Fools of Fortune

作者 William Trevor著
出版社 Penguin Classics
出版时间 2006年4月
ISBN 9780143039624
定价 120.70

内容简介

PenguinClassicsisproudtowelcomeWilliamTrevor-"Ireland'sanswertoChekhov"(TheBostonGlobe)and"oneofthebestwritersofourera"(TheWashingtonPost)-toourdistinguishedlistofliterarymasters.Inthisaward-winningnovel,aninformer'sbodyisfoundontheestateofawealthyIrishfamilyshortlyaftertheFirstWorldWar,andanappallingcycleofrevengeissetinmotion.Ledbyazealoussergeant,theBlackandTanssetfiretothefamilyhome,andonlyyoungWillieandhismotherescapealive.Fatherless,Williegrowsintomanhoodwhilehisalcoholicmother'sbitterresentmentfesters.Andthoughhefindslove,Willieisunabletoleavetheterribleinjuriesofthepastbehind.FirsttimeinPenguinClassicsWinneroftheWhitbreadNoveloftheYearAward

作者简介

WilliamTrevoristheauthoroftwenty-ninebooks,includingFelicia’sJourney,whichwontheWhitbreadBookoftheYearAwardandwasmadeintoamotionpicture.In1996hewastherecipientoftheLannanAwardforFiction.In2001,hewontheIrishTimesLiteraturePrizeforfiction.TwoofhisbookswerechosenbyTheNewYorkTimesasbestbooksoftheyear,andhisshortstoriesappearregularlyintheNewYorker.In1997,hewasnamedHonoraryCommanderoftheBritishEmpire.HelivesinDevon,England.

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