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14 February 2007

Neil Gaiman's Son Working at Google

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

What I have learned so far in 2007

Remind me not to post about breaking the Internet again: first newBlogger spams poor Livejournal on my first post back, and then my own internet connection goes down completely on January 1st, when there are no help people at the end of the helpline, and it's another full day until they can get it back online.

Obviously there are things one must not joke about. I am beginning to suspect that the Internet is watching us, and its feelings are easily hurt.

...

Small parental moment of proud happiness -- my son Mike, having obtained his Masters in, er, computery stuff, had to decide whether to accept a job offer from an unidentified computer company named after a fruit or a job offer from an equally unidentified search engine company named after a lot. Both were things he wanted to do. He made his decision, and will now be joining the ranks of the employed.

(I would have been happy with either choice, but was delighted with the one he chose, because I've been there to talk and sign books, and, frankly, the food's terrific.)

(The sharp-eyed among you might find a clue to his decision in this recent photograph.)


I formally gave him the framed Bernie Mirault/Matt Wagner page from the "Origin of the Riddler" story I wrote, as his Hurrah You Now Have A Job That Does Not Actually Involve Preparing Fast Food Present, and wrote that it was now officially his on the back. (Curious as to how fast I could find the page in question on the web, I googled "Mirault Riddler" and a couple of seconds later I was at http://goodcomics.blogspot.com/2005/12/its-festivus-miracle.html staring at

which impressed me no end.)

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13 February 2007

Smoke and Mirrors - Neil Gaiman

《烟与镜》——尼尔·盖曼(Neil Gaiman)的奇异世界

by Husy
 

英 国作家尼尔·盖曼的天赋似乎只能以奇才两个字来概括,他的作品往往有一些出人意料的想法,他总是能够从某个奇特的角度去阐述事物,给读者带来意外的惊喜, 而接近主流文学的题材与技法更加给他的奇幻作品带来新鲜活力。他的这本短篇集《烟与镜(Smoke and Mirrors)》收集了二十余篇小说,其中大部分是奇幻,也有少量的科幻和非幻想小说。当你阅读这本集子的时候,就感觉是在一个含金量丰富的矿藏里面淘 金,时不时就会发现一个闪亮点。

全书由一篇简介开始,简介的内容其实就象是聊天,作者与读者之间的聊天。写这篇文章时候的小花絮,那篇文章的灵感来自哪里,另外一篇写完之后的感受,诸如此类的话题,对于阅读理解后面的文章有一定的帮助。

下面是个人最喜欢的几篇:

结婚礼物
The Wedding Present
这篇文章其实在目录中并没有,尼尔把他藏在了书前的简介当中。讲述了一对新婚夫妇,收到一件神秘的结婚礼物——一本小说,但这不是普通的小说,而是描述了他们两人的婚姻生活。

骑士精神
Chivalry
正如尼尔在简介中说的,这一篇充满了友好的气氛。一位老太太从慈善寄卖店里买到了圣杯(The Grail),引来一位寻找圣杯的骑士。

代价
The Price
这是一篇关于猫的小说。“我”收养过许多流浪猫,其中一只却担负起保护“我”全家的责任。

巨魔桥
Troll Bridge
这篇曾经入围过世界奇幻奖(World Fantasy Award)候选。是一篇略带伤感的小说。吃人灵魂的巨魔在作者笔下并不可怕,却透着一股神秘而悲哀的气息。

金鱼池杂记
The Goldfish Pool and Other Stories
这严格来说不是一篇奇幻小说,但主角是一位奇幻恐怖小说作家,他的热销作品将被改编成电影,于是他来到了好莱乌,开始了一段讽刺的经历。

芬奇小姐失踪案记实
The Facts in the Case of the Disappearance of Miss Finch
有没有去看过地下马戏团的表演?这一篇将带给你一次难忘的经历。

我们可以给你批发价
We Can Get Them for You Wholesale
本篇的主角是一个喜欢从讨价还价中获得乐趣的人。不过他没有想到雇佣杀手杀人也可以侃价,可以有批发价。但是这一次讨价还价的结果却有点出乎他的意料。

天堂谋杀案
Murder Mysteries
创世之前,整个天堂中的天使们都在为即将到来的新世界忙碌。但是有一位低阶天使遭到了谋杀。这个故事借一个路人之口说出,更添加了神秘色彩,也更发人深思。


雪,玻璃,苹果
Snow, Glass, Apples
看到标题你有没有联想到什么?这一篇我可是被骗了很久,快结束的时候才明白过来。

另外有几篇虽然还称不上一篇完整的小说,只不过是一个概念,但仍然能给你带来阅读的乐趣。例如《尼古拉斯是……(Nicholas Was…)》才短短几行,读完之后,不禁会对圣诞老人产生怜悯之情,虽然“圣诞老人”,或者“桑塔·克劳斯”这两个词根本没有出现,但你也知道尼尔说的是 什么。

这本集子的标题“烟与镜”的含义是,魔术师靠镜子与烟雾来表演,镜子能映照出实像,而45度斜放的镜子会让你看到假象,让你以为你所看到的是真的,这个概 念在若干篇里都有出现。小说都是镜子,用来反映这个世界,而奇幻小说也是镜子,是魔术师常用的45度斜放的镜子,甚至是凹凸不平的变形镜,它们可以告诉我 们一些事情,一些平时看不到的事情。读完所有的故事,你是不是也会看到一些平时看不到的事情呢?


http://www.scifi.com/set/playhouse/snowglassapples/snowglassapples1_hi.ram

http://www.scifi.com/set/playhouse/snowglassapples/snowglassapples2_hi.ram

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