巧...
评分看完《米格尔街》很佩服奈保尔,怎么写的这么活灵活现的,这些人啊栩栩如生。 所以又拿了 自由国度回来。图书馆里奈保尔的书很多,有一排。随手拿的,不算厚。 一页页翻,不知道前后有连接没?看完楔子一集两个短篇。还是觉得这是天才笔力,简单的就写出了那些底层人的...
评分康德说:所谓自由,不是随心所欲,而是自我主宰。可谁又曾真正拥有过自己,能够主宰自我呢? 自由,就是一片丛林,你我早已在追逐自由国度中迷失了方向。 v.s.奈保尔: 我曾经在镜中端详自己, 决定做个自由人, 然而现在, 自由使我认识到, 我有一张脸,一副躯体; 我必须在...
评分In A Free State is much better than the other stories in this book. It is modern-style, cool, taut, rthymic and balanced. You'll never be bored by this story if you're reading its original English version. The emotion is controlled; the conversation is prov...
1971 edi. 两个短篇好。
评分1971 edi. 两个短篇好。
评分1971 edi. 两个短篇好。
评分1971 edi. 两个短篇好。
评分1971 edi. 两个短篇好。
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