Two Lives B

作者 Vikram Seth著
出版社 Little Brown
出版时间 2006年7月第1版
ISBN 9780349117980
定价 175.00

内容简介

TWOLIVEStellstheremarkablestoryofSeth'sgreatuncleandaunt.HisgreatuncleShantileftIndiaformedicalschoolinBerlininthe1930sandlodgedwithaGermanJewishfamily.Inthehouseholdwasadaughter,Henny,whourgedhermother'nottotaketheblackie'.ButafriendshipdevelopedandeachmanagedtoleaveGermanyandfoundtheirwaytoBritainastheNazisrosetopower.ShantijoinedthearmyandlosthisrightarmatthebattleofMonteCassino,whileHenny(whosefamilyweretodieinthecamps)madealifeforherselfinheradoptedcountry.AfterthewartheymarriedandlivedtheemigrelifeinnorthLondonwhereShanti,despitethelossofhisarm,becameamuch-loveddentist.DuringhisownadolescenceinEngland,VikramSethlivedwithShantiandHennyandcametoknowandlovethemdeeply.HisisthethirdlifeinthisstoryofTWOLIVES.Thisisalsoabookabouthistory,encompassingasitdoesmanyofthemostsignificantthemesandeventsinthe20thcentury,whosecurrentsarereflectedinthelivesofShanti,Hennyandtheirfamily:fromtheRajandtheIndianfreedommovementtotheThirdReich,theHolocaustandBritishpostwarsociety.

作者简介

VikramSethwasborninIndia.HewaseducatedthereandinEngland,ChinaandtheUSA.Hehaswrittengreatbooksineverygenre:versenovel(THEGOLDENGATE);travelbook(FROMHEAVENLAKEwinnerThomasCookTravelBookAward);epicmasterpiece(ASUITABLEBOY).

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