Tree People

Barkskins

Even if everyone knows it's too late, we still won't change anything.
It seems to be something deeply rooted in the human psyche.
We can't stop, step back, and make amends.
Once we start something, we keep doing it.
—Anne Proulx At the end of the 17th century, amidst a time of great change, two uneducated young men, Serge and Duquet, left France for the pristine forests of Canada, hoping to change their fate and forge a new future. They migrated, fled, conquered the ancient forests that blotted out the sun, and were conquered by them. Over the next three hundred years, Serge, Duquet, and their descendants experienced joy and sorrow on this continent, composing a legendary song of struggle against fate.
This is the latest novel by Annie Proulx, winner of the National Book Award for Lifetime Achievement and the Pulitzer Prize for Literature, after a fourteen-year absence from the literary world. This epic work depicts the rise and fall of two families closely connected to the forest, and through this, explores the various possibilities for how humans can coexist with nature.

2020-07-01

人民文学出版社

712

9787020152582