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《华盛顿邮报》发布2015年值得关注小说:莫言《蛙》上榜
《蛙》主要讲述的是乡村医生“姑姑”的一生。“姑姑”的父亲是八路军的军医,在胶东一带名气很大。“姑姑”继承衣钵,开始在乡村推行新法接生,很快取代了“老娘婆”们在妇女们心中的地位,用新法接生了一个又一个婴儿。“姑姑”接生的婴儿遍布高密东北乡,可丧生于“姑姑”之手的未及出世的婴儿也遍布高密东北乡。姑姑一面行医,一面带领着自己的徒弟们执行计划生育政策。让已经生育的男人结扎,让已经生育的怀孕妇女流产,成了“姑姑”的两件大事。
小说通过讲述从事妇产科工作50多年的乡村女医生姑姑的人生经历,反映新中国近60年波澜起伏的农村生育史,描述国家为了控制人口剧烈增长、实施计划生育国策所走过的艰巨而复杂的历史过程。
除了莫言,石黑一雄、帕慕克、拉什迪等当代著名作家的作品亦在推荐清单中。《华盛顿邮报》“2015年度值得关注的小说”:BATS OF THE REPUBLIC
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THE BURIED GIANT
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CITY ON FIRE
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THE COMPLETE WORKS OF PRIMO LEVI
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THE COUNTRY OF ICE CREAM STAR
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DELICIOUS FOODS
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THE DISCREET HERO
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THE DYING GRASS: A Novel of the Nez Perce War
by William T. Vollmann (Viking)
EILEEN
by Ottessa Moshfegh (Penguin Press)
EPITAPH
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FINALE: A Novel of the Reagan Years by Thomas Mallon (Pantheon)
FINDERS KEEPERS
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FORGIVENESS 4 YOU
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FORTUNE SMILES
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FROG
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GBH
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GET IN TROUBLE: Stories
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GIRL WAITS WITH GUN
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A GOD IN RUINS
by Kate Atkinson (Little, Brown)
GOLD FAME CITRUS
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GOLDEN AGE
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THE GREEN ROAD
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HONEYDEW
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I AM RADAR
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A MANUAL FOR CLEANING WOMEN
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THE MARE
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THE MARRIAGE OF OPPOSITES
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OUR SOULS AT NIGHT
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SAINT MAIZIE
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THE SECRET CHORD
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A SLANT OF LIGHT
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A SPOOL OF BLUE THREAD
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THE STATE WE’RE IN: Maine Stories
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THE STORY OF THE LOST CHILD
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A STRANGENESS IN MY MIND
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THE STRANGLER VINE
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THE SYMPATHIZER
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THE TSAR OF LOVE AND TECHNO
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THE UNFORTUNATES
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THE VISITING PRIVILEGE: New and Collected Stories
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THE WATER MUSEUM
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AND WEST IS WEST
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A WINDOW OPENS
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