10 《苍蝇王》
威廉·戈尔丁 Lord of the Flies by William Golding Lord of the Flies remains as provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, igniting passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. 自从1954年出版以来，《苍蝇王》至今仍然是一部引发热议的作品。该书对于人性令人震惊、近乎残酷的描写引发了激烈的讨论。 Though critically acclaimed, it was largely ignored upon its initial publication. 尽管该书在经过人们的慎重的批评之后广受好评，但是它在刚刚出版的时候却受到了极大程度的忽略。 Yet soon it became a cult favorite among both students and literary critics who compared it to J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye in its influence on modern thought and literature. 后来，《苍蝇王》受到了学生以及文学评论者的追捧。他们将这本书同杰罗姆·大卫·塞林格的《麦田里的守望者》相提并论，因为它对现代思想及文学产生了不可忽视的影响。 11 《美丽新世界》
奥尔德斯·赫胥黎 Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Aldous Huxley's tour de force, Brave New World is a darkly satiric vision of a "utopian" future — where humans are genetically bred and pharmaceutically anesthetized to passively serve a ruling order. 奥尔德斯·赫胥黎的杰作《美丽新世界》是一部对于“乌托邦”的未来的讽刺小说，风格略显阴暗。在那个乌托邦的世界里，人类是通过试管培养的。除此之外，人们都被医学麻醉，以被动地受控于一定的统治规则。 A powerful work of speculative fiction that has enthralled and terrified readers for generations, it remains remarkably relevant to this day as both a warning to be heeded as we head into tomorrow and as thought-provoking, satisfying entertainment. 这是一本有力的推理小说，已经吸引并震撼了一代又一代的读者。这本书同今天依然有显著的关系，既在我们走向明天的时候给了我们一个警醒，又是一部发人深省、令人喜爱且可供人们消遣的作品。 12 《觉醒》
凯特·肖邦 The Awakening by Kate Chopin First published in 1899, this beautiful, brief novel so disturbed critics and the public that it was banished for decades afterward. 这本书首次出版于1899年，是一部美妙而简短的小说。这本书使批评家和大众感到不安，这也令它曾在首次出版后的几十年中被禁。 Now widely read and admired, The Awakening has been hailed as an early vision of woman's emancipation. 如今，人们已经广泛阅读并欣赏这本小说了。《觉醒》曾被誉为女性解放的先声。 Originally entitled A Solitary Soul, this portrait of 28-year-old Edna Pontellier is a landmark in American fiction, rooted firmly in the Romantic tradition of Herman Melville and Emily Dickinson. 起初，该书的名字是《孤独的灵魂》。这本书描绘了28岁的埃德娜·庞德烈的故事。埃德娜·庞德烈是美国小说中的标志性人物，深深地扎根于赫尔曼·梅尔维尔和艾米莉·狄金森的浪漫主义传统之中。 13 《他们的眼睛望着上帝》
佐拉·尼尔·赫斯顿 Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston One of the most important and enduring books of the 20th century, Their Eyes Were Watching God brings to life a Southern love story with the wit and pathos found only in the writing of Zora Neale Hurston. 《他们的眼睛望着上帝》是二十世纪最为重要、经久不衰的书籍之一。该书讲述了一个发生在美国南方的爱情故事。故事带有佐拉·尼尔·赫斯顿特有的风趣、富有感染力的风格。 Out of print for almost 30 years — due largely to initial audiences' rejection of its strong black female protagonist — Hurston's classic has since its 1978 reissue become perhaps the most widely read and highly acclaimed novel in the canon of African-American literature. 该书曾绝版达将近三十年，其中很大的原因是读者起初非常抵触书中坚强的黑人妇女角色。自1978年重新发行之后，佐拉·尼尔·赫斯顿的这本书几乎已经成为非裔美国文学经典作品中阅读量最大、最广受好评的作品。 14 《汤姆索亚历险记》
马克·吐温 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain The classic story of a boy who makes his own rules and the small Missouri town where he and his friends experience the adventures of a lifetime. 这是一个讲述男孩子的经典故事。男孩子制定了自己的规则，并在密苏里州小小的镇上同他的朋友展开一生难得的冒险经历。 A tale of friendship, fun, and intrigue that celebrates the rural life Mark Twain knew as a boy growing up on the Mississippi River. 这本是一本关于友谊、乐趣及密谋的童话，同马克·吐温自身在密西西比河流域的乡村长大的经历相关。 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer mixes good-natured humor with thoughtful consideration of serious issues such as race, religion, and the strictures of adult life. 《汤姆索亚历险记》将本性善良的幽默同对种族、宗教及成年生活受限的沉重思考结合在一起。 Amusing and insightful for readers of all ages, it is one of the most enduring novels in American literature. 该书对所有年龄段的读者来说都十分有趣，富有洞察力。如今，《汤姆索亚历险记》已经是美国文学中最为经久不衰的小说之一。 15 《弗兰肯斯坦》
