雅各布·德佐特的千秋
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
David Mitchell · 初版 2010 年
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这一年是 1799 年，地点是长崎港的出岛，这座“高墙环绕、呈扇形的人工岛”是日本帝国唯一的口岸，也是其面向世界的唯一窗口，旨在将西方拒之门外；它是历经战火摧残的荷兰东印度公司最遥远的边哨，也是获准在此生活和工作的十几名外国人的事实上的监狱。在这个充斥着奸诈商人、欺诈翻译、昂贵艺伎、地震与台风的地方，来了一位虔诚且足智多谋的年轻文员 Jacob de Zoet，他在东方有五年的时间去赚取足够迎娶心上人的财富，
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大卫·米切尔 - 《雅各布·德佐特的千秋之行》。历史小说，背景设在1790年代末至1800年代初日本的一个荷兰商馆。
David Mitchell - The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. Historical fiction, set in Japan later 1790s - early 1800s, in a Dutch trading post.
《骨钟》和《雅各布·德佐特的千秋之行》也都是极具趣味的小说（还有一部与两者略有关联的短篇小说《斯莱德小屋》）。我个人觉得这两本比《云图》更好读，不过《云图》确实不错，也是必读之作……
The Bone Clocks and The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet are both greatly entertaining novels as well (and tangentially related to both, the shorter novel Slade House). Personally I found these more enjoyable than Cloud Atlas, which is good and a must-read…
如果你喜欢《骨钟》，不妨读读同一宇宙下的其他作品。比如《雅各布·德佐特的千秋之行》（尤其是如果你喜欢江户时代日本出岛这一历史背景的话——出岛是座人工岛，当时荷兰人获准在此经营商馆），或者是篇幅稍短的《斯莱德小屋》。当然……
If you enjoyed The Bone Clocks, consider trying the other books in that same universe. Like The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet (particularly if you enjoy its historical setting of Edo period Japan on the artificial island of Deshima where the Dutch were allowed to operate a trading post), or the shorter Slade House. Of course…
我正在读《狼厅》。以历史小说的形式展开叙述时，历史知识竟能如此深入人心，真是不可思议。非常推荐，出于同样的理由，也推荐《雅各布·德佐特的千秋之行》。另外，它的文笔也极为优美。
I’m reading Wolf Hall. It’s amazing how much more history is ‘sinking in’ when told as historical fiction. Recommended, as is The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, for the same reason. Also that’s just beautifully written.
……二十多岁时很喜欢，但四十出头再听有声书时，那是一种超凡的喜悦。别被时长吓到——你根本不想让它结束。我碰巧非常喜欢的其他作者还有 David Mitchell（《Thousand Autumns》或《Bone Clocks》必读）、Cory Doctorow（《Makers》《Walkaway》）、Blake Crouch（《Recursion》）、Daniel Suarez（《Influx》《Delta-V》《Daemon》）、Robin Sloan（《Sourdough》《Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore》）。就先总结到这里……
…20s and loved it, but listening to it in my early 40s was a transcendant joy. Don't be scared by the runtime - you won't want it to end. Other authors I happen to enjoy very much include David Mitchell (Thousand Autumns or Bone Clocks FTW), Cory Doctorow (Makers, Walkaway), Blake Crouch (Recursion), Daniel Suarez (Influx, Delta-V, Daemon), Robin Sloan (Sourdough, Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore). Just to wrap up and…
……如果真有一个来自荷兰东印度群岛的神秘女子——随手编个看似合理的例子——真的被冲到了日本的一个小渔村。听起来就像是《雅各布·德佐特的千秋之行》的续集（顺便说一句，这书超棒）。
…were the case that a mysterious woman from, say, the Dutch East Indies — to make up a random, semi-plausible example — really did wash ashore in a Japanese fishing village. Sounds like a sequel to "The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet" (awesome book by the way).