摘要
Waiting* has been published in 25 countries and is the winner of two of America'smost prestigious literary awards: the PEN Faulkner Award and the US National BookAward. For this latter prize Ha Jin is one of only three non-native English speakers tobe given this prize in the award's 50-year history. Waiting is the story of Lin Kong, adoctor in the Chinese army who returns to his home village every summer to end thearranged marriage with his touchingly loyal wife Shuyu. He needs the divorce so hecan marry hi...
《等待》一书曾获得美国笔会/福克纳小说奖和美国图书奖。在25个国家出版发行。该书的作者哈金是美国图书奖50年历史上仅有的3位非英语母语获奖者之一。《等待》讲述了一名中国军医的故事。他每年夏天都会回到老家农村,试图解除他的包办婚姻,与那位格外忠诚的乡下妻子离婚。从而成全他和军队女护士的婚姻。然而每年他都空手而归,女护士则耐心地等待着……整整等待了18年。
