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　　Tracy Kidder is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the author

of the bestsellers The Soul of a New Machine, House, Among

Schoolchildren, and Home Town. He has been described by the

Baltimore Sun as the “master of the non-fiction narrative.” This

powerful and inspiring new book shows how one person can make a

difference, as Kidder tells the true story of a gifted man who is

in love with the world and has set out to do all he can to cure

it.

At the center of Mountains Beyond Mountains stands Paul Farmer.

Doctor, Harvard professor, renowned infectious-disease specialist,

anthropologist, the recipient of a MacArthur “genius” grant,

world-class Robin Hood, Farmer was brought up in a bus and on a

boat, and in medical school found his life’s calling: to diagnose

and cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of

modern medicine to those who need them most. This magnificent book

shows how radical change can be fostered in situations that seem

insurmountable, and it also shows how a meaningful life can be

created, as Farmer—brilliant, charismatic, charming, both a leader

in international health and a doctor who finds time to make house

calls in Boston and the mountains of Haiti—blasts through

convention to get results.

Mountains Beyond Mountains takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru,

Cuba, and Russia as Farmer changes minds and practices through his

dedication to the philosophy that "the only real nation is

humanity" - a philosophy that is embodied in the small public

charity he founded, Partners In Health. He enlists the help of the

Gates Foundation, George Soros, the U.N.’s World Health

Organization, and others in his quest to cure the world. At the

heart of this book is the example of a life based on hope, and on

an understanding of the truth of the Haitian proverb “Beyond

mountains there are mountains”: as you solve one problem, another

problem presents itself, and so you go on and try to solve that one

too.

“Mountains Beyond Mountains unfolds with the force of a gathering

revelation,” says Annie Dillard, and Jonathan Harr says, “[Farmer]

wants to change the world. Certainly this luminous and powerful

book will change the way you see it.”

From the Hardcover edition.

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　　Tracy Kidder has won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book

Award, and the Robert F. Kennedy Award, among other literary

prizes. The author of The Soul of a New Machine, House, Among

Schoolchildren, Old Friends, and Home Town, Kidder lives in

Massachusetts and Maine.

　　From the Hardcover edition.

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Looking back at this first year of living in Haiti, Farmer would speak of the feeling that many things in his mind coalesced into a vision of his life's proper work. But, he'd insist, this happened in stages, not all at once. 'For me, it was a process, not an event. A slow awakening as opposed to an epiphany.'

"Do you know what appropriate technology means? It means good things for rich people and shit for the poor," the priest growled...Farmer got hold of a pamphlet about how to equip labs in third world places published by the World Health Organization. It made modest recommendations. You could make do with only one sink. If it wasn't easy to arrange for electricity, you could rely on solar power. A homemade solar-powered microscope would serve for most purposes. He threw the booklet away. The first microscope in Cange was a real one, which he stole from Harvard Medical School. "Redistributive justice," he'd later say. "We were just helping them not go to hell"

古巴是一个穷国，他们之所以那么穷，美国长期实施禁运难辞其咎。不过苏联瓦解，使古巴失去背后的金主及大部分对外贸易之际，当局听从其流行病学家的警告，增加了公共卫生方面的开支。以美国的标准来说，古巴医生的设备根本就不足，而他们的待遇就算以古巴的标准来说也很差，但是他们一般都受过良好的训练，而且古巴人口平均的医生数，高于世界任何一个国家，甚至是美国的两倍。人人皆可使用医疗服务，就算要动心脏手术也没问题。根据世界卫生组织做的一项研究，古巴拥有全球分配最平均的医药。犹有甚者，古巴以前出口佣兵，意图改变世界，现在似乎也放弃了这个计划。如今他们出口的是医生，把许多医生送到贫穷国家，现在就约有五百位医生在海地免费工作——不过效果不彰，因为设备不足。然而就算只是装装样子，对法默来说也意义十足。

有一次他与几个哈佛的教授朋友辩论，他们说北欧国家是公共卫生卓越和政治自由的最佳典范。法默说，他们谈的是管理财富，他说的则是管理贫穷。海地是管理贫穷的不良示范，古巴则是好的范例。

他在莱奥干的圣十字医院担任义工时，认识了一位年轻的美国医生。“他爱海地人，”法默说，“是个很为别人着想的人。”这个人已经在海地工作了一年左右，数日后就要回美国。“我听他讲话时，明白自己的想法已经改变。”法默说，“我不是要批评他。他觉得他可以离开海地，把海地抛诸脑后”……

“你离开不会很难过吗？”他问那个年轻医生。

“你在说笑？我简直迫不及待。这里连电也没有，根本是蛮荒之地。”

“可以你难道不担心忘不了这里的一切吗？这里有这么多人生病。”

“不会，”那个医生说，“我是美国人，所以我要回国了。”

他那天一直在想两人的对话，到了晚上还在想“我是美国人”那句话是什么意思？人是怎么为自己归类的？……

那天晚上，一个身怀六甲并感染疟疾的年轻妇女来到医院。“她的血液寄生虫浓度非常高，”法默记得，“是严重疟疾。她陷入昏迷，需要输血。她姐姐也在医院，医院没有血，医生就叫她姐姐去太子港取血来，但这些血要用钱买。我身上没有钱，在医院到处凑，勉强凑出十五美元，但这笔钱根本不够坐车和买血。病人开始出现呼吸窘迫综合征，开始吐血。护士都说：‘没救了。’其他人则说：‘我们现在该做剖腹产。’她姐姐已经忍不住在旁边哭了起来。这个妇人有五个孩子。她姐姐说：‘太过分了，穷人连输血的权利都没有。我们都一样是人哪。’”

这句话——我们都一样是人，像是他思索了一天的问题的解答。身为美国人就可以自成一体，置身事外吗？“那句话她说了又说，”他回忆道，“我们都一样是人。”

哈佛和海地在法默身上形成了一种新的观念。他数年后告诉我：“宗教信仰对哈佛来说是不屑一顾的事，但对穷人来说却异常重要（不只是海地，其他地方也一样），这一点更使我相信有信仰是好事。”

如果在肯吉没有私有土地的农民需要相信有一个无所不知的神在执掌功过簿的话，法默觉得自己就有相信这种事的必要。套句农民的话，“命不该绝却死亡，就是枉死”，这种事他见多了。“难道冥冥之中真有人在目睹这场可怕的演出吗？”他对自己说，“我知道这种好像麻醉作用，需要借着信仰来减轻痛苦的说法听起来肤浅无知，但是感觉上并非如此。它比我所知道的其他观念深奥，使我深受吸引。在一个表面上无神论、崇拜金钱与权力，或是讲究个人效率和升迁的世界（像杜克和哈佛），上帝的存在仍然有迹可循，可从穷人受的苦难中寻找。你们想谈背负十字架吗？我会让你们知道什么叫背负十字架。”

他采取的立场坚不可摧，但我仍觉得这个立场未免太好用。他优先选择穷人，因此对他做的任何抨击，都是对已经遭受打压的人发动攻击。可是我知道他不是在装腔作势。我对他已有几分了解，因此我后来是这么对自己说的：他说病人第一，囚犯第二，学生第三，但这样的优先顺序没有漏掉任何人。每一个生病的人都可能成为法默的病人，每一个健康人也有可能成为学生。在他的心中，他无时不刻不在对抗贫穷，这个努力的过程荆棘密布，而且难免失败。对他来说，报酬就是内心清明如镜，代价则是对这个世界永远感到愤然，或者最多是对这个世界感到不舒服；而他来到世上的目的不是要使任何人觉得舒服。

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　　Review

　　“In this excellent work, Pulitzer Prize—winner Kidder immerses

himself in and beautifully explores the rich drama that exists in

the life of Dr. Paul Farmer…Throughout, Kidder captures the almost

saintly effect Farmer has on those whom he treats.”

　　-Publisher’s Weekly, starred review

　　“[A] Skilled and graceful exploration of the soul of an

astonishing human being.”

　　-Kirkus Reviews, starred review

　　“A fine writer and his extraordinary subject: Tracy Kidder, in

giving us Paul Farmer, lifts up an image of hope–and challenge–that

the world urgently needs. Simply put, this is an important book.”

-James Carroll, author of Constantine's Sword

　　“The central character of this marvelous book is one of the most

provocative, brilliant, funny, unsettling, endlessly energetic,

irksome, and charming characters ever to spring to life on the

page. He has embarked on an epic struggle that will take you from

the halls of Harvard Medical School to a sun-scorched plateau in

Haiti, from the slums of Peru to the cold gray prisons of Moscow.

