本书译自美国作家保罗·奥斯特主编的一本故事集。原作是编者发起的美国“全国故事计划”的征文集,收有180篇短篇真实故事,译者从中选出125篇,仍按原书体例分为10个部分,每个部分集中表现一个主题。这些故事的作者年龄、职业背景多种多样,男女各半,居住地都市、郊区和乡村都有,遍及42个州文章题材广泛,风格各异,反映了美国社会生活的许多不同侧面。它们中有些是对过往经历的简单复述,有些是对现实生活的哲理反思;有些笔触细腻,颇见文学功底,有些则略显粗糙,甚至不能称之为“文学作品”。但是这些并不重要,编者无意于去发现另一个海明威,他的初衷只是要把这本书变成一座“美国现实的博物馆”,让读者从中尽览凡人万象,体会一丝真切的感动。正如书 一位作者所说,故事也许不够完美,但它绝对是真实的。一百多篇故事就如同一百多块拼图,读者在阅读过程中也许可以拼出一幅鲜活的美国画卷来。
ANMALS动物\r\n The chicken小鸡\r\n The yellow butterfly黄蝴蝶\r\n Pork chop猪排\r\n B B\r\n Two loves两种挚爱\r\n Rabbit story兔子的故事\r\n Carolina卡罗琳娜\r\n Andy and the snake安迪与蛇\r\n Blue skies蓝天\r\n Exposure暴露 \r\nOBJECTS物品\r\n Star and chain星星链子\r\n A bicycle story自行车的故事\r\n Grandmother’s china祖母的瓷器\r\n Mother‘s watch母亲的表\r\n The photo相片\r\n Ms.Found in and attic阁楼新生\r\n A lesson not learned没有吸取的教训\r\n A family christmas家庭圣诞节\r\n My rocking chair我的摇椅\r\n The doll洋娃娃\r\n The purse钱包\r\n A gift of gold金子般的礼物\r\nFAMILIES家庭\r\n Rainout 泡汤\r\n Isolation孤独\r\n How my father lost his job 父亲如何丢了工作\r\n Danny kowalski丹尼·科瓦尔斯基\r\n Aunt myrtle默特尔姨婆\r\n American odyssey美国式的“奥德赛”\r\n A plate of peas一碟豌豆\r\n Double sadness双重悲伤\r\n A picture of life生活写照\r\n Margie玛吉\r\n One thousan d dollars 一千美元\r\n Taking leave告假\r\n Act of memory追忆\r\nSLAPSTICK闹剧\r\n Bicoastal两岸\r\n A felt fedora费多拉毡帽\r\n Man vs.coat男人VS.外套\r\n That‘s entertainment娱乐\r\n The cake蛋糕\r\n Riding with andy与安迪同行\r\n Sophisticated lady成熟女人\r\n My first day in priest clothes穿牧师服的第一天\r\n Jewish cowboy犹太牛仔\r\n How to win friends and influence people交友之道 \r\n Airport story机场故事\r\nSTRANGERS陌生人\r\n A conversation with Bill和比尔的一次谈话\r\n Greyhounding“灰狗”大巴旅行\r\n A little story about New York纽约小事\r\n My mistake我之错\r\n No forwarding Address无处可寄\r\n The new girl新来的女孩\r\n The Iceman of Market Street街市冰人\r\n Lives of the poets 诗人的生活\r\n Land of the lost失落的世界\r\n Rainbow彩虹\r\n Rescued by God 上帝救了我\r\n My Story我的故事\r\n Small World世界真小\r\n Christmas morning,1949 1949年的圣诞节早晨\r\n A shot in the light一线生机\r\n Snow雪\r\nWAR战争\r\n The fatest man in the Union Army联邦军队中跑得最快的人\r\n Mount Grappa格拉帕山\r\n Savenay萨维内\r\n Fifty years later五十年后\r\n He was the same age as my sister他和我的姐姐同龄 \r\n Betting on Uncle Louie打赌\r\n The ten-Goal Player“十分”球员\r\n The last hand最后一把\r\n August 19451945年8月\r\n The Celebration庆祝\r\n Christmas,19451945年的圣诞节\r\n A trunk full of memories满载记忆的箱子\r\n A walk in the sun阳光下的行军\r\n A shot in the dark黑暗中的一枪\r\n Forever永远\r\nLOVE爱\r\n What if 如果\r\n The mysteries of tortellini神奇的意大利 饺子\r\n An involuntary assistant无意的帮助\r\n The plot墓地\r\n Table for two 两个人的桌子\r\n Top button领扣\r\n Lace Gloves蕾丝手套\r\n Edith伊迪丝\r\n Souls Fly Away飘逝的灵魂\r\n Awaiting delivery待产\r\n A lesson in love爱的教训\r\n The fortune cookie签饼\r\nDEATH死亡\r\n Ashes 骨灰\r\n Harrisburg哈里斯堡\r\n Something to think about有所思\r\n Good night 晚安\r\n Charlie the tree killer树木杀手查理\r\n Dead man‘s bluff死人的游戏\r\n My best friend我最好的朋友\r\n I don‘t know我不知道\r\n Cardiac arrests心跳停止\r\n Grandmother‘s funeral祖母的葬礼\r\n A failed execution 劫后余生\r\n Heart surgery 心脏手术\r\n The crying place 伤心之地 \r\n Lee 李\r\n South dakota南达科他\r\n Connecting with phil心系菲尔\r\n The letter信\r\n Dress rehear sal彩排\r\nDREAMS梦\r\n 4:05 A.M.凌晨四点零五分\r\n Blood血\r\n The interpretation of dreams解梦\r\n Friday night星期五晚上\r\n “Jill” “吉尔”\r\n D-day登陆日\r\n The wall墙\r\n Heaven天堂\r\n My father’s dream父亲的梦\r\n Anna may安娜·梅\r\n Long time gone岁月流逝\r\nMEDITATIONS 沉思\r\n Sewing lessons缝纫课\r\n Seaside海边\r\n After a long winter长冬过后\r\n Peter彼得\r\n Reflections on a hubcap轮毂盖上的映像\r\n Homeless in prescott,Arizona普雷斯科特的流浪生涯\r\n Being there在那里
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