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一本好书值得仔细品味,永久珍藏。一位优秀的作家就如同《盗梦空间》里的造梦师――他们用自己别具一格的文字,创造出独一无二的世界,并带领读者畅游其中。相信蜂蜜们都是爱书之人,而且有不少是波特迷吧?魔幻小说在英国很受欢迎哦!下面就一起来了解了解最受英国人喜爱的几类体裁吧――文章介绍了许多有名的英国作家及其作品,有兴趣的同学不妨找一本来拜读一下哦~
Do you like reading books? The British do. In fact a recent survey showed that reading is a more popular pastime among British adults than sex! Yet British libraries have been getting fewer and fewer visitors for the last 20 years, so just what is going on?
In 1997, the Net Book Agreement注1 in the UK ended. The Agreement existed between UK
bookshops and publishers, and fixed minimum prices for all books. With the end of the Agreement, books began to be discounted, and now they are much more affordable for British people. There is no doubt that one of the reasons for British libraries having fewer visitors is that books can now be so cheap to buy. Sales of books in the UK are always relatively healthy. They even go up during a recession or 1)credit crunch, since people spend on books rather than going out to restaurants. And what do the British like to read? Well, here are a few of the most popular genres.
Fantasy
The UK has always been famous for its stories of magic and 2)wizardry. There are strong cultural memories
of the druids注2 who built Stonehenge and ruled the country before the arrival of the Romans or Christianity. Shakespeare wrote the fantastical plays The Tempest and A Midsummer Nights Dream. J.R.R. Tolkien is credited
with creating the modern genre of fantasy, with The Hobbit
in 1937, but there was also a lot of fantasy in the work of H.G. Wells, who published The Time Machine in 1895. And the tradition of British fantasy is still alive and kicking.
Everyone’s heard of J.K. Rowling and the humorous Terry Pratchett注3. You might also have heard of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, too, as the first book was made into the film The Golden Compass, starring Nicole Kidman. In fact, the fantasy genre is so popular that new sub-genres such as “3)metaphysical fantasy” and “steampunk注4” are now emerging.
Chick Lit注5
Chick lit refers to books that are written about and for modern women. The most famous example is probably
Bridget Jones’s Diary, by the British author Helen
Fielding. Titles in this genre are usually about
complicated love lives, modern working life and trying
to remain healthy. These books usually always
contain humour or a 4)feel-good factor. In many ways, they represent 5)escapist fantasy, but are persuasive
because they deal with day-to-day topics.
Crime
The UK is known for its “detective fiction” and “murder mysteries.” A couple of the most famous British authors in this genre are of course Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who started the Sherlock Holmes
stories in 1887, and Agatha Christie注6, who created
the detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. These characters are still popular on television and in film. In fact, the latest Sherlock Holmes film has just been made注7, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, and directed by Guy Ritchie. Yet there are
6)contemporary British authors of crime fiction who are also popular, and they include P.D. James, Ian Rankin and Colin Dexter.
Celebrity (Auto)biographies
It seems that every minor celebrity has written a book these days. They’re not really serious authors and are simply 7)cashing in on their 8)15 minutes of fame. Many of their books are “9)kiss and tell,” i.e. they’re of interest to readers only because of the secrets they reveal about other famous people. A number of the books are not even written by the
celebrity themselves � rather, they have been written by anonymous “10)ghostwriters.” Even so, this genre is popular because celebrity culture is well-developed in the UK.
Is the book dead? As you can see from the above, the book’s alive and well, so don’t call in Sherlock Holmes just yet. Are bookshops dying out because of websites like Amazon? Not really. The British are 11)bibliophiles and love to browse in
bookshops, particularly when there is a coffee bar within the store. So, are libraries
completely disappearing in the UK? Well, it’s true that 40 public libraries closed in England alone in 2007, but the others are surviving because they now offer computer access and training
as well as books for borrowing. Finally, 62% of British parents read their children bedtime stories and none of us can see that tradition changing soon. So long live the book!
