3. Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall (2009)
希拉里·曼特尔的《狼厅》(2009年出版)
Mantel’s boldly reimagined saga of 16th Century Europe is told from the perspective of Thomas Cromwell (with Henry VIII as a supporting character). It has been filmed as a new BBC miniseries.
希拉里的这部作品从托马斯·克伦威尔的视角大胆地对16世纪的欧洲进行重构,而亨利八世(则一反常态地)在书中扮演配角。这本长篇小说已经被拍成了BBC新系列短剧。
4. Marilynne Robinson, Gilead (2004)
玛里琳·罗宾逊的《基列家书》(2004年出版)
Critic Karen R Long says, “This multi-generational story inculcates a desire for transcendence, and makes a case for spiritual life in the 21st Century – its own kind of miracle. Gilead will be read in 100 years.”
评论家凯伦·R·朗谈道:“这个故事横跨多代人,书中反复灌输的是人们对超越的渴望,还展现出21世纪的精神生活。它本身便是个奇迹。《基列家书》在未来的100年中仍会被人传阅。”
注:Gilead——基列,圣经里古巴勒斯坦的地名。
5. Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections (2001)
乔纳森·弗兰岑的《纠正》(2001年出版)
This “astonishing third novel – a masterpiece of voice, character, and storytelling – is both epic and intimate.” Franzen’s edgy multigenerational family saga, winner of a US National Book Award, was among the first novels to capture the zeitgeist of the century’s first decade.“
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