十余年前,我写过一篇《J·D·塞林格与遁世作家》,趁介绍《麦田里的守望者》作者之便,也提及了一些与他同样地惧怕抛头露面、害羞(但名气尚不如塞林格)的作家。这些作家后来也享了大名,前不久,我就作文述介了托马斯·品钦的新作《梅逊与狄克森》,另一位是唐·狄里洛(DON DELILLO),他的新作《底层社会》(THEUNDERWORLD)、(长达827页),又在文学评论界引起一阵骚动。他在美国当代文学史上的崇高地位已如塞林格一样的坚定。写了这么多年(他今年六十岁),他仍未出过一部畅销作,但是这本新书的预支稿费将近一百万美元,在经济上他可不必再依靠妻子(园艺设计家)支持。 More than a decade ago, I wrote an article entitled “J. Salinger and Recluse Writers,” while introducing the author of The Catcher In The Rye. I also mentioned some who are equally afraid of being like a bullshit But not as famous as Salinger). These writers later enjoyed their names. Not long ago, I wrote a poem about Thomas Pynchon’s new book “Mason and Dixon,” and the other was DON DELILLO. His new book “ THE UNDERGROUND ”(827 pages long) sparked a stir in the literary critics. His lofty status in the history of American contemporary literature has been as firm as Salinger. Having written for so many years (at the age of 60) that he has not yet made a best-seller, the new book costs nearly $ 1 million and economically he does not have to rely on his wife (gardener) anymore .