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A Thousand Splendid Suns

  • 书    名 A Thousand Splendid Suns
  • 正文语种 英语
  • 装    帧 平装
  • 出版社 PENGUIN Group 

基本信息

  条形码: 9781594483073

  产品尺寸及重量: 17.2 x 10.6 x 3 cm ; 281 g

  ASIN: 1594483078

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内容简介

  《灿烂千阳》再次以阿富汗战乱为背景,时空跨越三十年,用细腻感人的笔触描绘了阿富汗旧家族制度下苦苦挣扎的妇女,她们所怀抱的希望、爱情、梦想与所有的失落。《灿烂千江巴阳》一书的主人公玛丽雅姆在阿富汗一个偏远贫穷的地方长大,她想上学,母亲却告诫她:"学校怎么会教你这样的人?一个女人只要学一样本领,那就是来自忍耐。""忍耐什么?""不用操心,"她母亲娜娜说,"需要你忍耐的东西绝不会少。"

  继畅销过百万册的《追风筝的人》之后,卡勒德?胡赛尼在《灿烂千阳》里展现了半个世纪阿富汗妇女所要忍耐的种种。个人,要忍耐饥饿、病痛的约束。家庭要承受战争的创伤、难民的流离失所。国家要忍耐前苏联、塔利班与美国的战歌基诉批括争。这是一部阿富汗忍耐的历史

  玛丽雅姆是个私生女,1974年,她15岁,母亲自杀。父亲强迫她嫁给喀布尔的老鞋匠拉希德。拉希德是小说里许多人性村受绍酒罪吃又友晶财防中暴力的源头。在流产六次后,玛丽雅姆不能再生育。她遭到拉希德的毒打虐待。

  小说的另一位女主人翁莱拉,是拉希德另一个妻子。在与前苏联的战争中,莱拉失去了两个哥哥。炸弹夺走了她父母的生命。她深爱的男孩也被迫逃离阿富汗。主人公生活里到处都是失落与绝望。过着简单美国式生活的美代沙刻充国读者甚至难以体会。

  刚开始,两位妻子相互敌视,渐渐的,两人在养育孩子的过程中越来越亲密无间。她们的友情在拉希德的虐待,国家的无情战火中留存。动人的情感成为小说的核心。两个女人苦难深重,某种程度上,她们庆祝塔利班的到来,希望能结束她们的苦难……关于不可宽恕的时代,不可能的友谊以及不可毁灭汉丝工药线预甚广句的爱。

  Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to m360百科arry the troubled and bitter Rasheed, wh若凯候家足关耐祖告远质o is thirty years her senior. Nearly tw使修风已o decades later, in a climate of growing unr现向象纪论哪执导est, tragedy strikes fifteen-year-old Laila, who must leave her home and join Mariam's unhappy household. Laila and Ma机京打讲行升势随争尔riam are to find co度好容沿很雨nsolation in each other, their friendship to grow as deep as the bond between sisters, as strong as the ties between mother and daughter. With the passing of time comes Taliban rule over Afgha道么煤载论牛后nistan, the streets of Kabul loud with the sound o精端心先止抗包飞f gunfire and bombs, life a d势论冷从院陆且省息雷合esperate struggle against starvation, brutality and fear, the women's endurance tested beyond their worst imaginings. Yet love can move a person to act in unexpected 似兴某丰得革ways, lead t周差宜另hem to overcome the most daunting obstacles with a startling hero充侵读儿亮培送措油实ism. In the end it is love that triumphs over death and destruction. A Thousand Splendid Suns is an unforgettable portrait of a wounded country and a deeply moving story of family and friendship. It is a beautiful, heart-wrenching story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely bond and an indestructible love. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

编辑推荐

  《灿烂千阳》是作者卡勒德·胡赛尼最新小说,全球读者口耳相传最想与朋友分享的作家。美国权威媒体星级评论大满贯作品,"卡勒德·胡赛尼完成了一件极其艰难的工作:《灿烂千阳》的力度和深度都超越了处女作《追风筝的人》"

  2007感动全球,600万读者翘首期待,上市4天美国销量突破105万册

  纽约时报榜首图书 亚马逊小说类销售冠军

  阿富汗三十年历史的揪心记录,一部关于家庭、友谊、信念和自我救赎的动人故事。关于不可宽恕的时代,不可能的友谊以及不可毁灭的爱。

  尽管生命充满苦痛与辛酸 但每一段悲痛的情节中都能让人见到希望的阳光。

  每个布满灰尘的面孔背后都有一个灵魂。献给阿富汗的女性。

  2003年,重返喀布尔。我看到穿着传统蒙面服装的女性三三两两走在街头,后面尾随着她们穿着破烂的孩子,乞求着路人施舍零钱。那一刻,我很想知道,生命已将她们带往何处?她们会有怎样的梦想、希望与渴望?她们谈过恋爱吗?丈夫是怎样的人?在蔓延阿富汗二十年的战争岁月中,她们究竟失去了什么?

