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玛丽莲·罗宾逊是美国当代著名作家,其作品多次荣获文学奖项。罗宾逊于2014年底推出新作《莱拉》(Lila),并入围美国国图奖。新作贯彻罗宾逊以往的宗教主题,同《基列家书》和《家园》共同构成“基列三部曲”。与另外两部作品不同的是,《莱拉》从女性的视角审视基督教在日常生活中的影响,远离了《基列家书》中废奴运动、西班牙流感、种族问题等大历史背景叙事,更加关注情感体验,记述了主人公从细碎的生活中体悟宗教的神性,最终获得内心平静和救赎。莱拉的心路历程与基督教的诸多主题(如原罪、性善、流浪、回归等)相互勾连,体现了当代美国文坛对美好人性的呼唤,对在美国日渐式微的基督教的缅怀,以及对美国人精神生活的指引。
Marilyn Robinson is a famous American contemporary writer whose works have won many literary awards. Robinson introduced the new work Lila in late 2014 and was shortlisted for the U.S. National Drawing Awards. The new work carries out Robinson ’s past religious themes and constitutes “the Gilead Trilogy” together with “Giraffet” and “homeland”. Different from the other two works, Laila examines the influence of Christianity in daily life from the perspective of women, far away from the big historical background narratives such as abolitionist movement, Spanish flu and race issue in GREEK. Concerned about the emotional experience, describes the protagonist from the fragmented life of religious understanding of the divinity, the ultimate peace of mind and redemption. Laila’s mentality is interlinked with many Christian themes (such as sin, sex, wandering, reversion, etc.), reflecting the call of the contemporary American literary world for good human nature, the memory of the diminishing Christianity in the United States, and the spirit of the Americans Guide to life.