你喜欢阅读吗?英国人就很喜欢看书。事实上,近期的一个研究显示,在英国成年人的众多消遣方式之中,阅读的受欢迎程度远超过性爱!然而在过去20年,英国各大图书馆的访客越来越少,这究竟是怎么回事呢?
1997年,英国《净价图书协议》废除。这是一份英国书店零售商和出版商之间的协议,限定了所有图书的最低售价。随着协议的废除,书商开始给图书打折,使图书的价格更为亲民。毫无疑问,现在的图书越来越便宜正是如今英国各大图书馆借阅人数日趋减少的原因之一。一直以来,英国的图书销售情况相对稳定,甚至在经济萧条或信贷紧缩的困境下仍有所增长,因为人们宁愿花钱购买书籍,也不愿外出就餐。那么,英国人都喜欢看哪些图书呢?以下是其中几类最受欢迎的体裁:
魔幻体裁
英国素以魔法巫术小说闻名于世。英国有着深厚的德鲁伊教文化背景。在罗马人和基督教来到这个国家之前,德鲁伊教教徒早已建造了巨石阵。莎士比亚写下了幻想戏剧《暴风雨》和《仲夏夜之梦》;人们认为J・R・R・托尔金出版于1937年的《霍比特人》开创了现代魔幻体裁先河;而H・G・威尔斯的作品里也有许多魔幻元素,比如出版于1895年的《时光机器》。时至今日,英国的魔幻传统依然活跃,蒸蒸日上。每一个人都听说过J・K・罗琳和幽默大师特里・普拉切特,你或许还听说过菲利普・普尔曼的“黑暗物质”三部曲――其第一部已经拍成电影《黄金罗盘》,由妮可・基德曼主演。魔幻体裁实在太受欢迎了,诸如玄幻、“蒸汽朋克”等崭新的次题材也应运而生。
“鸡仔文学”
“鸡仔文学”指的是以现代女性为主题、专门针对女性读者的书籍,最有名的例子也许就是英国作家海伦・菲尔丁所著的《BJ单身日记》。这种体裁的主题通常是复杂的爱情故事、现代工作生活以及如何保持(身心)健康。此类书籍通常富有幽默感或是对未来的美好憧憬。这个体裁常常带有逃避现实的幻想色彩,却极具说服力,因为它们的话题与日常生活息息相关。
罪案小说
英国的侦探小说和谋杀推理小说非常出名。此类体裁的佼佼者当属亚瑟・柯南・道尔爵士和阿加莎・克里斯蒂――前者在1887年开始撰写“歇洛克・福尔摩斯”系列小说,后者则塑造出大侦探波洛和马普尔小姐这两个小说人物。这些人物至今依然深受电视和电影(制作人)的欢迎。事实上,最新的歇洛克・福尔摩斯电影才刚刚拍摄
完毕――由小罗伯特・唐尼和裘德・洛主演,盖・里奇执导。除此之外,当代也涌现了许多罪案小说畅销作家,包括P・D・詹姆斯、伊恩・兰金和科林・德科斯特。
名人传记(自传)
近年来,即便是一个小小的明星似乎都出了书。他们并非真正的作家,只是趁自己短时暴红而拼命吸金。这些书大多是一些花边故事――也就是说,人们对此类书产生兴趣仅仅因为书中揭露了其他名人的秘事。其中一些书甚至并非出自名人之手――而是由影子写手代笔。即便如此,这种体裁仍然很受欢迎,因为在英国,名人文化发展得非常好。
书籍是否已经名存实亡?如上所述,书业依旧生机蓬勃,大有市场,先别忙着打电话请歇洛克・福尔摩斯过来(调查)。书店会因为像亚马逊这样的网站而消亡吗?不太可能。英国人都是“书虫”,喜欢在书店里浏览书籍,特别是当里面有一家咖啡店的时候。那么,英国各大图书馆会逐渐销声匿迹吗?没错,2007年这一年仅在英格兰地区就有40家公共图书馆关闭,但是其他图书馆仍然存活,因为人们不仅能在那里借阅图书,还能使用电脑,参加培训。最后一点,62%的英国父母会给孩子读睡前故事,看起来这个传统一时半刻还不会改变。愿书籍永垂不朽!
