内容简介
MargaretMitchell'sepicnovelofloveandwarwonthePulitzerPrizeandwentontogiverisetotwoauthorizedsequelsandoneofthemostpopularandcelebratedmoviesofalltime.ManynovelshavebeenwrittenabouttheCivilWaranditsaftermath.NonetakeusintotheburningfieldsandcitiesoftheAmericanSouthasGoneWiththeWinddoes,creatinghauntingscenesandthrillingportraitsofcharacterssovividthatweremembertheirwordsandfeeltheirfearandhungerfortherestofourlives.Inthetwomaincharacters,thewhite-shouldered,irresistibleScarlettandtheflashy,contemptuousRhett,MargaretMitchellnotonlyconveyedatimelessstoryofsurvivalundertheharshestofcircumstances,shealsocreatedtwoofthemostfamousloversintheEnglish-speakingworldsinceRomeoandJuliet.玛格丽特·米切尔短暂的一生并未留下太多的作品，但只一部《飘》足以奠定她在世界文学史中不可动摇的地位。《飘》以南北战争时期南方动乱的社会现实为背景，以“乱世佳人”斯佳丽为主线，描写了几对青年的爱情纠葛，具有浓厚的浪漫主义色彩。自问世以来，这部作品已成为享誉世界的爱情小说，并被拍成电影。
作者简介
MargaretMitchell(1900-1949),borninAtlantain1900,MargaretMitchellgrewupsurroundedbyrelativeswhotoldendlesstalesoftheCivilWarandReconstruction.Sheknewthosewhowererelicsofade-stroyedculture,andthosewhohadputasidegentilityforsurvival.Hermotherinstilledinherthateducationwasheronlysecurity.SheattendedSmithCollegebuthadtocomehomewhenhermotherfellill.Afterhermother'sdeath,Margaretresolvedthatshehadtomakeahomeforherfatherandbrother,sosheleftcollegeandreturnedtoAtlanta.In1923,shebecameafeaturewriterfortheAtlantaJournal,andin1925,shemarriedJohnMarsh,apublicrelationsofficerforGeorgiaPower.Shefoundmostofherassignmentsunfulfilling,andshesoonlefttotrywritingfictionmoretoherowntaste.Herownharshestcritic,shewouldnottrytogetherworkpublished.ShebegantowriteGonewiththeWindin1926,whilerecoveringfromanautomobileaccident.Overthenexteightyearsshepainstakinglyresearchedforhistoricalaccuracy.Sheaccumulatedthousandsofpagesofmanuscript.Hereishowshelaterdescribedherlife'slabor:"WhenIlookbackontheselastyearsofstrugglingtofindtimetowritebetweendeathsinthefamily,illnessinthefamilyandamongfriendswhichlastedmonthsandevenyears,childbirths(notmyown),divorcesandneurosesamongfriends,myownillhealthandfourfineautoaccidents...itallseemslikeanightmare.Iwouldn'ttackleitagainforanything.JustassoonasIsatdowntowrite,somebodyIlovedwoulddecidetohavetheirgall-bladderremoved...."In1934,aneditorfromMacmillan'sPublisherscametoAtlantaseekingnewauthors.HewasreferredtoJohnandMargaretMarshaspeoplewhoknewAtlanta'sliteraryscene.Shesteeredhimtoseveralprospects,butdidn'tmentionherownwork.Afriendtoldhimthatshewaswritinganovel,butshedeniedit.OnthenightbeforehewastoleaveAtlanta,sheappearedathishotel-roomdoorwithherstillimperfect,mountainousmanuscriptandleftitwithhimforbetterorforworse.玛格丽特·米切尔（1900-1949），出生在美国佐治亚州亚特兰大市的一个律师家庭。她的父亲曾经是亚特兰大市的历史学会主席。在南北战争期间，亚特兰大曾于1864年落入北方军将领舒尔曼之手。小时候，玛格丽特经常听到周围的人谈论南北战争，这对她以后的写作产生了重要影响。1922年，玛格丽特开始用昵称“佩吉”为《亚特兰大日报》撰稿，大量报道见诸报端，其中有一组便是玛格丽特为过去南方邦联将领写的专题报道。1926年，腿部负伤的玛格丽特不得不辞去报社的工作，在丈夫的鼓励下开始致力于创作。当26岁的玛格丽特决定创作一部关于南北战争的小说时，亚特兰大自然就成了小说的背景。
