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稻草人手记
生命跟人惡作劇，它騙人化進故事裡去活，它用種種的情節引誘著人熱烈的投入，人，先被故事捉進去了，然後，那個守麥田的稻草人，就上當又上當的講了又講。
151 pages, Paperback
First published June 2, 1977
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Sanmao
35 books139 followersSanmao (Chinese: 三毛; March 26, 1943 – January 4, 1991) was a Taiwanese writer and translator. Her works range from autobiographical writing, travel writing, and reflective novels, to translations of Spanish-language comic strips. She studied philosophy and taught German before becoming a career writer.
Born as Chen Mao-ping (陳懋平), her pen name was adopted from the main character of Zhang Leping's most famous work, Sanmao. In English, she was also known as Echo or Echo Chan, the first name she used in Latin script, after the eponymous Greek nymph.
Sanmao was born in Chongqing to Chen Siqing, a lawyer, and Miao Jinlan. She had an older sister, Chen Tianxin. Her parents were devout Christians. Her family was from Zhejiang. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, the family moved to Nanjing. When she was six, her family moved to Taiwan because of the Communist takeover of mainland China. She disliked the lack of freedom in Taiwan's educational system, in which strict restrictions were placed on students.
As a child, she developed an early interest in literature and was exposed to famous Chinese writers, such as Lu Xun, Ba Jin, Bing Xin, Lao She, and Yu Dafu. She read works such as The Count of Monte Cristo, Don Quixote, and Gone with the Wind. She was particularly interested in Dream of the Red Chamber and read it as a Grade 5 student during class. When asked what she wanted to become when she was older, she responded that she wanted to marry a great artist, specifically Pablo Picasso.
Due to her preoccupation with reading, Sanmao's grades suffered in middle school, particularly in mathematics. After a distressing incident when a teacher drew black circles around her eyes and humiliated her in front of her classmates, Sanmao stopped attending school. Her father taught her English and classical literature at home and hired tutors to teach her piano and painting.
In 1962, at age 19, Sanmao published her first essay. Sanmao studied philosophy at the Chinese Culture University in Taiwan, with the goal of "[finding] the solution to problems in life." There, she dated a fellow student; however, becoming "disillusioned with romance," she moved to Madrid, Spain at age 20 and began studying at the University of Madrid.
Sanmao later moved to Germany, where she intensively studied the German language, sometimes up to 16 hours per day. Within nine months, she earned a qualification to teach German and began studying ceramics.
At age 26, Sanmao returned to Taiwan. She was engaged to a teacher from Germany, but he died from a heart attack before they could marry. Sanmao returned to Madrid and began teaching English at a primary school.
In 1976 she published the autobiographical The Stories of the Sahara, which was on her experiences living in the Sahara together with her Spanish husband Jose, who she first met in Madrid and later married in 1973 while living together in the then Spanish-controlled Western Sahara. Part travelog and part memoir, it was an account of life and love in the desert and established Sanmao as an autobiographical writer with a unique voice and perspective. Following the book's immense success in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China, her early writings were collected into a book, published under the title Gone With the Rainy Season. She continued to write, and her experiences in the Sahara and the Canary Islands were published in several more books.
In 1979 Jose drowned while diving. In 1980 she returned to Taiwan, and in November 1981, she traveled to Central and South America on commission from Taiwanese publishers. These experiences were recorded in subsequent writings. From 1981 to 1984, she taught and lectured at her alma mater, Chinese Culture University, in Taiwan. After this point, she decided to dedicate herself fully to writing.
Sanmao's books deal mainly with her own experiences studying and living abroad. They were extremely well received not only in Taiwan, but also in China, and they remain
Born as Chen Mao-ping (陳懋平), her pen name was adopted from the main character of Zhang Leping's most famous work, Sanmao. In English, she was also known as Echo or Echo Chan, the first name she used in Latin script, after the eponymous Greek nymph.
