Driving Over Lemons

Stewart, a former drummer in Genesis, middle-aged travel writer and professional sheepshearer, never quite explains why he and his wife, Ana, decided to quit England 11 years ago for a dilapidated farm without electricity, water or even a road in Andaluc!a, Spain.

出版者:Vintage

作者:Chris Stewart

页数:272

出版时间:May 2001

价格:108.00元

装帧:paperback

isbn号码:9780375709159

图书标签:西班牙旅行andalucia英文原著小说

When English sheep shearer Chris Stewart (once a drummer for Genesis) bought an isolated farmhouse in the mountains outside of Granada, Spain, he was fully aware that it didn't have electricity, running water, or access to roads. But he had little idea of the headaches and hilarity that would follow (including scorpions, runaway sheep, and the former owner who won't budge). He also had no idea that his memoir about southern Spain would set a standard for literary travel writing.

This rip-roaringly funny book about seeking a place in an earthy community of peasants and shepherds gives a realistic sense of the hassles and rewards of foreign relocation. Part of its allure stems from the absence of rose-colored glasses, mainly Stewart's refusal to merely coo about the piece of heaven he's found or to portray all residents as angels. Stewart's hilarious and beautifully written passages are deep in their honest perceptions of the place and the sometimes xenophobic natives, whose reception of the newcomers ranges from warm to gruff.

After reading about struggles with dialects, animal husbandry, droughts, flooding, and such local rituals as pig slaughters and the rebuilding of bridges, you may not wish to live Chris Stewart's life. But you can't help but admire him and his wife, Ana, for digging out a niche in these far-flung mountains, for successfully befriending the denizens, and for so eloquently and comically telling the truth. The rich, vibrant, and unromanticized candor of Driving over Lemons makes it a laudable standout in a genre too often typified by laughable naiveté. --Melissa Rossi

读后感

这是自吉米的《万物有灵且美》系列之后，又一段相当欢快、感人的乡村生活。每每翻开，便觉对生活又多一些信心、耐心，又收获前行的力量，非常正能量，非常鼓励。 英国人克里斯•斯图尔特在西班牙买了一座巴莱罗农庄，从此开始了与当地人、事、物打交道的生活：这是各种意想...  

很生活化的一本小说，看过之后忽然就有了出去走走的想法。作者从城市走到乡村就好像从喧嚣走进内心的静谧，褪去浮华享受质朴的生活。阡陌交通，鸡犬相闻，看着陌上花开，等着伊人缓缓归矣真正与大自然相互亲近。越是简单质朴的生活，越能唤起人们对美好事物的向往。 不...  

恋恋不舍的看完了这本书，我似乎找到了我最喜欢的一种题材，纪实性的旅行文学。 作者克里斯很会给书起名字，看到吉他、羊奶、天堂，一下子就能把人带入美好的田园风光中。看到天堂，或许你会以为这本书里描绘的是美好的诗和远方，可当你翻开这本书，你会发现书里写的是一个无比...  

凡与旅游有关的事物都容易触动我那颗驿动的心。但看到本书的推介文字这样写道：“一部令全欧洲神往的旅游杰作”、“英国年度畅销冠军”、“世界畅销1000000册”，我还是有些将信将疑。如今行走在路上的人越来越多，描叙人间天堂的游记作品也多得让人应接不暇，让人恨不得下一刻...  

恋恋不舍的看完了这本书，我似乎找到了我最喜欢的一种题材，纪实性的旅行文学。 作者克里斯很会给书起名字，看到吉他、羊奶、天堂，一下子就能把人带入美好的田园风光中。看到天堂，或许你会以为这本书里描绘的是美好的诗和远方，可当你翻开这本书，你会发现书里写的是一个无比...  

用户评价

文笔一般……当“另一种生活”看看还好 可读性不大

Entertaining. I actually bumped into the godmother of their daughter on the plane from Bristol to Malaga. She said Chris was exactly like what he came across in the book.

Entertaining. I actually bumped into the godmother of their daughter on the plane from Bristol to Malaga. She said Chris was exactly like what he came across in the book.

文笔一般……当“另一种生活”看看还好 可读性不大

Entertaining. I actually bumped into the godmother of their daughter on the plane from Bristol to Malaga. She said Chris was exactly like what he came across in the book.