“Number One” was a phrase my father—and, for that matter, my mother—repeated time and time again. It was a phrase spoken by my parents’ friends and by their friends’ children. Whenever adults discussed the great Chinese painters and sculptors from the ancient dynasties, there was always a single artist named as Number One. There was the Number One leader of a manufacturing plant, the Number One worker, the Number One scientist, the Number One car mechanic. In the culture of my childhood, being best was everything. It was the goal that drove us, the motivation that gave life meaning. And if, by chance or fate or the blessings of the generous universe, you were a child in whom talent was evident, Number One became your mantra. It became mine. I never begged my parents to take off the pressure. I accepted it; I even enjoyed it. It was a game, this contest among aspiring pianists, and although I may have been shy, I was bold, even at age five, when faced with a field of rivals.
Born in China to parents whose musical careers were interrupted by the Cultural Revolution, Lang Lang has emerged as one of the greatest pianists of our time. Yet despite his fame, few in the West know of the heart-wrenching journey from his early childhood as a prodigy in an industrial city in northern China to his difficult years in Beijing to his success today.
Journey of a Thousand Miles documents the remarkable, dramatic story of a family who sacrificed almost everything—his parents’ marriage, financial security, Lang Lang’s childhood, and their reputation in China’s insular classical music world—for the belief in a young boy’s talent. And it reveals the devastating and intense relationship between a boy and his father, who was willing to go to any length to make his son a star.
An engaging, informative cultural commentator who bridges East and West, Lang Lang has written more than an autobiography: his book opens a door to China, where Lang Lang is a cultural icon, at a time when the world’s attention will be on Beijing. Written with David Ritz, the coauthor of many bestselling autobiographies, Journey of a Thousand Miles is an inspiring story that will give readers an appreciation for the courage and sacrifice it takes to achieve greatness.
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阅读这本书的过程,与其说是在读一个故事,不如说是在体验一种情绪的渐变过程。起初,我被一股强烈的宿命感所笼罩,觉得主角的每一步似乎都走在预设的轨道上,充满了无可奈何的悲凉。但是,随着情节的深入,我开始注意到作者巧妙地埋藏在阴影中的那些微小光点——那些偶然的善意、瞬间的勇气,以及对美的瞬间捕捉。这些细微之处,如同萤火虫一样,虽然微弱,却足以照亮眼前的黑暗。作者在处理冲突时,也展现出了一种非常成熟的手法,冲突的爆发往往不是来自外部的巨大灾难,而是源于角色内心深处信念的细微裂痕,这种内在的张力比任何外部的打斗都来得更具毁灭性和感染力。我特别喜欢作者对环境与人物关系的构建,比如某个特定季节的气候变化,似乎总能精准地呼应或反衬人物的心情状态,使整个叙事背景仿佛成为了一个有生命的配角。这本书的魅力就在于它不急于给出答案,而是让你在反复的挣扎中,自己去找到那些看似矛盾却又无比真实的平衡点。它留给读者的,是一种复杂而深远的余韵,让人在很长时间内都无法完全抽离。
