无国之兽
Beasts of No Nation
Uzodinma Iweala · 初版 2005 年
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在这部震撼人心的处女作小说中，西非一个未具名国家的年幼男孩 Agu 在内战席卷全国之际被招募进了一支游击队。父亲惨死于武装分子之手的阴影始终笼罩着他，这让 Agu 极易受制于新指挥官那既危险又具父性色彩的威严。随着战火肆虐，Agu 与冲突爆发前所熟知的生活渐行渐远——那曾是一个有同窗好友、有教堂礼拜、家庭依然完好无损的世界。Uzodinma I 以一种极富感染力、独具一格的嗓音，生动刻画了 Agu 的年少懵懂与内心迷茫，
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……《零下》（Less Than Zero）揭示了富裕郊区中产阶级的疏离感与社会功能失调。我们很容易空想非洲童兵的悲剧，但直到我读了乌佐丁玛·伊维拉的《无境之兽》（Beasts Of No Nation），才真正意识到现实到底有多骇人。阅读《奥德赛》或但丁的《神曲·地狱篇》这样的经典有助于你从宏观上理解西方文化。某些小说……
…"Less Than Zero" sheds light on the alienation and social dysfunction of the wealthy suburban middle class. It's easy to think about the tragedy of child soldiers in Africa, but it wasn't until I read "Beasts Of No Nation" by Uzodinma Iweala that I realized just how horrific things really are. Reading classics like "The Odyssey" or Dante's "Inferno" will help you understand Western culture in general. Certain novels…
《无境之兽》（Beasts of no Nation）是我个人的最爱！
Beasts of no Nation is a personal favorite!
……开采不划算，或者干脆就在实际矿场的下游。虽然这类场地确实经常被一群前童兵和他们的头目占领（我们都很喜欢《无境之兽》），但如今更多时候，非正规采矿是由社区、村庄和个人进行的，他们并不会拿枪指着任何人。这些非正规采矿作业并不能产出什么实质性的……
…to be uneconomical to develop or just being down stream from the actual mine. While it's true that these sites are often taken over by some gang of former child soldiers and their master (we all liked Beasts of No Nation) more often than not these days unofficial mining is conducted by communities, villages, and individuals who do not hold any one at gun point. These unofficial mining operations do not produce any substantial…