BBC经典书单：21世纪最伟大的12本小说
<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>胡诺特·迪亚斯的《奥斯卡·瓦奥短暂而奇妙的一生》（2007年出版）</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="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="notes">notes</span>, “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="work">work</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>?”</p><p>胡诺特·迪亚斯的处女作位列于<span word="BBC">BBC</span>文化档评论家投票的榜首。小说的主人公是新泽西贫民窟一个名叫奥斯卡的书呆子。他梦想着成为多米尼加裔美国版的托尔金（英国文豪，以严肃奇幻作品《霍比特人》、《魔戒》闻名）并找到真爱。评论家兼作家里戈韦托·冈萨雷斯评论道：“这部作品让人们不禁要重新思索：怎样定义美国人？美国经历又是什么？”</p><p>2. <span word="Edward">Edward</span> <span word="P">P</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Known">Known</span> <span word="World">World</span> (2003)</p><p>爱德华·<span word="A">A</span>·琼斯的《已知的世界》（2003年出版）</p><p><span word="Set">Set</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1855 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plantation">plantation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="Townsend">Townsend</span> – <span word="born">born</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slave">slave</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slave">slave</span>-<span word="owner">owner</span> – <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Known">Known</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="triumph">triumph</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="empathy">empathy</span>, <span word="immersing">immersing</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="judgments">judgments</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> “<span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unflinching">unflinching</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="engrossing">engrossing</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="messy">messy</span> <span word="history">history</span>”.</p><p>故事发生在1855年。经营种植园的亨利·汤森虽然现在是奴隶主，却有着奴隶出生。《已知的世界》给人的代入感很强，它成功让读者陷入一个复杂的道德处境，难以轻易做出判断。这本小说还“果敢地讲述了美国混乱的历史，引人入胜”。</p>
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