"Henry James' great theme is the collision of cultures, of New World American energy encountering Old World European aristocracy; and his supreme skill is in the delineation of the unspoken subtleties that govern human interaction-- the meanings behind people's words, the delicate signals by which people communicate more than the conventions of conversation or society allow."
--Amazon.co.uk Review
"The American is built around a moral dilemma that dramatises this clash of cultures. Wealthy, open-hearted Christopher Newman (the New Man in the Old World) visits Paris and falls in love with impoverished French aristocrat, Claire de Cintre. However, her snobbish family bully her into breaking off the engagement. When Newman discovers that his former fiancée's family are hiding a dark secret, corrupt Old World morals suggest he should use it to take his revenge; but his simpler American sense tells him that this would be wrong. What should he do? The fine touch with which James explores the complexities of this scenario markes an extraordinary advance over his first novel, Roderick Hudson; and The American looks forward to the mature classics of James' middle period, books like Daisy Miller and Portrai t of a Lady--all novels that explore the classic Jamesian theme of Americans in Europe."
--Adam Roberts
早就想買些英語原版小說看,來提升自己的英語水平,書是高活動買的,很劃算。書的質量也不錯
評分 評分小開本,長17.5厘米,寬10厘米。
評分不過沒關係,是送人的。
評分3)羅柏怎麼還沒死綫。本來書裏就對這個角色沒什麼好感,電視劇更是讓我有一種“他怎麼還活著”的念頭。這集終於等來瞭佛雷傢的談判條件,“紅色婚禮”近在咫尺,值得期待。
評分 評分 評分京東的快遞很給力,速度很快,希望價格更優惠些
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