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美国国家书评人协会奖获奖作品
National Book Critics Circle Award

一个加州男孩，该如何走入古板犹太父亲的内心世界？
一段横跨伊拉克、以色列、美国三地的寻根之旅，
在对库尔德犹太人千年荣光与悲情的回溯中，
追寻关乎血脉与文明的自我认同和父子和解。

《父亲的失乐园》是一个库尔德犹太家族四代历经六十年，横跨伊拉克、以色列、美国三地的真实传奇。作者阿里埃勒•萨巴尔（Ariel Sabar）是典型的加州男孩，他与古板的犹太父亲之间的冲突，是一种微小版的文明冲突，是古代库尔德斯坦与20世纪80年代洛杉矶的冲突。带着“我是谁”的疑问，萨巴尔踏上了寻找原乡之旅，回到孕育古代文明的神秘摇篮、当下备受关注的敏感地区——历史上的库尔德斯坦地区，现今位于伊拉克北部的札胡地区。在这里，一群库尔德犹太人在偏僻的山麓地带生存了近三千年，与穆斯林和基督教徒在伊拉克北部的崇山峻岭间毗邻而居，和谐共处。群山环绕、与世隔绝的环境让他们一直保有“离上帝最近的语言”——亚拉姆语。
在群山荒漠间的层层追寻过程中，作者寻找家族的根源与父子关系的和解，回溯库德尔犹太人千年荣光与悲情，族群及信仰间的和睦共容可能，以及少数族群为了保有本有文化所受的试炼与悲欢。

作者简介  · · · · · ·

阿里埃勒·萨巴尔（Ariel Sabar），2008年美国国家书评人协会奖传记类首奖得主，毕业于美国布朗大学。记者出身的萨巴尔，曾为《纽约时报》《史密森杂志》《哈泼斯杂志》《波士顿环球报》《华盛顿月刊》等媒体撰稿，目前任教于乔治华盛顿大学，教授创意写作。目前已出版MyFather'sParadise:ASon'sSearchforhisJewishPastinKurdishIraq(2008)，HeartoftheCity(2011)，TheOutsider:TheLifeandTimesofRogerBarker(2014)等作品。

目录

撰述方法说明
引言Introduction
第一部 札胡ZAKHO
01 名字的玄机What’s in a Name...................................................................................10
02 河中之岛An Island in a River....................................................................................15
03 一本亮晶晶的书A Book with Shining Pages..............................................21
04 烂玉米Rotten Corn..............................................................................................................26
05 长辈的预谋A Surprise......................................................................................................34
06 染布师傅的儿子The Dyer’s Son............................................................................38
07 拇指小姑娘Little Thumb Girl....................................................................................42
08 女人的用处A Woman’s Purpose.............................................................................56
09 向先知祷告A Prayer to the Prophet.....................................................................61
10 一步路也不白走No Wasted Steps.........................................................................64
11 失落在亚述大地上Lost in the Land of Assyria.........................................68
12 与天使说话Speaking with Angels.........................................................................77
13 犹太人原本就是阿拉伯人Arabs Before Jews...........................................83
14 加号和减号Plus and Minus.........................................................................................89
15 高山是我们唯一的朋友The Mountains Are Our Only Friends...........91
16 僵在巴格达Freezing in Baghdad............................................................................98
17 吊刑Hanging..............................................................................................................................104
18 让哈吉说话吧！Let the Hajji Speak...................................................................110
19 这次实在帮不上忙Can’t Help This Time.......................................................114
20 去他妈的书To Hell with Books...............................................................................120
21 让我的族人走吧Let My People Go.....................................................................128
22 合宜的文明程度A Suitable Level of Civilization...................................132
23 上帝自有安排God Will Provide..............................................................................140
24 伊拉克邮票Iraqi Stamps.................................................................................................141
第二部 以色列ISRAEL
25 亲吻大地Kissing the Ground......................................................................................148
26 犹太会堂都在哪里？Where Are the Jewish Synagogues?.............151
27 赫茨尔的大胡子Herzl’s Beard.................................................................................159
28 你是库尔德人？Ana Kurdi.........................................................................................164
29 我们可是全札胡最棒的Some of the Best in Zakho.............................170
30 约翰·萨维治John Savage..............................................................................................173
31 梦游走出窗外Sleepwalking out Windows.....................................................184
32 人类的兄弟情The Brotherhood of Man...........................................................199
33 黄金做的女人Gold..............................................................................................................204
第三部 亚拉姆语ARAMAIC
34 我们的话Lishana Deni.....................................................................................................210
35 分裂句型Cleft Sentences................................................................................................216
36 全世界都属于上帝It’s All God’s World...........................................................224
37 你的het和ayin跑哪去了？Hets and Ayins...........................................235
38 扬弃自身传统的泉源Abandoning the Fountainhead...........................239
39 流散与救赎Exiled and Redeemed.........................................................................250
40 对活生生的方言进行系统性描述
Systematic Description of a Living Dialect......................................................258
41 奔向他乡Getting Lost.......................................................................................................262
第四部 耶鲁YALE
42 挽歌的语言Aramaic for Dirges................................................................................266
43 直落深井To a Deep Well................................................................................................274
44 传道任务Missions................................................................................................................288
45 一支纪念蜡烛A Memorial Candle........................................................................295
46 他们可是国王？Are They Kings?.........................................................................298
47 犹如奇幻仙境Some Enchanted Place................................................................303
第五部 父亲与我FATHER AND SON
48 失去声音Speechless...........................................................................................................310
49 哈布尔河上的好莱坞Hollywood on the Habur........................................327
50 弥赛亚来了Coming of the Messiah......................................................................335
51 圣约Covenants.........................................................................................................................344
第六部 归乡THE RETURN
52 札胡水长流River Keeps Flowing...........................................................................350
53 时光之旅Time Travel........................................................................................................359
54 哈布尔河Habur.......................................................................................................................365
55 亲吻你儿子们的眼睛Kiss the Eyes of Your Sons...................................368
56 土耳其糖果或约旦杏仁Turkish Delights or Jordan Almonds.....373
57 天堂赐予的礼物Heaven Sent....................................................................................380
58 追寻亲人的鬼魂Chasing Phantoms.....................................................................385
59 恐怕会出乱子A Disaster, God Forbid................................................................391
60 问题很棘手Kind of a Problem..................................................................................398
61 濒临崩溃Breakdown..........................................................................................................402
62 “那个犹太女孩还活着”“The girl, the Jew, is alive.”...........................406
63 真假莫辨Convenient Truths........................................................................................416
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第七部 不是尾声CONCLUSION
64 失乐园Paradise Lost...........................................................................................................422
65 摩卡冰沙Ice-Blended Mocha.....................................................................................426
66 萨巴的音乐Saba’s Music...............................................................................................430
铭谢Acknowledgments.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 436
与阿里埃勒·萨巴尔对谈A Conversation with Ariel Sabar................................................................. 439
参考书目选粹Selected Bibliography.................................................................................................................................................................................. 445