玛莉·雪莱 Frankenstein by Mary Shelley In the most famous gothic horror story ever told, Shelley confronts the limitations of science, the nature of human cruelty, and the pathway to forgiveness. 这本书可能是最为著名的哥特式恐怖小说了。玛莉·雪莱冲破了科学的界限，直面人性的残酷以及宽恕的过程。 Victor Frankenstein's monster is stitched together from the limbs of the dead, taken from "the dissecting room and the slaughter-house". 小说主人公维克多·弗兰肯斯坦的怪兽是由“解剖室和屠宰场”里的尸体的肢体拼凑而成的，这使得怪物丑陋无比。 The result is a grotesque being who, rejected by his maker and starved of human companionship, sets out on a journey to seek his revenge. 怪物的创造者维克多·弗兰肯斯坦厌恶怪物，而怪物也无法得到人类的陪伴。于是，怪物踏上了他的复仇之旅。 Begun when Mary Shelley was only 18 years old and published two years later, this chilling tale of a young scientist's desire to create life — and the consequences of that creation — still resonates today. 玛莉·雪莱从十八岁开始写这本小说，并在两年之后出版该小说。直到今天，我们还在阅读这个令人害怕的故事。在这个故事里，年轻的科学家想要创造生命，却面临了一系列由此带来的后果。 16 《道林·格雷的画像》
奥斯卡·王尔德 The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde A tragic story of hedonism and desire, The Picture of Dorian Gray is Oscar Wilde's only published novel. 这是一个关于享乐主义和欲望的悲剧。《道林·格雷的画像》是奥斯卡·王尔德唯一被出版的小说。 The Picture of Dorian Gray scandalized readers when it was first published in 1890. Written in Wilde's signature style, the story has gone on to become an enduring tale of man's hubris and narcissism. 1890年，当奥斯卡·王尔德的《道林·格雷的画像》被首次出版的时候，读者们受到了极大的震撼。这部作品带有王尔德的标志性风格，并已成为关于人类傲慢及自恋的经典故事。 17 《高山上的呼喊》
詹姆斯·鲍德温 Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin "Mountain," Baldwin said, "is the book I had to write if I was ever going to write anything else." 詹姆斯·鲍德温说：“《高山上的呼喊》是我必须要写的书，不然我就什么都写不了。” Go Tell It On The Mountain, first published in 1953, is Baldwin’s first major work, a novel that has established itself as an American classic. 该书在1953年首次出版，是该作者的首部专著，并已成为美国的经典文学作品。 With lyrical precision, psychological directness, resonating symbolic power, and a rage that is at once unrelenting and compassionate, Baldwin chronicles a 14-year-old boy's discovery of the terms of his identity. 这本小说抒情细腻、心理描写直截了当、象征意义深远，并能迅速引发长久且富有同情心的情感体验。詹姆斯·鲍德温用编年体的形式讲述了一个十四岁男孩对于自己身份的探索过程。 Baldwin's rendering of his protagonist's spiritual, sexual, and moral struggle of self-invention opened new possibilities in the American language and in the way Americans understand themselves. 詹姆斯·鲍德温对于小说主人公精神、性及道德挣扎方面的自我塑造的展现以让美国人自己理解的方式发掘了美语新的可能性。 18 《1984》
乔治·奥威尔 1984 by George Orwell In 1984, London is a grim city where Big Brother is always watching you and the Thought Police can practically read your mind. 1984年，伦敦是一个阴森的城市。在那里，老大哥总是在盯着你，思想警察可以知道你在想什么。 Winston is a man in grave danger for the simple reason that his memory still functions. 主人公温斯顿面临着巨大的危险，而这仅仅是因为他的记忆仍然存在。 Drawn into a forbidden love affair, Winston finds the courage to join a secret revolutionary organization called The Brotherhood, dedicated to the destruction of the Party. 在陷入了一场被视为禁忌的风流韵事之后，温斯顿终于鼓起勇气加入了一个叫做兄弟会的秘密革命组织，致力于推翻老大哥的党派。 Together with his beloved Julia, he hazards his life in a deadly match against the powers that be. 温斯顿同他深爱的茱莉娅相伴，冒着生命危险参与一场致命的游戏，以对抗敌对势力。 12 |
