弗兰纳里•奥康纳(Flannery O'Connor)(1925-1964),是与麦卡勒斯齐名的美国天才女作家,被誉为“南方的文学先知”。她39岁时死于红斑狼疮,美国评论界称她的早逝是“自斯科特•菲茨杰拉尔德去世以来美国文坛最重大的损失”。 2009年,弗兰纳里•奥康纳小说全集获得美国国家图书奖60年唯一的最佳小说奖。
奥康纳被公认为是继福克纳之后美国南方最杰出的作家,在世界文学中影响巨大,伊丽莎白•毕晓普称“她的作品比十几部诗集有更多的真正的诗意”。雷蒙德•卡佛的写作曾受过她的影响,米兰•昆德拉、大江健三郎多次引用其作品内容。中国作家马原对奥康纳推崇备至,称之为“邪恶的奥康纳”,认为“奥康纳要是不做小说家,真是天理都不容。”
奥康纳风格怪诞,独树一帜。她擅长描写南方乡村人物生活,对人性阴暗有着惊人的洞察,故事诡谲、恐怖、阴郁到令人窒息,语言精准有力,常常在看似轻松幽默中抵达不测之深。
新星出版社这次将集中翻译出版弗兰纳里•奥康纳的全部主要作品,包括《好人难寻》《智血》《暴力夺取》《上升的必将汇合》《生存的习惯》五本,将在2010年出齐。
ONE OF THE GREATEST AMERICAN SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS In 1955, with this short story collection, Flannery O'Connor firmly laid claim to her place as one of the most original and provocative writers of her generation. Steeped in a Southern Gothic tradition that would become synonymous with her name, these stories show O'Connor's unique, grotesque view of life-- infused with religious symbolism, haunted by apocalyptic possibility, sustained by the tragic comedy of human behavior, confronted by the necessity of salvation. With these classic stories-- including "The Life You Save May Be Your Own," "Good Country People," "The Displaced Person," and seven other acclaimed tales-- O'Connor earned a permanent place in the hearts of American readers. "Much savagery, compassion, farce, art, and truth have gone into these stories. O'Connor's characters are wholeheartedly horrible, and almost better than life. I find it hard to think of a funnier or more frightening writer." -- Robert Lowell "In these stories the rural South is, for the first time, viewed by a writer who orthodoxy matches her talent. The results are revolutionary." -- The New York Times Book Review Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964) was born in Savannah, Georgia. She earned her M.F.A. at the University of Iowa, but lived most of her life in the South, where she became an anomaly among post-World War II authors-- a Roman Catholic woman whose stated purpose was to reveal the mystery of God's grace in everyday life. Her work-- novels, short stories, letters, and criticism-- received a number of awards, including the National Book Award.
我阳光派读奥康纳由最初的惊讶,到抗拒,到接受,到称赞,产生了一系列心理变化,没错她就是一股邪恶力量!以我文学业余爱好者的观点来看好的小说首先是要有个人独特的世界观,独特的文笔语感,最重要的是能挖掘到读者(人性)内心有多深,也可以说是互动吧,强烈推荐奥康纳的...
评分二十世纪的美国南方文学中,我们最为熟知的应该是福克纳,这位1949年的诺贝尔文学奖获得者,因为“对当代美国小说作出了强有力的和艺术上无比伦比的贡献”荣获了这一伟大荣誉;然后是卡森•麦卡勒斯,这位22岁就写出了《心是孤独的猎手》如此伟大作品的女小说家;也许还应该...
评分阅读奥康纳是一种全新体验,震惊,充满疑问。 震惊之处首先在于她小说中怪诞且凉飕飕的故事,它们看似平常,缓慢进行,但总在某个时刻趁你不注意而发生意外,收录在《好人难寻》中的十篇小说,没有一篇不让人感到夏季午后山雨欲来的压抑氛围。 同名小说《好人难寻》讲述的是...
评分你不断生长的阅读经验在奥康纳刀斧的凛冽里只有触礁的份。 她的小说几乎摒弃了叙事上可能的宏观和广角,在平常事物的场景和平凡人物的相互境遇中,扒开春天的花朵,直逼凋落和毁灭,向死而生,在荆棘丛生中找寻一种独特的生存语境,精准的语言,惊人的洞悉力,直面...
评分上世纪八十年代,弗兰纳里・奥康纳在“先锋”文学圈里是个响当当的名字。人们叫她“邪恶的奥康纳”,怀着敬意与畏惧。《好人难寻》成为传诵名篇,其中的自制与力道,远比海明威的“冰山”给人的教诲多。弗兰纳里・奥康纳,出生于美国南部的佐治亚,生于斯长于斯,与福克纳...
不是不好,不喜欢
评分A good story like this one that makes you think is hard to find!
评分喜欢得不得了。
评分边看边一直在脑补塔兰蒂诺。。完全无法阻止
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