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边城
小说《边城》无疑是沈从文的代表作，写于一九三三年至一九三四年初。这篇作品如沈从文的其他湘西作品，着眼于普通人、善良人的命运变迁，描摹了湘女翠翠阴差阳错的生活悲剧，诚如作者所言：“一切充满了善，然而到处是不凑巧。既然是不凑巧，因之素朴的善终难免产生悲剧。”
《边城》写出了一种如梦似幻之美，像摆渡、教子、救人、助人、送葬这些日常小事，在作者写来都显得相当理想化，颇有几分“君子国”的气象。当然，矛盾也并非不存在，明眼人一看便知，作者所用的背景材料中便隐伏着社会矛盾的影子。作者亦不曾讳言他的写作意图是支持“民族复兴大业的人”，“给他们一种勇气和信心”。
《边城》写出了一种如梦似幻之美，像摆渡、教子、救人、助人、送葬这些日常小事，在作者写来都显得相当理想化，颇有几分“君子国”的气象。当然，矛盾也并非不存在，明眼人一看便知，作者所用的背景材料中便隐伏着社会矛盾的影子。作者亦不曾讳言他的写作意图是支持“民族复兴大业的人”，“给他们一种勇气和信心”。
182 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1932
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Shen Congwen 沈从文
399 books55 followersShen Congwen (沈从文, December 28, 1902 – May 10, 1988), formerly romanized as Shen Ts'ung-wen, was one of the greatest modern Chinese writers, on par with Lu Xun. Regional culture and identity plays a much bigger role in his writing than that of other major early modern Chinese writers. He was known for combining the vernacular style with classical Chinese writing techniques. Shen is the most important of the "native soil" writers in modern Chinese literature...
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June 25, 2013
I felt extremely lucky to understand a bit of Chinese so I could read the original text and not the translation. One word to conclude my feeling about this book: BEAUTIFUL! I think it’s more than just beautiful. It is a love story that’s so pure as if such pureness is no longer existed in our world today. That’s why I found it so beautiful and moving. It’s the beautiful souls and humanity touched me dearly. Of course Shen’s writing is admirable. He has the ability to transform the most ordinary into something extraordinary. His sensitivity towards beauty and humanity is doubtless and his highly lyrical writing style is truly an artistic expression. In fact, I've always seen Shen as an artist and he truly is. Nothing is loud, lots of nuances and subtleties were embedded in his writing that certainly required time and a heart to grasp. Though Shen is portraying an idealized and if not an idyllic world, because it's so quiet and plain, it makes me feel quite realistic. From Shen's perspective, life is fragile and intangible because of its mutable nature and the ending reveals it all. Don't know why, sadness always permeates life in an inexplicable way, almost like something that's inescapable...... Overall I enjoy so much reading Shen's works simply because I see so much life that I deeply resonate with.
December 29, 2015
"An old imperial highway running east from Sichuan into Hunan province leads, after reaching the West Hunan border, to a little mountain town called Chadong. By a narrow stream on the way to town was a little white pagoda, below which once lived a solitary family: an old man, a girl, and a yellow dog." So begins the tale of Cuicui.
I was particularly interested in reading this account of peasant life in China before the revolution, because I wanted to make a comparison to Pearl Buck's Good Earth. Both accounts were written about the same period in China and both were written in the 1930s, but one was written by a Chinese man and the other by an American woman (whose first language and home was in China). I found them so vastly different that they might have been written about completely different peoples and times.
It was difficult for me to see why this novel would have been banned by the Communist government that took over China. It seems so innocuous in its content and portrayal of these people. When I had finished reading it, I wondered if there was some deeper meaning that I was failing to see. I had loved the opening sentence so much that I expected to be in love with this novel by its end, but I was not. It plodded somewhat and I felt the characters were underdeveloped. Still, an interesting look at what a Chinese writer believed the peasant class was like before the country endured the upheaval of the revolution.
I was particularly interested in reading this account of peasant life in China before the revolution, because I wanted to make a comparison to Pearl Buck's Good Earth. Both accounts were written about the same period in China and both were written in the 1930s, but one was written by a Chinese man and the other by an American woman (whose first language and home was in China). I found them so vastly different that they might have been written about completely different peoples and times.
