“The besieged city is the most delightful and carefully wrought novel in modern chinese literature;it is perhaps also its greatest nove.”
Introduction
Fortress Besieged,or Wei-ch’eng,first seriahzed in Literary Renaissance(Wen-i fu-hsing)and published in book form in l947,has been acclaimed as“one of modern China’Stwo best novels,” or her"greatest novel;" it has been the subiect of two
Authors Preface i
Translators Preface iii
Introduction v
Fortress Besieged 1
Notes 351
Chien Chung-shu and His fortress Besieged Yang Chiang
记钱锺书与《围城》 杨绛 375
Shen-ming pressed down his pince-nez, cleared his throat, and said, "Mr.
Fang, what was it you were asking me that time?"
"When?" asked Hung-chien, bewildered.
"Before Miss Su came. "——Hung-chien could not recall——" It seems you were
asking me what philosophical questions I was studying, werent you?" To this usual question, Chu Shen-ming had a pat answer. Since Miss Su had not yet arrived, he had waited until now to show off.
"Oh, yes, yes."
"Strictly speaking, your statement has a slight fallacy. When a philosopher
encounters a question, his first step is to study the question. Is it a question or not? If its not, then its a pseudo-question which neednt and cant be solved. If it is a question, his second step is to study the solution. Is the traditional solution correct or should it be revised? You probably meant to ask not what question am I studying, but what question am I studying the solution of."
Fang Hung-chien was astounded, Tung Hsieh-chǖan was bored, and Miss Su was confused. "Marvelous!" exclaimed Hsin-mei. "A truly thorough analysis! Thats wonderful, wonderful! Hung-chien, youve studied philosophy, but you should be quite willing to take a back seat today. After such an excellent discussion, we should all have a glass."
At Hsin-meis insistence Hung-chien reluctantly took a couple of swallows,
saying, "Hsin-mei, I just muddled my way through a year in the philosophy department by reading a few assigned reference books. Before Mr. Chu I can only humbly ask for instruction."
Chu Shen-ming said, "Im unworthy! From what you say, Mr. Fang, it
seems you were taking the individual as a unit in reading philosophical works. That is only studying philosophers. At best its studying the history of philosophy, not philosophy itself. At most such a person could be a philosophy professor, but never a philosopher. I like using my own mind, not other peoples, to think. I read works of science and literature, but I never read works of philosophy unless I have to. A lot of so-called philosophers these days dont really study philosophy at all; they just study personalities of works in philosophy. Strictly speaking, they shouldnt be called philosophers, but rather philophilosophers. "
