朱利安•巴恩斯(1946— ),英国当代著名作家。父母皆为法语教师,哥哥在牛津大学教授哲学,妻子帕特•凯伐纳是著名的文学经纪人。巴恩斯毕业于牛津大学,曾参与《牛津英语辞典》的编纂工作,做过多年的文学编辑和评论家。
“聪明”是巴恩斯作品的一贯标识。八十年代他以突破性之作《福楼拜的鹦鹉》入围布克奖决选,跻身英国文坛一流作家之列。此后,获各大文学奖项无数,三进布克奖决选,并于2011年凭借《终结的感觉》赢得大奖,同年获大卫•柯恩英国文学终身成就奖。
巴恩斯也深得法国读者的好感,他是唯一一位同时获得法国梅第奇奖和费米娜奖的作家,并先后荣获法国文化部颁发的文学艺术骑士、军官、司令勋章,堪称在法国最受欢迎的英国作家之一。
发表于2025-03-16
The Lemon Table 2025 pdf epub mobi 电子书
对于大多数小说家来说,进入老年意味着创造力的衰退和优秀作品的减产。不过英国作家朱利安·巴恩斯倒像是窖藏多年的老酒,愈老愈香醇,他50岁以后一系列以衰老和死亡等题材的小说广受好评,还夺得了布克奖。《柠檬桌子》作为巴恩斯58岁时出版的短篇小说集,所收11个短篇虽...
评分图书标签: JulianBarnes 英国 小说 英国文学 英文原版 英式风趣 短篇 Barnes
In his widely acclaimed new collection of stories, Julian Barnes addresses what is perhaps the most poignant aspect of the human condition: growing old.
The characters in The Lemon Table are facing the ends of their lives–some with bitter regret, others with resignation, and others still with defiant rage. Their circumstances are just as varied as their responses. In 19th-century Sweden, three brief conversations provide the basis for a lifetime of longing. In today’s England, a retired army major heads into the city for his regimental dinner–and his annual appointment with a professional lady named Babs. Somewhere nearby, a devoted wife calms (or perhaps torments) her ailing husband by reading him recipes.
In stories brimming with life and our desire to hang on to it one way or another, Barnes proves himself by turns wise, funny, clever, and profound–a writer of astonishing powers of empathy and invention.
短篇小说集,有几篇很不错,有些则比较沉闷。
评分Great book about aging, death, and retrospect of love and life. 越来越爱Barnes了。渐入佳境、不得不连读了两遍的几篇:The Revival (主角是屠格涅夫...),Bark, Vigilance (很有意思的古典乐爱好者独白),The Silence (写的是西贝柳斯?似乎Barnes也是他的粉丝;Vigilance里也提到了他的violin concerto).
评分short stories that touches me deeply
评分语言很跳跃,需要耐心,但有回报。
评分Sentimental Lemon.
The Lemon Table 2025 pdf epub mobi 电子书