About the Author
Originally from Los Angeles, Ann Patchett has also written The Magician's Assistant and The Patron Saint of Liars. She lives in Nashville and is the Tennessee Williams Fellow in Creative Writing at the University of the South. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Synopsis
The poignant -- and at times very funny -- new novel from the author of THE MAGICIAN'S ASSISTANT, shortlisted for the Orange Prize. Latin terrorists storm an international gathering hosted by an underprivileged country to promote foreign interest and trade, only to find that their intended target, the President, has stayed home to watch his favourite soap opera on TV. Among the hostages are a world class opera singer and her biggest fan, a Japanese tycoon who has been persuaded to attend the party on the understanding that she will perform half a dozen arias after dinner. The tycoon's engaging and sympathetic translator plays a vital role in the subsequent relationships between so many different nationalities closeted together, interpreting not only the terrorists' negotiations but also the language of love between lovers who cannot understand what the other is saying. Ultimately, it is the terrorist strike that does more to promote foreign relations than anyone could have hoped to achieve with the party.
虽然还只看了开头,就忍不住要上豆瓣来报到顺便推荐一下,文笔很细腻,特别喜欢开头对宴会的描写,对细川迷上歌剧的那段有种隐隐的心痛的感觉......写不出什么赞美之词,就在这里留个爪印,等以后有钱买书的时候,一定要收入囊中啊。
评分写了篇英文的读后感。读原著更好,原作者语言很美。 Have human ever tried to rebuild another Babel Tower after God stopped them from constructing the first one when it was half-way done? God had reason enough to punish people for losing faith in Him, leaving t...
评分《美声》:善恶交错中的人性净化 范典/文 看一眼书页后的作者安·帕契特个人小像,觉得很年轻,有点像好莱坞女星娜奥米·沃茨,但不知是否这种面貌上的“像”,竟使她的书也有了好莱坞式的理想化。 这是一个很有意思的故事,南美某小国家为日本富商细川克实举行生日会,请来...
评分写了篇英文的读后感。读原著更好,原作者语言很美。 Have human ever tried to rebuild another Babel Tower after God stopped them from constructing the first one when it was half-way done? God had reason enough to punish people for losing faith in Him, leaving t...
评分梦见舒伯特的狗 黄昱宁 “他的手指在睡梦中轻轻抽搐,几乎叫人觉察不出,就像是一只梦见了舒伯特的狗。” 《美声》写到第271页时,结局已近在咫尺。风暴前的宁静夜,书中这个次要角色的睡态描写简直就是作者典型风格的缩微形式:轻灵,幽默,精准的比喻,甜美而异样的氛围铺...
All about love.
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评分All about love.
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评分All about love.
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