充实自己书架的50本精品小说(1)

1. King Lear
《李尔王》

It’s Shakespeare! And it was so ahead of its time that it’s amazing.
莎士比亚大师作品！它超越了它诞生的时代，因此更显得让人赞叹。

2. Hamlet
《哈姆雷特》

Also by Shakespeare. Some of Shakespeare\'s most amazing writing is in this play.
同样是莎士比亚的作品，他最卓著的几句话都出自这部戏剧。

3. The Great Gatsby
《了不起的盖茨比》

By F. Scott Fitzgerald. Just an absolutely poetic writer. There\'s a lot of power and beauty in this short book.
作者弗·司各特·菲茨杰拉德，一位充满诗意的作家。在这部短篇小说里有很多对权欲的描写。

4. Tender Is the Night
《夜色温柔》

By F. Scott Fitzgerald. Gatsby is better known, but Tender is written so beautifully that you have to read it if you haven’t. It’s poetry in prose.
同样是弗·司各特·菲茨杰拉德的作品，只不过《了不起的盖茨比》更加出名。但《夜色温柔》的文笔如此如此优美，以至于你不得不去看，它是一首散文诗。

5. A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man
《青年艺术家的画像》

By James Joyce. A great introduction to this unmatched of modern writers, Portrait is notable for the development of its language as the narrator’s skill with language improves.
詹姆斯·乔伊斯的作品，是这位无与伦比的现代作家的半自传体小说。这部小说因为作者日益提升的创作技巧和语言特色而著名。

6. Ulysses
《尤利西斯》

By James Joyce. An absolute masterpiece. Joyce puts the entire scale of human drama and English literature within the span of 24 hours, plotted within one square mile, told through the lives of ordinary people. Also see Joyce’s outstanding book of short stories, Dubliners.
作者詹姆斯·乔伊斯，这完全是一部杰作。故事发生在短短一天时间里，将整个都柏林地区生活状态和英国文学融入对普通人生活的刻画中。

10. All Tomorrow’s Parties
《明日聚会》

By William Gibson. This tale of the near future features a Zen-like assassin, among other cool characters. ATP is the third in the Bridge trilogy.
作者威廉·吉布森，这部基于近未来的科幻作品主角是一个身处其他超酷的角色之间的充满禅意的刺客。《明日聚会》是吉布森桥三部曲第三部。