哈金因为《等待》等作品而声名鹊起,接连斩获多项大奖,成为美国历史上第三个以非母语的英语进行创作、获得国家图书奖的作家。美国是一个连欧洲作家都很难进入和被接受的地方,来自中国大陆的优秀作家在美国几乎无一例外地受到冷落,但哈金是个例外,他是唯一在美国图书界有影响的 Hocking became famous for his work such as “Waiting for” and won numerous awards in succession, making him the third author in the history of the United States to write in non-native English and obtain the National Book Award. The United States is a place where even European writers find it hard to get into and be accepted. Outstanding writers from mainland China are almost neglected in the United States, except for Hardin, the only influential bookmaker in the United States