《干燥的九月》是福克纳创作的最短的一部短篇小说,讲述了发生在“杰弗逊”小镇上的一个故事:一个久旱无雨的九月,因为一个黑人强奸白人妇女的谣言,在没有任何证据的情况下,一伙白人对这个黑人实施了私刑。[1]小说共分为五个部分:第一、第三和第五部分描写了以约翰·麦克莱顿为首的白人男人们的态度和言行;第二和第四部分则聚焦于处于谣言中心的白人妇女米妮·库珀小姐的反应和行为表现。对于这桩似是而非的强奸案,各色人物的各色言行充分体 A Dry September is Faulkner’s shortest short story about a story that took place in the “Jefferson” town: a long, dry month in September because of a black rape of white women Rumors that in the absence of any evidence, a group of whites committed lynchings against the Negro. The novel is divided into five parts: Parts I, III and V describe the attitudes and deeds of white men led by John McClelton; Part Two and Part Four focus on rumor centers The response and performance of Miss Minnie Cooper, a white woman. For this plausible case of rape, people of all walks of life will have all kinds of words and deeds