诺贝尔文学奖获奖者
约翰˙麦克斯韦˙切库
NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS
John Maxwell Coetzee
[This conversation is a interview about Coetzee in Chinese and English.]
杰弗里·布朗：
三十年以来，南非作家约翰˙麦克斯韦˙切库早已经是一个在世界文学中杰出的人物。在他的八本小说中，比如《迈克尔·K.的生平与时代》和《耻》，若贝尔委员会评价到，“切库的兴趣是区分正义与邪恶，分析得水晶一般清晰，透彻见底；在探索人类的软弱和失败中，切库捕获到人类神圣的闪光。” 切库本人几乎罕见地接受采访或出席颁奖仪式。
JEFFREY BROWN: South African writer John Maxwell Coetzee has been a prominent figure in world literature for nearly three decades. In his eight novels such as "The Life and Times of Michael K" and "Disgrace," the Nobel committee said, "Coetzee's interest is directed mainly at situations where the distinction between right and wrong, while crystal clear, can be seen to serve no end; it is in exploring weakness and defeat that Coetzee captures the divine spark of man." Coetzee himself rarely if ever grants interviews or attends award ceremonies.
在今天的发言中，他说，“获奖完全是一个惊喜。我甚至不知道颁奖还悬而未决。”今天来到节目的是切库的合伙作家和朋友；阿瑞尔﹒道夫曼是一位小说家、剧作家以及杜克大学的文学教授。欢迎你！阿瑞尔﹒道夫曼。对于那些对切库知道甚少的读者来说，它的作品的突出的特征是什么？
In a statement today, he said the prize "came as a complete surprise. I was not even aware that the announcement was pending." Joining us now is a fellow writer and friend of Coetzee; Ariel Dorfman is a novelist, playwright and professor of literature at Duke University. Welcome to you. Ariel Dorfman, for those who know little or nothing about Coetzee, what is the essential quality that stands out in his writing?
阿瑞尔·道夫曼：
我认为他透彻地剖析了人类当代的社会环境。他用自己智慧的光芒和慈悲心，探索我们的时代人类灵魂非常凄凉的景象。如果你要说约翰做得最好的一件事，就是他不说谎。关于他自己他不说谎。关于人类环境，他不说谎。关于他的人物，他不说谎。他进入了人类的深处：无论男人、女人、乞丐和王子。
ARIEL DORFMAN: I think that he strips bare the human contemporary condition. He explores the very bleak landscape of the human soul in our times and does so with, I would say, radiance, luminosity, and tenderness. But I would say if you had to speak about one thing that John does basically well is he doesn't lie. He doesn't lie about himself. He doesn't lie about the human condition. He doesn't lie about his characters. He goes to the depth of what we are as human beings: Men, women, beggars, and princes.
[To be continued ]
