With its postmodernist structure, its existentialist elements and its characterization, in particular the mysterious character Sarah, it has drawn wide international critical attention.

• 这部小说自问世以来，以其后现代性的独特结构，存在主义的主题，尤其是对谜一般的女主人公萨拉的形象塑造等受到国内外评论界的广泛关注。