书目

The Golden Compass

内容简介

Inalandmarkepicoffantasyandstorytelling,PhilipPullmaninvitesreadersintoaworldasconvincingandthoroughlyrealizedasNarnia,Earthsea,orRedwall.HerelivesanorphanedwardnamedLyraBelacqua,whosecarefreelifeamongthescholarsatOxford'sJordanCollegeisshatteredbythearrivaloftwopowerfulvisitors.First,herfearsomeuncle,LordAsriel,appearswithevidenceofmysteryanddangerinthefarNorth,includingphotographsofamysteriouscelestialphenomenoncalledDustandthedimoutlineofacitysuspendedintheAuroraBorealisthathesuspectsispartofanalternateuniverse.HeleavesLyrainthecareofMrs.Coulter,anenigmaticscholarandexplorerwhoofferstogiveLyratheattentionherunclehaslongrefusedher.Inthismultilayerednarrative,however,nothingisasitseems.Lyrasetsoutforthetopoftheworldinsearchofherkidnappedplaymate,Roger,bearingararetruth-tellinginstrument,thecompassofthetitle.Allaroundherchildrenaredisappearingâvictimsofso-called"Gobblers"âandbeingusedassubjectsinterribleexperimentsthatseparatehumansfromtheirdaemons,creaturesthatreflecteachperson'sinnerbeing.Andsomehow,bothLordAsrielandMrs.Coulterareinvolved.

作者简介

PhilipPullmanhaswonmanydistinguishedprizes,includingtheCarnegieMedalforTheGoldenCompass(andthereader-voted"CarnegieofCarnegies"forthebestchildren'sbookofthepastseventyyears);theWhitbread(nowCosta)BookoftheYearAwardforTheAmberSpyglass;aBookerPrizelong-listnomination(TheAmberSpyglass);Parents'ChoiceGoldAwards(TheSubtleKnifeandTheAmberSpyglass);andtheAstridLindgrenMemorialAward,inhonorofhisbodyofwork.In2004,hewasappointedaCommanderoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire.PhilipPullmanistheauthorofmanybooksforyoungreaders,includingtwovolumesrelatedtotheHisDarkMaterialstrilogy:Lyra'sOxfordandOnceUponaTimeintheNorth.HelivesinOxford,England.菲利普·普尔曼（PhilipPullman，1946－），20世纪以来最重要的英国童书作家之一。毕业于牛津大学，曾任西敏学院兼任讲师，教授维多利亚时期文学与民间故事，目前与家人住在英国，专事写作。除了青少年小说外，也撰写剧本与图画书。他擅长采集童话、传说与类型故事元素，揉合当代议题与惊人的幽默感。以英国维多利亚时代为背景的「英伦悬疑四部曲」（《红宝石迷雾》、《北方之星》、《井底之虎》、《锡公主》），便编织了社会写实、惊悚冒险、超自然元素、蒸汽幻想等多元类型风格，人物性格鲜明，情节曲折紧凑，更跳脱成人与儿童的分界，广受好评，也奠定他在长篇小说写作上的地位。同时此套小说也成为之后国际级畅销经典「黑暗元素三部曲」的写作基调。他的珠玉小品故事，如《发条钟》、《我是老鼠！》与《卡斯坦伯爵》等，也精湛地发挥了揉合编织的功力，故事虽短，文本层次丰富而有余韵，是短篇故事的翘楚之作。

丛书

His Dark Materials

其他版本

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