英语短篇小说(英语短篇小说教程)

经典短篇小说好多呢！用词比较简单，但意义深刻！更重要的是每一篇都短小精悍！（符合你的要求哦）1.《生火》杰克.伦敦2.《厄谢尔府的倒塌》3.《项链》莫泊桑NecklaceMaupassant)4.《警察与赞美诗》欧.亨利5.《麦琪的礼物》欧.亨利6.《最后一片藤叶》欧.亨利7.《加利维拉县有名的跳蛙》马克.吐温NotoriousCalaveras8.《人生的五种恩赐》马克.吐温Strangers10.《敞开的落地窗》萨基11.《末代佳人》菲茨杰拉德(F.S.Fitzgerald)12.《手》舍伍德.安德森13.《伊芙琳》詹姆斯.乔伊斯14.《教长的黑色面纱》纳撒尼尔.霍桑Minister's

1.“AGoodManisHardtoFind,”FlanneryO’Connor

Fewshortstorieshavestuckwithusasmuchasthisone,whichisprobablyO'Connor'smostfamouswork—andwithgoodreason.TheMisfitisoneofthemostalarmingserialkillerswe'veevermet,allthemoresoforhispoliteness,andthestory’smoralissostrikingandterrifyingthat—whetheryousubscribetothereligiousundertonesornot—areaderislikelytofinishandbegintoreexaminetheirentireexistence.Oratleastwedid,thefirsttimewereadit.

《好人难寻》这篇小说是奥康纳最为著名的作品，很少有其他短篇小说能像这篇一样给我们带来震撼。无论你是否能明了宗教般的潜在含义，看完这篇小说读者都会开始或是结束对存在的检视。

2.“TheSchool,”DonaldBarthelme

Thisstoryisveryshort,butprettymuchperfectineveryway.ThoughBarthelmeisknownforhisplayful,postmodernstyle,weadmirehimforhisabilitytoshapeaworldsoclearlyfromsofewwords,chosenexpertly.Barthelmeneveroverexplains,neverusesonesyllabletoomany,buteffortlesslyleadsthereaderrightwherehewantshertobe.It'sfunny,it'sabsurdist,it'ssad,it'senormouseveninitssmallness.Itmaybethiswriter’sfavoritestoryofalltime.Youshouldreadit.

这篇小说很短，但是堪称完美。巴塞尔姆的优秀就在于他能用精选的极少几个文字就为我们叙述了一个世界。他很少过多地解释，就把读者带到了他想要你去地方。

3.“InThePenalColony,”FranzKafka

Kafkacalledthisonehis“dirtystory,”andthoughtitimperfect,butit'soneofourfavoritesofhis(thoughwealsorecommend“TheHungerArtist”and“ACountryDoctor”).It'ssoobviouslyastoryaboutwriting,insomeultimateway—amachinepunishesitsvictimsbywritingonthemoverandoveruntiltheirbodiesgiveout—butitsasif,whilethebodyisthesourceofeveryprobleminthetale,everyweakness,itisalsotheonlyplacewheretrueknowledgecanbetranslated.

卡夫卡称自己的这篇小说是一个“很脏的故事”，认为并不完美，但是这个短篇确实我们的最爱之一。在小说中，我们可以体会到，身体是一切问题和弱点的根源，但身体也是唯一能转化真知的地方。

4.“SignsandSymbols,”VladimirNabokov

Anothershortone,wereverethisstoryforitsabilitytoturneverytinydetailintoaportentousdisaster,nottomentionthefactthatit'spennedinNabokov'seffortlesslygorgeous,silveryprose.AnoldJewishcouplegoestovisittheirsoninthementalhospital,onlytobeturnedawaybecausehehasattemptedtokillhimself.Andthat'sit,really.Theygohomeandlookthoughaphotoalbum,eatsomejam.Thephonerings.Butthewholethingis,perhaps,bothacommentonthenatureofinsanityandthenatureoftheshortstoryitself,withallitsrulesandstrangenessandbanality.Andallitssymbols,ofcourse.

