
水刀子
The Water Knife
Paolo Bacigalupi · 初版 2015 年
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为什么值得读
- 细致构想缺水危机下的近未来社会
- 展现各州争夺水资源的残酷政治博弈
- 揭示极端匮乏下底层民众的生存困境
美国西南部已在持续干旱中支离破碎。内华达州与亚利桑那州为了科罗拉多河日渐萎缩的配额摩擦不断,而加利福尼亚州则在暗中窥伺,权衡着是否该将整条河流据为己有。此时,拉斯维加斯的水务杀手 Angel Velasquez 卷入了这场纷争。身为侦探、刺客兼间谍的 Angel 为南内华达水务局“斩断”水源,以确保奢华的生态建筑群能在荒漠中盛放,并让任何敢于向她挑战的人沦为废弃郊区中的枯骨尘埃。当水比黄金更昂贵时,阵营盟约如流沙般易变,唯一的真相便是
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还有人读过 Paolo Bacigalupi 的《水刀》(The Water Knife)吗?这是一部关于美国西南部水资源短缺的近未来科幻小说。它绝对让我坚定了这辈子绝不搬去亚利桑那或新墨西哥州的念头。
Anyone else read The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi? It's a near future SF novel about water shortages in the American southwest. It definitely made me sure I'd never want to move to Arizona or New Mexico.
想要探究这在一个近未来(尽管是虚构的)世界中会带来何种政治和社会后果的朋友,我强烈推荐阅读 Paolo Bacigalupi 的《水刀》(The Water Knife)。引用 Goodreads 上的简介:> 在美国西南部,内华达州、亚利桑那州和加利福尼亚州为了科罗拉多河日渐枯竭的水源配额摩擦不断。安赫尔·贝拉斯克斯卷入了这场纷争……
For those interested in exploring the political and social consequences of this in a near-term (albeit fictional) world, I highly recommend reading "The Water Knife" by Paolo Bacigalupi. From the Goodreads description: > In the American Southwest, Nevada, Arizona, and California skirmish for dwindling shares of the Colorado River. Into the fray steps Angel Velasquez,…
正如上层评论可能暗示的那样,一本探讨这一话题的切题小说是 Paolo Bacigalupi 的《水刀》(The Water Knife)。有些部分读起来有点让人不适,但它探讨了一个人人都分不到足够的水、许多人只剩下糟糕的选项,或者压根就没……的未来。
as the parent comment is possibly hinting at, a relevant novel exploring this is "The Water Knife" by Paolo Bacigalupi it's a bit of an unpleasant read in parts, but it is exploring a future where there isn't enough water for everyone, and many people are only left with bad options, or never really…
如果你想看看如果我们不提前解决这个问题生活会变成什么样,去读读 Paolo Bacigalupi 的《水刀》(The Water Knife)吧。http://windupstories.com/books/water-knife/
If you want a picture of what life could be like if we don't get ahead of the problem, read The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi. http://windupstories.com/books/water-knife/
我直接来推一手 Paolo Bacigalupi 的《水刀》(The Water Knife)。他的《发条女孩》(The Windup Girl)更棒,不过跟当前话题无关。
Going to go ahead and recommend Paolo Bacigalupi's The Water Knife. And The Windup Girl is even better, but not on topic.
……未来几十年。科普概览:Marc Reisner 的《Cadillac Desert》(凯迪拉克沙漠)https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56140.Cadillac_Desert;USGS 报告:https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2013/5079/;虚构的恐怖现实秀:Paolo Bacigalupi 的《The Water Knife》(水刀)
…coming decades. Popsci overview: Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56140.Cadillac_Desert USGS Report: https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2013/5079/ Fictional horrorshow: The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi