有愛之處必有痛。Ubi amor, ibi dolor.只要你能相信我，親愛的讀者，我會盡我所能帶著你跨越這條河。所有橋都是邀請。我只能希望你接受我的邀請。透過這個故事的每一個角色，你會看見星辰影響我們，而非束縛我們。如果巴黎是光之城，那布拉格肯定就是影之城。在像這樣的夜晚，萬物半隱半現，什麼事都有可能。魔法、無聊、做愛、音樂、詩，或根本什麼也沒有。在布拉格舊城邊緣，象離開了動物園，穿過霧中的圍牆，最後來到查理橋畔。而這座超越六百年的橋對你娓娓道來橋畔眾生的寂寞、脆弱與力量。懷抱著作家夢的男人獲得文學獎肯定，卻旋即陷入創作瓶頸，只好日復一日在動物園擔任夜間警衛的工作。他身為心理諮商師妻子熱切的想成為人母，然而男人卻無法相信自己能勝任父親的角色。有著酗酒問題的女孩因為父親突然在異鄉病倒而輾轉來到布拉格，卻在趕往醫院探望的途中搭乘的計程車，意外撞上常在查理橋表演的街頭藝人，隨後又遭逢父親過世的打擊。首席芭蕾舞女伶深受膝痛所苦，同時為自己年華老去而憂慮，對未來徬徨不安，唯一能傾訴心事的對象卻只有已於一九三一年過世的安娜‧巴甫洛娃的鬼魂。合唱團女高音懷了指揮的孩子。指揮告訴她，他愛她，但也愛他的妻子，但人怎麼可能同時給兩個人同等的愛。查理橋上，合唱團正在為這座百年老橋的生日而獻唱，路過的芭蕾女伶忍不住隨音樂起舞，象也駐足聆聽。等等，大象？這頭象將繼續前進，直到來到第二母親之河。象體內的象仔將認識大河。象仔不會有諸象的巨大悲傷。象仔將不知圍欄為何物。這頭象與你同在。
●本書是關於「集體沉默」的第一本完整研究著作。●多為社會學界重量級大師聯名推薦。●各大專院校社會系所指定參考書社會學經典重現，當代大師一致推薦！覺得孤獨？也許因為我們對真相沉默……權威《美國社會學期刊》推薦：精采、發人深省的好書！每一個家庭，都有心照不宣的秘密。每一個組織，都有集體避談的話題。每一個國家，都有拒絕面對現實的政府。明明大象就在眼前，大家假裝沒看見，絕口不提，甚至否認有大象。我們以為，閉上眼睛，日子好過一點。我們以為，沉默保護自己，也保護別人。於是當面對難堪與痛苦現實，我們寧可相信無知是福，珍惜著「鴕鳥權利」，集體沉默。但集體沉默，讓我們付出高昂代價──家庭中隱藏的秘密，留下難以抹去傷痕；組織裡盤踞的惡習，最後往往臭不可聞；國家揮之不去的弊端，全民皆是受害者。備受社會學界推崇的傑魯巴維，在這本歷久不衰的經典中透過淺白精簡的文字，為讀者解構「沉默的串謀」。從日常生活到重大歷史，全書穿梭於不同階層，旁徵新聞事件、戲劇、小說、童話以及電影，引導我們思考與面對心中那頭被我們「非禮勿視、非禮勿聽、非禮勿言」的「房間裡的大象」（the elephant in the room）。傑魯巴維提醒我們：「大象」之所以龐大，往往正是由於我們的沉默。沉默，打開了傷害的大門，成了加害者、違法犯紀者的一大武器。一切殘酷和墮落，都「在黑暗中滋長」。要驅除它們，我們必須投以最明亮的光芒。 書中為我們帶來的好消息是：當我們假裝沒看見、絕口不提、拒絕承認一件事情的時間越久，我們心中揭露這件事的欲望就會更強烈。一旦我們集體打破沉默，願意正視、聆聽與討論，大象就會如變魔術般，開始縮小。最後，我們才能將這頭傳說中的大象，趕出房間……「世上許多不幸，源自……沒有說出口的事。」──杜斯妥也夫斯基毫不猶豫地強烈且熱情的推薦這本書。――American Journal of Sociology
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