During her travels, Ms. Smith makes pilgrimages to the graves of writers she admires: Brecht,Plath, Rimbaud, Genet. The ghosts of such artists haunt these pages, as do the spirits of herbeloved husband and brother. And a dark melody of loss threads its way through this volume.Her favorite coat — lost. Her favorite Murakami book — left in an airport bathroom. Her favoritecamera — left on a beach. Her favorite neighborhood cafe — closed. Ms. Smith buys a tinyhouse near Rockaway Beach, Queens, and while it somehow survives Hurricane Sandy, shewitnesses the myriad losses of her neighbors — the boardwalk turned to splinters, a friend’scafe gone, hundreds of homes burned to the ground or flooded.
旅行岁月里,史密斯还去过不少自己敬仰的作家墓前朝圣:布莱希特、普拉斯、兰波、热内。这些艺术家们的幽魂在她字里行间萦绕不去,当然也少不了她深爱的丈夫与兄弟的魂灵。关于失去的黑暗旋律贯穿这本书的始终。她最心爱的风衣——丢了。她最喜欢的一本村上春树的书——忘在机场厕所里了。她最爱用的相机——丢在海滩上了。她家附近最好的咖啡屋——关门了。史密斯在皇后区罗卡韦海滩买下了一处小小的房子,虽然它挺过了桑迪飓风,但她也亲眼目睹了邻居们的惨重损失,人行道成了废墟、朋友的咖啡屋被冲垮、几百户人家被夷为平地,或者被大水淹没。
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