貝多芬樂迷、研究樂聖近50年的普立茲獎得主愛德蒙．莫瑞斯（Edmund Morris），他所撰寫的《Beethoven：The Universal Composer》一書，已由左岸文化發行中文版，書名叫《於是，命運來敲門—貝多芬傳》（ISBN：9789866723025），聽說書名要這樣取，才會大賣（讓我想起，有兩部電影分別叫《當真愛來敲門》、《當幸福來敲門》）。
2007年12月4日
於是，命運來敲門
很不錯吧，最近古典音樂書籍相繼出版，上回那本《村上先生的愛樂電台》還沒看完，又來一本好料的。
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書名要這樣取才會賣？老大是指"於是...."的語法，還是把電影常用的"敲門"放進去？
Posted by 米勒
at 2007年12月4日 01:20
倒也不是，他如果直接用貝多芬傳，肯定較無法吸客。
Posted by chiu719
at 2007年12月4日 01:42
這跟現在什麼東西都要冠上交響情人夢似乎有異曲同工之妙
Posted by Nacht
at 2007年12月4日 12:35
It's worth reading some reviews in Amazon. For instance:
* 3 stars by "Beethoven Over All"
http://www.amazon.com/review/R3PHM8XHYS4DAL/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm
"There is a lot of information that makes this short study interesting but I ultimately did not find this book very satisfying. A danger in writing a biography is that the author can fall under the spell of his subject and cease to be objective. I found this to be the case with Mr. Morris especially in his first chapter where he addresses his subject as "Ludwig" and seems eager to explain his life rather than objectively relate events."
* 1 star by W. R. Shindle
http://www.amazon.com/review/R2VANSFYO2AMOH/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm
"It did not take me long before before I realized that Morris relied too much on the writings of the Sterbas, and accepted without questioning some of the more controversial aspects in the writings of Maynard Solomon."
* 3 stars by "Beethoven Over All"
http://www.amazon.com/review/R3PHM8XHYS4DAL/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm
"There is a lot of information that makes this short study interesting but I ultimately did not find this book very satisfying. A danger in writing a biography is that the author can fall under the spell of his subject and cease to be objective. I found this to be the case with Mr. Morris especially in his first chapter where he addresses his subject as "Ludwig" and seems eager to explain his life rather than objectively relate events."
* 1 star by W. R. Shindle
http://www.amazon.com/review/R2VANSFYO2AMOH/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm
"It did not take me long before before I realized that Morris relied too much on the writings of the Sterbas, and accepted without questioning some of the more controversial aspects in the writings of Maynard Solomon."
Posted by wildeny
at 2007年12月6日 08:05