The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
出版时间
2007-09-12
ISBN
9780316013680
评分
In his first book for young adults, bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by acclaimed artist Ellen Forney, that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live.
【美】薛曼•亚历斯：薛曼•亚历斯
华盛顿州立大学毕业，海明威文学奖暨美国国家书卷奖得主。撰写的喜剧电影剧本《以烟传讯》，曾赢得“最佳观众票选”及“制片人大奖”两项荣誉。在诗文的创作上，他于1998年“世界重量杯诗人创作竞赛”获得首奖，之后创下连夺该奖四年冠军的记录，至今无人可匹敌。
得奖记录
★1993年海明威文学奖（最佳首创小说）
★1998年达科玛公共图书馆年度文学奖
★1999年获选“纽约客杂志21世纪文学20强”之一
★1999年欧•亨利文学奖（O. Henry Award）
★2000年亚马逊短篇故事奖
★2001年美国诗学会“雪莱纪念讲”
★2001年获得福克纳基金会颁发的马拉默德文学奖
★2005年普世卡诗奖
★2006年入选Miles Franklin奖
- 半自传体小说，讲述印第安少年逃离保留地求学的真实经历
- 融合幽默自嘲与辛酸现实，展现种族歧视与贫困的残酷
- 配有插画，以日记体呈现青春期少年的成长阵痛与勇气
- 对印第安文化、种族议题及美国社会现实感兴趣的读者
- 希望提升英语阅读能力，喜欢简洁生动语言风格的读者
- 关注青少年成长、身份认同及教育公平问题的读者
- 书中涉及贫困、歧视等沉重话题，需做好心理准备
- 注意区分Indian指代印第安人而非印度人的语境
- 结合插画阅读，更能体会主角内心的孤独与坚韧
- 语言幽默犀利，笑中带泪，情感真挚且极具感染力
- 被誉为优秀的YA小说，适合英语初学者作为进阶读物
- 深刻揭示结构性不公，引发对命运与努力的深层思考
本导读基于书籍简介、目录、原文摘录、短评和书评生成，不等同于全文精读。
- "It sucks to be poor, and it sucks to feel that you somehow deserve to be poor. You start believing that you're poor because you're stupid and ugly. And then you start believing that you're stupid and ugly because you're Indian. And because you're Indian you start believing you're destined to be poor"
- "But the IndianHealth Service funded major dental work only once a year, so I had to have all ten extra teeth pulled in one day."
- "our white dentist believed that Indians only felt half as much pain as white people did, so he only gave us half the Novocain."
- "They call me retard when they are pantsing me or stuffing my head in the toilet or just smacking me upside the head."
- "Nobody can do that, not even the hungriest magician in the world."
- "A good piece of chicken can make anybody believe in the existence of God."
- "They dreamed about being something other than poor, but they never got the chance to be anything because nobody paid attention to their dreams."
- "It's an ugly circle and there's nothing you can do about it."
