One of Us：The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway
- 作者
- 出版社 Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- 出版时间 2015年4月
- ISBN 9780374277895
- 定价 310.80
内容简介
OneofTheNewYorkTimesBookReview'sTenBestBooksof2015andaNYTBestsellerWidelyacclaimedasamasterpiece，ÅsneSeierstad’sOneofUsisessentialreadingforatimewhenmasskillingsaresogrimlyfrequent.OnJuly22，2011，AndersBehringBreivikdetonatedabomboutsidetheNorwegianprimeminister'sofficeincentralOslo，killingeightpeople.HethenproceededtoayouthcamponthewoodedislandofUtøya，wherehekilledsixty-ninemore，mostofthemteenagemembersofthecountry'sgoverningLabourParty.InOneofUs，thejournalistÅsneSeierstadtellsthestoryofthisterribledayanditsreverberations.HowdidBreivik，agiftedchildfromanaffluentneighborhoodinOslo，becomeEurope'smostreviledterrorist?Howdidheaccomplishanastonishingone-manmurderspree?Andhowdidafamouslypeacefulandprosperouscountrycopewiththeslaughterofsomanyofitsyoung?AsinherinternationalbestsellerTheBooksellerofKabul，Seierstadexcelsatthevividportraitureoflivesunderstress.ShedelvesdeepintoBreivik'schildhood，showinghowahip-hopandgraffitiaficionadobecamearight-wingactivist，asuccessfulentrepreneur，andthenanInternetgameaddictandself-styledmasterwarriorwhobelievedhecouldsaveEuropefromthethreatofIslamandmulticulturalism.ShewriteswithequalintimacyaboutBreivik'svictims，tracingtheirpoliticalawakenings，teenageflirtationsandhopes，andill-fatedjourneystotheisland.BythetimeSeierstadreachesUtøyaandrelateswhathappenedthere，weknowboththekillerandthosehewillkill.Inthebook'sfinalact，SeierstaddescribesBreivik'stumultuouspublictrial.AsBreiviktookthestandandarticulatedhisideas，anentirecountrydebatedwhetherheshouldbedeemedinsane，andaskedwhyadevastatingsequenceofpoliceerrorsallowedonemantodosomuchharm.OneofUsisatonceapsychologicalstudyofviolentextremism，adramatictruecrimeprocedural，andacompassionateinquiryintohowaprivilegedsocietycopeswithhomegrownevil.LaudedinScandinaviaforitsliterarymeritandmoralpoise，OneofUsisthetruestoryofoneofourage'smosttragicevents.
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