十年前,我就听说过文森特·梵高这个名字。记得在一个初秋的下午,我到南京大学赵瑞蕻教授家去讨教,赵先生的夫人杨苡先生推荐我读美国传记作家欧文·斯通写的《渴望生活——梵高传》。对于斯通那富于想象的传奇般人物刻画以及酣畅优美的散文风格,我向来不无钦佩,特别是他为杰克·伦敦立传的《马背上的水手》和描 Ten years ago, I heard the name Vincent Van Gogh. I remember in an early autumn afternoon, I went to Nanjing University professor Rui Rui Zhao to discuss, Mr. Zhao’s wife Mr. Yang Yi recommended me to read the American biographer Owen Stone wrote “longing for life - Biography of Van Gogh.” I have always admired Stoner’s imaginative and legendary character and his prosaic prose style, especially his “Sailor on Horseback” portrayal of Jack London