Katherine Anne Porter 凯瑟琳·波特

KatherineAnnePorter 1890 1980 Catalogue KatherineAnnePorter borninIndianCreek Texas wasthefourthoffivechildrenofherfamily HerfamilytreecanbetracedbacktoAmericanfrontiersmanDanielBoone andO Henrywasherfather ssecondcousin TimeShaft In1892 whenPorterwastwoyearsold Porter smotherdiedtwomonthsaftergivingbirthtoherlastchild Porter sfathertookhisfoursurvivingchildren anolderbrotherhaddiedininfancy tolivewithhismother CatherineAnnPorter inTexas Shelivedwithhergrandmother CatherineAnnPorter inKyleTexas In1906 atagesixteen PorterlefthomeandmarriedJohnHenryKoontz Koontzwasphysicallyabusive oncewhiledrunk hethrewherdownthestairs breakingherankle Theydivorcedofficiallyin1915 In1915 sheaskedthathernamebechangedtoKatherineAnnePorteraspartofherdivorcedecree 1914 1916workedasanactressandasinger Alsoin1915 shewasdiagnosedwithtuberculosis 肺结核 andspentthefollowingtwoyearsinsanatoria whereshedecidedtobecomeawriter Writingcareertookoff 1917beganwritingforFortWothCritics1918wroteforRockyMountainNews1919movedtoGreenwichvillageinNYCanddidghostwriting 1920wenttoworkforamagazinepublisherinMexico 1920 1930traveledbackandforthbetweenMexicoandNYC beganpublishingshortstoriesandessays 1926marriedErnestStockbutdivorcedin1927 1930sspentseveralyearsinEuropeIn1930 1938marriedEugenePressley In1938 1942marriedAlbertRussellErskine 1948 1958taughtatStanfordUniversity UniversityofMichiganandUniversityofTexas 1962publishedheronlynovelShipofFools 1966awardedthePulitzerPrizeandNationalbookawardforbookCollectedstoriesofKatherineAnnePorter1977NeverendingWrong 1980DiedinSilverSpring Marylandon Thisisreallyawarm comfortablehome shegavepotterquietandpeacefulenvironment potterwrotealotofbeautifulnovelsoffemalesthemeinthishouse Porter shouse MariaConcepcion 玛丽亚 孔塞普西翁 1922 TheMartyr 1923 VirginVioleta 1924 He 他 1927 Magic 1928 魔法 Rope 绳 1928 Theft 偷窃 1929 TheJiltingofGrannyWeatherall 被遗弃的韦瑟罗尔奶奶 1930 Americanfilm 1980 TheCrackedLooking Glass 1932 Hacienda 1934 TheGrave 坟 1934 TheDownwardPathtoWisdom 1939 TheLeaningTower 斜塔 1941 TheSource 1944 TheJourney 1944 Porter sshortstories TheWitness 1944 TheCircus 马戏团 1944 Americanfilm 1990 TheLastLeaf 1944 ADay sWork 一天的工作 1944 TheOldOrder 1958 TheFigTree 1960 Americanfilm 1987 Holiday 1960 AChristmasStory 1967 Porter sshortnovels OldMortality 1937 hersemiautobiographicalheroine Miranda aspiritedandindependentwoman NoonWine 中午酒 1937 AmericanTV 1966 AmericanTV 1985 PaleHorse PaleRider 灰色马 灰色骑手 1939 BritishTV 1964 PaleHorse PaleRider FlowingJudas Heressays TheNecessaryEnemy 1948 TheFutureisNow 1950 TheDaysBefore 1952 TheNever EndingWrong 1977 TheCharmedLife 1942 DavidHarrisonHTHS 1992 Porter sReputation Americanessayist 散文家 shortstorywriter 短篇小说作家 andjournalist rememberedasoneofAmerica sbestshort storywriters TheLeaningTower 斜塔 1944 acollectionofstories andwonanO HenryAward 欧亨利奖 forher1962 ShipofFoolsin1962 Porterwonalargereadershipforthefirsttime Abest sellerthatbecameamajorfilmin1965 Porter sCollectedShortStories 1965 wontheNationalBookAwardandthePulitzerPrizeforfiction 1966 PulitzerPrize 普利策奖 forTheCollectedStories 1965 1966 NationalBookAward 国家图书奖 forTheCollectedStories 1965 1967 AmericanAcademyofArtsandLetters ThreenominationsfortheNobelPrizeinLiterature 诺贝尔文学奖 2006 PorterwasfeaturedonaUnitedStatespostagestampissued15May2006 Shewasthe22ndpersonfeaturedintheLiteraryArtscommemorativestampseries Porter sonlynovel ShipofFools ShipofFools istheonlynovelofKatherineAnnPorter aftereighteenyears silencestartlinglyambitious Thebest sellingnovelinAmericaforthatyear itssuccessfinallygaveherfinancialsecurity shereportedlysoldthefilmrightsfor 400 000 1965AmericanFilm 曾获 最佳黑白片摄影奖最佳黑白片艺术指导奖此片是费雯丽最后一部电影作品 1 awriteroftremendousclarity 严谨 2 createsthisuniquestyleandconstructsitintoremarkableobjectivepiecesfullofimagery 比喻 andsymbolism 象征 comparedtothatofFaulknerandHemingwayintheirstylisticbeauty3 focusesonthedarkersideofrealitybutusesherownsortofhumortolightenherwritings4 herworksareoftenfocusedinsuchSouthernlocationsasMexico Texas andtheSouthwestingeneral 5 usingstream of consciousness 意识流 WritingStyle Symbolism 象征手法 IhaveagreatdealofreligioussymbolisminmystoriesbecauseIhaveaverydeepsenseofreligionandalsoIhaveareligioustraining KatherineAnnePorter FloweringJudas 开花的犹大树 throughthesymbolismoftheJudastree which nameoriginatedfromthebeliefthatJudasIscariot thebetrayerofChrist hangedhimselfononeofthem Stream of consc