PRINCETON – Balzac’s great novel Lost Illusions ends with an exposition of the difference between “official history,” which is “all lies,” and “secret history” – that is, the real story. It used to be possible to obscure history’s scandalous truths for a long time – even forever.
普林斯顿—巴尔扎克在名著《幻灭》结尾中阐释了“官方历史”——其中“全是谎言”和“秘史”——即真实的历史之间的差别。长期——甚至永远混淆历史的阴暗事实在过去是常有的事。但今时不同以往。