九九藏書

《屋頂間的哲學家》是法國作家梭維斯特的代表作。一個住在巴黎屋頂間（一種貧民窟）的哲學家，從他高踞在上的屋頂間，俯視下界蠅營狗苟的眾生，生動地寫下了這部日記體的作品。書中十二個分散的故事，像十二首美麗動人的詩篇，充溢著愛和同情的人生哲學，處處表現出恬淡謙挹（yì）的人生觀。作者對普通人的真誠關懷和對人生罪惡的深切痛恨，充分透露出上一世紀一個有良知的知識分子處身亂世不肯隨欲浮沉的磊落胸襟和博大情懷。

No one succeeds in obtaining a prominent place in literature, or in surrounding himself with a faithful and steady circle of admirers drawn from the fickle masses of the public, unless he possesses originality, constant variety, and a distinct personality. It is quite possible to gain for a moment a few readers by imitating some original feature in another; but these soon vanish and the writer remains alone and forgotten. Others, again, without belonging to any distinct group of authors, having found their standard in themselves, moralists and educators at the same time, have obtained undying recognition.