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<p>分享一篇文章：</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="galloping">galloping</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="breakneck">breakneck</span> <span word="speed">speed</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="novelists">novelists</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="mired">mired</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>.</p><p><span word="Nicole">Nicole</span> <span word="Mones">Mones</span>, <span word="American">American</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="novels">novels</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="readers">readers</span>: "<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="resistance">resistance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="comprehending">comprehending</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="China">China</span>." <span word="The">The</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span>, <span word="bordering">bordering</span> <span word="on">on</span> "<span word="fetishism">fetishism</span>", <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="rather">rather</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oriental">oriental</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="romantic">romantic</span> <span word="notions">notions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> "<span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="narrative">narrative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="contemporary">contemporary</span> <span word="China">China</span>".</p><p><span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span>, <span word="Mones">Mones</span>' <span word="novels">novels</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="roots">roots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>. <span word="Lost">Lost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Translation">Translation</span> (<span word="Delta">Delta</span>, 1999), <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="title">title</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="anchored">anchored</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bones">bones</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Peking">Peking</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Light">Light</span> (<span word="Dell">Dell</span>, 2002) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="priceless">priceless</span> <span word="porcelains">porcelains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Chef">Chef</span> (<span word="Houghton">Houghton</span> <span word="Mifflin">Mifflin</span>, 2007) <span word="opens">opens</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="cuisine">cuisine</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="richly">richly</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="magazines">magazines</span>.</p><p><span word="Mones">Mones</span> <span word="amassed">amassed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="storehouse">storehouse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="diligent">diligent</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="for">for</span> 18 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1977 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dig">dig</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="protagonists">protagonists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foreground">foreground</span>.</p>
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