
地狱假期
Holidays in hell
P. J. O'Rourke · 初版 1988 年
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与P.J. O'Rourke同行的兜风之旅,就像是坐在旧皮卡车斗里颠簸着穿过未铺设的土路。你飞快地到达目的地,沿途风景令人心旷神怡——但也免不了添上几处青肿。——The New York Times Book Review
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Holidays in hell
P. J. O'Rourke · 初版 1988 年
与P.J. O'Rourke同行的兜风之旅,就像是坐在旧皮卡车斗里颠簸着穿过未铺设的土路。你飞快地到达目的地,沿途风景令人心旷神怡——但也免不了添上几处青肿。——The New York Times Book Review
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当年他的《地狱假期》(Holidays in Hell)刚出版我就读了,笑得我直抽抽。那时候出国旅行对我来说还是件新鲜事,他似乎极擅长把我亲身经历过的某些文化怪象给精准挑出来。……
I read his Holidays in Hell when it first came out and it had me convulsed with laughter. International travel was still fresh to me and he seemed to do a perfect job of highlighting the oddities of some cultures I had experienced.…
我建议从《国会花舫》(Parliament of Whores)或《地狱假期》开始读。虽然没那么出名,但《现代礼仪》(Modern Manners)真的是本绝妙的爆笑之作,每页的笑点比我能想到的任何一本书都要多,而且是完美的床头读物,因为你可以一段段零碎着看……
I'd start with Parliament of Whores or Holidays in Hell. It's not as well known, but Modern Manners is a real howler with more laughs per page than just about any book I can think of, and is the perfect night table book because you can read short snippets…