Cirrus@Austlit

人生"漆黑如针胆"——五十年前两位诗人灵魂的呼应二〇一三年,美国企鹅出版公司发行了一本库切与保罗·奥斯特的书信集,记录了两人从二〇〇八年到二〇一一年间的通信。在其中一封信中,库切谈到了一个现象:他在当代读者中找不到多少人可以从诗歌中获得精神的引领;而在二十世纪六〇、七〇年代,他们那个时代的欧美年轻人却可以真真切切受到诗歌

'In the early eighteenth century, a woman finds herself set adrift from a mutinous ship and cast ashore on a remote desert island. There she finds shelter with its only other inhabitants: a man named Cruso and his tongueless slave Friday. In time, she builds a life for herself as Cruso's companion and, eventually, his lover.' (Source: Libraries Australia)