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And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks

William S. Burroughs

出版社

Grove Press

出版时间

2009-11-10

ISBN

9780802144348

评分

★★★★★
书籍介绍

In the summer of 1944, a shocking murder rocked the fledgling Beats. William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, both still unknown, we inspired by the crime to collaborate on a novel, a hard-boiled tale of bohemian New York during World War II, full of drugs and art, obsession and brutality, with scenes and characters drawn from their own lives. Finally published after more than sixty years, this is a captivating read, and incomparable literary artifact, and a window into the lives and art of two of the twentieth century’s most influential writers.

杰克•凯鲁亚克(Jack Kerouac,1922-1969),是美国“垮掉的一代”代表人物。他的主要作品有自传体小说《在路上》等。他以离经叛道、惊世骇俗的生活方式与文学主张,震撼了20世纪五六十年代美国主流文化的价值观与社会观。凯鲁亚克在小说中创造了一种全新的自动写作 手法——“狂野散文”,他的“生活实录”小说往往带有一种漫无情节的随意性和挑衅性,颠覆了传统的写作风格。其疏狂漫游、沉思顿悟的人生成为“垮掉的一代”的一种理想。

威廉•巴勒斯(William S. Burroughs,1914-1997),美国作家,与艾伦•金斯伯格及杰克•凯鲁亚克同为“垮掉的一代”文学运动的创始者,但他的写作更具有后现代主义者特征。主要作品有《瘾君子》、《裸体午餐》、《西部之地》和《新星快车》三部曲等,其中,《裸体午餐》在出版后引起了极大的争论,但如今已被奉为“垮掉的...

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