... Եվ այդ շուրթերը, աչքերը կանաչ

by J.D. Salinger, Ա. Առաքելյան (Translator), Karen A. Simonian (Translator)

Էլեկտրոնային գիրքն անվճար ներբեռնել ԱՅՍՏԵՂ։
Ամերիկացի գրող Ջերոմ Դեյվիդ Սելինջերի (1919-2010) երկերը զգալի ազդեցություն են թողել 20-րդ դարի երկրորդ կեսի մշակույթի վրա։ Նրա ստեղծագործությունների հիմնական թեման պատանիների կյանքն է, նրանց և շրջապատող իրականության փոխհարաբերությունը։ Հրատարակությունը ներառում է գրողի պատմվածքները, որոնք հայերենով լույս են տեսել «Հայպետհրատի» «Լավագույն պատմվածքի մատենաշարով»։

Genres: Short Stories, Fiction, American

42 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 1951

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

Works, most notably novel The Catcher in the Rye (1951), of American writer Jerome David Salinger often concern troubled, sensitive adolescents.

People well know this author for his reclusive nature. He published his last original work in 1965 and gave his last interview in 1980. Reared in city of New York, Salinger began short stories in secondary school and published several stories in the early 1940s before serving in World War II. In 1948, he published the critically acclaimed story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" in The New Yorker, his subsequent home magazine. He released an immediate popular success. His depiction of adolescent alienation and loss of innocence in the protagonist Holden Caulfield especially influenced adolescent readers. Widely read and controversial, sells a quarter-million copies a year.

The success led to public attention and scrutiny: reclusive, he published new work less frequently. He followed with a short story collection, Nine Stories (1953), of a novella and a short story, Franny and Zooey (1961), and a collection of two novellas, Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction (1963). His last published work, a novella entitled "Hapworth 16, 1924", appeared in The New Yorker on June 19, 1965.

Afterward, Salinger struggled with unwanted attention, including a legal battle in the 1980s with biographer Ian Hamilton. In the late 1990s, Joyce Maynard, a close ex-lover, and Margaret Salinger, his daughter, wrote and released his memoirs. In 1996, a small publisher announced a deal with Salinger to publish "Hapworth 16, 1924" in book form, but the ensuing publicity indefinitely delayed the release.

Another writer used one of his characters, resulting in copyright infringement; he filed a lawsuit against this writer and afterward made headlines around the globe in June 2009. Salinger died of natural causes at his home in Cornish, New Hampshire.

Reviews

[Amanda Case · Rating 5 out of 5]

What seems to be a fairly day-to-day conversation can mean so much more when Salinger puts his spin on it. I'll give you my reading of this dramatic phone call between two colleagues/friends. One (Author) questions the other (Lee) about the whereabouts of his wife (Joanie). All the while a girl, who may or may not be Arthur's wife, is in bed with Lee. (The question is, "is that Joanie in the bed?" For me the answer is yes.) A game of wits commences as Arthur babbles belligerently about his wife, wearing down Lee's patience. I see it as two lawyers interrogating each other. Lee, keeping cool, tries to convince Author he's crazy and needs to go to sleep, keeping him in the dark about his affair. Author has control of the conversation with his hysterical outbursts, listening carefully to every nuance in Lee's demeanor. Lee grows frustrated with Arthur's drunken nonsense and, losing his cool, the conversation is over. After chipping away at Lee, Arthur has one last test to see if his suspicions that Joanie is in his bed are true. He calls Lee back saying Joanie just walked through the door; if Lee sounds shocked then, yes Joanie is in bed with Lee. Lee loses his cool completely and fakes a headache. Arthur wins.

[Mehrdad Mozafari · Rating 5 out of 5]

این داستان رو این روزها میتونید در محموعه نه داستان که با عنوان "دلتنگی های نقاش خیابان چهل و هشتم" چاپ شده، بخونید.
سلینجر به نسبت استعدادی که داشته، متاسفانه خیلی کم نوشته
و شاید همین کم نوشتن هاش در هر داستان آدم رو انقدر درگیر میکنه که نمیشه ازش گذشت.
هر بار با خوندن نوشته هاش به این نتیجه می رسم که سلینجر چقدر با روان انسان آشناست.
و چقدر با داستان نویسی آشناست
انقدر به خواننده ضربه میزنه که خواندن داستان برات یکنواخت نشه

[Kansas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Parece mentira que a través de una simple conversación telefónica se pueda crear tanto suspense en torno a si Joanie pudiera estar o no con Lee al otro lado del hilo de Arthur. Y esas formas abruptas de acabar los relatos me impactan...

[George Ilsley · Rating 3 out of 5]

A man in bed with a younger woman receives a phone call from a friend who is drunk and worried about his wife, who has not come home. Is that the same woman in bed with the first guy?

George Saunders, in his wonderful survey of short story construction A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life, suggests that the best short stories leave room for the reader to contribute their own imaginings. By that standard, this is a great story. The conversation is well done, and realistic. The ending is ambiguous.

