数年前我写了一篇《真正的短篇小说艺术家》,介绍了美国一位声名不广但极受文坛内行尊重的短篇小说作家安德烈·杜勃斯(Andre Dubus)。到今日,他还是一位不愿出卖自己的艺术家,穷苦得很,某次被汽车轧断了腿,医药费用还是由梅勒和冯尼格那些名家捐集的。可是他的名字将永存,因为他的作品不断被收入《最佳短篇小说选》一类的集子。所谓“不朽”的作品,我想就是这个意义。 A few years ago I wrote a “real short story artist,” introducing Andre Dubus, a reputable but highly regarded short story writer in the United States. To this day, he is still an unwilling to betray his own artists, poor poor, a car was rolled off his leg, the medical costs or donated by the masters Mailer and Vennig. But his name will last forever because his work is constantly being rewarded with a collection of “best short stories.” The so-called “immortal” works, I think this is the meaning.