黑帮小说六佳作  

Top 6 Books About Gangsters

作　　者：罗德·雷诺兹 刘佳(译) Rod Reynolds

机构地区：[1]不详

出　　处：《英语世界》2021年第6期73-76,共4页The World of English

摘　　要：小说里的黑帮长久以来魅力不减,这一点并不难理解。从浪漫地想象在逃的反英雄到用夸张手法描写疯狂的黑帮老大,帮派人物的形象各有千秋;但其中一致的主题是,这些人物所遵从的规则是遵纪守法的百姓不了解的,也正是这点使他们独具魅力。我们想知道他们所作所为背后的原因,想了解他们的世界,还想亲眼目睹那个世界血淋淋的现实。这正是优秀惊悚小说的精髓所在:读者不用离开舒适的扶手椅就能一览暴力世界。It's not hard to understand the enduring appeal of gangsters in fiction.From the romantic notion of the outlaw antihero to the caricature of the psychotic mob boss,they have been portrayed in many different lights1;but the unifying theme is that they live by a set of rules alien to the law-abiding public,and that makes them fascinating.We want to know what makes them tick2,to understand their world and to see it in all its bloody reality.It's the essence of what makes a good thriller:showing us a violent existence from the safety of an armchair.

关 键 词：夸张手法 人物的形象 惊悚小说 黑帮 遵纪守法 各有千秋 

分 类 号：I20[文学—中国文学]