m*******u
发帖数: 6052 | 1 Kinder Than Solitude, 我不知道怎么翻译
four young people drawn together, then pushed apart
from each other and from normal life by a mysterious poisoning, in the
summer of 1989.
China Digital Time 采访作者 Li Yiyun
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2014/05/interview-with-yiyun-li/
CDT: The mystery driving Kinder Than Solitude seems to be inspired by the
poisoning case of Zhu Ling, if not based on it. (The character Shaoai is
administered the same antidote as Zhu Ling was, Prussian blue.) How did
you formulate the plot, and what role did the Zhu Ling case play in your
process?
YL: Zhu Ling’s case feels as though it is an anchor for my generation—a
group decision of never forgetting her and her case, and never stopping
pursuing those responsible for her poisoning. I would say the novel is
inspired by the case because I began to research on why and how people
would poison other people. The psychological violence (and physical
violence) committed in such a passive-aggressive manner fascinated me. And
the evasiveness of a poisoning case—any poisoning—is a good start for a
novel, as there is a mystery in the center, and around it are all secrets
for a novel to uncover. | i*****a
发帖数: 7272 | 2 补充一下作者背景
Yiyun Li came to the US from Beijing in 1996 to do a PhD in immunology at
the University of Iowa, but found herself drawn inexorably to literature,
reading short stories while working in the lab. She switched gears, studying
at Iowa’s prestigious Writers Workshop. Writing in English, Li explores
the inner lives of characters against the backdrop of dramatic political and
social changes.
Li is the author of two short story collections, A Thousand Years of Good
Prayers and Gold Boy, Emerald Girl. Her first novel, The Vagrants, won the
gold medal in the California Book Award for fiction. In her second novel,
Kinder Than Solitude, four young people drawn together, then pushed apart
from each other and from normal life by a mysterious poisoning, in the
summer of 1989. Their Beijing is tense in the aftermath of the crackdown on
protesters, but the city’s secret joys have not yet been destroyed by
overzealous development. The book begins two decades after that fateful
summer, when Shaoai finally dies after surviving for two decades with the
severe physical and mental impairments wrought by her poisoning. Boyang has
stayed in Beijing, while Ruyu and his childhood friend Moran left long ago
for the US, and have not since returned.
【在 m*******u 的大作中提到】
: Kinder Than Solitude, 我不知道怎么翻译
: four young people drawn together, then pushed apart
: from each other and from normal life by a mysterious poisoning, in the
: summer of 1989.
: China Digital Time 采访作者 Li Yiyun
: http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2014/05/interview-with-yiyun-li/
: CDT: The mystery driving Kinder Than Solitude seems to be inspired by the
: poisoning case of Zhu Ling, if not based on it. (The character Shaoai is
: administered the same antidote as Zhu Ling was, Prussian blue.) How did
: you formulate the plot, and what role did the Zhu Ling case play in your
| l*****l
发帖数: 5909 | 3 这大姐好像已多次在本版被提起
studying
and
【在 i*****a 的大作中提到】
: 补充一下作者背景
: Yiyun Li came to the US from Beijing in 1996 to do a PhD in immunology at
: the University of Iowa, but found herself drawn inexorably to literature,
: reading short stories while working in the lab. She switched gears, studying
: at Iowa’s prestigious Writers Workshop. Writing in English, Li explores
: the inner lives of characters against the backdrop of dramatic political and
: social changes.
: Li is the author of two short story collections, A Thousand Years of Good
: Prayers and Gold Boy, Emerald Girl. Her first novel, The Vagrants, won the
: gold medal in the California Book Award for fiction. In her second novel,
| i*****a
发帖数: 7272 | 4 是作者吗？我不熟，没有印象
【在 l*****l 的大作中提到】
: 这大姐好像已多次在本版被提起
:
: studying
: and
| m*******u
发帖数: 6052 | 5 我居然看过她的那个《金童玉女》，发在《纽约客》上，但是当时没看懂，后来经人提
醒，才意识到原来是同性恋 | wh
发帖数: 141625 | 6 北大生物系毕业，到美国后转creative writing，风格猎奇，文笔漂亮，老外喜欢，拿
过很牛的MacArthur天才奖。推荐一篇评论：
http://www.mitbbs.com/article_t/LeisureTime/116719.html
【在 i*****a 的大作中提到】
: 是作者吗？我不熟，没有印象
| wh
发帖数: 141625 | 7 看过她最早的讲北大军训的自传性短篇和a thousand prayers改编的电影，都不太爽，
不过这种反中国情怀最受美国欢迎。
【在 m*******u 的大作中提到】
: 我居然看过她的那个《金童玉女》，发在《纽约客》上，但是当时没看懂，后来经人提
: 醒，才意识到原来是同性恋
| i*****a
发帖数: 7272 | 8 你这么一介绍，我想起来是谁了，我读过一点她的生平，也仅限于此了，没看过她的作
品。不过你贴的链接一看，她写的主题我不太有兴趣。想来胜在文笔。
【在 wh 的大作中提到】
: 北大生物系毕业，到美国后转creative writing，风格猎奇，文笔漂亮，老外喜欢，拿
: 过很牛的MacArthur天才奖。推荐一篇评论：
: http://www.mitbbs.com/article_t/LeisureTime/116719.html
| wh
发帖数: 141625 | 9 我也是第一次接触就不太喜欢，后来慢慢可以理解，但也不是我喜欢的类型。我觉得她
的文字比哈金好，本科毕业以后再来美国的人能把英语写得那么有表现力，语言天赋真
好。不知道她怎么写朱令这事，她真能挑题材。
【在 i*****a 的大作中提到】
: 你这么一介绍，我想起来是谁了，我读过一点她的生平，也仅限于此了，没看过她的作
: 品。不过你贴的链接一看，她写的主题我不太有兴趣。想来胜在文笔。
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