《名字》（The Names）大概是唐·德里罗（DD）最棒的小说——不过，这几卷里没有收录的，是他贯穿整个70年代的那批极其精彩的中短篇小说（《拉特纳之星》[Ratner's Star] 是个主要例外；那是一部巨无霸体量的巨著，也是斯蒂芬森中后期作品一个奇特的先驱）。《终点区》（End Zone）、《大琼斯街》（Great Jones Street）、《玩家》（Players）和《奔跑的狗》（Running Dog），全都是描绘那个……
The Names is probably DD's best novel — what's not in these particular volumes, however, is his collection of extraordinary short novels that filled the 70s (Ratner's Star is the major exception; this is a monster-sized book, and it is a strange precursor to Stephenson's middle work). End Zone, Great Jones Street, Players, and Running Dog are all amazing portraits of the…
The first DeLillo book I ever read was Ratner’s Star, inspired by the many quotations Clifford Pickover interspersed throughout his mid- to late-nineties works. One such quote haunts me to this very day: “No definition of ‘science’ can be complete without…
……那些早已作古的作家的书）。我读过几本。我觉得《天秤星座》（Libra）是最棒的一本。我还读了《坠落的人》（Falling Man）、《大都会》（Cosmopolis）和《人体艺术家》（The Body Artist）。他的文笔极好。这几年我一直想把《拉特纳之星》（Ratner's Star）啃完。这书不差，但我觉得它可能就是没那么抓人。
…books by long dead authors). I've read a few. I think Libra was the best one. I also read Falling Man, Cosmopolis, and The Body Artist. He has a wonderful writing style. I've been trying to get through Ratner's Star for years. It's not bad but I suppose it's just not the most compelling.
If I did, I think I would try Ratner's Star, as that seems his most interesting novel (at least in what it attempted, whether successful or not). But I'm in no hurry.
…contemporary American life in a way that resonants with me: unmistakably American, involved, but also detached. He's written about everything from foreign policy (The Names), to academia (White Noise, Ratner's Star), to JFK's assassination (Libra), to the Cold War (Underworld), to finance (Cosmopolis), to 9/11 (Falling Man), to the Iraq War (Point Omega), to start-up culture and worship of technology (Zero K).
《名字》（The Names）大概是唐·德里罗（DD）最棒的小说——不过，这几卷里没有收录的，是他贯穿整个70年代的那批极其精彩的中短篇小说（《拉特纳之星》[Ratner's Star] 是个主要例外；那是一部巨无霸体量的巨著，也是斯蒂芬森中后期作品一个奇特的先驱）。《终点区》（End Zone）、《大琼斯街》（Great Jones Street）、《玩家》（Players）和《奔跑的狗》（Running Dog），全都是描绘那个……
The Names is probably DD's best novel — what's not in these particular volumes, however, is his collection of extraordinary short novels that filled the 70s (Ratner's Star is the major exception; this is a monster-sized book, and it is a strange precursor to Stephenson's middle work). End Zone, Great Jones Street, Players, and Running Dog are all amazing portraits of the…
我读的第一本德里罗的书就是《拉特纳之星》（Ratner’s Star），完全是因为克利福德·皮寇弗（Clifford Pickover）在90年代中后期的作品里到处引用它。其中有一句话直到今天都萦绕在我心头：“任何关于‘科学’的定义，如果不包含……
The first DeLillo book I ever read was Ratner’s Star, inspired by the many quotations Clifford Pickover interspersed throughout his mid- to late-nineties works. One such quote haunts me to this very day: “No definition of ‘science’ can be complete without…
……那些早已作古的作家的书）。我读过几本。我觉得《天秤星座》（Libra）是最棒的一本。我还读了《坠落的人》（Falling Man）、《大都会》（Cosmopolis）和《人体艺术家》（The Body Artist）。他的文笔极好。这几年我一直想把《拉特纳之星》（Ratner's Star）啃完。这书不差，但我觉得它可能就是没那么抓人。
…books by long dead authors). I've read a few. I think Libra was the best one. I also read Falling Man, Cosmopolis, and The Body Artist. He has a wonderful writing style. I've been trying to get through Ratner's Star for years. It's not bad but I suppose it's just not the most compelling.
如果真要读，我想我会试试《拉特纳之星》（Ratner's Star），因为那似乎是他最有趣的一部小说（至少从它的野心和尝试来说，不论最终成不成功）。不过我也不着急。
If I did, I think I would try Ratner's Star, as that seems his most interesting novel (at least in what it attempted, whether successful or not). But I'm in no hurry.
……当代美国生活以一种让我深感共鸣的方式呈现：纯正的美式风格、身临其中，却又冷眼旁观。从外交政策（《名字》），到学术界（《白噪音》、《拉特纳之星》），到肯尼迪遇刺（《天秤星座》），到冷战（《地下世界》），到金融（《大都会》），到9/11（《坠落的人》），到伊拉克战争（《欧米茄点》），再到创业文化和技术崇拜（《零K》），他写了个遍。
…contemporary American life in a way that resonants with me: unmistakably American, involved, but also detached. He's written about everything from foreign policy (The Names), to academia (White Noise, Ratner's Star), to JFK's assassination (Libra), to the Cold War (Underworld), to finance (Cosmopolis), to 9/11 (Falling Man), to the Iraq War (Point Omega), to start-up culture and worship of technology (Zero K).