It was difficult for me to see why this novel would have been banned by the Communist government that took over China. It seems so innocuous in its content and portrayal of these people. When I had finished reading it, I wondered if there was some deeper meaning that I was failing to see. I had loved the opening sentence so much that I expected to be in love with this novel by its end, but I was not. It plodded somewhat and I felt the characters were underdeveloped. Still, an interesting look at what a Chinese writer believed the peasant class was like before the country endured the upheaval of the revolution.
January 17, 2014
When I first started reading the book, I never thought much of the book in terms of its characters and themes. The first 30 to 40 pages were incredibly calm,or in other words, incredibly slow. Nothing much happened and numerous amount of details were chosen to paint the picture of the people living in that old town. From what I gathered, the town is full of simple, traditional, pure and innocent townsmen. However, these characteristics became what I enjoyed about the book. Definite read. Good to get back in touch with my roots. The simplicity and innocence offer refreshing perspective on people living at time so different from mine.
February 22, 2018
Shen is sometimes called China's Faulkner and I don't really have a problem with that comparison except that Shen is maybe actually better. That's no fault of Faulky's. He takes a time and place and the issues inherent and deals with them probably better than anyone.
But Shen is just telling us a love story, kind of. What kind of story isn't really that important actually. Also, it's replicating simplicity and beauty are really difficult to describe. "Border Town" is a quiet, lulling sort of novel, one that makes you feel right at home. There's nothing looming or alienating or evil, stuff just simply is: love, death, and what-not. In a way, it is the perfect kind of novel, an uncomplicated perfection that I've only ever seen in writers like Meir Shalev, maybe, Knut Hamsun, maybe--comparisons are dumb, anyway. Just go read it. Trying to write reviews of novels like this just make you realize how bad you are at doing it, a testament to the novel's awesomitude.
But Shen is just telling us a love story, kind of. What kind of story isn't really that important actually. Also, it's replicating simplicity and beauty are really difficult to describe. "Border Town" is a quiet, lulling sort of novel, one that makes you feel right at home. There's nothing looming or alienating or evil, stuff just simply is: love, death, and what-not. In a way, it is the perfect kind of novel, an uncomplicated perfection that I've only ever seen in writers like Meir Shalev, maybe, Knut Hamsun, maybe--comparisons are dumb, anyway. Just go read it. Trying to write reviews of novels like this just make you realize how bad you are at doing it, a testament to the novel's awesomitude.
May 12, 2016
Real rating: 7/10
A writer's legacy tends to become tainted by the politics of the world. Shen Congwen was banned in China by the communist party at the height of the crack down on culture. Which in turn made his work mythical and considered of a higher standard, however it is average and would have been considered as such a masterwork had it not been banned by the party.
This is a pleasant tail of a young Chinese girl coming of age and if one has not lived in China, it is a nice peek into what life was like in the past and the oddly proud nature of the peasant class in China. The writer himself pushes his own feelings into his work without a second thought from his constant dismissal of those who are not country folk, to how things should be which is ironic as the reason he was banned was for not having a political agenda.
A writer's legacy tends to become tainted by the politics of the world. Shen Congwen was banned in China by the communist party at the height of the crack down on culture. Which in turn made his work mythical and considered of a higher standard, however it is average and would have been considered as such a masterwork had it not been banned by the party.
This is a pleasant tail of a young Chinese girl coming of age and if one has not lived in China, it is a nice peek into what life was like in the past and the oddly proud nature of the peasant class in China. The writer himself pushes his own feelings into his work without a second thought from his constant dismissal of those who are not country folk, to how things should be which is ironic as the reason he was banned was for not having a political agenda.
February 8, 2016
En annorlunda bok som inte påminner om någonting jag tidigare läst. Tyckte väldigt mycket om det poetiska språket ("ett stjärnskott rispade rymden" etc.) men också själva storyn i sig. Man fick väldigt tydliga bilder i huvudet när man läste och miljön var väldigt vackert beskriven.
