爱书人的圣地

文/By+Adam+Hodge+译/阿琼

Whether to immerse yourself in the settings of your favorite books， to get a better perspective on what made the authors tick1） or to engage with a community of like-minded literature-lovers， you will definitely find something to write home about2） in these six bibliophile3）-friendly cities.

不论是为了让自己融入心爱之书的故事背景中，还是为了更好地理解作者的想法或是与一群志同道合的文学爱好者交流，你都一定能在下面介绍的这六个适合爱书人的城市中找到绝对值得大书特书的东西。

Dublin， Ireland 爱尔兰的都柏林

It's only natural that the capital of the country with the gift of gab4） would produce some of the greatest writers in history. Home to the likes of James Joyce， William Butler Yeats， George Bernard Shaw， and Samuel Beckett， Dublin is a literary Mecca5）. It was named a UNESCO City of Literature in 2010， which is a testament to the fact it has produced more Nobel Prize laureates for Literature than any other city in the world. Today， fans of Joyce and all can get a taste of Dublin literary history by visiting the Dublin Writers Museum， the National Print Museum of Ireland and the famous Abbey Theatre.

如果这个以口才出名的国家的首都没有诞生过几个留名青史的伟大作家，那才是桩怪事。作为像詹姆斯·乔伊斯、威廉·巴勒特·叶芝、乔治·萧伯纳和塞缪尔·贝克特这样的大文豪的故乡，都柏林可以说是文学界的麦加圣地。2010年，都柏林被评选为“联合国教科文组织文学之城”，这也证明了一个事实：这里诞生的诺贝尔文学奖得主比世界上其他任何一个城市都多。现在，乔伊斯和其他爱尔兰作家的书迷们可以去探访都柏林作家博物馆、爱尔兰国家印刷博物馆以及著名的艾比剧院，亲身感受都柏林的文学底蕴。

Paris， France 法国的巴黎

Few cities in the world have inspired as many bons mots6） as the City of Lights. Who's to say what inspires the literary air in France's capital， but it's certainly true that it's difficult to admire its beauty without getting a little florid7）. And this is perhaps what inspired so many expat8） writers like Henry Miller and Gertrude Stein to leave their home countries to lift their pens at Paris' cafes. Of course， Paris' homegrown talent is legendary as well. Tributes to Honoré de Balzac， Cyrano de Bergerac， Voltaire， and Jules Verne， among many other giants of French literature， can be found throughout the city in the form of boulevards， memorials， and cafes.

世界上没有几个城市能像这座“不夜城”一般催生如此多的佳作。没人知道是什么孕育了法国首都的文学氛围，但有一点千真万确：不用一点华丽的辞藻很难称赞这座城市之美。可能正是这一点吸引了许多像亨利·米勒和格特鲁德·斯泰因这样的外国作家离开祖国，选择坐在巴黎的咖啡馆执笔写作。当然，巴黎也有大名鼎鼎的本土作家。这里到处都能看到以奥诺雷·德·巴尔扎克、西拉诺·德·贝尔热拉克、伏尔泰、儒勒·凡尔纳以及许多其他法国文坛巨匠的名字命名的林荫大道、纪念碑和咖啡馆，以示敬仰。

Montreal， Canada

加拿大的蒙特利尔

Mordecai Richler's9） vivid portrait of Montreal in the 1940s， The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz， is actually the literary guide to the city. Though much has changed in the 55 years since its publication， there is no question the book still evokes Montreal's distinct electric10） atmosphere. But Richler was not the only one to be fueled by Montreal's reserves of inspiration. Yann Martel's best-selling Life of Pi was finished here. Contemporary novelist Heather O'Neill's Lullabies for Little Criminals casts a light on Montreal's grittier11）， darker corners. Leonard Cohen authored Beautiful Losers in Montreal （and then became a world-famous musician）. In fact， he's still known to hang around Parc du Portugal on Boulevard12） St. Laurent.endprint