小小的神
Small Gods
Terry Pratchett · 初版 1992 年
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- 探讨由信徒的纯粹信仰创造神明的设定
- 展现诸神为信徒之间的战争掷骰博弈
- 是进入特里·普拉切特碟形世界的绝佳入口
太初有道（Word）。那个道是：“嘿，你！”因为见习僧 Brutha 就是那个天选之子（Chosen One）。他渴望和平、正义与手足之情。同时，他也希望宗教裁判所（Inquisition）现在就别再折磨他了，拜托……
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“‘是的。我知道。他是伏比斯，’布鲁沙说。‘伏比斯改变了人。有时他把他们变成了死人。但他总是能改变他们。那就是他的胜利。’——（特里·普拉切特，《小神》）我很喜欢《小神》这本书，是我读过所有作者里最喜欢的书之一。我觉得特里·普拉切特也是如此，他通过自己的书改变了人们（而且附带的好处是，通常还留了活口）。……”
"Yes. I know. He's Vorbis," said Brutha. "Vorbis changed people. Sometimes he changed them into dead people. But he always changed them. That was his triumph." -- (Terry Pratchett, Small Gods) I love this book, Small Gods, one of my favorite books by any author. I think the same could be said of Terry Pratchett, he changed people through his books (and as a bonus generally left them alive).…
> 搞得好像众神在拿人类玩某种掷骰子游戏一样。 你读过特里·普拉切特的《小神》（Small Gods）吗？神作。你的评论让我想到了它，因为书里那个世界的神明就拿他们信徒之间的战争来掷骰子下注
> makes it seem like there's some dice game being played by the gods for the human race. Have you ever read Small Gods by Terry Pratchett? Great book. Your comment reminded me of it because it includes the gods of that world dicing over a war of their followers
《小神》（Small Gods）。http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34484.Small_Gods 这是特里·普拉切特精彩绝伦的《碟形世界》（Discworld）系列第13本，但对于完全没读过这系列的人来说，它是完美的入坑作，因为……
Small Gods. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34484.Small_Gods It's the 13th book of Terry Pratchett's superb Discworld series, but it's the perfect entry point for anyone who hasn't read any of them because…
……《权力的游戏》再加上一点《麦克白》。两个幕府家族的兴衰，以及对导致其垮台的悲剧性性格缺陷的剖析。《悲惨世界》- 维克多·雨果。《小神》- 特里·普拉切特。《黑暗的心》- 约瑟夫·康拉德。《向导》- R. K. 纳拉扬。《证据》- 玛丽·奥利弗。《我们所有人：雷蒙德·卡佛诗全集》。《沉默》- 远藤周作。《了不起的盖茨比》……
…of Thrones combined with a bit of MacBeth. The rise and fall of two shogunate families, and an analysis of the tragic flaws of character that brought their fall about. Les Miserables - Victor Hugo. Small Gods - Terry Pratchett. Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad. The Guide - R. K. Narayan. Evidence - Mary Oliver. All of Us - The Collected Poetry of Raymond Carver. Silence - Shusaku Endo. The Great Gatsby…
这出自道格拉斯·亚当斯的《银河系漫游指南》。从这部作品以及特里·普拉切特的《小神》或尼尔·盖曼的《美国众神》（American Gods）等类似作品来看，神明完全是因人们纯粹的信仰而凭空诞生的。这是一个绝妙的文学概念设定。
It’s from Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. From this and other similar works such as Terry Pratchett’s Small Gods or Neil Gaiman’s Ameeican Gods, deities pop into existence from the pure belief of people. It’s a great literary conceit.
我一口气刷完了特里·普拉切特的《碟形世界》系列。如果你想找带点宗教色彩的，那就从那本精彩的《小神》开始看吧。
I binge-read Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. If you're looking for something religious-y, start with the brilliant Small Gods.