I övrigt tycker jag det är sorgligt att biblioteket sålde den här boken för 5 kr, för jag tror många skulle uppskatta den om de faktiskt läste den. Det är nämligen en ganska mysig bok som går fort att läsa och som man får ut mycket av!
I övrigt tycker jag det är sorgligt att biblioteket sålde den här boken för 5 kr, för jag tror många skulle uppskatta den om de faktiskt läste den. Det är nämligen en ganska mysig bok som går fort att läsa och som man får ut mycket av!
June 15, 2019
Subtlety, naturalness, detailed descriptions and a harmonious environment are the main qualities of this novella. The narrator recreates a rural town and depicts the everyday life of a grandfather and his granddaughter who devote their lives to move a small boat from one bank to the river to the other. The granddaughter is entering the required age for marriage (at that time) and her thoughts and reactions are described with innocence and tenderness. It's a charming story which suggests the idea of making decisions at the right time and how our choices will mark the future. If you're looking for something heart-warming and pure, this is a nice short story for you.
January 10, 2018
A classic historical Chinese novel about a young girl who struggles through life. She has to decide who is more important in her life as she turns to the age of marriage. Overall, I liked this book because it focuses on life struggles on one of the lowest classes during Chinese history, where focusing on a young girl reveals a feeling of sympathy towards her and the people she loves. I recommend this book to anyone wanting to know a little bit of Chinese history, without the seriousness and gruesome descriptions found in some other books about China's history.
March 15, 2016
Shen Congwen is one of pioneers of modern Chinese literature, and with Border Town - one of his most famous books, it is easy to see why. Falling under the "native soil" genre of writings, Shen describes in detail the daily lives of the villagers in a semi-fictional town in the author's home province of Hunan. A descriptively simple book, Shen has managed to paint a picture almost frozen in time, of China before the turmoil of the mid-twentieth century.
November 1, 2012
Cuicui’s tranquil river life is interrupted when two young suitors come courting and she is faced with the choice of remaining with her beloved grandfather or making a favorable match. This stunning novel, set in rural China in the days before the Communist Revolution, was banned by Mao and is now accessible in a new English translation.
April 16, 2010
Stilted, dull prose. Often compared to the Good Earth, but it doesn't come close to measuring up. The story was mildly interesting, but I never developed any feelings for the characters or what they were going through.
July 29, 2015
I don't know near enough about Chinese politics, much less of this story's era, to be able to comprehend why it would have been banned.
Terrific little story told terrifically. The author (and translator?) do a great job setting the scene. Really enjoyed this read.
Terrific little story told terrifically. The author (and translator?) do a great job setting the scene. Really enjoyed this read.
January 28, 2020
3 stars- One of the most serene books I have ever read, however not a lot happens. Unfortunately, none of the characters are very likable (except the dog) so you don’t have anyone to “root” for per se. The book focuses on, and leads up to an impending decision, which is never made and becomes irrelevant in the end. Additionally, the books ends rather abruptly leaving the reader with a feeling that nothing really matters anymore. On a higher note, the setting and characters are detached from complex issues that follow modern technology, academic pressures, and power hungry people. There is a simplicity in everything that happens, from conflicts to lifestyles, so you can follow the story without agonizing over the outcome. The characters are genuinely kind and the setting is beautiful—containing rivers, bamboo forests, and rocky bluffs— and highly relaxing. In short, if you’re looking for a story that carries no taxing interactions, conflicts, or plot, then this is the book for you.
May 5, 2025
Charming, picturesque, short musings on country life and accepting the tragedies of life.
June 29, 2024
Rất thích không khí truyện, bảng lảng mơ hồ, khung cảnh cũng đượm màu thuỷ mặc, tựa như là 1 câu chuyện cổ nhưng được đắp đầy tâm lý nhân vật. Nửa đầu hay hơn nửa cuối, nửa đầu trong trẻo tr�� tình còn nửa cuối drama quá. Thích tính cách người anh trai thẳng thắn, rõ ràng, quân tử. Còn mấy thứ khéo léo tế nhị mà chỉ chuốc phiền muộn, làm phức tạp vấn đề thì rất chối. 3,5*
December 16, 2022
Idyllic.
