This is a lively and thought-provoking yet easy to read lengthy fiction. A story of heroic conquest, and the ups and downs of the protagonist’s adventures that never seem to stop, a story of life, destiny, philosophy, symbolism, blends into an enchanting novel about a group of sheep and their master.
《山羊不吃天堂草》一书是曹文轩的经典现实主义作品,人物灵动、丰满,情节感人,让人牵挂不已。
少年明子由于生活所迫,与黑罐一起随师傅“三和尚”远离故土,凭着一身木匠手艺到大城市闯荡。生活的艰辛、世态的炎凉,在明子的眼里清晰地显现,他们是如此羡慕和向往都市人的生活,但是现实让他们明白了,他们似乎永远也无法走进那个世界。
当明子拿到对他来说巨额的定金,内心挣扎是否应该卷钱逃走,帮助即将被沉重债务压垮的父亲时,他想起了家里养过的一群羊,面对长得高贵诱人的“天堂草”却宁可饿死也不吃,*后,竟一只只壮烈地倒毙……
By Wenxuan Cao, Paperback, Simplified Chinese characters, 307 pages/book, 7.2"x5.1"