TheFeastofLove:ANovel
- 作者
- 出版社 KnopfDoubledayPublishingGroup
- 出版时间 2001年5月
- ISBN 9780375709104
- 定价 126.00
内容简介
From"oneofourmostgiftedwriters"(ChicagoTribune),hereisasuperbnewnovelthatdelicatelyunearthsthemyriadmanifestationsofextraordinarylovebetweenordinarypeople.TheFeastofLoveisjustthat--asumptuousworkoffictionaboutthethingthatmostdistractsanddelightsus.Inare-imaginedMidsummerNight'sDream,menandwomenspeakofanddesiretheiridealmates;parentsseekouttheirlostchildren;adultchildrentrytocometotermswiththeirownparentsand,insomecases,findnewones.Invignettesbothcomicandsexy,theownerofacoffeeshoprecallsthedayhisfirstwifeseemedtoachieveamomentofsimpleperfection,whilesheremembersthewomen'ssoftballgameduringwhichshewasstrickenbythebeautyoftheshortstop.Ayoungcouplespendshoursatthecoffeeshopfuelingtheideaoftheirfiercelove.Aprofessorofphilosophy,stoppingbyforacupofcoffee,makesavaliantattempttoexplainwhatheknowstobetheinexplicableworkingsofthehumanheartTheirvoicesresonatewitheachother--disparatepeoplejoinedbythemeanderingsoflove--andcometogetherinatapestrythatdepictsthemostirresistiblearenaoflife.Craftedwithsubtlety,grace,andpower,TheFeastofLoveisamasterfulnovel.
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