November 20, 2017
为什么这个小说叫‘边城’？这是个值得想一想的问题。‘边城’不止是一个地理概念，意思不是说这是个边地的小城，这同时是一个时间概念、文化概念。‘边城’是大城市的对立面。这是‘中国另外一个地方另外一种事情’（《边城－题记》）。
——汪曾祺
《边城》写于1933－1934年年初，讲述了湘西边境一个小山城中美丽的摆渡人孙女翠翠和船总大儿子与二儿子之间悲剧的爱情故事。小说中故事发生的地点未曾明确指出，而是在“四川过湖南去”“将近湘西边境”靠溪一个名叫“茶酮”的小山城，书的开篇勾勒出了“茶酮”如诗如画的自然风光与淳朴宁静的山城生活：
“一个对于是个、图画稍有兴味的旅客，在这小河中，蜷伏于一直小船上，做三十天的旅行，比不至于感到厌烦。正因为处处有奇迹可以发现，人的劳动成果，自然的大胆处与精巧处，无一地无一时不使人神往倾心”。
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“一切总永远那么寂静，所有的人每个日子都在这种不可形容的单纯寂静里过去。一份安静增加了人对于“认识”的思索力，增加了梦，在这小城中生活的，个人自然也一定各在分定一份日子，怀了对于人事爱憎必然的期待。”
开篇一段世外桃源般的小城风景裹挟着溪边的氤氲水汽扑面而来，美如诗却幻如梦。山城溪边住着守船人和他的孙女翠翠以及一只大黄狗，城中驻扎着由昔年绿营囤丁改编而成的戍兵，依附来往小商人与水手讨生活的娼妓，慷慨豪爽的船总顺顺，和各色的小手工业者。故事围绕着翠翠和船总的两个儿子展开：两年前的端午大儿子与二儿子分别见过了老人的孙女并一见倾心，翠翠心中也萌发了对二老傩送的情愫。大儿子托了守船人的老相识出面说媒，即为当地风俗所说的“车路”；二儿子在与大哥坦露心迹后两人一致决定于夜间在溪边白塔对面的山头为翠翠唱山歌争夺翠翠的芳心，即为“马路”。 然而弟弟开口后哥哥自知敌不过愤而离开押船走货去了下游，却不料遇上漩涡送了命尸首都未曾见着。船总和小儿子傩送认为是老船夫的拖延不干脆导致大儿子婚事不明让他送了命，心中有了疙瘩；守船人却因为为孙女翠翠的幸福着急做了许多反效果的事情，导致船总与小儿子的态度一天天淡漠下去。在一个雷雨交加的夜晚溪边的白塔塌了，渡船跑了，爷爷死了，翠翠在众人帮助下料理了爷爷的后事，在新建的溪边白塔边守着新的渡船等待心上人：
“那个冬天，那个圮坍乐的白塔，又重新修好了。那个在月下唱歌，是翠翠在睡梦里为歌声把灵魂轻轻浮起的年轻人，还不曾回到茶酮来。
这个人也许永远不回来了，也许明天回来！”
故事结束在傩送的离开和翠翠无止境的等待中。
《边城》被认为是沈从文的代表作，用细腻的笔触勾勒出了天真少女心事和山城人民的喜乐哀伤，却不失农村社会的正直与淳朴。然而在我看来《边城》更像是作者一个乌托邦史的梦的寄托，离乡十八年，从军报国宣告失败，社会大变革时期混乱的生活和混沌的精神状态，让沈从文转而向自己幼时的故乡寻找安慰和释放：笔下的人物是鲜活娇俏正直勇敢的，虽目不识丁却豪爽仗义，他们爱的纯粹而坚定，山城氤氲的水汽隔绝了外界的纷扰，他们兀自按照自己的步调和心情生活着。
汪曾祺评论说“边城”不仅是一个地理概念，也是一个时间和文化概念，也是这样的一个隐喻：它存在于地理边界的交界处，在时代交替的缝隙里，在日益分崩离析的朴实农村与冷漠自私的城市文明的夹缝中；它处于一片混沌未明之中，将出示未出世，也不会真正的诞生和降临。也因此，这个梦不可能实现，于是翠翠的梦碎了，老大死了，老二去向不明，爷爷走了，白塔塌了，渡船跑了；但梦境有其神秘力量调和看似不可能的矛盾现实并使之往复为继，于是白塔又被建了起来，溪边有了新的渡船，翠翠在梦中听到了心上人的求爱歌，继续等待着“也许永远也不回来”“也许明天就回来的”爱人。《边城》有其美丽与哀伤，但失之信念与力量；它是一部美丽的乌托邦式小说，于是白塔会塌，但白塔也会重建；翠翠在无尽的归期中等待不知何时返乡的爱人，沈从文在混沌的黑暗中悲观的守望着祖国的未来。
——汪曾祺
《边城》写于1933－1934年年初，讲述了湘西边境一个小山城中美丽的摆渡人孙女翠翠和船总大儿子与二儿子之间悲剧的爱情故事。小说中故事发生的地点未曾明确指出，而是在“四川过湖南去”“将近湘西边境”靠溪一个名叫“茶酮”的小山城，书的开篇勾勒出了“茶酮”如诗如画的自然风光与淳朴宁静的山城生活：
“一个对于是个、图画稍有兴味的旅客，在这小河中，蜷伏于一直小船上，做三十天的旅行，比不至于感到厌烦。正因为处处有奇迹可以发现，人的劳动成果，自然的大胆处与精巧处，无一地无一时不使人神往倾心”。
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“一切总永远那么寂静，所有的人每个日子都在这种不可形容的单纯寂静里过去。一份安静增加了人对于“认识”的思索力，增加了梦，在这小城中生活的，个人自然也一定各在分定一份日子，怀了对于人事爱憎必然的期待。”
