Great House: A Novel
- 作者
- 出版社 W.W. Norton & Co.
- 出版时间 2010年9月 第1版
- ISBN 9780393079982
- 定价 270.50
内容简介
Fortwenty-fiveyears,asolitaryAmericannovelisthasbeenwritingatthedesksheinheritedfromayoungpoetwhodisappearedatthehandsofPinochet'ssecretpolice;onedayagirlclaimingtobethepoet'sdaughterarrivestotakeitaway,sendingthewriter'slifereeling.Acrosstheocean,intheleafysuburbsofLondon,amancaringforhisdyingwifediscovers,amongherpapers,alockofhairthatunravelsaterriblesecret.InJerusalem,anantiquesdealerslowlyreassembleshisfather'sstudy,plunderedbytheNazisfromBudapestin1944.Connectingthesestoriesisadeskofmanydrawersthatexertsapoweroverthosewhopossessitorgiveitaway.AsthenarratorsofGreatHousemaketheirconfessions,thedesktakesonmoreandmoremeaning,andcomesfinallytostandforallthathasbeentakenfromthem,andallthatbindsthemtowhathasdisappeared.GreatHouseisastoryhauntedbyquestions:Whatdowepassontoourchildren,andhowdotheyabsorbourdreamsandlosses?Howdowerespondtodisappearance,destruction,andchange?NicoleKrausshaswrittenasoaring,powerfulnovelaboutmemorystrugglingtocreateameaningfulpermanenceinthefaceofinevitableloss.--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.
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