2019澳大利亚文学周作家推介：理查德•费德勒
来源：澳大利亚大使馆 | 2019年03月12日12:14
Richard Fidler
Richard Fidler is best known as the presenter of Conversations on ABC Radio, an in-depth, hour-long interview program that over the years has put him in the company of the world’s most prominent radio presenters. The program is the most popular podcast in Australia, with nearly four million downloads a month.
He’s the author of two best-selling non-fiction books: Ghost Empire, which draws on his lifelong love of history and a journey with his son to tell the story of Constantinople; and Saga Land, co-written with Kári Gíslason, which grew from a radio program exploring the modern echos of Iceland’s traditional sagas, and was awarded the 2018 Indie Book Award for non-fiction.
In another life Richard was a member of Australian comedy trio The Doug Anthony Allstars (DAAS), which played to audiences all over the world.
Quote
The arc of its lifespan is an awesome thing, touching the ancient world at one end and the Age of Discovery at the other. While western Europe struggled through the miseries of the Dark Ages, Constantinople blazed with light as a bastion of Roman law, Greek culture and Christian spiritualism.
— The Ghost Empire
Book Reviews
Fidler's story leaves its readers with a sense of faith in the renewing, illuminating, social powers of historical narrative. The tale of the Ghost Empire has bridged the gap between a father and son, enriching the contemporary world with the echoes of the past.
— The Sydney Morning Herald on The Ghost Empire
Fidler has a knack for such cutting, weighty observation, at once light yet loaded with meaning and emotion. We already know he is an interviewer of great empathy; now we know he mirrors that skill on the page, too.
— The Australian on The Ghost Empire
理查德•费德勒，澳大利亚广播公司著名主持人。经过多年积累，他主持的一小时深度访谈节目《对话》，使他晋升澳大利亚广播公司全球最知名主持人之列。《对话》也是澳大利亚最知名的播客节目，每月下载量近四百万次。
费德勒著有两本非虚构畅销书。其中《幽灵帝国拜占庭》源于他长期以来对历史的热爱；书中通过一段与儿子的旅行经历，讲述了君士坦丁堡的故事。而他与卡里•吉斯森（Kári Gíslason）合作创作的《史诗之地》（Saga Land），则始于一档探索冰岛传统史诗现代演绎的电台节目。《史诗之地》获2018年澳大利亚“独立图书奖非虚构作品奖”。
在主持人与作家的身份之外，费德勒还曾是喜剧三人组“道格•安东尼-全明星”(Doug Anthony Allstars, DAAS)的一员。“道格•安东尼-全明星”的表演足迹遍布世界各地。
引言
君士坦丁堡本身的生命曲线非常奇妙，它一头衔接着古代，一头衔接着地理大发现。正当西欧在黑暗的中世纪苦难中挣扎时，君士坦丁堡却因融合了罗马法、希腊文化和基督精神主义而灼灼生辉。
——《幽灵帝国拜占庭》理查德•费德勒，梅冬陈译
书评
费德勒的故事让读者对历史性叙事产生信任感：这些叙事的社会力量非但不过时，且具启发性。《幽灵帝国拜占庭》的故事弥合了一个父亲同儿子之间的距离，也用历史的回声丰富了我们当今的世界。
——《悉尼先驱晨报》评《幽灵帝国拜占庭》
费德勒擅于敏锐、深刻地观察事物，文字初读轻巧，但实际满载意义与情感。众所周知他是一位拥有强大共情能力的主持人，现在我们发现他在文字上也拥有这种才华。
——《澳大利亚人》 评《幽灵帝国拜占庭》
