圖書標籤: 何偉 埃及 PeterHessler 非虛構 彼得·海斯勒 英文原版 非虛構文學 社會
发表于2025-01-12
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From the acclaimed author of River Town and Oracle Bones, an intimate excavation of life in one of the world's oldest civilizations at a time of convulsive change
Drawn by an abiding fascination with Egypt's rich history and civilization, Peter Hessler moved with his wife and twin daughters to Cairo to explore a place that had a powerful hold over his imagination. He wanted to learn Arabic, explore Cairo's neighborhoods, research ancient history, and visit the legendary archeological digs. After years of covering China for The New Yorker, friends warned him it would be a much quieter place. But just before his arrival, the Arab Spring had reached Egypt and the country was in chaos.
In the midst of the revolution, he attached himself to an important archeological dig at a site rich in royal tombs known in as al-Madfuna, or "The Buried." He and his wife set out to master Arabic, striking up an important friendship with their language instructor, a cynical political sophisticate named Rifaat. And a very different kind of friendship was formed with their garbage collector, an illiterate neighborhood character named Saaed, whose access to the trash of Cairo would be its own kind of archeological excavation. Along the way, he meets a family of Chinese small business owners who have cornered the nation's lingerie trade; their pragmatic view of the political crisis is a bracing counterpoint to the West's conventional wisdom.
Through the lives of these ordinary Egyptians in a time of tragedy and heartache, while drawing connections between contemporary politics and the ancient past, Hessler creates a richly textured and original portrait of a revolution and the people swept up in it. Whether he's investigating the relics of pharaohs, the neighborhood trash that Saeed brings him, the Arabic vocabulary lists from Rifaat, or the Muslim Brotherhood documents left behind after mobs have looted their offices, Hessler finds subtle and illuminating insights to understand a nation from a new perspective.
What emerges is a book of uncompromising intelligence and glorious humanity. Through the lives of Saeed and Rifaat, we encounter a land in which a weak state has collapsed but its underlying society remains painfully the same. The Buried is an extraordinary achievement that unearths a new world for the reader, one filled with unforgettable people who escape their context and become universal.
Peter Hessler is a staff writer at the New Yorker, where he served as Beijing correspondent from 2000-2007 and Cairo correspondent from 2011-2016. He is also a contributing writer for National Geographic. He is the author of River Town, which won the Kiriyama Book Prize, Oracle Bones, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, Country Driving, and Strange Stones. He won the 2008 National Magazine Award for excellence in reporting.
何偉以他一如既往的細膩、幽默和洞見,為埃及這個混沌難辨的國度勾勒齣瞭一個異常生動飽滿的輪廓,同時也將我過往的零散認知有力地拼閤瞭起來。而在這整個敘述過程中,作為參照物的中國於背景中不時閃現,宛若一縷綿延自“中國三部麯”的悠長迴響。
評分Almost cried.撿垃圾的Sayyid,同性戀者Manu,憤青的阿拉伯語老師Rifaat,混亂的體製,有語言天賦又有些天真愚昧苦中作樂的埃及群眾,腳印遍布全球的中國商人,社會地位依舊未改變的埃及女性……有機會再讀一遍。
評分哎 第一時間看完瞭 果然何偉就是一個標準的美國非虛構記者 我們國人之所以這麼喜歡他是因為真的沒有一個美國科班的寫作者這樣寫中國吧 自己來說 全本最好看的章節還是寫中國商人在埃及
評分看前一半時想,哦,是用“江城”和“甲骨文”的寫法閤二為一寫埃及。看到後一半,他買瞭一輛本田,開始自駕沿著尼羅河上下埃及來迴跑;纔發現原來是中國三部麯的手法都用到瞭!隱隱感覺這本書裏的中國是因為他經曆的那十年是樂觀的十年,有點玫瑰眼鏡效應//再一次看到何偉的長篇,真過癮啊!翻開第一章就放不下瞭。。。
評分看前一半時想,哦,是用“江城”和“甲骨文”的寫法閤二為一寫埃及。看到後一半,他買瞭一輛本田,開始自駕沿著尼羅河上下埃及來迴跑;纔發現原來是中國三部麯的手法都用到瞭!隱隱感覺這本書裏的中國是因為他經曆的那十年是樂觀的十年,有點玫瑰眼鏡效應//再一次看到何偉的長篇,真過癮啊!翻開第一章就放不下瞭。。。
这次跟着何伟不再是立足于中国社会,而是带着读者,作为一个outsider, 跨到古老国度埃及,去看那个一次次改革失败,人们愤恨这种结构,但是人人又是这个观念的维护者,最后整个社会陷入无组织无秩序状态。 同性恋Manu在伊斯兰教盛行的埃及备受欺凌,最后逃亡德国,Sayyid 一个...
評分 評分 評分 評分跑个题,看这本书前半段的时候我一直隐隐记挂着何伟他太太Leslie。Leslie跟何伟是同行,也是记者,何伟出了书,那Leslie呢?不会是忙于照顾幼小的双胞胎女儿牺牲了事业吧?不会是因为埃及社会对女性太不友好所以没法像何伟那样出去跑采访开展工作吧?一直看到何伟说他们俩在紧...
The Buried pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2025