TheTruthAboutSaschaKnisch

作者 Aris Fioretos著
出版社 JonathanCape
出版时间 2006年3月
ISBN 9780224076852
定价 225.80

内容简介

'MynameisKnisch,SaschaKnisch,andsixdaysagomylifewasinperfectorder.'SobeginsArisFioretos'selegant,hilariousnovel,setinBerlinintheswelteringsummerof1928.Knisch,whoworksasaprojectionistattheApollomovietheatre,isapersonwithspecialsexualhabits.Onenight,heseestheenigmaticDoraWilmsagain.Aweeklater,sheisdeadandKnischischargedwithmurder.Ashetriestoclearhisname,hediscoversascientificconspiracyandisdrawnintotherichtangleofastory,inwhichnothingisasitseems.Howcanheprovewhatdidn'thappen?WhatgoesonattheFoundationforSexualResearch?Andwhyisitimportanttohavetesticles?AbiologicalthrillersetinthesteamyunderworldsofWeimarBerlin,TheTruthaboutSaschaKnischdealswiththeso-called'sexualquestion',itsluresandseductiveness,dangersandtemptations,butalsowiththeshrewdpassionbetweentwoyoungpeopleinaGermanyatthebrinkofdisaster.Aboveall,thenovelisadeclarationoflovetoimagination-clever,drollandstylish,couchedintheformofariddleandwrittenwitheffortlessélanbyoneofEurope'smostexcitingandentertainingnewwriters.(20050324)

作者简介

ArisFioretoswasbornin1960inGothenberg,Sweden,toGreekandAustrianparents.AftertakingdegreesinStockholm,ParisandYale,hetaughtatColumbiaandRutgersUniversity,writinganumberofscholarlyworksbeforeturningtofiction.Hehasreceivedmanyawardsforhiswork,includingfellowshipsfromtheGettyCenter,theAmericanAcademyinBerlinandAllSoulsCollege,Oxford.HecurrentlylivesinBerlin.

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