V.S.奈保尔(1932—2018 )
英国著名作家。1932年生于特立尼达岛上一个印度移民家庭,1950年进入牛津大学攻读英国文学,毕业后迁居伦敦。
50年代开始写作,著有《米格尔街》、《斯通先生与骑士伙伴》、《自由国度》、《大河湾》、“印度三部曲”、《非洲的假面剧》等。20 01年荣获诺贝尔文学奖。
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"For sheer abundance of talent, there ca hardly be a writer alive who surpasses V.S. Naipaul." —The New York Times Book Review
"Confirms Naipaul's position as one of the best writers now at work." —Walter Clemons, Newsweek
"The sweep of Naipaul's imagination, the brilliant fictional frame that expresses it, are in my view without equal today." —Elizabeth Hardwick
115 of 124 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is not really fiction, April 14, 2000
By Ed Gibbon www.congocookbook.com (Washington DC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Bend in the River (Paperback)
Naipaul's "A Bend in the River" is almost as much reportage as fiction. The novel is set in the city of Kisangani, on the Congo River in Congo (formerly the Zaire river in Zaire) -- though interestingly, the author never says this explicitly. I have never seen an account as to what Naipaul's experiences in Zaire were exactly, but he manages to tell the story of the early days of Zaire's independence, after colonial rule as the Belgian Congo.
The protagonist is a young Indian from the Eastern coast. ("Indian" in the sense of his ethnicity, his family has been in Africa longer than they can remember.) He has purchased a shop in Kisangani, and trys to build up his business as the "big man" consolidates power in the newly independent country. Things go from bad to worse, for the new shopkeeper and the country. Though this is fiction, every word is true.
Naipaul writes beautifully, and has many insights into Africa, colonialism, history, and life. This is one of the few books that I have read and enjoyed more than once.
Some people recommend Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" to readers looking for an "African" novel. But to recommend "Things Fall Apart" over "A Bend in the River" makes sense only if you can read just a single book about Africa. Achebe's novel is set in Nigeria; Naipaul's is about Zaire. It's like saying don't bother with "Brothers Karamozov", read "Great Expectations" instead. I should hope a serious reader would turn his attention to both.
(The last days of the Belgian Congo is the setting for Barbara Kingsolver's "The Poisonwood Bible". Many good nonfiction stories from this time and place are found in "A Doctor's Life: Unique Stories" by William T. Close. A literary approach to the early days of the Belgian Congo is Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness".)
继《米格尔街》之后,奈保尔在《毕司沃斯先生的房子》、《守夜人记事簿》、《模仿者》、《游击队员》等一系列小说中进一步深切地展示了宗主国家下移民者的生存困惑与文化挣扎,从普通民众到智识分子,再到政权人物,所有人最终都无法于流放者的桎梏里突围,无处安放的精神直指...
评分《大河湾》是诺贝尔文学奖得主奈保尔的代表作之一,可以说该书还原了一个多重话语下“真实的非洲”。但是对于非洲,对于历史不感兴趣的人来说,《大河湾》仍旧是杰作,它的主题不仅是非洲,而是与每个人都相关的,更为宏大的东西,那就是变化,以及面对变化时的身份焦虑与角色...
评分 评分依然选取了移民视角,展现一地一国的变迁,主人公一出场,就面临一个身份的问题——家族早早移民于此,丢失历史,却又拘泥于传统,来得太久以至于无路可退,与当地人无法融合,在动荡乱世中无法保护自己。无法自处,这个问题不仅在印度裔身上产生,也在早已失去征服者姿态的阿...
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