来自圣山
From the Holy Mountain
William Dalrymple · 初版 1998 年
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公元587年春，两位僧侣踏上了一场非凡的旅程，足迹画出一道弧线，横贯了整个拜占庭世界——从博斯普鲁斯海峡之滨一直延伸到埃及的沙丘。一路上，John Moschos 与其弟子 Sophronius the Sophist 寄宿于洞穴、修道院和偏远的隐修所，在脆弱的世界最终因伊斯兰教的骤然爆发而瓦解之前，搜集着柱头修士与沙漠教父的智慧。一千多年后，William Dalrymple 以 Moschos 的著作为指南与灵感，动身重循他们的足迹。
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……以为自己能学到点东西，感受一下身临其境是什么滋味。结果完全没有。根本无法像读《黑暗的心》（Joseph Conrad）那样感受到那种燥热，或者像读《圣山来客》（William Dalrymple）那样感受到阳光和树木，又或者像读《萨特里》（Cormac McCarthy）那样感受到世界的沉重。不过当作故事看还蛮过瘾的。6. 《责任始于梦境》（Delmore Schwartz）我知道这本……
…thought I might learn something and get a feeling of what it's like to be there. I didn't. Not in the same way that I could feel the heat in "Heart of Darkness" (Joseph Conrad) or the sun and the trees in "From the Holy Mountain" (William Dalrymple) or the weight of the world in "Suttree" (Cormac McCarthy). But it's a good ride of a story. 6. "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities and Other Stories" (Delmore Schwartz) I knew this…
William Dalrymple 的《圣山来客》（From The Holy Mountain）https://shepherd.com/book/from-the-holy-mountain 我二十出头时读了这本书，它对我产生了巨大影响，改变了我的人生轨迹，促使我在一个圣诞假期背起行囊去旅行，……
From The Holy Mountain by William Dalrymple https://shepherd.com/book/from-the-holy-mountain I read this in my early 20s and it had a huge impact in changing the course of my life, sending me traveling over a Christmas break,…
……至于那个诡异的邪教事情。- 经典的 Tom Clancy 作品 - Upton Sinclair 的《屠场》——对我世界观产生了地震般的冲击。- 高中时读的《土生子》，我至今仍时常想起，而且依然让我心绪难平。- 《圣山来客》——在我二十出头时对我影响巨大，决定了我最终的人生走向。
…for the weird cult thing. - Classic Tom Clancy - Upton Sinclair The Jungle - Seismic impact on my view of the world. - Native Son in high school is something I think about to this day and bothers me. - From The Holy Mountain - Huge influence on me in my early 20s and where I ended up.