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发表于2025-03-23
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《科幻世界》譯文版 2008.12月號
Thomas Abbey is a man stuck in a rut. An English teacher in a small Connecticut prep school, Abbey is in a crisis. His career is unfulfilling, he has no social or love life to speak of, and he cannot break out of the shadow of his famous father, the actor Stephen Abbey. To kick-start his life, he takes a sabbatical to work on a biography of his favorite writer, Marshall France. France's books were the only thing that kept Abbey sane during his childhood, and though he was renowned for his lyrical and imaginative children's books, nearly nothing was known about the writer's life.
Although Abbey has been warned that France's daughter Anna has blocked all previous attempts at her father's biography, he and Saxony Garder--an intense woman also obsessed with France's life--head to Galen, Missouri, with high hopes of breaking down Anna's resistance. They are surprised to find Anna the soul of small-town hospitality and quite excited about Abbey's proposal--even eager to get the project finished as soon as possible. Even stranger than Anna's behavior is the town of Galen itself. On the surface, all is as a small midwestern town should be. But the people of the town seem to know what their future holds--freak accidents and all--down to the hour and are as eager for Abbey to finish the biography as Anna is.
As far as plot goes, The Land of Laughs doesn't break any new ground--it is a riff on a very old literary theme--and the more interesting issues the story raises--fate, free will, and the creative power of the written word--receive only a glancing blow as the story careens to its somewhat unsatisfying Gothic ending. That said, Carroll does show a good ear for dialogue and a deft hand at creating complex characters and quietly ominous moods. And the story--hoary plot line and all--immediately grabs you and doesn't let go. If you already know Jonathan Carroll from his other novels, you will want to add this reissue of his first novel to your library. And if you haven't yet been introduced to this inventive author, The Land of Laughs is the perfect place to begin. --Perry M. Atterberry
喬納森.卡羅爾是極少數特立獨行作傢中的一個,他們打開一扇窗、一道門或一條魔法通道,帶你去參觀他們的那個世界。
這是一個擁有魔力的人。
他會把他的眼睛藉給你,從此以後,你再也不能像從前那樣看待我們的世界
--------尼爾.蓋曼
比較新奇,雖然鋪墊太長 最後怎麼成瞭存在主義探討瞭
評分沒被嚇到,不過為此而設的氛圍很不錯。
評分沒被嚇到,不過為此而設的氛圍很不錯。
評分我讀的科幻世界譯文版。和譯文本前言裏麵說的那樣,這故事沉得住氣,預揚先抑,值得反復讀的故事。創意非常獨特。
評分我讀的科幻世界譯文版。和譯文本前言裏麵說的那樣,這故事沉得住氣,預揚先抑,值得反復讀的故事。創意非常獨特。
卡罗尔的小说。奇妙的幻想,简洁细致的语言,营造出的是一个可以融入其中的幻想世界,在那个世界中可以得到完美的放松。
評分前几天比较有心情也比较闲,所以终于把《欢笑幻境》给看完了。 首先得说,文字不错。虽然听有人说这篇的翻译不怎样,我个人倒是觉得译者们的文笔还比较有水准。 其次,我想说,虽然从写作手法上,这篇的确做到了有话不说,有事也慢言,包袱抖的很有耐心,但磨磨叨叨,啰里啰...
評分前几天比较有心情也比较闲,所以终于把《欢笑幻境》给看完了。 首先得说,文字不错。虽然听有人说这篇的翻译不怎样,我个人倒是觉得译者们的文笔还比较有水准。 其次,我想说,虽然从写作手法上,这篇的确做到了有话不说,有事也慢言,包袱抖的很有耐心,但磨磨叨叨,啰里啰...
評分前几天比较有心情也比较闲,所以终于把《欢笑幻境》给看完了。 首先得说,文字不错。虽然听有人说这篇的翻译不怎样,我个人倒是觉得译者们的文笔还比较有水准。 其次,我想说,虽然从写作手法上,这篇的确做到了有话不说,有事也慢言,包袱抖的很有耐心,但磨磨叨叨,啰里啰...
評分小说,不论是通俗的还是主流的,不论是科幻的还是奇幻的,小说对于大众读者,个人觉得只要一个很重要的要求,那就是要好看,我们不看有多少内涵,不看有多少深度,不看多有意义,只要好看,只要大家觉得好看了,才会有人去发掘上边所说的深度、内涵、意义,一本小说让人都难以...
The Land of Laughs pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2025