短篇小说集《小城畸人》是美国文学史上不可多得的佳作,也被视为安德森最好的作品之一,尤其是他对象征、潜意识、心理描写和顿悟等文学创作手法的娴熟运用,以及他朴实简练的语言风格,对美国现代小说的发展产生了一定的影响。 The collection of short stories, The Immortal of Little Town, is a rare masterpiece in the history of American literature and one of Andersson’s best works, especially his skillful use of literary techniques such as symbolism, subconsciousness, psychological description and epiphany, His simple and concise language style has exerted a certain influence on the development of modern American novels.