具体描述
Beyond Sleep is a modern classic of European fiction, a hilarious and captivating story set beyond the edge of the civilized word, as one man approaches a breaking point. The young Dutch geologist Alfred Issendorf is determined to win fame for making a great discovery. To this end he joins a small geological expedition, which travels to the far North of Norway, where he hopes to prove a series of craters were caused by meteorites, but ultimately realizes he's more likely to drown in a fjord or be eaten by parasites. Unable to procure crucial aerial photographs, and beset by mosquitoes and insomnia in his freezing leaky tent, Alfred becomes increasingly desperate and paranoid. Haunted by the ghost of his scientist father, unable to escape the looming influence of his mother, and anxious to complete the thesis that will make his name, he moves toward the final act of vanity which will trigger a catastrophe. A deadpan comedy often subtly calling up the works of Heller or Vonnegut at their best, Beyond Sleep is a unique and illuminating examination of how hard it is to be a true pioneer in the modern world. Beyond Sleep is a masterpiece.
作者简介
威廉•弗雷德里克•赫尔曼斯 (1921—1995) ，荷兰著名作家，与哈里•穆里施、杰拉德•里夫一起被誉为战后“荷兰文学三巨头”。
1921年出生于阿姆斯特丹，在成为格罗宁根大学讲师之前长期研习自然地理，1973年移居巴黎。其作品以不事雕琢的冷峻风格而闻名，涵盖小说、戏剧、诗歌、散文及哲学和科学论著等多种类型。代表作有小说《达摩克利斯的暗室》、《难以入眠》等。
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读后感
本以为是探险类的书，结果不是，只不过是一些列心理的描写罢了，不过阿内尔的死，让我很伤感，这么好的一个人。书中有很多地方看起来像哲学。对学术，对社会，对人性，作者狠狠地揭漏了一番，如果这是现实，真的很难接受。总之，这本书不是我的菜。
或许是北欧作家的通行特质，赫尔曼斯的字里行间透露出的也只有两个字“冷静”----这冷静在阿尔弗雷德看到苍蝇停在嘴唇上的阿尔内的尸体和在威尔玛从浴室出来穿着茶玫瑰色的缎料睡衣和紧身低腰拉链长裤时也保持依旧----甚至冷静到让人感到冷酷。 我一度以为《难以入眠》是一部...
起先看到这书是在卓越网的“今日推荐”里，商品描述里说本书讲的是两位地质学家在挪威的北极极地进行科考探险的故事。近来我对户外探险的书特别留意。到豆瓣上检索对这本书的评论，某评论摘录的一句话顿时吸引了我，于是马上下单把它订了回来。那句说是这么说的：“这么说吧，...
或许是北欧作家的通行特质，赫尔曼斯的字里行间透露出的也只有两个字“冷静”----这冷静在阿尔弗雷德看到苍蝇停在嘴唇上的阿尔内的尸体和在威尔玛从浴室出来穿着茶玫瑰色的缎料睡衣和紧身低腰拉链长裤时也保持依旧----甚至冷静到让人感到冷酷。 我一度以为《难以入眠》是一部...
或许是北欧作家的通行特质，赫尔曼斯的字里行间透露出的也只有两个字“冷静”----这冷静在阿尔弗雷德看到苍蝇停在嘴唇上的阿尔内的尸体和在威尔玛从浴室出来穿着茶玫瑰色的缎料睡衣和紧身低腰拉链长裤时也保持依旧----甚至冷静到让人感到冷酷。 我一度以为《难以入眠》是一部...
