约翰•巴肯(John Buchan)
当过政治家,英国保守党国会议员,律师,出版商,也参过军。他以创作惊险故事而著称,其中以理查德•汉内系列的悬疑小说最为经典。
1915年出版的《三十九级台阶》是他最著名的小说,也是文学史经典的悬疑小说。美国推理作家协会评选的100部经典推理小说中,它排第22位。《卫报》评选的“死前必读的1000本小说”,它也位列其中。
约翰•巴肯是希区柯克最喜欢的作家之一。第一次读到《三十九级台阶》时,希区柯克说:“从我第一次读约翰•巴肯的《三十九级台阶》起,就觉得它一定能被拍成一部伟大的电影。”1935年,希区柯克将其改编成电影,由奥斯卡影帝罗伯特•多纳特主演。这部电影成了影史上最经典的悬疑片之一。
John Buchan wrote The Thirty-Nine Steps while he was seriously ill at the beginning of the First World War. In it he introduces his most famous hero, Richard Hannay, who, despite claiming to be an 'ordinary fellow', is caught up in the dramatic race against a plot to devastate the British war effort. Hannay is hunted across the Scottish moors by police and spy-ring alike, and must outwit his intelligent and pitiless enemy in the corridors of Whitehall and, finally, at the site of the mysterious thirty-nine steps. The best-known of Buchan's thrillers, The Thirty-Nine Steps has been continuously in print since first publication and has been filmed three times, most notably by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935. In this, the only critical edition, Christopher Harvie's introduction interweaves the writing of the tale with the equally fascinating story of how John Buchan, publisher and lawyer, came in from the cold and, via The Thirty-Nine Steps, ended the war as spy-master and propaganda chief. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
补标。2015年3月29日的日记: 《三十九级台阶》看到一半,实在看不下去了,真tm恶心,还好约翰巴肯自己承认它是部廉价小说。开头倒还可以,像是要写一部严肃小说的样子,到后面越来越扯,主人公的运气好得像是开挂,浪漫得过了头。比迈克尔康奈利的《诗人》还要差劲。我曾经读...
评分大概应该算是硬汉侦探,类似于阿婆的汤米和塔彭丝冒险故事。的确很有画面感,很好拍成电影,不过也有些人物的心理活动啥的,这些怎么用影像表达呢? 在这样的故事里直觉总是很重要,看到一个人就直觉他是好人,另一个就直觉是坏人,总觉得用这种方式让事情朝着正确的方...
评分电影是很小的时候看的,印象最深刻的就是最后在大钟表针上的搏斗,看了小说才知道那都是导演改编的。这个版本的翻译整体还可以,但是有些明显的错误,比如出现了“电动自行车”和“导弹”,这就有点穿越了,对照英文版才发现分明是摩托车和鱼雷。文中还有几处错别字,应该是编...
评分早一段时间,败了一套希胖子的影碟,拿到手后,第一选择是重温《39级台阶》,因为在我的观影生涯中,它算得上是我观赏惊悚电影的启蒙之作了。其实,印象中的电影细节已记不大清了,记忆中最为深刻的、也是最为让我绷紧神经的几个场景是:一、暗沉的夜色中,某楼道里,一个男人...
评分我先看了电影,才看小说,发现两者只是框架一样,内容相差太大,电影情节跌宕起伏,三个美女接连出场,将观众带入一波又一波的高潮,但小说的情节略显平淡,缺少美女陪衬,也没有爱情调剂,说实话很无聊。 希区柯克不愧是电影艺术大师,愣是将平淡无奇的原著美化成惊心动魄的逃...
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