开篇一段世外桃源般的小城风景裹挟着溪边的氤氲水汽扑面而来，美如诗却幻如梦。山城溪边住着守船人和他的孙女翠翠以及一只大黄狗，城中驻扎着由昔年绿营囤丁改编而成的戍兵，依附来往小商人与水手讨生活的娼妓，慷慨豪爽的船总顺顺，和各色的小手工业者。故事围绕着翠翠和船总的两个儿子展开：两年前的端午大儿子与二儿子分别见过了老人的孙女并一见倾心，翠翠心中也萌发了对二老傩送的情愫。大儿子托了守船人的老相识出面说媒，即为当地风俗所说的“车路”；二儿子在与大哥坦露心迹后两人一致决定于夜间在溪边白塔对面的山头为翠翠唱山歌争夺翠翠的芳心，即为“马路”。 然而弟弟开口后哥哥自知敌不过愤而离开押船走货去了下游，却不料遇上漩涡送了命尸首都未曾见着。船总和小儿子傩送认为是老船夫的拖延不干脆导致大儿子婚事不明让他送了命，心中有了疙瘩；守船人却因为为孙女翠翠的幸福着急做了许多反效果的事情，导致船总与小儿子的态度一天天淡漠下去。在一个雷雨交加的夜晚溪边的白塔塌了，渡船跑了，爷爷死了，翠翠在众人帮助下料理了爷爷的后事，在新建的溪边白塔边守着新的渡船等待心上人：
“那个冬天，那个圮坍乐的白塔，又重新修好了。那个在月下唱歌，是翠翠在睡梦里为歌声把灵魂轻轻浮起的年轻人，还不曾回到茶酮来。
这个人也许永远不回来了，也许明天回来！”
故事结束在傩送的离开和翠翠无止境的等待中。
《边城》被认为是沈从文的代表作，用细腻的笔触勾勒出了天真少女心事和山城人民的喜乐哀伤，却不失农村社会的正直与淳朴。然而在我看来《边城》更像是作者一个乌托邦史的梦的寄托，离乡十八年，从军报国宣告失败，社会大变革时期混乱的生活和混沌的精神状态，让沈从文转而向自己幼时的故乡寻找安慰和释放：笔下的人物是鲜活娇俏正直勇敢的，虽目不识丁却豪爽仗义，他们爱的纯粹而坚定，山城氤氲的水汽隔绝了外界的纷扰，他们兀自按照自己的步调和心情生活着。
汪曾祺评论说“边城”不仅是一个地理概念，也是一个时间和文化概念，也是这样的一个隐喻：它存在于地理边界的交界处，在时代交替的缝隙里，在日益分崩离析的朴实农村与冷漠自私的城市文明的夹缝中；它处于一片混沌未明之中，将出示未出世，也不会真正的诞生和降临。也因此，这个梦不可能实现，于是翠翠的梦碎了，老大死了，老二去向不明，爷爷走了，白塔塌了，渡船跑了；但梦境有其神秘力量调和看似不可能的矛盾现实并使之往复为继，于是白塔又被建了起来，溪边有了新的渡船，翠翠在梦中听到了心上人的求爱歌，继续等待着“也许永远也不回来”“也许明天就回来的”爱人。《边城》有其美丽与哀伤，但失之信念与力量；它是一部美丽的乌托邦式小说，于是白塔会塌，但白塔也会重建；翠翠在无尽的归期中等待不知何时返乡的爱人，沈从文在混沌的黑暗中悲观的守望着祖国的未来。
August 20, 2010
I can easily fall into ruts in my reading. I tend to gravitate towards California writers. When I feel myself falling into one of these ruts, I walk the shelves of my local library. One of the gems I found this way was Border Town (边城) by Shen Congwen.
Cuicui lives on the edge of a river with her ferryman grandfather. She has learned his job but is also intrigued by thoughts of love and romance. Her two suitors though aren't of her liking, she has grander notions that go beyond the two sides of the river.
It's a beautiful book, one that can easily be read on a lazy afternoon. It seems like such an innocuous volume. But like so many artists and intellectuals Shen was ultimately assigned the job of toilet cleaner after the Cultural Revolution (see "A Public Space" in the links below for more information)
Cuicui lives on the edge of a river with her ferryman grandfather. She has learned his job but is also intrigued by thoughts of love and romance. Her two suitors though aren't of her liking, she has grander notions that go beyond the two sides of the river.
