本月底展开的“读吧!新加坡”(Read! Singapore)活动,以“敢为理想闯天涯”为主题,让读者在重拾书本的过程中,重燃梦想。 国家图书馆管理局总裁兼活动主席华拉保绍博士前天受访时说,去年爆发的金融海啸对人们的影响很大,因此希望通过“敢为理想闯天涯”(Roads Less Travelled)的主题,启发他们跨越本身的舒适地带,更大胆的开拓事业,不一定要走别人走过的路。 诗歌被新列入 选读篇章之一 “读吧!新加坡”指导委员会与往年一样,从四种语文作品中选出8本小说和8篇短篇故事,并为短篇故事翻译成另外三种语文,以向公众推荐。
今年,诗歌也被新列入选读篇章之一。 华拉保绍说,多元种族和语文是我国特色,作者往往以其中一种语文创作,主要是迎合一部分读者,但通过翻译,不同族群也能从作者想要传达的感情色彩及经验之谈获益。 受选读的作品内容与主题息息相关,当中值得关注就有韩国作家金惠珍所著的《Jia: A Novel of North Korea》,它描述一个朝鲜女孩因父母被治叛国罪及放逐,生活历经重重波折。 华拉保绍说,书中题材让读者了解到故事主角也许受过许多苦,但就是因为遭受这样的经历而实现个人抱负,从而激励公众展开非一般的旅程,达到精神上或物质上的财富。
This is a concise and charming story of a young girl who had a lot of fun listening to and singing her favourite Chinese songs with her group of friends. At a time when compact discs were still rare, the girls relied on the cassette tape to record their futile attempts in imitating established singers. Little would we expect the young amateur singer would one day grow up to pursue a successful career in pop music and showbiz. The road to fame began with a stack of cassette tapes and a trusty cassette recorder.