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本书以美国后现代作家E．L．多克托罗的三部小说——《但以理书》《世界博览会》和《比利·巴思盖特》中的“小男孩叙述者”为研究对象，分析他们在都市空间的“漫游”，证明多克托罗的都市书写反拨了美国文学传统中将城市视为“渎神之地”的倾向，从而创造了一种积极却不失批判性的都市美学。本书读者对象主要为外国文学、比较文学专业的师生，对都市研究，特别是纽约研究的相关人员具有借鉴意义，对犹太研究学者也有一定的参考价值。
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