武汉的Howard问:

    Anton，又到新学期了，新学期开始我想读几本原版的英文小说来给自己的英文充充电。可让我头疼的是，英文小说那么多，我该从哪一本读起呢？哎，真愁人啊!你有什么好的推荐吗？在西方，你们一般比较推崇哪些小说呢？

    ANTON: Don't worry。 让我给你一些建议吧!在这个月的《双语酒吧》里，我们一起来分享我最喜爱的十本小说吧!这些小说在西方都非常受欢迎，并产生了相当大的影响力。它们有的来自英国，有的来自美国，还有一本甚至来自尼日利亚。希望包括你在内的所有读者都能从中获得一些关于阅读英语文学的灵感。

    Catch 22 (1961) —— Joseph Heller

    《第22条军规》—— 约瑟夫·海勒

    I remember quite clearly that starting this book and even having read quite a way into it, I just could not understand what it was about or what was going on; I was disorientated, things did not seem real. As the book progressed I realized that this effect was a result of Heller's genius. A classic anti-war novel, Heller brilliantly weaves a world of confusion before the eyes of the reader. At first you think Heller is describing some lunatic fictional world but his skill becomes clear when you realize that he is simply describing the insane reality of war. The book follows Yossarian ......