Jean-Louis Fournier did not expect to have a disabled child. He certainly did not expect to have two. But that is precisely what happened to this wry French humorist, and his attempts to live and cope with his Mathieu and Thomas, both facing extremely debilitating physical and mental challenges, is the subject of this brave and heartbreaking book. Fournier recalls the life he imagined having with his sons—but his boys will never really grow up, and he mourns the loss of every memory he thought he’d have.
Though a devoted father, he does not shy away from exploring the limits of his love, the countless times he is filled with frustration and disappointment with no relief in sight. Mathieu and Thomas can barely communicate, and each in turn repeats learned phrases, such as “Where we going, Daddy?” (a favorite in the car) in what feels to
Fournier to be an eternal loop.
In WhereWe Going, Daddy? Fournier reveals everything, and that is perhaps his most remarkable quality. He does not hide behind a mask of cliché, but gives voice to the darkness that comes with disability, and the rare moments of light. Through short, powerful vignettes Jean-Louis manages his grief with cynicism and humor. For parents of disabled children, this book will offer some relief from the courage they must garner every day, a chance to let down their guard, laugh at themselves, and embrace even the ugly emotions they feel. For the rest of us, it’s an unsettling and heartfelt glimpse into an otherwise unimaginable life.
让-路易•傅尼叶(Jean-Louis Fournier)
大学时修习古典文学,本应成为严肃学者的他,后来却成了法国知名作家及电视剧编导。他曾获得多项国际艺术电影大奖,从一九九二年起,傅尼叶开始文字创作,作品逾二十部,包含散文、小说、剧本,他幽默诙谐的笔法,令众多法国读者为之着迷。
虽然经常受邀上媒体谈论作品,但关于自己的两个孩子,一直是傅尼叶避言谈起的话题。直到他七十岁,也就是二〇〇八年,他才出版《爸爸,我们去哪儿?》,首度写出身为两个残障儿父亲的心声。他说:“过去不提,不是因为怕丢脸、怕被人用异样眼光看待,而是无法面对说了之后难以承受的痛楚。”
《爸爸,我们去哪儿?》一出版,立即在法国引起热烈的回响,在销售量和排行榜上都创下耀眼的佳绩。傅尼叶的句句文字抚慰了许多读者,不仅仅只是同为残障儿的父母,更告诉大家即使有再痛苦的遭遇,还是能够有勇气地笑着活下去。有评论家说:或许上帝不曾善待傅尼叶的孩子,但这部作品之于傅尼叶,甚至所有的读者,都是我们面对生命困境时最好的礼物。
爸爸,我们去哪里? 我们上高速公路,逆行。 我们去阿拉斯加逗熊玩,然后被熊吞掉。 我们去采蘑菇,专采毒鹅膏菇,回来摊个香喷喷的鸡蛋饼。 我们去游泳池,从高台上往没有水的池子里跳。 我们去海边,我们去圣米歇尔山。我们在流沙上散步,然后陷...
评分记得是一次在读《一个》里面的一则看起来像短笑话的内容被吸引到来读这本书的。 基本上书很简单就是作者与两个智障儿子之间发生的故事。令人惊讶的是其间毫无悲情,毫无故作深沉的伤感,有的是作者小小的自私,真真的人性,无言的幽默。难道是作者真的有如此好的心态来面对一...
评分爸爸,我们去哪儿 叶兆言 这是法国作家傅尼叶的一本新书,刚开始,我只准备说一两句好话。在别人著作的封底写几句推荐词,来一段广告语,如今很时髦,正变得更庸俗。有时候是被迫这么做,我们常碍于情面,完全出于无奈。然而为了眼前的这本书,我不仅想说几句,还打算写篇文章...
评分翻译这本书的由头说来很有戏剧性,当时一门心思纠结于《太阳王路易十四》上,和国内的版权代理谈地比较坎坷,眼看翻译计划就要无果而终。老婆说不如干脆放下国王吧,换个轻松的。我说那好吧。那段时期,《爸爸,我们去哪儿》在畅销书排行榜上占据首位。老婆帮我在网上看看...
Love is a tough business.
评分Love is a tough business.
评分读到这样的故事,我还能说什么呢?
评分读到这样的故事,我还能说什么呢?
评分读到这样的故事,我还能说什么呢?
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