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The Satanic Verses: A Novel
作為有史以來最具爭議和最受好評的小說之一,” The Satanic Verses《撒旦詩篇》“是Salman Rushdie 最著名和最鼓舞人心的書。 故事背景設定在一個充滿混亂和奇蹟的現代世界,故事從一聲巨響開始:一架飛往倫敦的噴氣式飛機在飛行途中遭到恐怖分子炸彈襲擊。 兩個情感對立的印度演員倒在地上,變成了天使和邪惡的活生生的象徵。 這只是一場將現實與想像無縫融合的壯麗奧德賽的初始行為。 ” The Satanic Verses《撒旦詩篇》“是一本其重要性僅因其質量而黯然失色的書,是我們這個時代的重要著作。當年一出版,作者salman rushdie也即被伊朗判下了死刑 8月12日,” The Satanic Verses “被伊朗判處死刑並被追殺33年的印度裔英國作家薩爾曼∙拉什迪(Salman Rushdie)上星期五在紐約州登臺準備開始一場講座時,突然遭到一個沖上講臺的凶嫌的襲擊,雖然身體多處受傷,但送醫手術救治後目前沒有生命危險。” The Satanic Verses “已成為言論自由的代名詞。不管是要討論後冷戰世界秩序、文明之衝突,還是要探討回教基本教義派的興起茁壯,都不能不提到” The Satanic Verses “。 在「九一一」之前,也只有” The Satanic Verses “事件,足以左右世人視聽,從此主觀認定,西方代表正義和理性,回教則等於恐怖主義。 對照本書的內容,這樣的簡單二分法真是諷刺至極。因為,本書所針砭的當代弊病之一,就是當我們遇到異文化時,往往出於無知,而加以妖魔化。 小說中的敘事者「我」不是別人,正是魔鬼。 被恐怖份子劫持的噴射客機在空中爆炸,全機無人生還,除了兩個主角。他們是兩名早已失去信仰的回教徒,活活掉到英國海灘,從此展開各自的魔幻之旅。 其中一位Gabrielus,時夢時醒,夢中的他是天使Gabriel,也就是《古蘭經》中傳達神諭的天使。夢中接受他天啟的,有一位是宣揚「萬物非主,唯有真主」的先知,有一位是以信仰之名,號召暴力向西方宣戰的宗教領袖,還有一位,是宣稱可以分開阿拉伯海的少女。有一度,夢中的Gabriel驚覺,從自己口中流泄出的,有些並非古蘭真言,卻是魔鬼篇。 另一位主角Saladin,空難生還後即容貌大變,頭上腳下長出羊角羊蹄,一如傳說中的魔鬼模樣。好不容易恢復人相,心中卻已滿懷仇恨。於是,他也說出連串的撒旦詩篇。 作者的筆法虛虛實實,寫下這本詭趣橫生的小說,以兩名主角的蛻變與重生為主軸,探討我們所處的後現代世界以及人類心靈的人性與魔性。 回想起來,宗教到底導人向善?向惡?或更根本地問:人類本身到底是善?是惡?雖則人之善惡在東西方皆有人主張。如孔孟認為人本善,荀子等則認為人本惡。同樣西方認知心理學家steven … Continue reading
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