However, it did not resonate with me. I'm only giving this one 3 stars. I hope J.D. Salinger will not be too upset by my less-than-generous review, and become a hermit or something.

[Maura · Rating 4 out of 5]

i can see its big brain but im too stupid to completely comprehend why

[Kotaro Kawakubo · Rating 5 out of 5]

At first, I thought "the girl" in the story is Joanie. But when I finished reading, I noticed there was no clear information about "the girl". I spent time to clarify who "the girl" is. Finally, I got an answer which was it is not important in this story. Yes, I didn't have to find out who she is. The important fact in this story was that the winner became a loser, and the loser became a winner at last. I think Lee was a winner at first. He was giving advise (he just said you shoul relax, so I don't think it worked for him), and Arthur was being trouble. However, when the second call happened, Lee lost his voice. It shows he was surprised, shocked. In the second call, Arthur was keep telling him how Joanie is nice to him, and their dream that is moving out from NY. It seems like at last, Lee was shocked, Arthur was talking his dream. It is really clear who is winner at last.

[Dimitris Angelos · Rating 5 out of 5]

This short story is definetely one of my all time favorites, which means I might possibly be biased about it, which in turn means that I do realize it might not be everyone's cup of tea; that's just the way it goes with Salinger, and I have to accept it.
That being said, what I love most about this story is the ambiguity, the mystery and the abruptness of its ending. One could draw a thousand conflicting conclusions about what's actually happened and they'd all be probable. It's up to the reader's imagination. As to what really was the case? No one knows.

[Chelsea Ray]

This is an very audience engaging short story. Just when you think you have it figured out, it takes a turn. But does it really? Could what you thought was happening was or wasn't? It is amazing how a little conversation between characters can create assumptions that we will never know if they are correct or not.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a strange one, and some reviews have said don't assume who Joanie is, but "the girl's" response in between the two calls seems fairly clear. My take is that both men take turns lying to each other. See what you think.

[jenna pruunsild · Rating 3 out of 5]

“kael mul valge, punapõsed, roosisuu ja silmad rohelised.”

[حمده الشامسية · Rating 5 out of 5]

تدور أحداث القصة حول محادثة هاتفية بين رجل ، يُدعى لي، وصديقه الذي يبحث بيأس عن زوجته المختفية. في حين أن المحادثة تبدو في البداية عادية، يتكشف تدريجيًا أن المرأة التي يبحث عنها الصديق قد تكون بالفعل مع لي نفسه. القصة تُروى بأسلوب سالينجر المتقن، حيث يعتمد على الحوار والتلميح أكثر من السرد المباشر، مما يخلق توترًا نفسيًا قويًا لدى القارئ.

تتناول القصة موضوعات مثل الخيانة، والخداع، والوحدة، والنفاق الاجتماعي. لا يقدم الكاتب إجابات مباشرة، بل يترك للقارئ استنتاج الحقائق من خلال الإشارات غير المعلنة والتردد في حديث الشخصيات.

الأسلوب الحواري الواقعي يعزز من التوتر الدرامي، حيث يظل القارئ متشككًا في نوايا الشخصيات حتى النهاية

حبكة قصصية غير تقليدية

[Jamie Gavin · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm snoozing

[Varser Zakaryan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Կարդացի "Դյութիչ շուրթերն այդ, աչքերը կանաչ": Չեմ կարող ասել, որ անասելի հետաքրքիր էր, որովհետև երբեմն թվում էր, թե հեռախոսազրույցը չափից երկար է ձգվում: Հենց սկզբից միանգամից հասկանում ես՝ ինչն ինչոց է, որ աչքերը ամենևին էլ կանաչ չեն, այլ ծովի պես կապույտ: :) Հենց այդ աչքերի մեջ էլ երկու հոգի խորտակվել էին:

Երկտողը հավանեցի.
«Վարդի բույրի պես նուրբ ու հիասքանչ
Դյութիչ շուրթերն այդ, աչքերը կանաչ...»։

Ընդհանուր առմամբ շատ պարզ ու հստակ է գրված պատմվածքը: Ինձ հատկապես դուր եկավ հեղինակի գրելաոճն ու լեզուն: Իսկ գաղափարային առումով, անկեղծ ասած, կամ ես բան չհասկացա պատմվածքից, կամ էլ այն իրոք ընդգծված իմաստ չուներ:))))))

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

At first read this story looked like a simple exchange between two men. After reading it a second and third and even a fourth time a lot more was revealed. It wasn’t so much about the title but more about how these men were speaking and what they were saying that allowed me to make sense of it. It’s hard to tell really what Salinger was trying to convey especially because he literally writes down a conversation between two lawyers and we aren’t actually told anything besides what we read between the lines. Without trying to give too much away, its important to rememebr these men’s professions when reading this, and of course pay attention to the eye color.

[Ben · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good Read. The tension between the two characters over the phone is remarkable. The whole time you question yourself if the girl with Lee is Arthurs wife but you are actually never completely certain. The way I read it I believed that Arthur was using his lawyer strategies to get the truth from Lee. I suspect Arthur saw them chatting at the party and thats why he suspected him of taking his wife home in the first place. All in all it was a good gossipy read that I will never forget. Be sure to read.

