读《乌克兰拖拉机简史》的幽默与苦难

Tasting humor and suffering of A short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

玛琳娜·柳薇卡凭借其处女作英式诙谐小说《乌克兰拖拉机简史》,成为近年来英国文坛最具文学大家风范的新鲜面孔。这部2005年的畅销小说,以幽默之笔漫画式地描述了一出家庭博弈闹剧的荒诞与滑稽,同时,也含蓄地以后代探寻者的角色揭开了家族苦难史的大幕。作品言辞极其幽默俏皮,将历史与当下、虚构与现实交融一体,幻化成一出穿着轻巧喜剧外衣的沉重历史悲剧。通过介绍这部被《大都市报》称为具有"令人难忘的创造力",的作品,试图解读其中的幽默与苦难。

With the novel of A short History of Tractors in Ukrainian,Marina Lewycka has become the new influential writer in English literature.This novel describes the farcicality and humor of a family under the cartoon form,as well as it shows the curtain of the suffering history.The style of the language is extremely humorous and naughty,which puts the history and present together,and puts fiction and reality together.This novel describes a serious history tragedy under the curtain of the relaxing comedy.This paper tastes the humor and suffering by introducing the unforgettable work praised by Major City paper.