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Thisacclaimedhistoricalnovelisbasedontwoactualincidents:In1829inKentucky,apregnantblackwomanhelpedleadanuprisingofagroupofslavesheadedtothemarketforsale.Shewassentencedtodeath,butherhangingwasdelayeduntilafterthebirthofherbaby.InNorthCarolinain1830,awhitewomanlivingonanisolatedfarmwasreportedtohavegivensanctuarytorunawayslaves.InDessaRose,theauthorasksthequestion:"Whatifthesetwowomenmet?"Fromtherethestoryunfolds:twostrongwomen,oneblack,onewhite,formaforbiddenandambivalentalliance;aboldschemeishatchedtowinfreedom;trustisslowlyextendedandcautiouslyacceptedasthetwowomenuniteanddiscovergreaterstrengthtogetherthanalone.Unitedbyfatebutdividedbyprejudice,thesetwowomenarelockedinathrillingbattleforfreedom,sisterhood,friendship,andlove.Theheart-warmingsagaofaslave'sflighttofreedom,DessaRosaprovidesarich,compellingstoryofapregnantslavecondemnedtodieforamurderousactofrebellion.Filmrightsoptioned.
作者简介
ScottSpencerScottSpenceroncedefinedanovelistas"someonewhositsaroundinhisunderwearallday,tryingnottosmoke."ForSpencer,notsmokinghasbeenaproductiveoccupation,withhisnovelsEndlessLoveandAShipMadeofPaperbothselectedascontendersfortheNationalBookAward.BiographyScottSpenceroncedefinedanovelistas"someonewhositsaroundinhisunderwearallday,tryingnottosmoke."ForSpencer,notsmokinghasbeenaproductiveoccupation.Hisbest-knownnovel,EndlessLove,soldmorethan2millioncopiesandhasbeentranslatedinto20languages.Thestoryofteenageloveandobsessionhasdrawnhighpraisefromothernovelists,includingAnneTylerandMichaelOndaatje.JoyceCarolOateswrote,"NodescriptionofEndlessLovecandojusticetotherich,startlingandalwaysintelligenttenorof[Spencer's]prose."LessfortunatelyforSpencer,EndlessLovealsoattractedtheattentionofFrancoZeffirelli,whodirectedadisastrousBrookeShieldsvehiclebasedonthebook(the1981movieperiodicallyturnsuponcritics'listsoftheworstmoviesofalltime).ButwhileEndlessLovewas,asJonathanLethemopinedinSalon,agoodbookovershadowedbyabadmovie,Spencer'snextnovel,aboutapoliticalcandidatehauntedbythememoryofhislatefiancée,gotanactualboostfromHollywood.AfterKeithGordonfilmedWakingtheDeadin1999withBillyCrudupandJenniferConnellyintheleadroles,thebookwasreissued,gainingthousandsofnewreaders.AsSpencernotesinaninterviewonhispublisher'swebsite,"Thebestthingabouthavingamoviemadeofyournovelisthatmorepeoplereadthebook."SpencerpublishedseveralbooksbetweenthefirsteditionofWakingtheDeadanditsreissue,includingMeninBlack,thetaleofaliterarynovelistwhosepseudonymoushackworkearnshimsuddenfameandfortune,andTheRichMan'sTable,thefictionalmemoirofaDylan-likefolksinger'sillegitimateson.TheLosAngelesTimesBookReviewcalledMeninBlack"theCadillacofnovels--everywordvibratingwithakindofshamelessbig-bonedAmericangrace."WithhisrecentnovelAShipMadeofPaper,Spencerreturnstohisearlierthemes:romanticobsessionandoverpoweringdesire."Whatmakesthisbrave,dazzlingnovelsoimpossibletoputdownistheurgencywithwhichitmakesyoucareaboutwhathappenstoitscharacters:maleandfemale,blackandwhite,youngandold,"wroteFrancineProse."ScottSpencerhasageniusforobservingdramaticeverydaymomentswhentheselfcrashesintothebarriersofclassandraceandculture,togetherwithinfinitecompassionforthewaywardimpulsethatturnshumanbeingsintofanaticswillingtosacrificeeverythingonthealtarofromanticlove."CriticshavecreditedSpencerwithanambitiousprosestyleandakeengraspofcontemporaryculture,butwhatdistinguisheshisworkmostishisabilitytotapintotheintensecurrentsofemotionbeneaththesurfaceofdomesticlife.AsNewYorkmagazinenoted,"Inaliteraryagemarkedbycool,cerebralfiction,Spencerwritesfromtheheart."GoodToKnowInourinterview,Spencerrevealedhisloveforalltypesofmusic."Mydaughter,son,andIarealwaysmakingmixtapesforeachother,sharingthemusicwelove,"Spencershares."Ihavenomusicaltalent,butmusicisapartofnearlyeveryday.IstilllovethemusicIgrewupwith--fromElvistoMotowntoOtisRedding--butasIgrowolderIfindmoreandmoremusictolove.IhavemajorCDstorageissues."SpencerhastaughtfictionwritingatColumbiaUniversityandtheUniversityofIowaWriters'Workshop.HehaswrittenforTheNewYorkTimes,Esquire,TheNation,GQ,andRollingStone,amongotherpublications.ThefilmversionofEndlessLove,directedbyFrancoZeffirelli,was(asTVGuideputit)"anotoriousdisaster,"butitmarkedthefilmdebutofthreefuturestars:TomCruise,JamesSpader,andJamiGertz.Themovie'sthemesongwonLionelRitchieanAcademyAwardnominationforBestOriginalSong.AShipMadeofPaperisthefourthnovelofSpencer'sthatusesLeyden,NewYorkasabackdrop.Hometown:Rhinebeck,NewYorkDateofBirth:九月1,1945PlaceofBirth:Washington,D.C.Education:B.A.,UniversityofWisconsin,1969