评分这本书的叙事视角有一种魔力,它时而聚焦得无比清晰,让你仿佛能闻到主角衣领上的风霜味;时而又瞬间拉远,将主角置于整个历史长河的背景之下,让人感到个体的渺小与时代的洪大。这种在微观和宏观之间的灵活切换,极大地拓宽了故事的格局。我尤其赞赏作者对于“等待”这一主题的探讨,书中描绘了各种形态的等待——等待救援、等待时机、等待真相大白,甚至等待遗忘。这些等待不仅是时间的消耗,更是一种精神上的淬炼。作者没有美化等待的煎熬,而是将其刻画得真实而残酷,但同时也揭示了,正是这种漫长的等待,塑造了人物最终的品格与韧性。这本书的语言是极具画面感的,即使是描述最朴素的日常劳作,读起来也像是在观看一幅精美的油画,色彩沉稳,光影分明。它不需要依靠大量的对话来推动情节,人物之间的交流常常是克制而充满潜台词的,很多重要的信息是通过动作、眼神和环境的细微变化传递出来的。读完此书,我感到自己似乎也完成了一段漫长的、充满内省的跋涉,收获的不仅是一个故事,更是一种看待世界和时间的全新视角,它教会我,真正的旅程,也许更多是在心灵深处展开的。
评分这本书,说实话,刚拿到手的时候,我还有点犹豫。封面设计得挺朴素的,不是那种一眼就能抓住眼球的华丽风格,但内页的纸张触感却出乎意料地好,带着一种微微的粗粝感,仿佛在暗示着即将展开的旅程不会是坦途。故事的开篇,主人公的境遇描写得极其细腻,那种被生活重压下的喘息和对远方的渴望,几乎能透过文字扑面而来。作者似乎对人性的幽微之处有着深刻的洞察力,没有把任何角色塑造成完美的圣人或纯粹的恶徒,每个人都有着自己的挣扎和不得已。尤其是对细节的捕捉,比如清晨薄雾中泥土特有的湿润气味,或者是在一个陌生小镇上,茶馆里人们低语的音量和节奏,都营造出一种极具沉浸感的氛围。读到中间部分,情节的推进并不算快,但那种慢节奏中蕴含的张力却让人欲罢不能,仿佛作者在故意拉长你对未知的期待,让你和主角一同在时间的长河里缓慢地跋涉。那种对日常琐碎的放大和哲思的融入,让原本可能平淡无奇的片段,瞬间获得了某种史诗般的重量。这本书更像是一面镜子,照出的是我们内心深处那些不曾被言说的渴望和妥协,读完后,内心深处久违地感受到了一种被理解的共鸣,那种感觉,比任何刺激的情节反转都要来得震撼人心。
评分这本读物最让我印象深刻的,是它叙事上的那种近乎冷峻的疏离感。作者的笔触就像一台高精度的摄像机,冷静地记录着一切,却极少直接给出评判或煽情。它不是那种试图用华丽辞藻堆砌出宏大叙事的作品,相反,它更倾向于用最简洁、最精准的词语来描绘复杂的情境。举个例子,书中有一段关于主角在荒野中迷失方向的描写,没有大段的心理活动抒发恐慌,而是通过对周围环境光影、风声的细致刻画,让读者自行去体会那种被世界遗弃的孤独感。这种“留白”的艺术运用得非常高明,它迫使读者的大脑必须积极参与进来,去填补那些文字没有直接表达的情感和逻辑空缺。因此,这本书的阅读体验是高度个人化的,不同的人从中提取出的意义和感受必然千差万别。我个人特别欣赏作者在结构上展现出的那种非线性叙事能力,时间线索时而跳跃,时而折返,但每一次看似随意的切换,最终都会在后续章节中找到一个精妙的逻辑闭环,仿佛一切都是早已布局好的精妙棋局。这种结构上的复杂性,无疑提升了作品的层次感,也让我在合上书本后,还会忍不住在脑海里重新梳理整个故事的脉络。
评分坦白说,这本书的某些章节让我感到一种近乎眩晕的哲学思辨的重量。它绝非那种能让人放松阅读的消遣之作,更像是一次智力上的马拉松。作者似乎对存在的本质、时间的流动性以及人类记忆的不可靠性有着强烈的探究欲望,并且毫不避讳地将这些深刻的议题植入到最寻常的对话和场景之中。我记得有一章,主角在与一位年迈的旅伴交谈,那段对话看似日常,但字里行间却充满了对“意义”和“虚无”的辩证,读完后,我不得不停下来,点燃一支烟,独自在房间里踱步了很久,试图消化那些抛出的问题。这本书的语言风格是多变的,时而像古老的史诗那样庄严厚重,时而又像现代的散文那样轻盈跳脱,这种风格的频繁切换,完美地映射了主角内心世界的不断碰撞与重建。它挑战了阅读的舒适区,它要求你不仅要看懂“发生了什么”,更要去探究“为什么会发生,以及这对我意味着什么”。如果你期待的是一个简单、线性的故事结局,那么你可能会感到失望;但如果你热衷于在阅读中进行自我审视和哲学探索,那么这本书无疑是一座等待你去深入挖掘的宝藏。
评分【The power of sheer will power and unimaginable hard work. I have to admit that all the efforts deserve to be paid off. 】本质上来说,是一个标准的美国梦。
评分文字淺顯,估計是為照顧低齡小讀者。郎朗小時候過得那可真是苦日子啊,跟他一比,我小時候練琴流過的那些汗那些眼淚又算什麽呢?
评分【The power of sheer will power and unimaginable hard work. I have to admit that all the efforts deserve to be paid off. 】本质上来说,是一个标准的美国梦。
评分【The power of sheer will power and unimaginable hard work. I have to admit that all the efforts deserve to be paid off. 】本质上来说,是一个标准的美国梦。
评分文字淺顯,估計是為照顧低齡小讀者。郎朗小時候過得那可真是苦日子啊,跟他一比,我小時候練琴流過的那些汗那些眼淚又算什麽呢?
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