我们喜欢这篇小说的原因就在于，这个故事有能力把每个细微的细节瞬间变为一场灾难，而Nabokov在写这篇小说用的是轻松华丽水银泻地般的散文风格。

5.“Gooseberries,”AntonChekhov

Chekhov'sstoriesareindisputablyamongthegreats,andthisone,writtenratherlate,isoneofourfavorites.Chekhovprobesatboththefrailtyandtheworthofhumanity,nottomentionthenatureoflife,bothforthefortunateandtheunfortunate.ButlikemostofChekhov'sstories,there'snoclearmoral,there'snoobvioustakeaway.Somemensitaroundanddiscusstheirthoughts,andwelisten,mullingoverthesubtletiesforourselves.

契科夫的小说无疑是最伟大的作品之一，而这篇是我们的最爱。这篇小说像他的其他小说一样，没有清晰的道德标准，我们只是静静地看着几个人围坐着，讨论他们的思想。

6.“SeaOak,”GeorgeSaunders

“SeaOak”isSaunders'sfavoriteofhisownstories,we'veheard,sobecausewefinditsohardtochooseamongthem,we'veincludedithereonhisownrecommendation.Absurdistandsatirical,andincludingatleastonezombieshoutingatherhousematestogetlaid,it'saweirdone.Butit'salsoconcernedwithplacelessness,withfamily,withpoverty,andlikeallofSaunders'sstories,hasagood,thumpingheartunderallthatdarknessandfun-poking.

这部小说是桑德斯最为喜爱的一步短篇，这也是我们听说的。因为我们很难做出选择，因此就把他自己的推介放在了这里。这部小说充满了荒诞和讽刺，但是也关心家庭和贫穷等问题。像他的其他小说一样，在黑暗和取笑中，也暗含着美好和快乐。

7.“TheOnesWhoWalkAwayFromOmelas,”UrsulaK.LeGuin

LeGuin'sparabolictale,whichwontheHugoAwardforbestshortstoryin1974,isaweird,spaciousstoryaboutacitythatseemstobeautopia—exceptforitsoneflaw,thesinglechildthatmustalwaysbekeptindarknessandwretchedmiserysothattheothersmayalllivehappily.Mostofthecitizenseventuallyacceptthis,butsomedonot,andsilentlyleavethecity,vanishingintotheworldaround.Strangebutpointed,LeGuinisamasterofhergenre.

勒古这部寓言般的短篇小说获得过1974年的“雨果奖”，是关于一个类似乌托邦的城市的荒诞又宏大的故事。

8.“TheVeldt,”RayBradbury

Thistale,fromoneofthegreatestsciencefictionwritersinhistory,isdeliciouslywicked.Thoughitwaswrittenin1950,thiskindofstory—ofchildrendrivenmadbywant,oftechnologyturningonitsmasters—willnevergetold.Untiltechnologyactuallyturnsonus,thatis.Thenweprobablywon'twanttohearaboutit.

布莱伯利作为历史上最富盛名的科幻小说家，这篇小说也是通过精心编写的。

9.“TheBearCameOvertheMountain,”AliceMunro

Theundisputedqueenoftheshortstory,AliceMunro’sworkisstarkandoftenheartbreakinglyraw,andthisstoryofmemorylossandtheachingtendernessofhumaninteractionisnodifferent.Funfact:thisstorywasadaptedintothefilm“AwayfromHer”,starringJulieChristieandGordonPinsent.

门罗是毫无争议的短篇小说女王，她的作品有一种朴实风格，常常带着心跳般的粗犷，这篇关于丧失记忆以及人类互动中的痛苦和柔弱的小说也不例外。

10.“TheNose,”NikolaiGogol

Gogolmightbetheoldestwriteronthislist,buthe’salsooneoftheweirdest—inagoodway.Nabokovoncewrote,“InGogol…theabsurdcentralcharacterbelongstotheabsurdworldaroundhimbut,patheticallyandtragically,attemptstostruggleoutofitintotheworldofhumans—anddiesindespair.”Whatelsecananabsurdnoselessmando,afterall?

果戈里应该是这个书单上最久远的作家了，但是他也是最荒诞的小说家之一。纳博科夫曾近这样写道：“在果戈里的作品中，荒诞的人物属于他周围荒诞的世界，但是却可怜兮兮且悲惨地要逃离他的世界，最终死于绝望”。