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Jonathan Safran Foer: Novels can learn from poetry

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    人們常討論文學死亡
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    我認為人們曾短暫地討論它
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    在這一本的文學作品出現時
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    但之後就愈來愈多人討論了
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    而這個現象是由讀者逐漸變少產生的
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    由於他們的逐漸增加的冷默
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    或者是焦慮又或是對文學的不信任
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    以至於這個風氣造就螢幕以至於所以的一切
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    都會在螢幕出現 所以如果不夠好的書本
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    就無法在螢幕上出現
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    雖然你無法十分流暢地在螢幕上看書
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    但
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    書本是無法完全在媒體上呈現
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    所以我們懷疑還會有人看書嗎
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    我認為這是必需的或是會成為必需的
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    是指只有文學可以做到 只有文學可以達到的溝通
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    我不認為文學一定比其他的藝術好
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    像電影 舞蹈 音樂等
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    事實上，文學還是比起
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    電影 音樂來得吸引我
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    但我知道我生命我此時刻
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    我需要文學 或是只需要文學
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    例如像 我一位年紀朋友的母親
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    一周前過世
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    之後我去華盛頓去看她，而我是住紐約
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    當時我很擔心不知道要跟她說什麼
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    甚至覺得尷尬到覺得是痛苦的沉默
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Title:
Jonathan Safran Foer: Novels can learn from poetry
Description:

Interview with American writer Jonathan Safran Foer, in which he reflects on the power of literature in general and poetry in particular. Foer also argues that art always has a personal point of departure, where the artist confronts the world and rearranges it.

In this interview Jonathan Safran Foer (born 1977) reflects on various media and cultural activities. Personally, he is fascinated by film, but at all the critical moments of life Foer has been drawn to the unique power of literature, and especially poetry. However, all true art and culture has a common ground, Foer says. Unlike most other activities in society, art and culture are produced without a direct function and solely for their own sake. Foer argues that every work of art -- whether it is a painting, a book, a film or a piece of music -- is highly subjective at heart. Foer further explains why his novels often revolve around the theme of the family. "How can you not write about it," he asks, "since everybody is confronted with the subject, even those who have lost their family or grew up without it?" It would be much more relevant, he claims, to ask J.K. Rowling why she writes about wizards.

Jonathan Safran Foer was interviewed by Synne Rifbjerg.

Camera: Troels Kahl and Martin Kogi

Produced by: Kamilla Bruus and Synne Rifbjerg, 2012

Copyright: Louisiana Channel, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
Louisiana Channel
Duration:
12:08

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