As with Nicholson Baker's "The Anthologist", "The Summer Without Men" is a largely plotless story narrated by a poet.

和尼克尔森·贝克的作品《文集编撰者》类似，《没有男人的夏天》也是一部没有明显的故事情节，主要由诗人记录的故事组成的作品。

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Their joint conclusion likens Russia to a theatre: the play is over but the actors will not leave the stage and keep trying to win attention for what has become a plotless rigmarole;

他们共同的结论是把俄罗斯比作一个戏剧：戏剧已经结束，但是演员们不愿离开舞台，并试图为没有情节、冗长的内容赢得关注；

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But accepting the essentially plotless and ongoing nature of crisis needn't compromise our ability to respond appropriately and effectively.

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George Balanchine, for example, is best remembered for the many "plotless" ballets that he made to the music of Igor Stravinsky.

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