A Death in the Family[失亲记]

作者 James Agee著
出版社 Penguin Books
出版时间 2006年4月
ISBN 9780141187969
定价 130.40

内容简介

Onasultrysummernightin1915,JayFolletleaveshishouseinKnoxville,Tennessee,totendtohisfather,whomhebelivesisdying.Thesummonsturnsouttobeafalsealarm,butonhiswaybacktohisfamily,Jayhasacaraccidentandiskilledinstantly.DancingbackandforthintimeandbraidingtheviewpointsofJay'swife,brother,andyoungson,Rufus,Ageecreatesanoverwhelmingpowerfulnovelofinnocence,tenderness,andlossthatshouldbereadforthesheermusicofitsprose.

作者简介

JamesAgeewasborninTennessein1909andgraduatedfromHarvardUniversity.HisrenownedstudyofAlabamasharecroppersduringtheDepression,'LetUsNowPraiseFamousMen',appearedin1941.Ageewasknownforhismoviereviewsandscreenplays,andpublishedavolumeofpoetryandanovella.Hediedin1955,twoyearsbeforehismajorworkoffiction,ADeathintheFamily,waspublishedandwonthePulitzerPrize.BlakeMorrisonwasborninSkipton,Yorkshire,in1950.Hisnon-fictionbooksincludeAndWhenDidYouLastSeeYourFather?(1993),AsIf(1997),TooTrue(1998),ThingsMyMotherNeverToldMe(2002).Hisfirstnovel,TheJustificationofJohannGutenbergwaspublishedin2000.BlakeMorrisonlivesinLondon.

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