BBC推荐3月必读书单.docx

BBC推荐3月必读书单 　　Domenico Starnone, Ties 　　多米尼科?斯塔诺内《牵绊》 　　Novelist Jhumpa Lahiri’s first published translation of an Italian text is the 11th novel from the Strega-award winning Neapolitan writer Starnone. It’s a story of family ties disrupted, and of the echoes of marital distress played out over many decades, into the next generation. Starnone toggles between past and present, giving equal time to the voices of Vanda and her husband Aldo, and adding the perspectives of their son Sandro and daughter Anna. He frames his tale with a mysterious home invasion. Each detail resonates, from the name of the family cat to the idiosyncratic way in which Aldo ties his shoes to his cherished Polaroids. Distinguished by its distinctive characters and clarity of tone, Ties is a gem. 　　小说家裘帕?拉希莉出版的第一本源自意大利语的译作是史特雷加文学奖获得者、来自意大利那不勒斯的斯塔诺内的第11本小说。这是一个关于破裂的家庭关系，以及婚姻困扰持续几十年，以致影响到下一代的。斯塔诺内的叙述在过去和现在之间不断切换，给予莞达和她的丈夫阿尔多相当的篇幅来展现各自的视角，后来还加入了他们的儿子桑德罗和女儿安娜的视角。他以一起奇怪的入室案件搭起整个故事的框架。书中的每个细节都有深意，从他们家猫的名字，到阿尔多系鞋带的怪异方式，以及他爱不释手的拍立得相机。每个角色都特点鲜明，节奏明晰。《牵绊》确是一部佳作。 　　Meg Howrey, The Wanderers 　　梅格?荷瑞《漫游者》 　　Howrey’s new novel was inspired by a 2011 news report on Mars500, a 520-day simulation of a space trip to Mars with a six-member crew from Russia, China and Europe. She gives equal time to Yoshi, Sergei and Helen, a crew of three astronauts from Japan, Russia and the US, who hope to be chosen for the Mars mission sponsored by a private company. As they endure a 17-month simulation, each must prove to have the stamina, sanity and discipline to withstand the enforced isolation and the series of calculated failures created by the “sim” team. The key question for each: “Does it feel real?” 　　荷瑞的这部新作灵感来源于2011年一篇有关“火星500”项目的新闻报道。该项目是一个为期520天的模拟火星考察项目，由来自俄罗斯、中国和欧洲的六名宇航员参与。她的小说中有三位主人公，来自日本的Yoshi，俄罗斯的Sergei以及美国的Helen。他们三人都希望能被选中参加这个由私人公司赞助的火星项目。他们要经历17个月的模拟训练，每个人都必须证明自己有毅力、足够的理性以及自律经受强制隔离的环境以及模拟团队设置的一系列故障。每个人面临的一个最重要的问题是：“跟真实场景感觉一样吗?” 　　Douglas Coupland, Bit Rot 　　道格拉斯?库普兰《数据退化》 　　Canadian writer, designer and ar