《屈服》是美国作家艾米·沃尔德曼的小说处女作。2011年发表之后引起广泛关注。小说通过描写纽约一起颇为敏感的竞赛事件所引发的一系列冲突以及人们的心理变化,全景式地展现了9·11事件之后美国社会的现状。9·11事件给美国民众带来了巨大的心理创伤,也在整个美国社会引发了一系列的冲突。美国社会想要走出创伤及消解冲突,途径就是战胜恐怖袭击带来的恐惧,不再屈服于恐惧造成的狭隘、偏见和暴力,不断尝试文明对话。 “Yield” is a debut novel by American writer Amy Waldman. After its publication in 2011, it attracted wide attention. By describing a series of clashes and psychological changes triggered by a contest that was quite sensitive in New York, the novel provides a panoramic view of the current situation of American society after the Sept. 11 attacks. The September 11 incident brought tremendous psychological trauma to the American people and triggered a series of conflicts throughout the American society. American society wants to get rid of the trauma and resolve the conflict by means of defeating the fear brought by the terrorist attack, not giving in to the narrowness, prejudice and violence caused by fear, and constantly trying civilized dialogue.