16本值得永世珍藏的英文小说(上)

4. Life of Pi By Yann Martel; 326 pages
《少年派的奇幻漂流》，扬·马特尔著(326页)

Because we can't resist a didn't-see-it-coming spiritual punch.
推荐理由：看不到未来的精神冲击让我们无法承受。

The novel asked us to think how we endure tragedy, who we become in its wake and how, within it, we may just find both the terrifying and the miraculous.
这本小说让我们思考如何承受悲剧，在经历过悲剧后成为怎样的人，我们也许还会发现恐惧和奇迹共存。

5. The Fault in Our Stars By John Green; 336 pages
《星运里的错》，约翰·格林著(336页)

Because we all need to feel first love again; even if we know the horrible sob-fest to come at the end.
推荐理由：我们都需要再次体验下初恋的感觉，即便知道最终自己会哭得泣不成声。

Sixteen-year-old Hazel faces terminal cancer with humor and pluck. But it isn't until she meets Augustus in a support group that she understands how to love or live fully.
16岁的海泽尔以幽默勇敢面对癌症晚期。但是直到她在青少年癌友互助会上遇见了奥古斯都，她方明白如何去爱，如何充实地活着。

注：书名来自莎士比亚戏剧《凯撒大帝》(Julius Caesar)第一幕第二场，凯撒说：“亲爱的布鲁特斯，错误并不在于命运，而在于我们自己。”(The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves.)

The novel asked us to think how we enduretragedy, who we become in its wake and how, within it, we may just find both the terrifying and the miraculous.
这本小说让我们思考如何承受悲剧，在经历过悲剧后成为怎样的人，而在悲剧中我们是如何可能既体验惊悚，又见证奇迹的。

6. Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China By Jung Chang; 538 pages
《鸿：三代中国女人的故事》，张戎著(538页)

Because we got a literary visa to a long-hidden part of the world.
推荐理由：此书让我们借助文学，得以探知这个世界隐藏已久的一角。

Chang's memoir reads like a blockbuster multigenerational novel, but it's true. Through the portrait of her family, Chang paints a picture of mid-20th-century China, the suffering of its people and the resilience of women everywhere.
张戎的这本回忆录读起来像是一部讲述多代人故事的卖座大片，但它是写实的。她用自己家族的自画像勾勒出中国二十世纪中期的景象——遭受苦难的人与抗打击的女性随处可见。