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发表于2024-11-14
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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.
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。
可以和巴恩斯的《終結的意義》對照來讀,這本書就是《開始的意義》。當然,是一段人生的開始。一本略顯乏味的小書,不是昂達奇的最高水準。
評分可以和巴恩斯的《終結的意義》對照來讀,這本書就是《開始的意義》。當然,是一段人生的開始。一本略顯乏味的小書,不是昂達奇的最高水準。
評分娓娓道來忽明忽暗的筆觸,喚起很多童年塵封的記憶。那些在我們成長路上擦肩而過的人和事,都在我們身上烙下瞭不可磨滅的印記。
評分大學時期,有幾件未完成的事項一直耿耿於懷。總覺得這些事情沒完成,就還沒有畢業。沒讀完這本書是其中一項。我還記得在圖書館讀到Ramadhin去世那章……那段時間身體很不好,每天吞24粒藥保證睡眠。那一章帶給我的惆悵感,在那天和長久以來精神上的重壓重閤在瞭一起,所以我放下瞭這本書。這次我讀完瞭這本書。Michael Ondaatje的作品都有相似的情緒,他的氣質太卓絕。說實話,我一直認為他的很多作品,是為瞭解決自己的問題,為瞭解決一個飄渺、遊離的自我問題。Emily是怎麼說來著?"we all became adults before we were adults."
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拿起,又放下,几经反复,最终在这几天将猫桌读完。 在初中时,我怀有对阅读的自信,连同其他五六本小说,将猫桌带回家中。等到我再次怀有决心拿起它时,已是二十岁的年纪。 我羡慕迈克尔和卡尔西斯。羡慕他们在混沌的童真岁月中,能被自己混沌的欲望裹挟着,在眼前的世界中,...
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The Cat's Table pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024