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A Satire Of the Sunshine State

2024/9/20
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节目主持人:卡尔·希亚森是佛罗里达州的文化大使、社会评论家和末日预言者,他抨击贪婪的开发商、腐败的政客和掠夺该州自然资源的众多外来者。他的小说《坏猴子》以其对佛罗里达州独特文化和环境的描绘而闻名。 卡尔·希亚森:佛罗里达州的人口自他出生以来增长了五倍多,这给当地带来了巨大的变化。他写了40年的文章试图劝退人们不要搬到佛罗里达州,但效果不佳。他经常在水上度过空闲时间,这让他想起佛罗里达州早期的情况。佛罗里达州的疯狂和腐败正在与日俱增,但他仍然为保护当地自然美景而奋斗。他认为佛罗里达州的监管较为宽松,开发商可以建造比规定更大的房屋,一些开发商为了赚钱而破坏了当地的自然美景。 卡尔·希亚森:小说《坏猴子》的主人公安德鲁·扬西因行为不端被降职为“蟑螂巡逻队”,负责检查餐馆厨房的害虫。基韦斯特自19世纪以来一直是海盗据点,因其打捞宝藏的业务而吸引了各种各样的人物。小说情节始于一个游客在基韦斯特附近海域钓到了一条断臂,佛罗里达南部曾是北美断肢的中心,经常发现断肢。“死旗鱼骗局”真实存在,包船公司用事先准备好的死旗鱼欺骗游客,从中赚取标本制作的佣金。小说中“龙后”的角色灵感来源于巴哈马群岛一个真实存在的女性,她与多起男友离奇死亡事件有关。小说中猴子“德里格斯先生”是一个有背景故事的角色,曾参与电影拍摄,后被解雇流落到岛上。埃文·舒克在基韦斯特建造的一座大型房屋阻挡了主人公欣赏日落的视野,这反映了佛罗里达州开发商的行为。

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Carl Hiaasen, a Florida native, is known for his humorous and satirical writing, often targeting greedy developers and corrupt politicians. His work reflects his upbringing in a rapidly changing Florida, where he witnessed the state's transformation from a natural paradise to a concrete jungle.
  • Carl Hiaasen is a native of Florida and a longtime newspaper columnist and humor writer.
  • He is known for his satirical writing about Florida, often criticizing greedy developers, corrupt politicians, and the influx of outsiders.
  • Hiaasen's novel 'Bad Monkey' has been adapted into an Apple TV+ series starring Vince Vaughn.

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Florida's population has quintupled since writer Carl Hiaasen grew up near Fort Lauderdale in the '50s. As a former Miami Herald columnist and novelist, Hiaasen railed against, and made fun of, politicians and developers who he said were covering the state with concrete, and the tourists and retirees who just kept coming. Hiaasen's 2013 novel, Bad Monkey, a wacky murder mystery set in Key West COMMA is now a television series streaming on Apple TV +, starring Vince Vaughn.Also, we remember revered jazz historian, archivist and critic Dan Morgenstern, who died earlier this month. Critic-at-Large John Powers reviews Kate Atkinson's latest mystery novel, and TV critic David Bianculli reviews the new HBO series, The Penguin.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)