The Matisse Stories

作者 A.S. Byatt著
出版社 Vintage
出版时间 1996年4月
ISBN 9780679762232

内容简介

Thesethreestoriescelebratetheeyeevenastheyrevealitsunexpectedproximitytotheheart.ForifeachofA.S.Byatt'snarrativesisinsomewayinspiredbyapaintingofHenriMatisse,eachisalsoabouttheintimateconnectionbetweenseeingandfeeling--aboutthewaysinwhichaglancewemeanttobecasualmaysuddenlycallforththedeepestreservesofourbeing.Beautifullywritten,intenselyobserved,TheMatisseStoriesisfictionofspellbindingauthority."Fullofdelightandhumor...TheMatisseStoriesisstuddedwithbrilliantlyaptimagesandafinesenseforsubtletiesofconversationandemotion."--SanFranciscoChronicle

作者简介

A.S.ByattistheauthorofthenovelsPossession(winneroftheBookerPrizein1990),TheGame,andthesequenceTheVirginintheGarden,StillLife,andBabelTower.Shehasalsowrittentwonovellas,publishedtogetherasAngelsandInsects,andfourcollectionsofshorterworks,includingTheMatisseStoriesandTheDjinnintheNightingale'sEye.EducatedatCambridge,shewasaseniorlecturerinEnglishatUniversityCollege,London,beforebecomingafull-timewriterin1983.Adistinguishedcriticaswellasanovelist,shelivesinLondon.

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