Sanmao was born in Chongqing to Chen Siqing, a lawyer, and Miao Jinlan. She had an older sister, Chen Tianxin. Her parents were devout Christians. Her family was from Zhejiang. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, the family moved to Nanjing. When she was six, her family moved to Taiwan because of the Communist takeover of mainland China. She disliked the lack of freedom in Taiwan's educational system, in which strict restrictions were placed on students.
As a child, she developed an early interest in literature and was exposed to famous Chinese writers, such as Lu Xun, Ba Jin, Bing Xin, Lao She, and Yu Dafu. She read works such as The Count of Monte Cristo, Don Quixote, and Gone with the Wind. She was particularly interested in Dream of the Red Chamber and read it as a Grade 5 student during class. When asked what she wanted to become when she was older, she responded that she wanted to marry a great artist, specifically Pablo Picasso.
Due to her preoccupation with reading, Sanmao's grades suffered in middle school, particularly in mathematics. After a distressing incident when a teacher drew black circles around her eyes and humiliated her in front of her classmates, Sanmao stopped attending school. Her father taught her English and classical literature at home and hired tutors to teach her piano and painting.
In 1962, at age 19, Sanmao published her first essay. Sanmao studied philosophy at the Chinese Culture University in Taiwan, with the goal of "[finding] the solution to problems in life." There, she dated a fellow student; however, becoming "disillusioned with romance," she moved to Madrid, Spain at age 20 and began studying at the University of Madrid.
Sanmao later moved to Germany, where she intensively studied the German language, sometimes up to 16 hours per day. Within nine months, she earned a qualification to teach German and began studying ceramics.
At age 26, Sanmao returned to Taiwan. She was engaged to a teacher from Germany, but he died from a heart attack before they could marry. Sanmao returned to Madrid and began teaching English at a primary school.
In 1976 she published the autobiographical The Stories of the Sahara, which was on her experiences living in the Sahara together with her Spanish husband Jose, who she first met in Madrid and later married in 1973 while living together in the then Spanish-controlled Western Sahara. Part travelog and part memoir, it was an account of life and love in the desert and established Sanmao as an autobiographical writer with a unique voice and perspective. Following the book's immense success in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China, her early writings were collected into a book, published under the title Gone With the Rainy Season. She continued to write, and her experiences in the Sahara and the Canary Islands were published in several more books.