It's a beautiful book, one that can easily be read on a lazy afternoon. It seems like such an innocuous volume. But like so many artists and intellectuals Shen was ultimately assigned the job of toilet cleaner after the Cultural Revolution (see "A Public Space" in the links below for more information)
November 7, 2017
Un libro conciso pero que garda unha chea de sentimento. Diría que expón unha ampla variedade de trazos impresionistas na descrición das paisaxes e do costumismo dos pobos chinos. Sen ter viaxado nunca a China, na miña mente puiden compoñer unha imaxe bastante completa de todos os intres que se mencionan ao longo deste relato curto.
Penso que o libro agocha unha gran antítese xa só no título. Malia que en todos os momentos descritos se quere reflexar certa "calma" anímica (静) que acompaña á calma imperante na atmosfera, no fondo, a nosa personaxe Yuemin sinte no máis lonxano da alma medo e inquietude debido á enfermidade da nai e ás incertezas do paradoiro do pai que se fora á guerra.
Penso que o libro agocha unha gran antítese xa só no título. Malia que en todos os momentos descritos se quere reflexar certa "calma" anímica (静) que acompaña á calma imperante na atmosfera, no fondo, a nosa personaxe Yuemin sinte no máis lonxano da alma medo e inquietude debido á enfermidade da nai e ás incertezas do paradoiro do pai que se fora á guerra.
June 3, 2021
边城(Border Town) is a novella by Shen Congwen, one of my favourite Chinese authors. I read in the original language. It's a beautiful and poignant story. The writing is beautiful and lyrical.
The un-spoken love, the sibling/friend rivalry and the intervention of fate, as well as the description of lake/river, somehow all remind me of Immensee by Theodor Storm, although the background is totally different and Border Town is much more sadder.
The un-spoken love, the sibling/friend rivalry and the intervention of fate, as well as the description of lake/river, somehow all remind me of Immensee by Theodor Storm, although the background is totally different and Border Town is much more sadder.
