The Perks of Being a Wallflower,一般译作“壁花少年”,明了却不大准确的意译。Wallflower,(美国俚语)指one who is alone at dance,即舞会上未被邀请跳舞在旁边坐着的人;Perk一词并未译出,放在书名中难解其意。作者叫做Stephen Chbosky,脑中下意识浮现出Chomsky(发音有点像),因此一开始还以为是本语言学著作。
与这种青春疏离相呼应的是美国作家Stephen Chbosky的书信体青春小说《壁花之巅》(The Perks of Being a Wall Flower)。主人公高中生查理敏感,忧郁,内向又早熟,他喜欢把一些毫无关联支离破碎的字词贴在墙上写下没有意义的诗句,只是因为沉迷于那些连在一起的发音。他不能融入与自己同龄的群体,却又无法抗拒青春所带来...
This is a film about a group of high school seniors and the freshman they “adopt” into their social circle. While this film is unbelievably witty and engaging,The Perks of Being a Wallflowerinvolves mature themes and strong language in addition to violence. For audiences requiring a parent o...
this is the kind of book you read in one sitting. Every time I run across something this engaging, I feel an intense relief — pleasure really — because so much of what I read is a bit of a chore. Probably just me being jaded. So while I’m going harass Chbosky on a few fronts...
The Perks of Being a Wallfloweris based on the best-selling novel byStephen Chbosky. The people I saw it with had heard of the book but hadn’t read it. I had no idea about its origin so I went into the story entirely cold.
This is a fans site and not affiliated with the book or film. Perks of being a Wallflower is a well-known book written by the American Stephen Chbosky recommends the book along with the New York Times where it was listed as one of the best selling books for over 1 year. The book was...
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PHOTOS: THR’s Hollywood in the Hamptons: ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ Charlie (Logan Lerman) is your typical self-effacing teenager: He keeps his head down in the hallway, he never raises his hand in class even though he knows all the answers and he secretly aspires to be a ...
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower captures the dizzying highs and crushing lows of growing up. (Summit Entertainment)