美国
Amerika
Franz Kafka · 初版 1927 年
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为什么值得读
- 相比其他作品更通俗且阅读体验流畅
- 主角单纯却屡遭利用的经历极具共鸣感
- 被读者视为常遭低估的文学遗珠
Franz Kafka 的日记与书信表明，他对美国的痴迷源于摆脱故乡布拉格的渴望，哪怕仅存在于想象之中。Kafka 在未能完成他口中常称的“美国小说”之前便抱憾离世，但他曾在 1912 年写给未婚妻 Felice Bauer 的一封信中明确将其定名为 Der Verschollene（《失踪者》）。Kafka 于当年秋天动笔，并于 1914 年写完了最后一个完整章节，但直到他去世三年后的 1927 年，Amerika——这一由 Kafka 的好友兼遗嘱执行人 Max Brod 为其整理版所拟定的书名才得以面世……
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……对我来说读起来真的很吃力，有些甚至没读完（《审判》我就一直没看到最后）。他的短篇小说我是一口气从头读到尾的，读起来非常过瘾。我也很快把《美国》（他的第一部长篇小说）从头到尾读完了，同样读得非常畅快。至于他的其他作品，不知道为什么我觉得读起来挑战很大。卡夫卡有一种独特的文学风格，让人觉得非常过瘾，……
…really struggling readings for me and some incomplete (I never got to the very end of The Trial). His short stories, I read cover to cover in one sitting, and they were very enjoyable readings. I also read Amerika (his first novel) cover to cover pretty fast and it was very enjoyable too. His other works, I find very challenging for reasons unknown to me. Kafka has a certain literary style that feels very enjoyable,…
……一个月搞定。再前一年，是一个月读完丹顿·韦尔奇的所有作品。但是——在 2009 年——你看，这可太危险了——我用一个月读完了弗朗茨·卡夫卡的所有作品。我是从《美国》（Amerika）开始的。那是八月。我读了《城堡》。## 阅读 我读了《审判》。我读了所有的短篇小说。我还读了《司炉》，哪怕它其实就是《美国》的第一章（一字不差）——因为我实在太喜欢……
…one month. And the year before that, it was everything by Denton Welch in one month. But - in 2009 - see, this was very very dangerous - I read everything by Franz Kafka in one month. I started with "Amerika." It was August. I read The Castle. ## READING I read The Trial. I read all the short stories. I read The Stoker, even though it's (verbatim) the 1st chapter of Amerika - because I really enjoyed…
……《审判》是卡夫卡通常意义上的入门小说，也是唯一一部有结局的作品。《城堡》是我的最爱；如果你自以为已经读懂了卡夫卡，那它会是一个很好的切入口（你可能会大吃一惊）。《美国》（又名《失踪者》）是一部被低估的杰作，但应该放在第三本读，因为它的完整度最低，你需要先练练如何欣赏未完结的小说。
…"The Trial" is the conventional starter Kafka novel. It's the only one with an ending. "The Castle" is my favorite. A good entry if you think you already understand Kafka (you may be surprised). "Amerika", or "The Man Who Disappeared", is an under-appreciated gem but should be read 3rd because it's the least complete and you'll need the practice appreciating unfinished novels.
我有时在想，如果卡夫卡把作品都写完了，他还会享有如今的名声吗？我读了《美国》，虽然很喜欢这本书，但我印象最深的却是当我发现正文居然戛然而止、最后40页全都是后记时心头那一阵猛烈的震惊。很难想象要怎样一个真正的结局才能产生……
I've wondered if Kafka would have the same reputation had he finished his writings. I read Amerika, and though I enjoyed the book my strongest memory of it was the sudden shock I felt when I realized it was done and the last 40 pages were an afterword. It's hard to imagine an actual ending that produced…
……对主角大喊‘别瞎想了！’这一点我很有共鸣。赫尔曼·黑塞的《悉达多》（Siddhartha）：帮我明白了完美的人生就是起起伏伏的集合，人必须全盘接纳。弗朗茨·卡夫卡的《美国》（Amerika）：对主角很有共鸣，因为人们总是在利用他的天真。汉斯·罗斯林的《事实》（Factfulness）：让我能以一种不那么悲观的眼光去看待世界。
…"Stop overthinking!" to the protagonist. Something I can relate to. Siddharta by Hermann Hesse. Helped me understand that a perfect life is a collection of ups and downs and that one must accept it all. Amerika by Franz Kafka. Could relate to the protagonist because people take advantage of his naivety. Factfulness by Hans Rosling. Made me see the world in a less pessimistic way.
如果我没记错的话（IIRC），弗朗茨·卡夫卡在他在1910年代写的小说《美国》（Amerika）https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerika_(novel) 里面，吐槽过美国人开着汽车逛国家公园的段子。
IIRC Franz Kafka joked about Americans rolling through national parks in their automobiles in Amerika https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerika_(novel), which he wrote in the 1910s.