BBC评21世纪最伟大12本小说[1]
<p><span word="BBC">BBC</span>文化专栏作者<span word="Jane">Jane</span> <span word="Ciabattari">Ciabattari</span>向几十位书评家发出了问卷，请他们列出在他们心目中，新千年以来出版的最棒的英文小说。他们总共列出了156本小说，根据投票<span word="BBC">BBC</span>选出了12本最优秀的小说。</p><p>1. <span word="Junot">Junot</span> <span word="D">D</span>í<span word="az">az</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Brief">Brief</span> <span word="Wondrous">Wondrous</span> <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Oscar">Oscar</span> <span word="Wao">Wao</span> (2007)</p><p>朱诺·迪亚斯，《奥斯卡·瓦奥短暂而奇妙的一生》（2007年）</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="Culture">Culture</span> <span word="critics">critics</span>' <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Junot">Junot</span> <span word="Diaz">Diaz</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="novel">novel</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span> <span word="ghetto">ghetto</span>-<span word="nerd">nerd</span> <span word="Oscar">Oscar</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dominican">Dominican</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="Tolkien">Tolkien</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="love">love</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="critics">critics</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="DNA">DNA</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span>, <span word="fantasy">fantasy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="testosterone">testosterone</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="Taylor">Taylor</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="Tribune">Tribune</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="editor">editor</span>-<span word="at">at</span>-<span word="large">large</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Latino">Latino</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pulitzer">Pulitzer</span> <span word="Prize">Prize</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span>," <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="critic">critic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="Rigoberto">Rigoberto</span> <span word="Gonzalez">Gonzalez</span>. "<span word="Oscar">Oscar</span> <span word="Wao">Wao</span> <span word="reaffirmed">reaffirmed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="connections">connections</span> <span word="Latinos">Latinos</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ancestral">ancestral</span> <span word="homeland">homeland</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="language">language</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="energised">energised</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>: <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="American">American</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>?" (<span word="Riverhead">Riverhead</span>)</p><p>这次<span word="BBC">BBC</span>文化栏目评选的最佳小说是朱诺·迪亚斯的处女作，该书主人公名叫奥斯卡，他是来自新泽西贫民窟的多米尼加裔美国宅男，他渴望与异性接触，并梦想着成为美国的托尔金。大多数评论员将其列为书单中的第一名。《芝加哥论坛报》的文学特约编辑伊丽莎白·泰勒评价道：“我从未想过，我会如此钟爱一本充满白日梦和男性荷尔蒙的科幻小说。”评论家、作家里戈伯特·冈萨雷斯表示：“迪亚斯是第二位荣获普利策奖的拉丁裔小说作家。”评论家、剧作家格雷格·巴里奥斯同样盛赞：“奥斯卡·瓦奥重新确认了拉丁美洲人与家乡的文化、语言和历史之间根深蒂固的联系。这也让我们重新思考：什么样的人才是美国人？美国印象到底是什么？”（<span word="Riverhead">Riverhead</span>出版社）</p>
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