导读:(赵伐,浙江外国语学院教授)本文系加拿大著名文学评论家戴维·斯特恩斯(David Staines,1946—)2014年2月7日在德国小城特里尔(Trier)举办的门罗小说研讨会上的演讲稿。斯特恩斯是门罗近40年的挚友,两人常一起评论作品,畅谈文学,曾作为加拿大吉勒文学奖(Giller Prize)的评委,一起遴选加拿大文学创作领域的年度佳作,还一起主编了集加拿大文学经典之大成的《新加拿大文库》(The New Canadian Library),并为许多经典作品亲笔撰写后记。可以说,斯特恩斯对门罗的创作心路了然于胸,心有灵犀。他结合自己 This article is written by David Staines (1946-), a famous Canadian literary critic, on February 7, 2014 in the small town of Trier, Germany Speech at the seminar of Luo Novels. Stearns is a close friend of Monroe for nearly 40 years. Both often comment on works and talk about literature. As a jury member of the Giller Prize in Canada, Stearns is the co-editor of the annual masterpiece in Canadian literary creation. The New Canadian Library, a collection of Canadian literary classics, wrote an epilogue to many of the classics. It can be said that Stearns has a clear understanding of Monroe’s heart and mind. He combines himself