一引言英国当代著名推理小说家P.D.詹姆斯曾经说过实际上所有的作家都渴望拥有一种类似于伟大宗教那样的东西。确实,如果一位作家的作品能够像宗教一样,具有高深的哲学思想且又能让普通民众接受,研究价值与阅读乐趣同在,雅俗共赏,老少皆宜,那么这位作家既可以得到评论界的认可也会广受读者喜爱。西班牙当代著名作家哈维尔·马利亚斯(Javier Marias,1951—)也抱定 I. INTRODUCTION P.D. James, a well-known contemporary British novelist, once said that practically all writers are eager to have something that resembles the great religion. Indeed, if a writer’s works, like religion, have profound philosophical thinking and can be accepted by the general public, the value of the study and the pleasure of reading, the refinement of the elegance and the vulgar, all ages, then the writer can get both critics Recognition will also be widely loved by readers. Javier Marias (1951-), a famous contemporary Spanish writer, also holds