2007年,美国专栏作家杰·格瑞弗斯以其《荒野:原始的旅行》(Wild:An Elemental Journey)一书获得当年奥利安图书奖。评论界对这部作品的评价是:“它有着游记万花筒式的风景转换,也有着抵达心灵深处的交流;作者的语言有着火山一样的激情,同时不乏溪流般的温婉。”实际上,这部作品受到好评是因为该书包含了许多文学元素:游记、回忆录、日记、报道、随笔。杰·格瑞弗斯创作此书的目的既不是探索世界,也不是了解不同地域的人,而是探索荒野的本质——何为荒野?作品以诗一般优美的语言、深邃的思想 In 2007, US columnist Jay Grievous won the Orion Book of the Year for his book Wild: An Elemental Journey. The critics commented on this work as follows: “It has a travel-like kaleidoscopic landscape and exchanges in the depths of the soul. The author’s language is volcanic-like and there is no shortage of stream-like gentleness.” The work was well received because the book contains many literary elements: travel notes, memoirs, diaries, reports, essays. The purpose of Jay Greaves’s book is not to explore the world, nor to understand the different regions, but to explore the essence of the wilderness - what is the wilderness? Poetry is generally beautiful language, deep thought