Orbital

• Samantha Harvey

Vintage Publishing; 2024. 144 pp.

Samantha Harvey’s Booker Prize-shortlisted novel, Orbital, traces the view of six astronauts across the 16 orbits of the Earth made by the International Space Station (ISS) in a day, as the Sun repeatedly rises and sets over our planet. It is Harvey’s attempt to capture the sense of timelessness that comes with being severed from our 24-hour day. The novel is not traditionally driven by plot or character, but by structure, gaining momentum through cycles of repetition, the rhythm of prolonged lists and florid descriptions. But although Harvey’s undertaking is interesting, this slim volume struggles to take off.

中文翻译：

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Orbital 未能起飞

 轨道的

•  萨曼莎·哈维

Vintage Publishing;2024. 144 页。

萨曼莎·哈维 （Samantha Harvey） 的布克奖入围小说《轨道》（Orbital） 追溯了国际空间站 （ISS） 在一天内穿越地球 16 个轨道的六名宇航员在一天内拍摄的太阳在地球上反复升起和落下的景象。这是 Harvey 试图捕捉与我们 24 小时工作日分离所带来的永恒感。传统上，这部小说不是由情节或人物驱动的，而是由结构驱动的，通过重复的循环、冗长的清单的节奏和华丽的描述来获得动力。但是，尽管哈维的事业很有趣，但这本薄薄的书却难以起飞。