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DKU Intercultural Book Club

The DKU Intercultural Book Club is hosted by Austin Woerner in partnership with the Duke Kunshan University Library.

Each session the Book Club will choose one book to read in both English and Chinese. Read in whichever language you prefer and come ready to discuss your reactions to the book with other readers who may have experienced it in the other language!

昆杜跨文化读书会是由 Austin Woerner (温侯廷)与昆山杜克大学图书馆携手主持的一个文学社团。

每个月我们会选一本有中英文版的书,大家可以选自己喜欢的版本(中文版或英文版)然后一起分享各自的阅读心得。

DKU Intercultural Book Club

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Frank Herbert, Dune

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弗兰克·赫伯特,《沙丘》

Buy the English version on Taobao

Read it on Kindle

购买中文版(淘宝)

(小提示:根据豆瓣上的粉丝讨论来看,由科幻世界出版的顾备译本大概是最准确易读的版本。点击上面的链接或者直接淘宝搜索“沙丘三部曲”,便可以看到这个版本的购买链接。买全套可能最划算,不过我们这次只讨论其中的第一部。)

One of the most famous science fiction novels of all time, Dune imagines a future in which interplanetary travel is made possible by the mind-enhancing spice melange, which is mined only on the harsh desert planet Arrakis. When political treachery befalls the family of Paul Atreides, the new governors of Arrakis, Paul must escape to live among the desert-dwelling Fremen and begin his quest to fulfill an age-old religious prophecy.

美国科幻巨匠弗兰克·赫伯特用笔创造了一个截然不同的世界——沙丘。这颗干旱的星球既是豪迈聪慧的亚崔迪家族的领地,也是冷酷剽悍的弗瑞曼人的故乡。在覆盖其地表的荒凉沙漠下,隐藏着巨大沙虫的巢穴,也埋藏着整个宇宙梦寐以求的珍宝——“香料”。少年保罗的父亲被银河皇帝封爵到了字宙中惟一出产香料的星球沙丘。但这只是亚崔迪家族死敌的诡计,他们想在这颗荒凉的星球上将亚崔迪家族赶尽杀绝。但是,如果少年保罗能够证明自己是沙丘传说中的能带领人们赢得自由的“天外纶音”,亚崔迪家族就还有一线生机……

Note: If you are not in China and wish to participate over Zoom, please let us know! Contact Austin Woerner over WeChat (WeChat ID: austinwoerner)

Earlier Event: March 22
Wang Xiaobo, Wang in Love and Bondage
Later Event: February 5
Li Juan, "Winter Pasture"