The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night

Jen Campbell grew up in the north east of England and now lives in London. She an award-winning poet and short story writer. Her debut children's book Franklin's Flying Bookshop is published by Thames & Hudson, and her short story collection The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night is published by Two Roads.She is also the author of the Sunday Times bestselling Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops series, and The Bookshop Book. Her poetry pamphlet The Hungry Ghost Festival is published by The Rialto, and her collection in progress, the girl aquarium, won an Eric Gregory Award in 2016.Jen has worked in the book trade for ten years and runs a Youtube channel over at youtube.com/jenvcampbell, and a monthly podcast, where she talks about all things books. She is currently a judge for the Somerset Maugham Award.She is represented by Charlie Campbell at Kingsford Campbell.

出版者:Two Roads

作者:Jen Campbell

页数:224

出版时间:2017-11-2

价格:£14.99

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9781473653535

图书标签:小说原文英语英国文学

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'WHAT A BOOK. IT'S SO STRANGE AND MAGICAL AND THE WRITING IS JUST BEAUTIFUL. I LOVED IT.' Louise O'Neill

'ENCHANTING AND ILLUMINATING' Carys Bray, author of A Song For Issy Bradley

'LIKE WALKING THROUGH A MIRROR.' Rachel Joyce, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

'THIS BOOK IS FULL OF CHARACTER AND MAGIC, AND I FOUND MYSELF MESMERISED' Claire Fuller, author of Our Endless Numbered Days

'THESE STORIES ARE WEAVED TOGETHER LIKE SILVERY FISHING NETS. LIKE SHIMMERING, JEWEL-BRIGHT WORLDS' Helen McClory

'These days, you can find anything you need at the click of a button.

That's why I bought her heart online.'

Spirits in jam jars, mini-apocalypses, animal hearts and side shows.

A girl runs a coffin hotel on a remote island.

A boy is worried his sister has two souls.

A couple are rewriting the history of the world.

And mermaids are on display at the local aquarium.

The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night is a collection of twelve haunting stories; modern fairy tales brimming with magic, outsiders and lost souls.

'I'm fascinated by storytelling, and particularly fairy tales. How humans have always tried to explain things that they can't possibly understand with, sometimes outrageous, stories' Jen Campbell

From the author of Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops series and The Bookshop Book.

读后感

这是一本披着童话外壳的成人故事集，一共有十二篇。每篇写作结构、形式不尽相同，风格迥异，有的是黑暗童话，有的是现世社会中扭曲的生活。作者珍·坎贝尔好像一个女巫，用魔镜把现实和幻境混在一起，虚实穿插，引诱着读者不断深入她编造的故事森林，寻找那颗白色之心。 何为白...  

关于故事 做文学翻译最快乐的事，就是可以读到很多闪闪发光的故事。 会发光的故事一般都有着波澜的文笔或者曲折的情节，而有些故事却拥有了自己的灵魂，它们是会呼吸的故事。翻译这些故事，不仅要听得懂它们的语言，最好还能和它们一起呼吸。 翻开这本书，十二个故事有着各自的...  

关于故事 做文学翻译最快乐的事，就是可以读到很多闪闪发光的故事。 会发光的故事一般都有着波澜的文笔或者曲折的情节，而有些故事却拥有了自己的灵魂，它们是会呼吸的故事。翻译这些故事，不仅要听得懂它们的语言，最好还能和它们一起呼吸。 翻开这本书，十二个故事有着各自的...  

用户评价

最喜欢In the Dark和Margaret and Mary and the End of the World，前者有点像不久前才读的艾辛格尔，后者则有点how to be both的味道。作者语言非常简洁清爽，但是叙述口吻经常把握得不够到位，读第一篇的时候一直以为叙述者是个成熟女人，后来才发现是男性，挺破坏阅读体验的（读短篇集同名的时候也有类似的不协调感）。本来没有特别想读下去，但是第二篇的小男孩口吻又很惟妙惟肖，真的感觉很可爱才继续读了。之前就看到中译本要出的消息，说作者是卡特的“当代传人”，老实说有点搞笑了，差的不要太远。封面很好。

荒谬之美 没有一件事可靠 也没有任何事是假的 从扭曲的空间里能看到不愿意面对的自己 前半段几个故事惊艳至极 可惜后劲不足 最后几个故事略显平庸 但值得读

荒谬之美 没有一件事可靠 也没有任何事是假的 从扭曲的空间里能看到不愿意面对的自己 前半段几个故事惊艳至极 可惜后劲不足 最后几个故事略显平庸 但值得读

最喜欢In the Dark和Margaret and Mary and the End of the World，前者有点像不久前才读的艾辛格尔，后者则有点how to be both的味道。作者语言非常简洁清爽，但是叙述口吻经常把握得不够到位，读第一篇的时候一直以为叙述者是个成熟女人，后来才发现是男性，挺破坏阅读体验的（读短篇集同名的时候也有类似的不协调感）。本来没有特别想读下去，但是第二篇的小男孩口吻又很惟妙惟肖，真的感觉很可爱才继续读了。之前就看到中译本要出的消息，说作者是卡特的“当代传人”，老实说有点搞笑了，差的不要太远。封面很好。

荒谬之美 没有一件事可靠 也没有任何事是假的 从扭曲的空间里能看到不愿意面对的自己 前半段几个故事惊艳至极 可惜后劲不足 最后几个故事略显平庸 但值得读