In 1979 Jose drowned while diving. In 1980 she returned to Taiwan, and in November 1981, she traveled to Central and South America on commission from Taiwanese publishers. These experiences were recorded in subsequent writings. From 1981 to 1984, she taught and lectured at her alma mater, Chinese Culture University, in Taiwan. After this point, she decided to dedicate herself fully to writing.
Sanmao's books deal mainly with her own experiences studying and living abroad. They were extremely well received not only in Taiwan, but also in China, and they remain
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November 23, 2021
那一阵的“三毛热”，热的是她笔下的“流浪文学”，她的潇洒自由、放荡不羁，她不被世俗所烦恼的淡然……她那些所走就走的旅行，与荷西在荒郊野外的定居，是众人所渴望却不敢拥有的生活。
李娟笔下的生活是苦的，但她的文字是乐的。能独自找到家回到外婆身边的猫，只懂汉语的皮毛却编出各种词语教大家的母亲，日复一日守护者沙漠中的一片滴水泉的夫妻……她的文字充满了希望和对未来生活的向往。
三毛笔下的生活是乐的，但她的文字是苦的。
她是自由的，但她是孤独的。
一人看“日落时被染红的沙漠”，“却不知怎么觉得寂寞极了”；在“音乐不冷场”的嘉年华会高潮，她关注到的却是“一个小丑下台后的悲凉”；婆婆一家人去她家游玩时，没有人关心或理解她的忙碌……
她亦是脆弱的，多愁善感的。
看到米盖婚后的变化，她道，“米盖没有了，他现在叫贝蒂的丈夫”；看到孩子们不再对美丽的风景感兴趣，而是沉迷于漫画和电视，她感慨，“我的时代已经悄悄过去了，我竟然到现在方才察觉”；看到达尼埃愿意为非自己亲生、对自己并不关心体贴的父母付出所有，她感受到自己的渺小，并将他比作“巨人”……
与其说，这本书是三毛对生活的记录，不如说，这是三毛生活态度的缩影。
李娟笔下的生活是苦的，但她的文字是乐的。能独自找到家回到外婆身边的猫，只懂汉语的皮毛却编出各种词语教大家的母亲，日复一日守护者沙漠中的一片滴水泉的夫妻……她的文字充满了希望和对未来生活的向往。
三毛笔下的生活是乐的，但她的文字是苦的。
她是自由的，但她是孤独的。
一人看“日落时被染红的沙漠”，“却不知怎么觉得寂寞极了”；在“音乐不冷场”的嘉年华会高潮，她关注到的却是“一个小丑下台后的悲凉”；婆婆一家人去她家游玩时，没有人关心或理解她的忙碌……
她亦是脆弱的，多愁善感的。
看到米盖婚后的变化，她道，“米盖没有了，他现在叫贝蒂的丈夫”；看到孩子们不再对美丽的风景感兴趣，而是沉迷于漫画和电视，她感慨，“我的时代已经悄悄过去了，我竟然到现在方才察觉”；看到达尼埃愿意为非自己亲生、对自己并不关心体贴的父母付出所有，她感受到自己的渺小，并将他比作“巨人”……
与其说，这本书是三毛对生活的记录，不如说，这是三毛生活态度的缩影。
January 7, 2022
Sanmao 🖤
No li poso 5* per fer-me la interessant bàsicament, i perquè posar-li 5* als 3 Diaris... ja em sembla abusar. Però pf, esque aquesta dona m'encanta, penso llegir-me tota la seva obra que es tradueixi al català, i si ho fa :Rata_ molt millor!
El millor capitol el del Barbut i jo <3 jose i sanmao 4ever <3 però jose ets un masclista como t pasas 🤬🤬
No li poso 5* per fer-me la interessant bàsicament, i perquè posar-li 5* als 3 Diaris... ja em sembla abusar. Però pf, esque aquesta dona m'encanta, penso llegir-me tota la seva obra que es tradueixi al català, i si ho fa :Rata_ molt millor!
El millor capitol el del Barbut i jo <3 jose i sanmao 4ever <3 però jose ets un masclista como t pasas 🤬🤬
March 18, 2018
2018年第八本書完讀！
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October 12, 2020《警告逃妻》又感动又搞笑。好好奇那些人之后都怎么样了……
October 29, 2022
Fun read as usual
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November 4, 2024爱情故事
April 16, 2018
是读完“逍遥七岛游”以后，身临其境 仿佛已经在这片世外桃源待上了十天半个月了，同时急切地燃起立刻启程 亲眼目睹一切精彩的欲望的体验。看了不下五遍。
越是如此光彩夺目，越是不敢去读她的梦里花落，关于死亡，关于分别。因为世界如此美好，我又如此迷恋这份美好。
越是如此光彩夺目，越是不敢去读她的梦里花落，关于死亡，关于分别。因为世界如此美好，我又如此迷恋这份美好。
May 10, 2018
我喜歡三毛的正向思考，轉念旅途中遇到的怪誕為文化驚喜；喜歡她正義的原則，不貪不欲，求理而已；喜歡她特別點出用心用眼睛去看世界。我想身為一個旅者，心境上還有許多要向她學習的地方。
September 6, 2018
非常有力的storyteller
幽默而且不造作 每个故事都有闪亮的地方
幽默而且不造作 每个故事都有闪亮的地方
August 11, 2022
现在想想环游世界的梦想能算是三毛流毒吧= =当然还有一直相信爱情！
February 24, 2025
The description of the people in the Canary Islands is fine, but the thoughts about her marriage ... cringe.
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