什么是“什么”
What Is the What
Dave Eggers · 初版 2006 年
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What Is the What 是一部史诗小说，取材于 Valentino Achak Deng 的生平。他与成千上万名被称为“迷途少年”的孩子一样，年仅七岁就被迫离开位于苏丹的村庄，在民兵武装、政府轰炸机和野生动物的追捕下徒步跋涉数百英里，跨越三个国家的沙漠寻找自由。当他终于定居美国时，他发现这里的生活充满希望，但同时也伴随着心碎和无数全新的挑战。动人、悬疑且出人意料地幽默，What Is the What 是一部照亮生
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Neal Stephenson 写的《Anathem》是我这几年读过最好的书。前50页左右啃起来有点费劲，但熬过去之后我就完全停不下来了。Dave Eggers 的《What is the What》也极其出色。
"Anathem" by Neal Stephenson is the best book I've read in years. The first 50 pages or so are a slog, but after that I couldn't put it down. "What is the What" by Dave Eggers is also phenomenal.
《What is the What》是过去十年里文笔最优美的书之一。我全心全意力荐这本书。
"What is the What" is one of the most beautifully written books of the last decade. I wholeheartedly endorse this.
……他的一生以及他做出的选择。那些文字，不过是他深沉而充实地活过之后的副产品罢了。这就是为什么像 Dave Eggers 这样的作家会去写那些活出非凡人生的人（比如《What is the What》和《Zeitoun》）。因为他自己成长在相对平淡乏味的郊区。他很小的时候就痛失双亲，关于这事他也写过了，那接下来他还能写什么呢？
…he lived and choices he made. The words, they're a mere side effect of a life lived deeply and fully. This is why writers like Dave Eggers write about other people who have lived extraordinary lives (What is the What and Zeitoun). Because he grew up in relatively bland suburbia. He lost both his parents very young, and wrote about that but then what is he going to write about?