书目

Desolation

内容简介

SamuelPerlman，theelderlynarratorofYasminaReza'sdeliriouslydyspepticnovel，issurroundedbyhappypeople.HiswifeNancyisthrilledtobeamemberofthehumanrace.Hisgrownsoniscontentcrisscrossingtheworldto"sampleexoticfruitwiththesavages."ButSamuelhimselfrefusestobehappyandhisattempttoexplainhisrefusal(halftohissonandhalftohimself)generatesanepic，blasphemous，andhilariousrantagainstthecompromisesofhislife.WhetherheisrecountinghispalLionel'sheroicbattleagainstimpotence;lamentingthelossofhisgreatlove，theirresistibleMarisaBotton;orponderingthepossibilityofanewloveinthepersonofoneGenevieveAbramowitz，thedroll，irasciblePerlmanisoneofthegreattalkersofcontemporaryfiction.AndDesolation"isoneofthemostdazzlingperformanceseverwrittenforonevoice.

作者简介

YasminaRezaisaplaywrightandnovelistwhoseplayshaveallbeenmulti-award-winningcriticalandpopularinternationalsuccesses,translatedinmorethanthirtylanguages.HerplaysincludeConversationsAfteraBurial,ThePassageofWinter,Art(whichwasawardedaTonyin1999),TheUnexpectedMan,andLife?3.SheisalsotheauthorofatranslationofKafka’sMetamorphosis,anovel,Hammerklavier,andafilm,LuluKreutz’sPicnic.ShelivesinParis.,,,

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