书目

The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, Book 2)

内容简介

HereisthehighlyanticipatedsecondinstallmentofPhilipPullman'sepicfantasytrilogy,begunwiththecriticallyacclaimedTheGoldenCompass,LyraandWill,hernewfoundfriend,tumbleseparatelyintothestrangetropicalotherworldofCittagazze,thecityofmagpies,whereadultsarecuriouslyabsentandchildrenrunwild.HeretheirlivesbecomeinextricablyentwinedwhenLyra'salethiometergivesherasimplecommand:findWill'sfather.Theirsearchisplaguedwithobstacles--somefamiliarandsomehorriblynewandunfathomable--butiteventuallybringsthemclosertoWill'sfatherandtotheSubtleKnife,adeadly,magical,ancienttoolthatcutswindowsbetweenworlds.Throughitall,WillandLyrafindthemselveshurtlingtowardthecenterofafiercebattleagainstaforcesoawesomethatleaguesofmortals,witches,beasts,andspiritsfromeveryworldareunitinginfearandangeragainstit.ThisbreathtakingsequelwillleavereaderseagerforthethirdandfinalvolumeofHisDarkMaterials,

作者简介

PhilipPullmanhaswonmanydistinguishedprizes,includingtheCarnegieMedalforTheGoldenCompass(andthereader-voted"CarnegieofCarnegies"forthebestchildren'sbookofthepastseventyyears);theWhitbread(nowCosta)BookoftheYearAwardforTheAmberSpyglass;aBookerPrizelong-listnomination(TheAmberSpyglass);Parents'ChoiceGoldAwards(TheSubtleKnifeandTheAmberSpyglass);andtheAstridLindgrenMemorialAward,inhonorofhisbodyofwork.In2004,hewasappointedaCommanderoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire.PhilipPullmanistheauthorofmanybooksforyoungreaders,includingtwovolumesrelatedtotheHisDarkMaterialstrilogy:Lyra'sOxfordandOnceUponaTimeintheNorth.HelivesinOxford,England.菲利普·普尔曼(PhilipPullman,1946-),20世纪以来最重要的英国童书作家之一。毕业于牛津大学,曾任西敏学院兼任讲师,教授维多利亚时期文学与民间故事,目前与家人住在英国,专事写作。除了青少年小说外,也撰写剧本与图画书。他擅长采集童话、传说与类型故事元素,揉合当代议题与惊人的幽默感。以英国维多利亚时代为背景的「英伦悬疑四部曲」(《红宝石迷雾》、《北方之星》、《井底之虎》、《锡公主》),便编织了社会写实、惊悚冒险、超自然元素、蒸汽幻想等多元类型风格,人物性格鲜明,情节曲折紧凑,更跳脱成人与儿童的分界,广受好评,也奠定他在长篇小说写作上的地位。同时此套小说也成为之后国际级畅销经典「黑暗元素三部曲」的写作基调。他的珠玉小品故事,如《发条钟》、《我是老鼠!》与《卡斯坦伯爵》等,也精湛地发挥了揉合编织的功力,故事虽短,文本层次丰富而有余韵,是短篇故事的翘楚之作。

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