鲁恰诺·佐科利(1869—1929),现代意大利作家,主要作品有《奥尔菲欧之死》、《行骗术》、《射中要害的箭》、《美好的生活》、《罪过与诱惑》等。这里选择的《快乐的一伙》,是他优秀的短篇小说之一,也是现代意大利最佳的短篇之一。作者对资本主义社会下沦为罪犯的贫苦人民寄予无限同情,而对道貌岸然的资产阶级上层人物则嗤之以鼻。小说通过法庭中审判一伙罪犯的描写,展示了本世纪初意大利社会的形形色色,使我们宛如置身于当时的社会环境中。在作者笔下,不论是劳动阶级中天真纯洁的少女,还是色厉内荏的法官或两面三刀的伪君子,都写得有声有色,各自具有鲜明的个性。整篇故事的结构也十分完整,读后给人以强烈的艺术感染力。 Luciano Zoccoli (1869-1929), a modern Italian writer whose main works are “The Death of Orpheus,” “Trickery,” “Shooting the Arrow,” “Beautiful Life,” and “Sin And temptation ”and so on. One of his excellent short stories, the “Happy Guy” chosen here, is one of the best short stories in modern Italy. The author places infinite sympathy on the poor people who become criminals in capitalist society, but scoffs at the pious elites of the bourgeoisie. By describing the trial of a group of criminals in court, the novel shows all kinds of Italian society at the beginning of this century, making us feel like being in a social environment at that time. In the author’s writings, both the innocent and pure girl in the working class, the fierce-tempered judge, or the hypocritical man of all fronts are all very vivid and colorful, each with a distinctive personality. The whole structure of the story is also very complete, after reading gives a strong artistic appeal.