Lost-Horizon--消失的地平线

LostHorizonBestsellingEnglishnovelistAcademyAward–winningscreenwriteLostHorizon(1933)Goodbye,Mr.Chips(1934)Englishlifebetweenthetwoworldwars,itscelebrationofEnglishcharacter,anditshonestportrayaloflifeintheearlytwentiethcentury.AuthorJamesHilton(1900–1954)CharactersRutherfordConwayABritishShangi-LatravelersHimalayasSummaryInthisnovel,thewriterdevelopedplotswiththeFirstWorldWar,theeconomydepressionintheUnitedStatesofAmericanandthegreatmassfervorinexplorationasthebackground.ItisbecauseoftheirquerytotherealityandthedisappearanceofEuropeancivilizationthatwesternliteraturewritershavebeenkeenonshowingthedifferentnationsandculture.Inmyimpression,Shangri-laislikethisLikethisThisAndthisQuatationsIthinktherewillalwaysbeaperson,likeme,standingbetweenheavenandearth.Weareseparatedbythedistanceoftimeandspace,lookingateachother,andfeelingsympathetic.That'senoughforme.Laugh,friend,laughingisbetterthancryingforthisdismalworld.Shangri-Laistheclosesttoheaven,wheretheywillseeanotherpieceofheavenandearth,seethefeelingofrebirth.Itiseasytounderstandthestoryitself;however,itishardformetounderstandtheinnertrueessenceofit.Itistruethatourworldismuchbetterthanbefore,butsomeloveliestthingshavegonealso,suchashighercivilization.Thewar,lustandbrutalityhavetakentheplaceofthem.IreallyhopethatplaceslikeShangri-laarereallyexistinsomewhereoftheworld,whichonlyhavehopebutnowar,hungerorcrime.PersonalCommentsThanks!