AlphonseCourrierAffair(PantherS.)

作者 Marta Morazzi著Emma Rose译
出版社 HarvillPanther
出版时间 2001年8月
ISBN 9781860469442
定价 94.80

内容简介

AlphonseCourrierpossessesallthemightreasonablymakeamancontent:aprosperousironmonger'sbusinessandapositionofrespectinhisAuvergnevillage,adutiful,coollybeautifulwifewhorunsanirreproachablehousehold,twohealthysons,andahiddenmistress-"theugliestgirlinthevillagebutprobablytheirhappiest".Pryingeyesandwaggingtongues,however,arethelifeforceinasmallcommunity,andthoughCourrierthinkshecanplaythevillagegossipswiththesameskillhebringstothecardtable,lifehasawayofdealingthehandyouleastexpect...

作者简介

MartaMorazzoniwasborninMilanin1950.Sheteachesliteratureinasecondaryschool.Shehaswrittenthreenovelsandavolumeofshortstories,GirlinaTurban,describedbyTheTimesas"subtle,ironic,analtogetheroutstandingcollectionofstories".TheAlphonseCourrierAffairwasthewinneroftheprestigiousCampielloPrizeandtheIndependentForeignFictionAward,whichisawardedtotheauthorandtranslatorjointly.EmmaRosewontheJohnFlorioprizewiththefirstbookshetranslated,MartaMorazzoni'snovelHisMother'sHouse.

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