内容简介
RobinDaviesknowshowtolookafternumberone.RaisedinablandsuburbofSouthLondoninthe1930s,Robinlongsforthefreedomtodowhathewants.WhenheescapestostudyinOxford,hemeetsNancyBennett,ayoungwomanevenlessworldlythanhimself.AsRobinstumblesthroughhisritesofpassagetoadulthood,involvingrebellion,self-discovery,sex,war,seductionandthethreatofcommitment,wecometorealisejusthowfarhewillgotohavehiscakeandeatit.(20031017)
作者简介
KingsleyAmiswasborninsouthLondonin1922andwaseducatedattheCityofLondonSchoolandStJohn'sCollege,Oxford.AfterthepublicationofLuckyJimin1954,KingsleyAmiswroteovertwentynovels,includingTheAlteration,winneroftheJohnW.CampbellMemorialAward,TheOldDevils,winneroftheBookerPrizein1986,andTheBiographer'sMoustache,whichwastobehislastbook.Healsowroteonpolitics,education,language,films,television,restaurantsanddrink.KingsleyAmiswasawardedtheCBEin1981andreceivedaknighthoodin1990.HediedinOctober1995.(20031017)