作者簡介
鍾芳玲
一個以讀書、訪書、說書、編書、買書、賣書、藏書、玩書、賞書與寫書為工作和志趣的女書人。雖然在臺灣大學和美國紐約州立大學水牛城分校念了近十年的哲學,卻在寫博士論文期間,發現自己喜愛古騰堡更甚於亞里斯多德,自此棄哲學而投入與書相關的行業。
曾任出版社總編輯、出版顧問、書店創意總監、香港國際古書展公關顧問、大學講師等職,目前專事寫作並任書業顧問,長期於臺灣與大陸的報刊撰寫與書相關的專欄。現旅居美國舊金山,喜歡遊走世界逛書店、看書展、參觀圖書館,與東西方書人聊書、品書;居家時,則漫遊於書本與網路世界。著有「書話三部曲」──《書店風景》是第一本近距離描繪西方書店的中文專書,引發華文世界書店書寫的風潮,數度修訂再版,迄今中文繁體字與簡體字版已超過十餘個版本;《書天堂》多角度敘述與書相關的話題,亦廣受書迷好評,曾獲台灣金鼎獎最佳人文書獎與大陸新京報年度六大好書之一;《書店傳奇》則採集了非凡與平凡書店間的傳奇故事,展現不同的人生況味、趣味與品味。
FANG-LING JONG was educated at National Taiwan University and the State University of New York at Buffalo. Following a successful career in publishing, she began writing about Western books and booksellers in the 1990s, and her articles and columns have appeared in newspapers and magazines in Chinese-speaking regions and the United States. Her first book, My Love Affair with Bookshops (1997), was the first publication in the Chinese language to profile Western booksellers. Revised editions followed in both Taiwan and mainland China. Her second publication, Book Paradise (2004), composed of essays on “Book People” and “Book Places”, won several awards in Taiwan and mainland China. Her third book, Tales of Bookshops (2010), collected booklore and anecdotes about bookshops in the United States and Britain, drawn from in-depth interviews conducted over a period of twelve years. In addition to her writing, Ms. Jong also acts as a consultant to publishers and the book trade. A resident of both San Francisco and Taipei, her enthusiasm and passion for all matters bookish have carried her across three continents in pursuit of subjects for her own books.
ACKOWLEDGEMENTS
自序
PART I 文人宅 A Gallery of Four Portraits
CHAPTER 1
JOHN KEATS HOUSE
詩人約翰‧濟慈之屋
濟慈的東方知音
CHAPTER 2
JACK LONDON’S BEAUTY RANCH
傑克‧倫敦的美麗牧場
傑克‧倫敦小傳
傑克‧倫敦書店
收藏傑克‧倫敦
CHAPTER 3
EUGENE O’NEILL’S TAO HOUSE
尤金‧歐尼爾的大道別墅
歐尼爾基金會
歐尼爾長篇傳記
CHAPTER 4
JOHN STEINBECK’S COUNTRY
約翰‧史坦貝克之鄉
史坦貝克之屋
史坦貝克與狗
PART II 書樂園 An Album of Book Landscapes
CHAPTER 5
ALL THE FUN OF THE BOOK FAIR
加州古書展采風
書人群像
CHAPTER 6
A BAZAAR OF THE BIZARRE
古書展怪奇之旅
書人群像
CHAPTER 7
BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT
皇家認證的書店
CHAPTER 8
BOOKSHOPS IN CECIL COURT
西索弄堂獵書場
西索弄堂簡史
CHAPTER 9
A BOOKSTALL IN SAN FRANCISCO
舊金山迷你書攤
CHAPTER 10
BYGONE BOOKSHOPS
消失的書店風景
凱若書店 CARROLL'S BOOKS
雀兒喜書店 CHELSEA BOOKSHOP
橡實書店 ACORN BOOKS
約翰‧史寇帕季藝廊 JOHN SCOPAZZI GALLERY
掃描客 SCANNERS
意外驚喜書店SERENDIPITY BOOKS
瓦哈拉書店 VALHALLA BOOKS