弗兰肯斯坦
Mary Shelley
☆ “科幻小说之母”玛丽·雪莱代表作 ☆ 浪漫主义与哥特文学史里程碑之作，无法被超越的恐怖惊悚小说原型，入选2019年BBC“100部最具影响力的小说” ☆ 十九岁天才少女天马行空的惊世之作，脱胎于鬼怪故事奇思的畅销小说，200年来被改编成无数电影与戏剧，启发无尽经典荧幕形象 ☆ 禁忌人造怪物的主动成人与被迫异化之旅，信赖被撕碎，善意被拒绝，爱意被嘲笑，无法逃脱的孤独引发直指毁灭的残酷复仇，悬念迭起又悲怆决绝 ☆ 综合运用嵌套叙事结构与多种文体，第一人称叙事浸入真实感绝佳，隐喻戏仿创世神话，哥特科幻的惊悚表象之下，潜藏空前丰富的浪漫文本与哲思玛丽·雪莱（1797-1851），英国著名小说家，十九世纪浪漫主义诗人珀西·雪莱的妻子，因其1818年创作的公认文学史上第一部科幻小说《弗兰肯斯坦》被誉为“科幻小说之母”。1816年夏天，雪莱夫妇与拜伦在瑞士日内瓦湖畔度假，为打发阴雨绵绵的烦闷时光，拜伦提议“我们每个人都来写个鬼的故事”。玛丽·雪莱诞生于风雨之夜的疯狂想象最终丰富成书，塑造了欧美文学史上经典的怪物形象。《弗兰肯斯坦》在传统哥特小说的基础上融入大量浪漫主义元素，被公认为世界上第一部真正意义上的科幻小说，它催生了一整个系列的恐怖故事，并被多次改编成电影和戏剧，拥有众多为之痴迷的读者和观众。 小说主角维克托·弗兰肯斯坦是个热衷于生命起源的生物学家，力图用人工创造出生命，他尝试用不同尸体的各个部分拼凑成一个巨大人体，但当这个怪物终于获得生命睁开眼睛时，弗兰肯斯坦被他的狰狞面目吓得弃之而逃，接踵而至的却是一系列诡异的悬疑和命案……《弗兰肯斯坦》是一部具有感染力的小说……它是一部重要的著作，因为它包含了我们所拥有的的浪漫主义自我神话最生动的版本。——哈罗德·布鲁姆 （《弗兰肯斯坦》）为人的想象力提供了一个新的着眼点，而这一着眼点比现存事物的一般关系中的任何观察角度都更为全面地、居高临下地描绘人类的激情。——珀西·雪莱 《弗兰肯斯坦》作为一部具有划时代意义的小说，率先反思了科技对世界所产生的影响。——詹姆斯·冈恩（美国科幻评论家，1983年雨果奖获得者） 《弗兰肯斯坦》的真正魅力和力量在于其中超越时代的预见性思考。——安德鲁·桑德斯（著有《牛津简明英国文学史》） 生活在一群自私的天才中，玛丽·雪莱的天才其实并不亚于他们，而她还有一个他们都没有的天赋，她知道如何去爱。——蒋方舟
220 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 1, 2014
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Alina Jakob
September 5, 2024
Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" is a literal masterpiece concerning her style of writing and the many themes it includes. "Frankenstein" shows how well-read and educated Mary Shelley was and I am still baffled by the fact that she was just 18 years old when she wrote it.
Sometimes, the characters left me a bit in confusion though. In the beginning I really liked Victor Frankenstein, especially because of his scientific enthusiasm. Later, however, he became very unsympathetic and the fact that he was depressed and sick 24/7 made the whole thing seem a bit one-sided. Same goes for the monster: I first pitied its situation, but after a while its deeds just left me confused. What's more, the characters generally never really questioned all those murders in the family even though they happened at regular intervals. Why?
Last but not least, I hoped for a better and more reasonable ending of the story. While reading I had made up some possibilities about a possible ending, but not one idea was met at the end. Point for Mary Shelley in this regard.
In general, I recommend "Frankenstein" to anyone who likes the Gothic and literature of the 19th century. Although many questions are left in my tiny brain, Shelley's style of writing and her proven expertise in the genre make "Frankenstein" a gripping novel.
Sometimes, the characters left me a bit in confusion though. In the beginning I really liked Victor Frankenstein, especially because of his scientific enthusiasm. Later, however, he became very unsympathetic and the fact that he was depressed and sick 24/7 made the whole thing seem a bit one-sided. Same goes for the monster: I first pitied its situation, but after a while its deeds just left me confused. What's more, the characters generally never really questioned all those murders in the family even though they happened at regular intervals. Why?
Last but not least, I hoped for a better and more reasonable ending of the story. While reading I had made up some possibilities about a possible ending, but not one idea was met at the end. Point for Mary Shelley in this regard.
In general, I recommend "Frankenstein" to anyone who likes the Gothic and literature of the 19th century. Although many questions are left in my tiny brain, Shelley's style of writing and her proven expertise in the genre make "Frankenstein" a gripping novel.
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