《槲寄生和冬青：经典圣诞故事集》（Mistletoe and Holly: Classic Christmas Stories）
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Mistletoe and Holly: Classic Christmas Stories
by Julia Livshin
《槲寄生和冬青：经典圣诞故事集》
朱莉娅·利夫申选编
这二十篇故事从二十世纪初及以前美国一些最有才华、最受喜爱的作家的视角出发，描写了圣诞节的温馨和启迪，有助于唤起人们的圣诞精神，让人们从一年一度的商业主义和家庭责任的暴风雪中得到喘息。其中一些作品颂扬了传统的圣诞情怀，而另一些则对圣诞主题进行了出人意料的改编，或描写了卷入意想不到的环境中的诱人人物。许多故事发生在美国，但也有一些故事发生在国外，如意大利和北极。书中有各种不同的社会状况（例如，并非所有故事都讲述纽约社交名流发现圣诞节真谛的故事），也并非每个故事都有传统的大团圆结局，但所有故事都对圣诞节背景下的人类状况提出了引人入胜的独到见解。代表作家包括纳撒尼尔·霍桑、杰克·伦敦、弗兰克·斯托克顿、玛丽·艾格尼丝·廷克、罗伯特·格兰特、爱德华·埃格尔斯顿、莎拉·奥恩·朱伊特、布雷特·哈特等。这本小巧的圣诞文学精品集是一份完美的礼物，在未来的岁月里也将成为珍宝。To help stoke the Christmas spirit and provide a respite from the annual blizzard of commercialism and family obligations, these twenty tales offer a heartwarming and enlightening look at Christmas from the perspective of some of America’s most gifted and well-loved writers of the early twentieth century and before. Some celebrate traditional Yuletide sentiments while others present surprising twists on the Christmas theme or portray alluring characters involved in unexpected circumstances. Many take place in America, but some are set on foreign soil, such as in Italy and the Arctic. A wide range of social situations is represented ( i.e. , not all are about New York socialites discovering the true meaning of Christmas), and not every one has a conventional happy ending, but all offer compelling and original insights into the human condition within the context of Christmas.There are well-known tales of love and sacrifice such as O. Henry’s and “The Gift of the Magi and ” but also more obscure stories from other celebrated but perhaps less-well-known authors. Writers represented include Nathaniel Hawthorne, Jack London, Frank Stockton, Mary Agnes Tincker, Robert Grant, Edward Eggleston, Sarah Orne Jewett, Bret Harte, and many others. This compact collection of Christmas literary gems is a perfect gift and will be a treasure for years to come.
