书目

TheChildrenofMen

  • 作者 P. D. James著
  • 出版社 Vision
  • 出版时间 1994年2月
  • ISBN 9780446364621
  • 定价 51.30

内容简介

TheChildrenofMenbeginsinEnglandin2021,inaworldwhereallhumanmaleshavebecomesterileandnochildwillbebornagain.Thefinalgenerationhasturnedtwenty-five,andcivilizationisgivingwaytostrangefaithsandcruelties,masssuicidesanddespair.TheodoreFaron,OxfordhistorianandcousintotheomnipotentWardenofEngland,adictatorofgreatsubtlety,hasresignedhimselftoapathy.ThenhemeetsJulian,abright,attractivewoman,whowantsTheotojoinhercircleofunlikelyrevolutionaries,amovethatmayshatterhisshellofpassivity.…Andmaybe,justmaybe,holdthekeytosurvivalforthehumanrace.Intheyear2021,theworldisableakplacewhereallhumanmaleshavebecomesterile,andnochildcaneverbebornagain.Civilizationisgivingwaytocrueltyanddespair,andhistorianTheoFaronhasnearlyresignedhimselftoapathy.Thenheisaskedtojoinabandofrevolutionaries--amovethatmayholdthekeytohumanity'ssurvival.

作者简介

P.D.Jamesistheauthorofnineteenbooks,mostofwhichhavebeenfilmedandbroadcastontelevisionintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.ShespentthirtyyearsinvariousdepartmentsoftheBritishCivilService,includingthePoliceandCriminalLawDepartmentsofGreatBritain’sHomeOffice.ShehasservedasamagistrateandasagovernoroftheBBC.In2000shecelebratedhereightiethbirthdayandpublishedherautobiography,TimetoBeinEarnest.Therecipientofmanyprizesandhonors,shewascreatedBaronessJamesofHollandParkin1991.ShelivesinLondonandOxford.FromtheTradePaperbackedition.--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.

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