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1、ChimamandaNgoziAdichie:ThedangerofasinglestoryI'mastoryteller.AndIwouldliketotellyouafewpersonalstoriesaboutwhatIliketocall"thedangerofthesinglestory."IgrewuponauniversitycampusineasternNigeria.MymothersaysthatIstartedreadingattheageoftwo,althoughIthinkfourisp
2、robablyclosetothetruth.SoIwasanearlyreader,andwhatIreadwereBritishandAmericanchildren'sbooks.00:38Iwasalsoanearlywriter,andwhenIbegantowrite,atabouttheageofseven,storiesinpencilwithcrayonillustrationsthatmypoormotherwasobligatedtoread,Iwroteexactlythekindsofst
3、oriesIwasreading:Allmycharacterswerewhiteandblue-eyed,theyplayedinthesnow,theyateapples,01:05andtheytalkedalotabouttheweather,howlovelyitwasthatthesunhadcomeout.01:11Now,thisdespitethefactthatIlivedinNigeria.IhadneverbeenoutsideNigeria.Wedidn'thavesnow,weatema
4、ngoes,andwenevertalkedabouttheweather,becausetherewasnoneedto.01:25Mycharactersalsodrankalotofgingerbeer,becausethecharactersintheBritishbooksIreaddrankgingerbeer.NevermindthatIhadnoideawhatgingerbeerwas.01:36Andformanyyearsafterwards,Iwouldhaveadesperatedesir
5、etotastegingerbeer.Butthatisanotherstory.01:43Whatthisdemonstrates,Ithink,ishowimpressionableandvulnerableweareinthefaceofastory,particularlyaschildren.BecauseallIhadreadwerebooksinwhichcharacterswereforeign,Ihadbecomeconvincedthatbooksbytheirverynaturehadtoha
6、veforeignersinthemandhadtobeaboutthingswithwhichIcouldnotpersonallyidentify.Now,thingschangedwhenIdiscoveredAfricanbooks.Thereweren'tmanyofthemavailable,andtheyweren'tquiteaseasytofindastheforeignbooks.02:14ButbecauseofwriterslikeChinuaAchebeandCamaraLaye,Iwen
7、tthroughamentalshiftinmyperceptionofliterature.Irealizedthatpeoplelikeme,girlswithskinthecolorofchocolate,whosekinkyhaircouldnotformponytails,couldalsoexistinliterature.IstartedtowriteaboutthingsIrecognized.02:35Now,IlovedthoseAmericanandBritishbooksIread.They
8、stirredmyimagination.Theyopenedupnewworldsforme.ButtheunintendedconsequencewasthatIdidnotknowthatpeoplelikemecouldexistinliterature.SowhatthediscoveryofAfricanwritersdidformewasthi
