02月 Books（書(shū)籍）

Title: Eat， Pray， Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy， India， and Indonesia

書(shū)名：《美食、祈禱和愛(ài)》

Author: Elizabeth Gilbert

作者：伊麗莎白#8226;吉爾伯特

Publisher: Viking Adult

出版商：北歐成人出版社

In this humorous and readable memoir of self-discovery and travel， Elizabeth Gilbert embarks on a year-long journey to 3 different countries in search of restoration. In her early 30's and having just experienced a difficult and protracted divorce， Gilbert finds herself in need of some serious soul-searching.After selling her possessions， she takes off to 3 dissimilar destinations: Italy， India， and Indonesia. Each stop on her journey represents a different theme in the process of her recovery. In Italy， Gilbert indulges in the earthly pleasures of good food and drink. Savoring the world's best pizza， exquisite wine， and dashing strangers， Gilbert manages to find some measure of escape from the depression and loneliness of her previous ordeal. Her next stop is India， where she pursues spiritual transcendence through grueling hours of meditation at an ashram. Indonesia is the final leg of her journey， where she attempts to attain some measure of balance in her heart and mind. She studies with a medicine man and finds love with a charming Brazilian businessman. Depression and spiritual fulfillment usually tend to be fairly heavy subjects in literature， but Gilbert manages to keep the whole experience light and enjoyable through her humorous and chatty voice. This book is a great read about a woman's search for faith in a pop-culture world.

這是一本有關(guān)自我探索和旅行的書(shū)籍，幽默風(fēng)趣、可讀性強(qiáng)，伊麗莎白#8226;吉爾伯特?cái)⑹隽俗约簹v時(shí)一年，去三個(gè)國(guó)家旅游找回自我的故事。30幾歲時(shí)，吉爾伯特經(jīng)歷了一場(chǎng)痛苦而拖沓的離婚鬧劇，期間，她覺(jué)得自己需要一些精神上的回歸和尋求。賣(mài)掉財(cái)產(chǎn)后，她去了三個(gè)迥異的國(guó)家：意大利、印度和印尼。每一站都代表了她尋求自我的不同主題。在意大利，吉爾伯特沉溺于美食美酒。品嘗著世界頂級(jí)的披薩、啜飲著瓊漿玉液和時(shí)髦的陌生人狹路相逢，吉爾伯特終于找到了脫離沮喪和孤獨(dú)的良方。第二站是印度，她在苦行僧修行的地方冥想數(shù)時(shí)求得了精神上的解脫。印尼是最后一站，在那兒，她獲得了心靈和肉體上的雙重平衡。同時(shí)，她還和一名藥劑師學(xué)習(xí)并愛(ài)上了一名巴西商人。消極和精神富足在文學(xué)上通常是一個(gè)相當(dāng)沉重的話題，但是吉爾伯特卻通過(guò)幽默、輕松的語(yǔ)調(diào)為這個(gè)話題涂上了明朗、歡快的色調(diào)。該書(shū)是女性在通俗文化世界中尋求信仰的絕好讀物。

Comments 評(píng)論

\"Gilbert grafts the structure of romantic fiction upon the inquiries of reporting in this sprawling yet methodical travelogue of soul-searching and self-discovery.\" – Publishers Weekly

“吉爾伯特將浪漫小說(shuō)的結(jié)構(gòu)搭建在記實(shí)報(bào)告之上，但卻是關(guān)于靈魂訴求和自我尋找的條理分明的旅游札記?！薄冻霭嬲咧芸?/p>

\"At its best， the book provides an occasion for Gilbert to unleash her fresh， oddball sensibility on an international stage.\" – New York Times

“該書(shū)最妙之處在于為吉爾伯特提供了在國(guó)際舞臺(tái)上釋放她那些新鮮而又古怪的敏感性的機(jī)會(huì)。”——《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》