And the Band Played On

兰迪•希尔茨（Randy Shilts，1951—1994），1980年代初第一批意识到艾滋病问题的美国记者之一。1975年，他以优异的成绩毕业于新闻专业，但作为出柜的同性恋者，在当时报社和电视台的恐同环境下难以找到全职工作。做了几年自由记者之后，1981年，他进入 《旧金山纪事报》，成为国内新闻记者，也是全职报道艾滋病的首位记者。他一直致力于艾滋病报道，包括医学、社会、政治影响方面，他的作品因极具叙事性、将个人故事与政治和社会报道交织在一起而备受赞誉，因此，他被誉为“同性恋生活的杰出的编年史作家和同性恋问题的发言人”。1988年，希尔茨荣获美国新闻工作者和作家协会颁发的杰出作者奖。1999年，纽约大学新闻系将希尔茨的1981年至1985年的艾滋病报道评为“美国20世纪新闻作品100强”的第44位。在写作本书期间，他接受了艾滋病检测，并要求医生在他写完之前不要告诉他结果，以免影响他的客观判断。在把稿件交给出版商的当天，他被告知艾滋病病毒阳性，在服用抗艾滋病药物AZT几年后，1994年死于艾滋病并发症。

出版者:St. Martin's Griffin

作者:Randy Shilts

页数:630

出版时间:2007-11-27

价格:USD 16.95

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780312374631

图书标签:健康AIDSJournalismtheUSPlayedOnNonfiction

Upon it's first publication twenty years ago, "And The Band Played" on was quickly recognized as a masterpiece of investigatve reporting. An international bestseller, a nominee for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and made into a critically acclaimed movie, Shilts' expose revealed why AIDS was allowed to spread unchecked during the early 80's while the most trusted institutions ignored or denied the threat. One of the few true modern classics, it changed and framed how AIDS was discussed in the following years. Now republished in a special 20th Anniversary edition, "And the Band Played On" remains one of the essential books of our time.

读后感

实话说这本书读起来会比较困难。第一是因为它是按时间顺序描述的，所以场景和人物都跳来跳去，有点抓不住头绪。第二是我真的不太擅长记外国人名字，尤其是当它们看起来很像的时候。但是这本书真的值得一读，尤其是在当下这个环境，读起来就更加的有意味。我上大学的时候看了很...

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Quite a brick. Offers interesting perspective on the onset of the epidemic. Lays blame rather liberally, the plethora of characters is hard to keep up with

A breathtaking panorama of early years of the AIDS epidemic

Quite a brick. Offers interesting perspective on the onset of the epidemic. Lays blame rather liberally, the plethora of characters is hard to keep up with

Quite a brick. Offers interesting perspective on the onset of the epidemic. Lays blame rather liberally, the plethora of characters is hard to keep up with

A breathtaking panorama of early years of the AIDS epidemic