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普里切特在其70余年的创作生涯中,写作勤奋,至今已出版了40余部著作,计有长篇小说6部,回忆录2部,小说集、游记、文学评论集多部,他还为巴尔扎克、屠格涅夫和契诃夫写了出色的文学传记。其主要作品有:长篇小说《皮革最娜》(1935)、《死者带路》(1937)、《贝伦克尔先生》(1951);短篇集《西班牙处女》(1930)、《我的姑娘回家时》(1961)、《盲目的爱》(1969)、《短篇小说全集》(1991);评论集《逼真的小说》(946)、《书籍概说》(1953)、《小说与欣赏》(1965):回忆录《午夜的灯油》(1971)等。普里切特由于卓越的文学成就,受到人们广泛的尊敬,他于1974年被选为国际笔会主席,1975年受封为爵士。尽管年事已高,普里切特仍保持着旺盛的创作精力。1990年,在90岁高龄的时候,他以一部包括6篇新作的短篇小说集《粗心大意的寡妇》获得了在英国享有很高声誉的史密斯文学奖,成为获得过此奖的最高年龄的作家。我们在这里向读者介绍的两个短篇《东西》(Things)和《海滨之行》(A Trip to the Seaside)选译自查托与温达斯公司1989年出版的普里切特短篇小说集《粗心大意的寡妇》(A Careless Widow)。这两个短篇,一篇讲一个潦倒老妇的故事,另一篇则描写一个受挫的鳏夫。这两个极端自私的人,生活中总一厢情愿地想让别人的生活适应自己的需要,又因为不是老谋深算的人精或心怀叵测的坏人,他们难免屡屡碰壁,把自己的生活弄得一团糟。小说文笔幽默,刻画细致,富有弦外之音,显示出普里切特独有的从容与睿智。
Pritchett has been writing diligently for more than 70 years in his creative career. He has published more than 40 books, including 6 novels, 2 memoirs, novels, travelogue and literature reviews, Zach, Turgenev, and Chekhov wrote excellent literary biography. His main works are: the novel “the most leather” (1935), “the dead lead the way” (1937), “Belem Keller” (1951); short story “Spanish Virgin” (1930), “my girl back (1961), ”Blind Love“ (1969), ”The Complete Works of Short Stories“ (1991); commentary ”Realistic Novel“ (946), ”Book Outline“ (1953), ”Novel and Appreciation“ (1965): memoir ”midnight oil“ (1971) and so on. Preecché was widely respected for his outstanding literary achievements. He was elected Chairman of the International PEN in 1974 and Jazz in 1975. Despite his advanced age, Pricette still maintains a strong creative energy. In 1990, at the age of 90, he won a top prize in the United Kingdom for the Smith Literature Award, a collection of six new short stories, ”careless widow,“ to become the highest age to receive this award writer. The two short stories ”Things“ and ”A Trip to the Seaside" that we present to our readers here are from Pritchette’s short story collection A Careless Widow. These two short stories, one tells the story of an old woman, the other describes a frustrated widower. These two extremely selfish people, who are always wishful thinking in their lives, adapt themselves to their own needs. Because they are not wily masters or unruly villains, they inevitably run into trouble and make a mess with their lives. Novel writing style is humorous, portrayed in detail, rich in string sound, showing Preec only unique calm and wisdom.