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Engine Summer
John Crowley · 初版 1979 年
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是的，John Crowley 很棒，《Engine Summer》是我最喜欢的未来科幻小说之一。
Yes, John Crowley is great, "Engine Summer" is one of my favorite futuristic novels.
……也是一位被主流文坛认可的奇幻作家。比如 Harold Bloom 就把《Little, Big》收录进了他的《西方正典》。我没读过 Crowley 后期的作品，但《The Deep》、《Engine Summer》和《Little, Big》都是我最喜欢的书。
…fantasy writer who was also recognized by the mainstream establishment. Harold Bloom included Little, Big in his "The Western Canon", for example. I've not read the later Crowley works, but The Deep, Engine Summer, and Little, Big are all among my favorite books.
John Crowley 的《Engine Summer》，到目前为止看了大概 15 遍。
"Engine Summer", by John Crowley, about 15 times so far.
……同时代作家。我特别建议：* John Crowley。公认是货真价实的纯文学作家，尽管只有他最早期的作品能被称为科幻小说。建议从《The Deep》和《Engine Summer》开始看。* Harlan Ellison。他的一些故事（比如《无声狂啸/I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream》、《五岁的杰夫蒂/Jeffty Is Five》等）写得简直出神入化。* Samuel Delaney。他需要慢慢品味，而且确实变得有点……
…contemporaries. I would especially suggest: * John Crowley. Widely recognized as actual an Author of real Literature, though only his earliest works could be called science fiction. Start with The Deep and Engine Summer. * Harlan Ellison. Some of his stories ("I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream", "Jeffty Is Five", etc.) are simply masterfully written. * Samuel Delaney. He's an acquired taste and certainly gets a bit…
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