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The Painted Veil

内容简介

SetinEnglandandHongKonginthe1920s,ThePaintedVeilisthestoryofthebeautifulbutlove-starvedKittyFane.Whenherhusbanddiscoversheradulterousaffair,heforceshertoaccompanyhimtotheheartofacholeraepidemic.StrippedoftheBritishsocietyofheryouthandthesmallbuteffectivesocietyshefoughtsohardtoattaininHongKong,sheiscompelledbyherawakeningconsciencetoreassessherlifeandlearnhowtolove.ThePaintedVeilisabeautifullywrittenaffirmationofthehumancapacitytogrow,tochange,andtoforgive.

作者简介

W.SomersetMaughamwasoneofthetwentiethcentury’smostpopularnovelistsaswellasacelebratedplaywright,critic,andshortstorywriter.HewasborninParisbutgrewupinEnglandandservedasasecretagentfortheBritishduringWorldWarI.Hewrotemanynovels,includingtheclassicsOfHumanBondage,TheRazor’sEdge,CakesandAle,ChristmasHoliday,TheMoonandSixpence,Theatre,andUpattheVilla.

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Vintage International

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