Ha Jin left his native China in 1985 to attend Brandeis University. He is the author of two books of poetry; two collections of stories, Ocean of Words, which won the PEN/Hemingway Award in 1997, and Under the Red Flag, which won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction in 1996; and In the Pond, a novel. He lives near Atlanta, where he is a professor at Emory University.
In Waiting, Ha Jin portrays the life of Lin Kong, a dedicated doctor torn by his love for two women: one who belongs to the New China of the Cultural Revolution, the other to the ancient traditions of his family s village. Ha Jin profoundly understands the conflict between the individual and society, between the timeless universality of the human heart and constantly shifting politics of the moment. With wisdom, restraint, and empathy for all his characters, he vividly reveals the complexities and subtleties of a world and a people we desperately need to know.--Judges Citation, National Book Award"Ha Jin s novel could hardly be less theatrical, yet we re immediately engaged by its narrative structure, by its wry humor and by the subtle, startling shifts it produces in our understanding of characters and their situation."--The New York Times Book Review"Subtle and complex--his best work to date. A moving meditation on the effects of time upon love."--The Washington Post"A high achievement indeed."--Ian Buruma, The New York Review of Books"A portrait of Chinese provincial life that terrifies with its emptiness even more than with its all-pervasive vulgarity. The poet in [Jin] intersperses these human scenes with achingly beautiful vignettes of natural beauty."--Los Angeles Times"A simple love story that transcends cultural barriers--. From the idyllic countryside to the small towns in northeast China, Jin s depictions are filled with an earthy poetic grace--. Jin s account of daily life in China is convincing and rich in detail."--The Chicago Tribune"Compassionate, earthy, robust, and wise, Waiting blends provocative allegory with all-too-human comedy. The result touches and reveals, bringing to life a singular world in its spectacular intricacy."--Gish Jen, author of Who s Irish?"A remarkable love story. Ha Jin s understanding of the human heart and the human condition transcends borders and time. Waiting is an outstanding literary achievement."--Lisa See, author of On Gold Mountain
發表於2024-09-27
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圖書標籤: 哈金 小說 英文原版 中國人寫的英文小說 HaJin fiction 美國 English
from starting with separation to ending with reunion: waiting makes no sense.
評分久聞大名,第一次讀哈金。在復雜的人性糾結中, 史詩般的呈現瞭“吾國吾民”的辛酸、掙紮與摺磨,僅以日常生活的尋常甚至必然場景,沒有任何刻意之處,就呈現瞭一部跌宕起伏的大作。開始讀會覺得略顯平淡,越讀到後來作品的力量開始肆無忌憚的呈現,以至於昨晚讀到深夜不能自拔。蘆葦曾形容說在哈金的書中讀到久違的經典的味道,深錶認同,此書絕對是這個時代的華裔作傢留下的經典。比之餘華的《活著》,技巧更加純熟,力透紙背。
評分語言有時候奇怪瞭點,比如small friends...小朋友。但其實故事還是不錯的我覺得。
評分震動之餘是迷惑,他怎麼可以這麼可怕,如此操控一切,而處處順暢妥帖。這樣全知全能的古典敘述視角後麵是一種信念,即依然相信“人物”和“故事”的存在。他果然深受舊俄小說滋養。
評分剛工作的時候單位舉辦讀書俱樂部,那時候買的瞭,當時還挺貴,不過因為這本書,還跑去藍蓮花以及某個死貴但死難吃的四閤院裏搓瞭一頓兩頓。這本書算是相當好讀的一本英文書瞭,因為是中國人寫的,裏麵的英語一點都不難,句子都似曾相識:)
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