英媒评出十佳亚洲小说 《红楼梦》居首
<p><span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="literature">literature</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="prose">prose</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="written">written</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="classics">classics</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="read">read</span>.</p><p>亚洲文学中涌现出了许多动人篇章，英国《电讯报》特挑选书迷应当阅读的史上十佳亚洲小说：</p><p>1、<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Dream">Dream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Chamber">Chamber</span></p><p>《红楼梦》</p><p><span word="Cao">Cao</span> <span word="Xueqin">Xueqin</span> (<span word="printed">printed</span> 1791)</p><p>作者：曹雪芹（1791年出版）</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 400 <span word="characters">characters</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="episodic">episodic</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vernacular">vernacular</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="classical">classical</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="branches">branches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aristocratic">aristocratic</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tragic">tragic</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="humane">humane</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>.</p><p>史诗般的《红楼梦》并非用文言文写的，而是采用通俗的白话文。全书中有400多个人物，以一个权贵家族的两个分支为主线，描述了一个凄美的爱情故事，人文气息浓厚。</p><p>2、<span word="A">A</span> <span word="Fine">Fine</span> <span word="Balance">Balance</span></p><p>《微妙的平衡》</p><p><span word="Rohinton">Rohinton</span> <span word="Mistry">Mistry</span> (1995)</p><p>作者：罗欣顿·米斯特里（1995年出版）</p><p><span word="Set">Set</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Emergency">Emergency</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1970 (<span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="unrest">unrest</span>, <span word="torture">torture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="detentions">detentions</span>), <span word="Mistry">Mistry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="then">then</span>-<span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="Indira">Indira</span> <span word="Gandhi">Gandhi</span>. <span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="backgrounds">backgrounds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>.</p><p>故事发生在20世纪70年代，当时的社会背景政局动荡、酷刑监禁滥用。米斯特里对时任印度总理英迪拉·甘地持批判态度。书中四个人物虽背景迥异，但他们却因为剧烈的社会变革而走到了一起。</p>
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