  我与许多在喀布尔的女性谈过,她们的故事都是真实且让人心碎的。当我开始写《灿烂千阳》(A Thousand Splendid Suns)之际,我发现我自己不断想起这些充满韧性的阿富汗妇女。虽然她们不见得是引发我描写莱拉或者玛丽雅姆故事角色的灵感来源,不过她们的声音、面容与坚毅的生存故事却一直萦绕着我,而且关于这本小说,我有一大部分的启发是来自阿富汗女性的集体精神力量。

  --作者的话

  Every street of Kabul is enthralling to the eye(喀布尔每条街道都令人目不转睛)

  Through the bazaars, caravans of Egypt pass(埃及来的商旅穿行过座座市集)

  One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs(人们数不清她的屋顶上有多少轮皎洁的明月)

  And the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls(也数不清她的墙壁之后那一千个灿烂的太阳)

  --《喀布尔》米尔扎·穆罕默德·阿里·赛依伯(Saib-e-Tabrizi)

  胡赛尼:这本新书的书名是来自一首有关喀布尔的诗作,这首诗是十七世纪阿富汗诗人Saib-e-Tabrizi在参观喀布尔之后的印象之作。当我发现了这一首诗的时候,我正试图寻找有关描写喀布尔的诗词英文译本,想要在书中人物即将离开他深爱城市的悲伤场景中使用。我了解到我不只找到了切合书中想要表达的情绪诗句,同时在诗末所出现的词句"a thousand splendid suns"也相当适合这本小说想要表达的主题。这首诗是由Josephine Davis教授从波斯文翻译过来的。

  Joanna Daneman: "风格异常简洁清晰,人物刻画深刻而鲜明,主题直达根本而深重。这是一位令人瞩目的作家,我将继续关注。"

  Seth J. Frantzman: "卡勒德·胡赛尼再一次大获成功。《灿烂千阳》讲述了一个非常与众不用的故事,关于两代女性的悲惨遭遇,感人至深。她们深陷无爱的婚姻,命运被操纵在时代的手中,无法逃脱。"

  Donald Mitchell: "卡勒德·胡赛尼在刻画重要历史事件与时代主题方面异常成功,同时又能令你的心跟随故事情节一遍又一遍地疼痛。为何你的反应会如此剧烈?我想那是因为所有的角色都能让人感同身受,这是在阅读其他现代小说时很难有的体验。"

  Lawrance M. Bernabo: "无论怎么说,超越异常成功的处女作总是比最初的创作要艰难许多,胡赛尼本来极有可能变成吃老本的平庸作家,但《灿烂千阳》充分说明,关于阿富汗,这位喀布尔土生土长的作家还有许多精彩的故事要讲。"

  Amanda Richards: "这本小说会让最刚强的男人也偷偷拭泪。胡赛尼简单却充满丰富细节的描写让阅读充满乐趣,在我看来,灿烂千阳是我读过的最好的小说之一。绝不可错过!"

  N. Durham: "正如其他评论者所说,《灿烂千阳》比胡赛尼的上一本小说《追风筝的人》更令人喜欢。他再一次试图让我们能够多了解那个原本陌生的世界,而不只是进行无谓地谴责和置之不理。当然,如果你是《追风筝的人》的无条件拥戴者,这本书你自然也会喜欢。"

  John Kwok: "一本真正的现代文学经典,注定要成为2007年度最佳小说。它应当被与《战争与和平》以及《日瓦格医生》相提并论。"

  继《追风筝的人》占据纽约时报131周之后,卡勒德·胡赛尼带着这本优美动人、令人难忘的新书,再度回到我们的视野……《灿烂千阳》同样表现出卡勒德极高的叙事天分,它是一部阿富汗30年历史的揪心记录,一部关于家庭、友谊、信念和自我救赎的动人故事。

  令人晕眩的伟大成就……关于不可宽恕的时代,不可能的友谊以及不可毁灭的爱。

  --《出版商周刊》 (Publisher Weekly)

  很难想象还有比超越《追风筝的人》更艰难的事:作为一位无名作家的第一本小说,且描写的是一个大多数人都所知甚少的国家,《追风筝的人》在全球的销售量已奇迹般地高达600万册。然而,当卡勒德?胡赛尼的第二本小说《灿烂千阳》出现在亚马逊的时候,试读者们读者们表现出前所未见的热情。一些读者认为,《灿烂千阳》甚至比《追风筝的人》更胜一筹,它更突出地表现了胡赛尼极具感染力的叙事能力,以及他对个人和国家悲剧的敏锐感受力。在这个以女性为主角的故事中,绝望与微弱的希望同时呈现。

