英国作家朱利安·巴恩斯曾是《牛津大词典》的编撰工作者,还是政治栏目的电视评论员。这样的人写小说,呈现往往独特。人们说《亚瑟与乔治》是一本历史小说,它从史料中取材,但历史何其浩繁,一个有着雄图伟略的小说家只会选择他最有兴趣的事件——假如这个事件在他执笔之前还未被其他同行关注藏取和演绎,那么,他的野心就将可能变成一次明智精彩的艺术行动。朱利安·巴恩斯就是这么做的,他成了以自己的方式书写历史小说的英雄。 British writer Julian Barnes was a compilation editor of the Oxford Dictionary and a television commentator on the political column. Writing such a novel is often unique. People say that Arthur and George are historical novels drawn from historical data. However, with so many historical stories, a great novelist can only choose the one he is most interested in. If the incident is on him His writing has never been concealed and deduced by other peers, so his ambition may turn out to be a sensational and wonderful artistic move. That was what Julian Barnes did, becoming a hero who wrote historical novels in his own way.