OUR ONLY WORLD: TEN ESSAYS
Book ID/图书代码： 07633016B87397
English Summary/英文概要： Since the Second World War ended, America has performed like a gyroscope losing its balance, wobbling this way and that, unable to settle into itself and its own great promise. Wendell Berry has been a voice for that promise, a voice for reason and hope and urgent concern.
As the United States prepares to leave its long war in Afghanistan, it now must contemplate the necessity of sending troops back to Iraq, recalling General Colin Powell’s advice to President Bush: “If you break it, you own it,” as the world’s hot spots threaten to spread over the globe with the ferocity of a war of holy terror and desperation.
The planet’s environmental problems respect no national boundaries. From soil erosion and population displacement to climate change and failed energy policies, American governing classes are paid by corporations to pretend that debate is the only democratic necessity and that solutions are capable of withstanding endless delay. Late Capitalism goes about its business of finishing off the planet. And we citizens are left with a shell of what was once proudly described as The American Dream.
In this new collection of eleven essays, Berry confronts head-on the necessity of clear thinking and direct action. Never one to ignore the present challenge, he understands that only clearly stated questions support the understanding their answers require. For more than fifty years we’ve had no better spokesman and no more eloquent advocate for the planet, for our families, and for the future of our children and ourselves.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 自第二次世界大战结束后，美国就像是失去平衡的陀螺般摇摆不定，无法步入正轨并实践伟大的承诺。而温德尔•贝瑞的声音则代表了这一承诺，代表着理性、希望和迫切的关注。
地球的环境问题是没有国界的。从土壤侵蚀和人口迁移到气候变化和能源政策的失败，企业用金钱收买了美国统治阶级，致使其假装辩论是民主的唯一必须，而我们能够无休止地拖延提出解决方案的时间。晚期资本主义依然在我行我素地慢慢毁灭这个星球。而公民们曾经引以为傲的“美国梦”如今也只剩下一具驱壳。
在这部全新的随笔集中，贝瑞直截了当地指出了清晰思维和直接行动的重要性。他认为，人们永远不能忽视当前的挑战，只有清楚地说明问题才能更好地理解解决这些问题的答案。贝瑞是50多年来为这个星球、为我们的家庭、为我们和孩子的未来发声的最好的代言人和最雄辩的支持者。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况：• 贝瑞的作品已经销售了60多万册
• 奥巴马总统授予贝瑞2010年国家人文奖章，表彰其“作为诗人、小说家、农民、自然资源保护者所做出的贡献”
• 他被选中于2012年4月在第41届杰佛逊演讲中发表演说
“提出艰难的问题，并提出比这更加艰难的回答——贝瑞从来不会让我们失望。本书值得慢慢地、仔细地、深入地阅读。”——Circe Institute
“即使已经80岁高龄，贝瑞仍然是我们时代最具影响力的社会评论家之一。这部全新的随笔集深入阐述了其过去作品中的一些基本主题，包括当地经济、能源保护、反对任何破坏土地、生物和人类生活的力量。如果你对美国日常生活中的种种不公感到厌倦，贝瑞在本书中并没有提供简单的回答，而是提出了丰富而可持续的生活方式的愿景。”——Relevant Mag
●There are more than 600,000 copies of Wendell Berry’s titles in print
●President Obama awarded Berry the 2010 National Humanities Medal and honored him "for his achievements as a poet, novelist, farmer and conservationist"
●He was chosen to deliver the prestigious 41st Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities in April 2012.
"Asking hard questions and providing even harder answers, Berry never disappoints. Our Only World is worth a nice, slow, contemplative read."—Circe Institute
"Stern but compassionate, author Wendell Berry raises broader issues that environmentalists rarely focus on.... In one sense Berry is the voice of a rural agrarian tradition that stretches from rural Kentucky back to the origins of human civilization. But his insights are universal because "Our Only World" is filled with beautiful, compassionate writing and careful, profound thinking."—Associated Press
"Even at age 80, Wendell Berry continues to be one of the most compelling social critics of our age. This new collection of essays enhances the basic themes of his previous work, including local economies, conservation of energy, and opposition any powers that destroy land, creatures, and human life. If you are weary of the injustice embedded in daily American life, Berry offers here not easy answers, but rather a vision of a rich and sustainable way of life." —Relevant Mag
"“Our Only World” is quintessential Berry....When you pick up this volume, be prepared to spend some time with it because the Big Ideas it holds within its pages are ones you will ruminate on for a long, long time to come." —Leo Weekly--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
About the Author/作者介绍： 文黛儿•贝瑞（ Wendell Berry ）写过的诗集、小说、论文加起来有40多本。他最近刚因其出色的南方文字被授予了克林斯·布鲁克斯奖章（Cleanth Brooks Medal ）和路易斯•布朗姆菲尔德社会奖（Louis Bromfield Society Award）。他和妻子住在肯塔基州，经营农场维生。
Wendell Berry is the author of more than forty books of poetry, fiction, and essays. He has recently been awarded the Cleanth Brooks Medal for Excellence in Southern Letters and the Louis Bromfield Society Award. He lives and farms with his wife, Tanya Berry, in Kentucky.
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