世界讀書日:送你一份特別的書單
中國日報網 2020-04-23 08:49
養(yǎng)心莫若寡欲,至樂無如讀書。研究發(fā)現,糖果、鮮花只能帶來一時的驚喜,而書籍才能帶來長久的滿足。在這個特殊時期,我們有更多的時間可以在家看書,感受書籍帶來的精神力量。今年的世界讀書日,我們將根據你的不同喜好,為你奉上一份特別的書單。
如果你想了解疫情對人類社會的影響——
我們推薦這份書單:和大瘟疫有關的書
《蒼白的馬,蒼白的騎馬人》
Pale Horse, Pale Rider (1939) by Katherine Ann Porter is a short novel set during the influenza pandemic of 1918, which killed five times as many Americans as did World War I. Its main character, Miranda, is a young reporter who falls in love with a soldier; the book’s fever-dream style captures the experience of the disease.
凱瑟琳·安·波特1939年所著的《蒼白的馬,蒼白的騎馬人》是一部短篇小說,故事背景設定在1918年大流感期間,這場流感中死亡的美國人數量是第一次世界大戰(zhàn)期間死亡人數的五倍。這篇小說的主角米蘭達是一名年輕記者,她愛上了一名士兵。這本書夢囈般的文風就像是發(fā)高燒時寫出來的,捕捉住了這種流感的體驗。
《天外來菌》
The Andromeda Strain (1969) by Michael Crichton is a bestselling techno-thriller that begins when a military satellite crashes to earth and releases an extraterrestrial organism that kills almost everyone in a nearby small town. Then things get bad.
邁克爾·克萊頓1969年所著的《天外來菌》是一本科技驚悚暢銷書。在這篇小說的開頭,一顆軍事衛(wèi)星墜落到地球表面,排放出一種地外微生物,殺死了附近一個小鎮(zhèn)里幾乎所有的人。然后事情變得越來越糟糕。
《霍亂時期的愛情》
Love in the Time of Cholera (1985) by Gabriel García Márquez is the great Colombian author’s beguiling tale of a 50-year courtship, in which lovesickness is as debilitating and stubborn as disease.
《霍亂時期的愛情》是偉大的哥倫比亞作家加布里埃爾·加西亞·馬爾克斯1985年所著的作品。這本書講述了一段持續(xù)了50年的令人陶醉的求愛故事。在這個故事中,相思病就和疾病一樣頑固和令人虛弱。
如果你向往詩和遠方——
我們推薦這份書單:最適合在旅游路上讀的書
《請以你的名字呼喚我》
André Aciman's novel is said to take place in the Northern-Italian seaside region of Liguria. And if you've seen the 2017 coming-of-age film adaptation of the book, you'll already know the story depicts beautiful summers in Northern Italy, complete with seaside encounters and lush greenery.
安德烈·艾席蒙的小說講述的故事發(fā)生在意大利北部的利古利亞海濱地區(qū)。如果你看過改編自這本書的2017年成長電影,你就應該知道這個故事描繪了意大利北部蔥翠的夏日美景,在那里發(fā)生了海邊的浪漫邂逅。
《伯納黛特你去了哪》
Maria Semple's novel, which has recently been adapted into a movie, is told in emails, transcripts, and stories. It follows Bee Branch trying to track down her agoraphobic architect mother Bernadette Fox.
瑪麗亞·桑普的這部小說最近被改編成了電影,小說是通過電子郵件、轉錄筆記和故事來講述的。在小說中,碧·布蘭奇試圖尋找她患有恐曠癥的建筑師母親伯納黛特·福克斯的下落。
Set in Seattle, Washington, this hilarious yet heart-wrenching novel is a great companion as you visit landmarks mentioned in the book, such as the Space Needle's restaurant.
這部背景設定在華盛頓州西雅圖的小說令人捧腹又心碎。在你游覽書中提到的地標時,比如太空針塔餐廳,這本書是一個絕佳的伴侶。
《1Q84》
Famed Japanese author Haruki Murakami creates an alternate 1984 called 1Q84 where nothing feels right and everything is slightly different. Set in Tokyo, Japan, this dystopian, mystery-filled fantasy novel is sure to keep you captivated during your trip.
日本著名作家村上春樹編造了1984年的另一個平行世界,名叫1Q84,在1Q84的世界里,什么都感覺不對勁,萬事萬物都有點不同。這部以日本東京為背景的反烏托邦奇幻小說充滿了神秘色彩,肯定會讓你在旅途中被深深吸引。