在美国现代小说家中,舍伍德·安德森可谓大器晚成。40岁那年,他历经艰辛刚当上厂主不久,便突然弃职离家,前往芝加哥。这一举动引起社会哗然,各种猜测纷纭而至。自然,不能排除经商的苦闷、养家的重负所造成的精神危机。但更重要的原因,安德森多年后在自传性作品《讲故事人的故事》中谈到“这是很愚蠢的事,但是,我已经下决 Among American modern novelists, Sherwood Anderson is a late bloomer. At the age of 40, he had just abandoned his job and left for Chicago shortly after he had just worked hard to become a factory owner. This move caused an uproar in the community, all kinds of speculations have arrived. Naturally, we can not rule out the anguish caused by the anguish of doing business and the heavy burden of supporting our families. But more importantly, Anderson said many years later in his autobiographical ”storytelling story“ ”This is a foolish thing, but I’ve already decided