The Pearl

作者 John Steinbeck著
出版社 Penguin
出版时间 1993年2月第1版
ISBN 9780140177374
定价 63.00

内容简介

It's1809,andNapoleon'sarmyissweepingacrossSpain.LieutenantRichardSharpeisnewlyincommandofthedemoralized,distrustfulmenofthe95thRifles.Hemustleadthemtosafety-andtheonlywayofescapeisatreacheroustrekthroughtheenemy-infestedmountainsofSpain.[Sharpeis]aherointhemoldofJamesBond.(ThePhiladelphiaInquirer)AuthorBio:BernardCornwell'sRichardSharpeseriestakesitsherotothebattleofWaterloo-andbeyond.Severalnovelsarethebasisofatelevisionminiseries.Astoryofabattleagainstimpossibleoddsandvictorysnatchedfromdefeatisthesmashingprequeltotheaction-packedRichardSharpeadventureseries.

作者简介

NowriterismorequintessentiallyAmericanthanJohnSteinbeck.Bornin1902inSalinas,California,SteinbeckattendedStanfordUniversitybeforeworkingataseriesofmostlyblue-collarjobsandembarkingonhisliterarycareer.Profoundlycommittedtosocialprogress,heusedhiswritingtoraiseissuesoflaborexploitationandtheplightofthecommonman,penningsomeofthegreatestAmericannovelsofthetwentiethcenturyandwinningsuchprestigiousawardsasthePulitzerPrizeandtheNationalBookAward.HereceivedtheNobelPrizein1962,"forhisrealisticandimaginativewritings,combiningastheydosympathetichumourandkeensocialperception."Today,morethanthirtyyearsafterhisdeath,heremainsoneofAmerica'sgreatestwritersandculturalfigures.--ThistextreferstoanalternatePaperbackedition.

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