[امیرمحمد حیدری · Rating 3 out of 5]

متوسط.

[kas☆ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Arthur is so me 🫶🏻

[Kristin Soone · Rating 4 out of 5]

“kael mul valge, punapõsed, roosisuu ja silmad rohelised.”

imagine sa suudad 13 leheküljega, mis kirjeldab kahe inimese telefonikõne, craftida ekstreemselt hea suhtedraama

[Maxwell McClendon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this story. J.D. Salinger's writing had me completely oblivious to the point of the story until the very end. The point of the story being a discussion, whether that be an internal or external discussion with others of who the girl in bed with lee is. Great story for anyone looking to read a "thinker."

[ESGR | IG: librosyrizos_]

Otra vez que acabo un relato de Salinger y digo: “uau, que lista soy, lo he cazado todo a la primera” hasta que llego a la study guide y resulta que me he enterado de la misa a la mitad.

Pues todo en orden por aqui, amigos.

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes is a required reading for my English 11 (Literature and Society) class. I've been terribly desperate to read J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, but I'm still unable to have the opportunity, what with the unceasing demands of college. I have a feeling that it would be a part of my favorite novels. Anyway, that being the case, Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes is the first J.D. Salinger prose that I read. And I wasn't disappointed. I liked his writing style; it reminded me in a way of John Steinbeck's (which I love). The characters were alive and breathing although they might be a little 2-dimensional on the surface. Towards the end, I was literally having goosebumps all over my skin. It was such a painful and rather heartbreaking story. Like most short stories, the ending is very abrupt, and will tend to make you think and question the chain of events that lead to such conclusion. Once you are able to grasp what really occurred in the demise of the story, you'd be able to appreciate this all the more. Not only that, the readers would see the beauty of this underrated form of writing - short stories.

[Paige Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A drunken husband dials his elderly friend for advice about his seemingly cheating wife. He worries she’s doing it right now. In fact, she seems to be the girl smoking w/ mentioned friend right now. He goes from raving he should have never gotten with such a self-important airhead (sounds like Salinger’s actress wife) to worrying he’s not made for civilian life w/ a failing hotel legal case. The friend assures him everything’s in his head. Finally off the phone, the old man drops cigarettes w/ the girl, who’s high on the deceit, his acting and her naughtiness. The husband calls back, saying he fret for nothing, his wife explained the whole mishap—despite him seemingly being in the friend’s arms at the moment—and, don’t you know, maybe they can rekindle their flame after all. Go on vacation, get his job set up straight, doesn’t that sound lovely? Perhaps the husband knows more than he lets on, asking to come over, but either way it is quite literally a sad state of affairs.

[Ralitsa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I guess I expected a bit more from Salinger

[Karissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Did anyone else feel like possibly Arthur tried to wrap up loose ends in terms of his reputation and place his relationship with himself in a less pathetic and bitter light... because he was like fuck it all and decided to kill himself? Anyone?

I think the story is great for its switch- when the story suddenly ends with Lee experiencing uncertainty and emotional vulnerability while a great calm has finally washed over Arthur.

[Катерина Майковська · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story is almost completely consists of a dialogue over a phone. And I love how the conversation flows and how naturally we learn things about the people involved.

So far, I like Salinger's short stories more than novels. He is a master of building ambivalent narratives. This story has many different interpretations and it is interesting to think about how Salinger orchestrated these numerous meanings.

[Franny Glass · Rating 2 out of 5]

In my opinion, it wasn't his best work. I read a lot of his work and somehow found myself spacing out. Maybe I didn't pay enough attention to the story and didn't properly analyse it, not that it's necessary to analyse every book i read, but I could've made more efforts. I'll see if I ever want to try it again, after all it's a short story, so I could re read it in the metro or something!

[Izar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Confirmo con esta historia que Salinger sabe crear escenarios perfectos, y los maneja a su antojo. Al inicio era solo una conversación entre amigos, pero cuando nos enteramos que Lee no tienen esposa, todo empieza a cobrar sentido, y la perspectiva del lector cambia radicalmente sobre como percibe a Lee, pasa de ser el buen amigo a un traidor.

[Anton Grabreck · Rating 5 out of 5]

Flirting with morals. The delicate writing slowly reveals each character's flaws while leaving lots up to interpretation. In the end it is certain that everyone is in the wrong, everyone justifies their actions, and everyone follows with their disillusions. Quick read so worth a double over, it's a totally different story!

[trissy ✩‧₊˚ · Rating 3 out of 5]

everytime i finish reading salinger i’m a bit whatthefucked so i read summaries and explanations and am like OH OKAY OKAY I SEE YOU AND I LOVE YOU!
i adore character driven stories and jay dee feeds me well:)

[Brooksie Fontaine · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite stories I've read from Salinger so far, encompassing a failing relationship and failing friendship very succinctly. It's extremely human, and what it leaves unsaid works to its benefit.