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克里斯托弗·尼柯尔森(Christopher Nicholson)
作家,BBC广播公司编剧和制片人。对自然史兴趣浓厚,为BBC制作的节目多以人与动物间的关系为主题,所拍纪录片曾获普利策奖。1984年,在尼泊尔奇旺国家公园同大象初次亲密接触,自此与大象结下不解之缘。
2009年,长篇小说处女作《大象詹妮与我》面世,获得如潮好评。大象詹妮的坎坷一生和守护者汤姆对詹妮毕生追随的故事感人至深。叙事技巧超凡脱俗,笔触余味悠长,字里行间渗透着对人与动物关系的深挚思考及世间万物皆平等的悲悯情怀。
"I asked the sailor what an Elephant looked like; he replied that it was like nothing on earth." "England, 1766: " After a long voyage from the East Indies, a ship docks in Bristol, England, and rumor quickly spreads about its unusual cargo--some say a mermaid is on board. A crowd forms, hoping to catch a glimpse of the magical creature. One crate after another is unpacked: a zebra, a leopard, and a baboon. There's no mermaid, but in the final two crates is something almost as magical--a pair of young elephants, in poor health but alive. Seeing a unique opportunity, a wealthy sugar merchant purchases the elephants for his country estate and turns their care over to a young stable boy, Tom Page. Tom's family has long cared for horses, but an elephant is something different altogether. It takes time for Tom and the elephants to understand one another, but to the surprise of everyone on the estate, a remarkable bond is formed. "The Elephant Keeper," the story of Tom and the elephants, in Tom's own words, moves from the green fields and woods of the English countryside to the dark streets and alleys of late-eighteenth-century London, reflecting both the beauty and the violence of the age. Nicholson's lush writing and deft storytelling complement a captivating tale of love and loyalty between one man and the two elephants that change the lives of all who meet them.
不知为何,从小就觉得大象带着安详的特质,让人安心。第一眼在学校图书馆看见这本书,就想马上读完。(虽然这本书原本不在我的阅读计划里) 虽然在这过程中也想过汤姆与詹妮最后的结果是怎样的,但是真正读到结尾时,却不再纠结于他们的结局。可能因为他们的心是一直牵绊在...
评分最近读有关动物与人的书,这本是常读常新的一个。 素朴中蕴涵感动,在为詹妮和汤姆暗暗心焦的时候,竟莫名掉下眼泪。 曾经草长莺飞的故乡原野,如今已满目疮痍。 过往的故人,只能“相顾无言,泪千行。” 这是多么可怕的事情。 幸好有詹妮陪伴身旁,生之渴盼从未失去,而再回首...
评分动物与人之间的的感情,有些甚至大大超越了人与人之间的。在我小时候邻居有个独身的老爷爷养了一只猫,他们一直形影不离,是彼此最重要的伴,那只猫只吃老爷爷给它喂的食物。很多年后,老爷爷去世了,而那只猫从老爷爷走的那天开始就一直不吃不喝,默默在守在以前老爷爷住的那...
评分自从有了金刚,就知道爱情是可以跨越种族的。年幼的汤姆在码头看到詹妮的第一眼起,他的命运就和这位远渡重洋来到英国的女士紧密联系互相缠绕了。 汤姆是哈灵顿庄园优秀的马夫家族,他的父亲乃至远祖都能和马沟通。这种优异的基因在16世纪的英国小镇明显发生了意想不到...
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