TheWorldWeFound:ANovel

作者 Thrity Umrigar著
出版社 HarperCollinsUS
出版时间 2012年7月
ISBN 9780061938351
定价 140.00

内容简介

Asuniversitystudentsinlate1970sBombay,Armaiti,Laleh,Kavita,andNishtawereinseparable.Spiritedandunconventional,theychallengedauthorityandfoughtforabetterworld.Butoverthepastthirtyyears,thequartethasdriftedapart,theday-to-daydemandsofworkandfamilytemperingtherevolutionaryfervortheyonceshared.Thencomesdevastatingnews：Armaiti,whomovedtoAmerica,isgravelyillandwantstoseetheoldfriendssheleftbehind.ForLaleh,reunionisabittersweetreminderofunfulfilleddreamsandunspokenguilt.ForKavita,itisanadmissionofforbiddenpassion.ForNishta,itisthepromiseoffreedomfromabitter,fundamentalisthusband.AndforArmaiti,itisanactofacceptance,oflettinggoonherownterms.TheWorldWeFoundisadazzlingmasterworkfromtheremarkableThrityUmrigar,offeringanunforgettableportraitofmodernIndiawhileitexplorestheenduringbondsoffriendshipandthepoweroflovetochangelives.

作者简介

ThrityUmrigaristheauthoroffournovels—TheWeightofHeaven,TheSpaceBetweenUs,IfTodayBeSweet,andBombayTime—andthememoirFirstDarlingoftheMorning.Ajournalistforalmosttwentyyears,sheisthewinneroftheNiemanFellowshiptoHarvard,winnerofthe2009ClevelandArtsPrize,and2006finalistforthePEN/BeyondMarginsAward.AprofessorofEnglishatCaseWesternReserveUniversity,shelivesinCleveland,Ohio.

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