January 3, 2022
初读边城，有一股淡淡的味道，细细想来，从来并没有在中国其他的男性作家身上体会过。
如果非要去概括，那应该是一种柔软，一种充满感觉的柔软。细想起来，无论是钱钟书，莫言，巴金，鲁迅都没有述说过这种情感。
边城应该是一个世外桃源一样的地方，与世隔绝，唯通水路，民风淳朴。更加确切的说，边城的人善良，但这里并不是一个乌托邦的世界：所以才有了祖父和船总顺顺一家的纠结：都是善良的人，祖父屡次回答不干脆，傩送心里念记着祖父害死了大老，顺顺也因为老祖父的话心怀间隙。并没有一个人心存恶意，并没有城里的市侩奸诈和欺凌，却因为世外桃源的淳朴一再的磨练着老祖父和翠翠的心。
沈从文一生见过五千次的杀头，戎马的前半生却让他更加的渴望边城一样淳朴的生活。但其实细想，边城怕是是桃花源的存在。只有经过羁绊的半生才让我们体会到什么才是我们珍惜的生活，体会到一个没有尔虞我诈，一个充满道义的城市。我猜这是沈从文最希望生活的地方，也是沈从文从未生活过的地方。
就像结尾说的：
这个人也许永远不回来了，也许明天回来。
如果非要去概括，那应该是一种柔软，一种充满感觉的柔软。细想起来，无论是钱钟书，莫言，巴金，鲁迅都没有述说过这种情感。
边城应该是一个世外桃源一样的地方，与世隔绝，唯通水路，民风淳朴。更加确切的说，边城的人善良，但这里并不是一个乌托邦的世界：所以才有了祖父和船总顺顺一家的纠结：都是善良的人，祖父屡次回答不干脆，傩送心里念记着祖父害死了大老，顺顺也因为老祖父的话心怀间隙。并没有一个人心存恶意，并没有城里的市侩奸诈和欺凌，却因为世外桃源的淳朴一再的磨练着老祖父和翠翠的心。
沈从文一生见过五千次的杀头，戎马的前半生却让他更加的渴望边城一样淳朴的生活。但其实细想，边城怕是是桃花源的存在。只有经过羁绊的半生才让我们体会到什么才是我们珍惜的生活，体会到一个没有尔虞我诈，一个充满道义的城市。我猜这是沈从文最希望生活的地方，也是沈从文从未生活过的地方。
就像结尾说的：
这个人也许永远不回来了，也许明天回来。
June 18, 2012
Very beautiful and simple story which seems to just flow lazily along before you realise how much momentum it has actually gathered. Somehow the people are secondary to the town itself, which is the real main character of the book, but that doesn't seem to lessen their tragedy.
August 13, 2018
2.5*. Nhân dịp sắp qua thăm ngôi nhà mà tác giả từng sống nên đọc thử cuốn này. Thật sự chẳng có gì nhiều để nói. Câu chuyện đơn giản, nhân vật thuần khiết, cuộc sống thôn quê êm đềm, tĩnh mịch. Trong truyện ai cũng tốt, vậy mà dường như ai cũng đau khổ...
March 14, 2013
淡淡的哀愁
很動人的故事
富有鄉村情懷 洗滌人心
很動人的故事
富有鄉村情懷 洗滌人心
February 7, 2019
Một vẻ đẹp thuần khiết của sự sống, tình yêu dưới ngôn ngữ cổ điển.
May 28, 2024
La calma en el caos
La calma en medio del dolor
La calma en la incertidumbre
La calma en la tristeza
Mi conclusión de este libro es que siempre algo puede regalarnos la calm en nuestras vidas
La calma en medio del dolor
La calma en la incertidumbre
La calma en la tristeza
Mi conclusión de este libro es que siempre algo puede regalarnos la calm en nuestras vidas
March 5, 2022
Vẫn là một câu chuyện tình giản dị, nhưng quá đẹp. Những ngày tháng covid này nằm đọc cứ như có dòng nước mát tưới lên mắt vậy.
October 7, 2023
Generally, I liked this, but a few things peeved me.
April 3, 2018
Again, read this for class. Wasn't as boring as the other books we've had to read. Just still not my fav topic to read.
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