我回来了

大家的安宁日子没了！

此次回国，使命有三，（自己规定的）：

1． 伺候老爸老妈
2． 买书
3． 买舞蹈教学片

三条都基本做到，是否合人意就另说了。大家知道国情，在国内名著好买，畅销书廖廖。所谓名著，苦涩难读，我们也只好苦中取乐。

海淀区中国书城一逛，“大海捞针，书海拾贝” 的硕果粗粗排列如下。

1. The age of wonders = 奇迹年代by Aron Appelfeld
2. Remains of the Day = 长日留痕
3. Bell Jar = 钟形罩
4. Kitchen = 厨房
5. The Reader = 朗读
6. A Bend in the River = 河湾
7. The Master and Margate = 大师和玛格丽特
8. East of Eden = 伊甸之东
9. Three Cups of Tea = 三杯茶
10. Trail = 审判
11. Castle = 城堡
12. The Great Gatsby = 了不起的盖茨比
13. Tender Is the Night = 夜色温柔
14. The House on the Mongo Street = 芒果街上的小屋
15. Elegy for Iris = 当贝利遇到艾丽丝
17. My Name is Red = 我的名字叫红
18. A Hundred Years of Solitude = 百年孤独


• Gadfly = 牛虻
• Ulysses = 尤里斯丝

Today is 世界读书日

Have we been part of it?

《晓英， 你在北京》

《晓英， 你在北京》

by 知情人

晓英,

你在北京

你带走了热闹

和声音

我们静得象小草

在等待一场春雨

我们静得象小鸟

在盘算着你带回来的佳肴

晓英－－

你在北京

谈笑风生

忙来忙去

我们

静静地

遥望着你

Onto the Next: Li YiYun, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

Thanks to Xiaoying's recommendation and introduction to this new Chinese English-writer. See below for what, where, when, how and WHY.

What:Our next reading assignment is Li Yi Yun's A thousand years of good prayers.

When/where: May 2oth, Wednesday, 7-9. Old National Bank. Don't miss it!

How to start:
1) Here's a website site about the book

A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

Brilliant and original, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers illuminates how mythology, history, and culture intersect with personality to create fate. From the bustling heart of Beijing to a fast-food restaurant in Chicago to the barren expanse of Inner Mongolia, ...

2) Another good site recommended by Xiaoying,

Why: Read up, and catch up with Xiaoying... before she abandons us!

<<她是梅姆>>

<<她是梅姆>>
献给一群读书的朋友

知情人

（一）
她是梅姆
有个温柔的丈夫
一双可爱的儿女
又遇到理想的爱侣
踏上了一个激动
而又艰辛的征途

（二〕
她是梅姆
勇敢地去铺一条妇女的路
为真我
为爱
路上有鲜花
路上有快乐
路上有鲜血
鲜血里流淌着的愤怒

（三〕
她是梅姆
勇敢地去铺一条爱的路
她体悟着生命的真谛
爱着爱人
忍受着铺天盖地的羞辱

（四）
她是梅姆
她酷爱歌德
歌唱着生命
人只活一次
她选择了生命里的爱情
而选择带来的是幸福
还有痛苦

（五）
她是梅姆
她追求完美
追求理想的真实
却被世俗视为罪恶
她去德国
又去瑞士
想找到生命的钥匙
要世俗抛弃蒙昧
她要铺出一条理想的路

（六）
她是梅姆
在一个夏日的正午
被疯狂卷走
像一朵盛开的玫瑰
被急风暴雨摧毁
那是1914年
她只有四十五
她用生命铺了一条路
她名叫梅玛
爱称是梅姆

轰轰烈烈的爱 vs. 辗转难眠的夜

I don’t know if anyone sleeps well last night. How could you if you did after such a meeting? I really begin to love these meetings. We have the rare ability in turning any subject comical and hilarious, no matter how serious a subject our target book has.

Anyway let us give Qi our wholehearted thanks for her provocative questions and leadership; we owe our gratitude to Wenan for her up-close and personal “encounter with FLW”.

Big applause to both

Everyone konws April 1 but ...

Do you know International Edible Book Festival is held in April 1 annually? IU's first one was held today in Wells Library.
Here are only a few of them. It was fun to see how those book lovers created something of their favorite books.

Frankenstein

why does "the hotdog in a mug" represent the title?











The secret life of bees









Three cups of tea









One flew over the cuckoo's nest













Life of Pi









The Book Thief









Bible