"Philophilosophers?" said Hung-chien. "Now thats an interesting term.
Did you coin that yourself?"
"Its a word someone saw in a book and told Bertie about, and Bertie told
me."
"Whos Bertie?"
"Russell."
……
从结构上来看,这部作品的巧妙之处在于它的非线性叙事,它打破了传统的时间观,将过去的回忆、当下的困境以及对未来的某种模糊预设,糅合得天衣而自然。这种处理方式并非故作高深,而是精准地模拟了人类记忆和思绪的工作方式——我们思考时,往往不是一步一步向前走,而是跳跃式的,被某个气味、某个声音瞬间拉回某个场景。作者运用这种手法,使得人物的动机显得异常复杂和真实。你很难用简单的“好人”或“坏人”去标签化任何一个角色,因为他们的每一个决定,都被置于多重的时间维度下去审视。这种多层次的叙事,让主题得以不断深化,仿佛每次翻阅,都能从不同的侧面切入对同一困境的理解。它不是在讲述一个故事,更像是在重构一个复杂的人性生态系统,其中充满了微妙的张力与妥协,读完后会让人有一种经历了一场漫长而意义深远的精神漫步的感觉。
评分这部作品的叙事视角处理得极为精妙,它并非简单地记录事件的发生,而是通过一系列碎片化的、近乎意识流的片段,将人物内心的挣扎和外部环境的压抑感交织在一起。作者对于“选择”这一主题的探讨,可以说是入木三分。我们看到主角在人生的十字路口徘徊,每一步看似是主动迈出,实则都像是被看不见的力量推搡着。尤其是在对职业理想与现实妥协的描摹上,那种从最初的踌躇满志到最终的无可奈何,其心理变化曲线的刻画细腻得令人心惊。它没有提供廉价的安慰剂式的结局,反而将那种“就这样吧”的疲惫感,以一种近乎诗意的笔触展现出来。阅读过程中,我常常会停下来,反复咀嚼某些对话的潜台词,那些未尽之言和沉默,比任何激烈的冲突都更具震撼力。那种在人群中却感到彻骨孤独的氛围,像是被一层透明的玻璃罩住,看得见,却触碰不到真实。它成功地捕捉到了现代都市生活中,个体在庞大结构下的那种无力感和疏离感,使人不禁反思自己生活中的那些“围城”究竟是什么。
评分这本书最让我感到震撼的,是它对人际关系中“错位感”的刻画。每一个人物都像是拿着一把不匹配的钥匙,试图打开一扇根本不是为自己准备的门。他们渴望被理解,却又习惯性地用最拙劣、最迂回的方式去表达自己,最终导致了无尽的误会和错失。特别是几组核心人物之间的互动,充满了那种“差一点点就能说通”的遗憾。作者并未简单地归咎于外部环境的阻挠,而是深刻地挖掘了自我设限和沟通障碍的内在根源。他们太在意旁人的眼光,太害怕暴露自己的脆弱,以至于将真实的自我层层包裹,最后发现连自己都快要迷失了包裹下的核心。这种对现代社交困境的精准捕捉,使得即便是相隔多年再读此书,依然能感受到强烈的共鸣。它揭示了,有时我们最大的敌人,不是身边的他人,而是我们自己构建起来的,用来防御世界的无形高墙。
评分这部作品的整体基调虽然带着一丝挥之不去的忧郁色彩,但其文学力量在于,它从未滑向彻底的虚无主义。相反,在对所有幻灭的坦诚剖析之后,它提供了一种近乎冷静的、对“接受现实”的哲学思考。它并没有提供一个宏大的救赎方案,而是把焦点放回到个体如何在既定的局限内,找到一丝属于自己的、微小的尊严和继续前行的动力上。阅读体验是一种极具张力的过程,你既为角色的困境感到压抑,又佩服作者揭示真相的勇气。它像一面被精心擦拭过的镜子,照见的不仅是书中人物的命运,也是我们自身在历史洪流和个体欲望夹缝中的投射。最终留下的,不是对过去的哀叹,而是一种对未来复杂性的清醒认知,以及一种虽然不完美但依然要继续下去的韧性。这是一种非常高级的、不动声色的力量。
评分这部小说的语言风格简直是一场文字的盛宴,它不像某些当代小说那样追求直白和速度,反而更像是一位老练的织布匠,用最精细的丝线,编织出一张密不透风的时代侧影。我特别欣赏作者对于环境描写的笔法,那种对特定年代氛围的捕捉,不仅仅是物件的堆砌,更是对那种集体情绪的精准拿捏。例如,书中对几次聚会场景的描绘,表面上是觥筹交错的喧闹,但字里行间却流淌着一种心照不宣的尴尬和焦虑,仿佛每个人都在等待一个信号,却又害怕信号真的到来。角色的对话更是精彩,他们之间似乎总是在绕着核心问题打转,充满了机锋和试探,读起来需要极高的专注力,但一旦领会了那种言外之意的精髓,便会为作者的功力拍案叫绝。它要求读者付出努力去解码,这种“主动参与感”极大地增强了阅读的沉浸性。对于那些习惯于快餐式阅读的人来说,这本书可能会显得有些慢热,但相信我,一旦你沉下心来,它所展现出的文学深度是极其丰厚的。
评分《围城》是钱钟书先生唯一的一部长篇小说,堪称中国现当代长篇小说的经典。小说塑造了抗战开初一类知识分子的群像,生动反映了在国家特定时期,特殊人群的行为操守、以及困惑。从另一个角度记述了当时的情景、氛围。虽然有具体的历史背景,但这部小说揭示的只是人群的弱点,在今天依然能够引起人们的共鸣。这本书是围城的英文版,书的整体质量还不错,但是没有塑封,拿到手的时候有点脏脏的。书的排版还不错。总体来说是比较满意的。
评分印刷不敢恭维,纸页一叠叠的大小有出入,都没裁齐啊。。。
评分心仪已久,物流快,很实用!
评分好书!
评分内容很好,书的装帧设计一般,而且没有塑封,有味,发霉的味道,可能仓库保管不善吧
评分心仪已久,物流快,很实用!
评分满意,东西不错,下下次还买。
评分Fang, what was it you were asking me that time?"
评分感谢京东株式会社经营 感谢快递大哥运送
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