TheRoadtoSamarcand:AnAdventure

作者 Patrick O'brian著
出版社 W.W.Norton&Co.
出版时间 2008年12月
ISBN 9780393333169
定价 180.10

内容简介

ThisstorybeginswherePatrickO'Brian'sdevotedfanswouldwantitto,withasloopintheSouthChinaSeabarelysurvivingakillertyphoon.Thetimeisthe1930sandtheprotagonistateenagedAmericanboywhosemissionaryparentshavejustdied.InthecompanyofhisroughseafaringuncleandanelderlyEnglishcousin,aneminentarchaeologist,DerricksetsoffinsearchofancienttreasuresincentralAsia.AlongthewaytheyencounteracharismaticChinesebanditandahostofbadcharacters,includingRussianagentsfomentingunrest.Thenarrativetouchesonsurprisingsubjects:astronomy,orientalphilosophy,thecorrectidentificationofancientHanbronzes,andsomeverylocalcuisine.Itendsinanice-boundvalley,withthepartycaughtbetweenhostileRed-HatmonksandtheGreatSilentOnes,theTibetandesignationfortheyeti.

作者简介

PatrickO’Brianwasoneofourgreatestcontemporarynovelists.HeistheauthoroftheacclaimedAubrey–MaturintalesandthebiographerofJosephBanksandPicasso.HelivedformanyyearsinsouthwestFranceandhediedinDublininJanuary2000.--ThistextreferstoanalternatePaperbackedition.

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