He wants to change the world. Certainly this luminous and powerful

book will change the way you see it.”—Jonathan Harr, author of A

Civil Action

　　“A profoundly inspiring and important book about one of the truly

great men of our time.” —Ethan Canin, author of Carry Me Across the

Water

　　“Here is a genuine hero alive in our times. Mountains Beyond

Mountains unfolds with the force of gathering revelation. Like all

of Tracy Kidder’s books, it is as hard to put down as any good and

true story.”—Annie Dillard, author of The Writing Life

　　“Mountains Beyond Mountains is the only book I’ve read in years

that made me feel like cheering. It left me uncomfortable, guilty,

and exhausted—but it also inspired me, kept me up all night, and

moved me to tears. Some readers will find their lives changed

forever; everyone else will emerge, at the very least, with an

unexpectedly revised set of values. Tracy Kidder has given us not

only an unforgettable book but an unignorable life lesson. Hurrah!”

—Anne Fadiman, author of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall

Down

　　“Rarely has idealism fared so well on the planet as in Tracy

Kidder’s eloquently reported Mountains Beyond Mountains. One is

tempted to call Paul Farmer’s passionate sensibilities and loving

ambitions otherworldly, but only in sadness that there are too few

of him in the world. Kidder has provided us all, as the Farmerites

say, with a road map to decency, and such an endowment is beyond

measure.” —Bob Shacochis, author of Easy in the Islands

　　"Is there anything Tracy Kidder can't do? This is a beautiful

book, and a masterful one. Even better, Mountains Beyond Mountains

is a page-turner that will crack your conscience open." -Stacey

Schiff, author of Vera

　　“An incredible story about an incredible man told by an

incredible writer. Mountains Beyond Mountains is the sort of book

that makes you want to buy a hundred copies and pass them out like

a street corner evangelist. It's the sort of book that will affect

your life in a profound way. In a good way.” -Thom Jones, author of

The Pugilist at Rest

　　“Saints are notoriously difficult people, but who knew one could

be so funny, so utterly charming, and finally so deft in

accomplishing that most impossible of all job

de*ions--changing the world? Tracy Kidder's spellbinding story

presents us with an unlikely saint and finally, with inspiration so

compelling it makes the usual cynicism about global change seem

indulgent foolishness.”

　　-Patricia Hampl, author of A Romantic Education

　　From the Hardcover edition.

书籍介绍

Tracy Kidder is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the author of the bestsellers The Soul of a New Machine , House , Among Schoolchildren , and Home Town . He has been described by the Baltimore Sun as the “master of the non-fiction narrative.” This powerful and inspiring new book shows how one person can make a difference, as Kidder tells the true story of a gifted man who is in love with the world and has set out to do all he can to cure it.

At the center of Mountains Beyond Mountains stands Paul Farmer. Doctor, Harvard professor, renowned infectious-disease specialist, anthropologist, the recipient of a MacArthur “genius” grant, world-class Robin Hood, Farmer was brought up in a bus and on a boat, and in medical school found his life’s calling: to diagnose and cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. This magnificent book shows how radical change can be fostered in situations that seem insurmountable, and it also shows how a meaningful life can be created, as Farmer—brilliant, charismatic, charming, both a leader in international health and a doctor who finds time to make house calls in Boston and the mountains of Haiti—blasts through convention to get results.

Mountains Beyond Mountains takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia as Farmer changes minds and practices through his dedication to the philosophy that "the only real nation is humanity" - a philosophy that is embodied in the small public charity he founded, Partners In Health. He enlists the help of the Gates Foundation, George Soros, the U.N.’s World Health Organization, and others in his quest to cure the world. At the heart of this book is the example of a life based on hope, and on an understanding of the truth of the Haitian proverb “Beyond mountains there are mountains”: as you solve one problem, another problem presents itself, and so you go on and try to solve that one too.

“ Mountains Beyond Mountains unfolds with the force of a gathering revelation,” says Annie Dillard, and Jonathan Harr says, “[Farmer] wants to change the world. Certainly this luminous and powerful book will change the way you see it.”

From the Hardcover edition.