
冷百万
The Cold Millions
Jess Walter · 初版 2020 年
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孤儿 Gig Dolan 和 Rye Dolan 兄弟俩身无分文。为了混口饭吃,他们每天打着繁重的零工,夜晚则与其他日工一起随处露宿。二十三岁的 Gig 是一名热血的工会成员,他为争取合理薪酬而战,公开声讨剥削工人阶级的腐败雇主。Rye 渴望效仿兄长,也紧随其后,尽管他无法激起像 Gig 那样对这一事业的热情。但当 Rye 登上肥皂箱演讲并吸引了知名活动家兼女性参政论者 Elizabeth Gurley 的目光时,他被卷入了劳工……
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……最终移民日本的女性们。前半本书的节奏把握得极好,让人能沉浸在角色身上。后半部分可能会感觉有点赶,但读起来更让人欲罢不能(page turner)。Jess Walter 的《冷酷的数百万人》(The Cold Millions)是另一部时代小说,讲述世纪之交太平洋西北地区工会组织的故事,聚焦于两兄弟。扎实深入的研究让这本书生动得不可思议。
…women who eventually immigrate to Japan. The front half of the book is wonderfully paced to spend time with the characters. The back half can feel a bit rushed, but it becomes more of a page turner. The Cold Millions by Jess Walter is another period novel about union organizing in the Pacific Northwest around the turn of the century, and follows two brothers. The depth of research makes this book wonderfully vibrant.
……关于亚马逊的报道是由一位名叫 Lauren Gurley 的记者爆出来的。而 Elizabeth Gurley Flynn 是一位著名的工会组织者,一百多年前曾与平克顿侦探社(Pinkertons)作斗争。巧合的是,Jess Walter 的新小说《冷酷的数百万人》(The Cold Millions)正好描写了 1909 年在斯波坎的 Elizabeth Gurley Flynn 和平克顿。https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Gurley_Flynn(简单搜了一下,发现 Lauren Gurley 在……方面是位高产作者……
…about Amazon was broken by a writer named Lauren Gurley. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was a famous union organizer who fought the Pinkertons more than a hundred years ago. Coincidentally, the new novel The Cold Millions by Jess Walter portrays Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and the Pinkertons in Spokane in 1909. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Gurley_Flynn (A quick search shows Lauren Gurley is a prolific writer on…