The Loved One

作者 Evelyn Waugh著
出版社 Back Bay Books
出版时间 1999年9月
ISBN 9780316926089
定价 102.80

内容简介

Describedbytheauthoras"alittlenightmareproducedbytheunaccustomedhigh-livingofabriefvisittoHollywood,""TheLovedOne"isanoutrageouslycomicnovelofthecommericalizationofdeathitself.Mr.Joyboy,theultimateembalmer,andAimeeThanatogenos,crematoriumcosmetician,findtheirromancecomplicatedbytheappearanceofayoungEnglishpoetnamedDennisBarlow.Thisbizarretriangleisplayedoutagainstanironicandmacabrebackdrop:afull-servicefuneralhomeforHollywood'sdepartedgreatscalledWhisperingGlades,andapetcemetery,HappierHuntingGround-bothfinalrestingplacesfordeceasedlovedones.

作者简介

EvelynWaugh(1903-1966)wasborninLondonandeducatedatOxford.HequicklyestablishedareputationwithsuchsocialsatiricalnovelsasDECLINEANDFALL,VILEBODIESandSCOOP.WaughbecameaCatholicin1930,andhislaterbooksdisplayamoreseriousattitude,asseeninthereligiousthemeofBRIDESHEADREVISITED,anostalgicevocationofstudentdaysatOxford.Hisdiarieswerepublishedin1976,andhislettersin1980.--ThistextreferstoanalternatePaperbackedition.

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