  --《图书馆杂志》(Library Journal )

  在以畅销书开场之后,胡赛尼继续回顾20世纪后期阿富汗的风貌。这一次,是通过两位女性的眼睛。……胡赛尼的第二本鸿篇巨制具有不可思议的悲剧风格,是对阿富汗的苦难与力量悲伤而又优美的告白。喜爱《追风筝的人》的读者们,一定不会错过这一令人难忘的续作。

  --《书目报》(Booklist)

  继超级畅销的《追风筝的人》之后,卡勒德·胡赛尼在新作《灿烂千阳》中通过两位女性的视角精心讲述了一个关于他祖国的故事……国度的兴衰对于略知国际新闻的读者来说并不陌生。但是通过小说的渲染,这一切以全新的方式震撼着我们。它迫使我们思考:如果注定要面对惨淡的人生,我们将何去何从?

  --《明尼阿波利斯星坛报》(Minneapolis Star-Tribune)

  卡勒德·胡赛尼完成了一件极其艰难的工作:《灿烂千阳》的力度和深度都超越了处女作《追风筝的人》……通常,第二部作品相较于前作都会显得苍白无力,但这部备受瞩目的作品成功地把读者带进了那个残酷、绝望、苦难和贫困的世界,同时又以希望、救赎和爱来抚平痛苦……

  --《夏洛特观察家报》(Charlotte Observer)

  个人在困境中挣扎的旅程,家庭里那些似乎无穷无尽的秘密。胡赛尼的两本小说以及小说中的各个角色都以不同的方式在追问以上的问题,而答案也不尽相同。在阿富汗,在美国,我们每个人也都面临着同样的问题。在这本略显散乱却更为睿智的小说中,胡赛尼延续着他那富有同情的叙述方式,以及简练、引人动情的语言特色。

  --《圣路易斯邮讯报》(St. Louise Post Dispatcher

专业书评

  Stephanie Cross, Daily Mail

  `A gripping tale ... It is, too, a powerful portrait of female suffering and endurance under the Taliban' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

  Natasha Walter, Guardian

  `Anyone whose heart-strings were pulled by The Kite Runner should be more than satisfied with this follow-up' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

  Observer

  `Hosseini is at his best in some of his description of the landscape and his account of the developing relationship of the two wives, which begins with hostility and slowly blossoms into a concord ...' --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

  Lucie Young, Daily Telegraph

  `Hosseini has that rare thing, a Dickensian knack for storytelling. He excels at writing suspenseful epics filled with compelling characters' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

  Marie Claire

  `Explores the turbulent history of modern Afghanistan through the lives of two young characters' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

  The Times

  `The novel offers extraordinarily harrowing insights into the lives of Afghan women over the past three decades .... If he cut his teeth by writing about his countrymen, it is the plight of Afghanistan's women that has brought him to realise his full powers as a novelist' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

  London Paper Book of the Week

  `Hosseini has stuck with his winning formula: compelling, unflashy storytelling centred around two sympathetic protagonists struggling in difficult times ... nothing beats a good story' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

  Observer

  `Hosseini is at his best in some of his description of the landscape and his account of the developing relationship of the two wives, which begins with hostility and slowly blossoms into a concord ...'

  --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

  From the Publisher

  The highly anticipated and breathtaking new novel by the author of the internationally bestselling novel The Kite Runner. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

媒体推荐

  A beautifully crafted and disturbing story of two women victims of the wrath of men. As unforgettable as The Kite Runner, this novel places us in Afghanistan with an open heart' Isabel Allende 'I loved this book - I couldn't put it down and read it in one sitting. It is incredibly moving and a real insight into the madness and suffering of Afghanistan - in particular its women' Fiona Bruce 'Hosseini proves his credentials as a superstar storyteller. This follow up to The Kite Runner will have fans rampaging into bookshops desperate for their copy. Yet again he weaves a masterful story around the lives of two extraordinary and compelling characters brought together in adversity' Mariella Frostrup 'From further east comes, at long last, Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns in which the universally adored author of The Kite Runner returns with a study of love and self-sacrifice in a modern Afghan family' Sunday Telegraph --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

作者简介

  作者:(美)卡勒德·胡赛尼

  卡勒德·胡赛尼(Khaled Hosseini),1965年生于喀布尔,后随父亲逃往美国。胡赛尼毕业于加州大学圣地亚哥医学系,现居加州执业。《追风筝的人》是他的第一本小说,因书中角色刻画生动,故事情节震撼感人,出版后大获好评,获得各项新人奖,并跃居全美各大畅销排行榜,目前正由梦工厂改拍成电影。

  Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan and moved to the United States in 1980. His first novel, The Kite Runner , was an international bestseller, published in thirty-four countries. In 2006 he was named a US goodwill envoy to the United Nations Refugee Agency. He lives in northern California. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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