E B White the trumpet of the swan(吹小号的白天鹅)
我们要感激E•B•怀特,不仅因其文字堪称完美;不仅因其眼光敏锐,乐观幽默;更因其多年来给予读者,不论老少,无尽的欢乐。
——美国国家图书委员会
E•B•怀特是一位伟大的文体家。他的文学风格之纯净,在我们的语言中较之任何人都不遑多让。它是独特的,口语化的,清晰的,自然的,完全美国式的,极美的。他的人长生不老,他的文字超越时空。
——《纽约客》前总编 威廉•肖恩
E•B•怀特的行文,在从容不迫的节奏中闪现着敏锐的真知灼见,这一点与人并无不同,其出众之处在于,读者常会不期而遇诗意之震撼。
——约翰•厄普代克
《精灵鼠小弟》是一个写追求的故事。等到你大一点,你就会明白,在这个世界上,我们许多人都在过着追求一种美好事物的生活——这种事物我们常常说不清楚,
——E.B.怀特
Swan Song
Like the rest of his family, Louis is a trumpeter swan. But unlike his four brothers and sisters, Louis can't trumpet joyfully. In fact, he can't even make a sound. And since he can't trumpet his love, the beautiful swan Serena pays absolutely no attention to him.
Louis tries everything he can think of to win Serena's affection--he even goes to school to learn to read and write. But nothing seems to work. Then his father steals him a real brass trumpet. Is a musical instrument the key to winning Louis his love?
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