Kim
- 作者
- 出版社 Random House Publishing Group
- 出版时间 2004年2月
- ISBN 9780812971347
- 定价 57.40
内容简介
SelectedbytheModernLibraryasoneofthe100bestnovelsofalltimeFilledwithlyrical,exoticproseandnostalgiaforRudyardKipling’snativeIndia,Kimiswidelyacknowledgedastheauthor’sgreatestnovelandakeyelementinhiswinningthe1907NobelPrizeinLiterature.ItisthetaleofanorphanedsahibandtheburdensomefatethatawaitshimwhenheisunwittinglydraggedintotheGreatGameofImperialism.Duringhismanyadventures,hebefriendsasageoldTibetanlamawhotransformshislife.AsPankajMishraassertsinhisIntroduction,“Toreadthenovelnowistonoticethemelancholywisdomthataccompaniesthenativeboy’sjourneythroughabroadandopenroadtothenarrowdutiesofthewhiteman’sworld:howthedeeperBuddhistideaoftheillusionoftheself,oftimeandspace,makesbearableforhimtheanguishofabandoninghischildhood.”,
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