On Beauty

On Beauty

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作者: Zadie Smith 著

出版社: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

出版时间: 2006-08

ISBN: 9780143037743

定价: 125.80

装帧: 平装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 464页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>文学

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HowardBelsey,aRembrandtscholarwhodoesn'tlikeRembrandt,isanEnglishmanabroadandalong-sufferingprofessoratWellington,aliberalNewEnglandartscollege.HehasbeenmarriedforthirtyyearstoKiki,anAmericanwomanwhonolongerresemblesthesexyactivistsheoncewas.Theirthreechildrenpassionatelypursuetheirownpaths:Leviquestsafterauthenticblackness,Zorabelievesthatintellectualscanredeemeverybody,andJeromestrugglestobeabelieverinafamilyofstrictatheists.Facedwiththeoppressiveenthusiasmsofhischildren,Howardfeelsthatthefirsttwoactsofhislifeareoverandhehasnoclearplansforthefinale.Ortheencore.
ThenJerome,Howard'solderson,fallsforVictoria,thestunningdaughteroftheright-wingiconMontyKipps,andthetwofamiliesfindthemselvesthrowntogetherinabeautifulcornerofAmerica,enactingaculturalandpersonalwaragainstthebackgroundofrealwarsthattheybarelyregister.Aninfidelity,adeath,andalegacysetinmotionachainofeventsthatseesallpartiesforcedtoexaminetheunarticulatedassumptionswhichunderpintheirlives.Howdoyouchoosetheworkonwhichtospendyourlife?Whydoyoulovethepeopleyoulove?Doyoureallybelievewhatyouclaimto?Andwhatisthebeautifulthing,andhowfarwillyougotogetit?
SetonbothsidesoftheAtlantic,ZadieSmith'sthirdnovelisabrilliantanalysisoffamilylife,theinstitutionofmarriage,intersectionsofthepersonalandpolitical,andanhonestlookatpeople'sdeceptions.Itisalso,asyoumightexpect,veryfunnyindeed. ZadieSmith
Thedebutwunderkindofthenewmillenniumwas24-year-oldZadieSmith,whofinishedhermanuscriptforWhiteTeethasacollegestudentinCambridge,England,onlytofindherselfsittingonasix-figureadvance,aninternationalbestsellerandonslaughtofliterarypraisecomparinghertothelikesofCharlesDickensandSalmanRushdie.

Biography
ThedebutwunderkindofthenewmillenniumwasZadieSmith,whofinishedhermanuscriptforWhiteTeethasacollegestudentinCambridge,England,onlytofindherselfsittingonasix-figureadvance,aninternationalbestseller,andanonslaughtofliterarypraisecomparinghertothelikesofCharlesDickensandSalmanRushdie.Bornin1975toanEnglishfatherandaJamaicanmother,SmithgrewupinLondon'spoly-ethnicWillesdenGreenneighborhood,abackdropshehasminedwithgreatsuccessinstoriesthatparsetheimmigrantexperienceandinvestigateoverarchingthemesofrace,class,andintergenerationalties.SheattendedKing'sCollegeinCambridge,submittedstoriestoacollegeanthology,andgotnoticedbyaliteraryagentwhowangledthedealthatledtoherfirstnovel.Spanning150years,mixingJamaican,English,andBangladeshiintoitscharacters'familytrees,andfocusedonthreeclansinLondon,WhiteTeethgarneredlavishpraiseonitspublicationin2000.NotoriouslycriticalNewYorkTimesbookreviewerMichikoKakutanicalledit"...abig,splashy,populousproduction...thatannouncesthedebutofapreternaturallygiftednewwriter."TheSanFranciscoChroniclepronounceditthefirstgreatnovelofthenewcentury,andTimelikenedSmithtoMargaretAtwoodandPulitzerwinnerMichaelChabon.Inthemidstofallthehosannas,though,onenegativereviewstandsout.AnoticeintheliterarymagazineButterflyproclaimed:"WhiteTeethistheliteraryequivalentofahyperactive,ginger-haired,tap-dancing10-year-old."Theauthorofthissnipe?ZadieSmith,ofcourse!"Iwasveryworriedthatifthisbookdidwellorwasforcedtodowellbyalotofhypebehindit,thatIwouldn'twriteanythingagain,"sheexplainedtoLondon'sIndependentin2000ApparentlySmithseriouslyunderestimatedheraccomplishment.WhiteTeethscoopedtheGuardianFirstBookAward,theWhitbreadFirstNovelAward,andtheCommonwealthWriters'Prizeandwasshortlistedforaseveralotherprestigiousliteraryawards.Moreover,shestareddownthedreadedspecterofsophomoreslumpwithhersecondnovel,2002'sTheAutographMan,ameditationonherowncelebritythatzoomedupthebestsellerlist,wontheJewishQuarterlyLiteraryPrizeforFiction,andpositionedSmithforinclusioninGrantamagazine's2003listofthe20bestyoungBritishwriters--arostercompiledonceevery10years.Smithcontinuestoforgefictionthatgetsnoticed.Inaddition,shehaseditedandwrittenintroductionstoanthologiesthatshowcasethepreeminentwritersofhergeneration.

GoodToKnow
Smithchangedhernamefrom"Sadie"to"Zadie,""becauseitseemedright,exotic,different,"shetoldtheGuardian.Smith'sthirdnovel,OnBeautytakesitstitlefromElaineScarry'sessay"OnBeautyandBeingJust."
内容简介:
HowardBelsey,aRembrandtscholarwhodoesn'tlikeRembrandt,isanEnglishmanabroadandalong-sufferingprofessoratWellington,aliberalNewEnglandartscollege.HehasbeenmarriedforthirtyyearstoKiki,anAmericanwomanwhonolongerresemblesthesexyactivistsheoncewas.Theirthreechildrenpassionatelypursuetheirownpaths:Leviquestsafterauthenticblackness,Zorabelievesthatintellectualscanredeemeverybody,andJeromestrugglestobeabelieverinafamilyofstrictatheists.Facedwiththeoppressiveenthusiasmsofhischildren,Howardfeelsthatthefirsttwoactsofhislifeareoverandhehasnoclearplansforthefinale.Ortheencore.
ThenJerome,Howard'solderson,fallsforVictoria,thestunningdaughteroftheright-wingiconMontyKipps,andthetwofamiliesfindthemselvesthrowntogetherinabeautifulcornerofAmerica,enactingaculturalandpersonalwaragainstthebackgroundofrealwarsthattheybarelyregister.Aninfidelity,adeath,andalegacysetinmotionachainofeventsthatseesallpartiesforcedtoexaminetheunarticulatedassumptionswhichunderpintheirlives.Howdoyouchoosetheworkonwhichtospendyourlife?Whydoyoulovethepeopleyoulove?Doyoureallybelievewhatyouclaimto?Andwhatisthebeautifulthing,andhowfarwillyougotogetit?
SetonbothsidesoftheAtlantic,ZadieSmith'sthirdnovelisabrilliantanalysisoffamilylife,theinstitutionofmarriage,intersectionsofthepersonalandpolitical,andanhonestlookatpeople'sdeceptions.Itisalso,asyoumightexpect,veryfunnyindeed.
作者简介:
ZadieSmith
Thedebutwunderkindofthenewmillenniumwas24-year-oldZadieSmith,whofinishedhermanuscriptforWhiteTeethasacollegestudentinCambridge,England,onlytofindherselfsittingonasix-figureadvance,aninternationalbestsellerandonslaughtofliterarypraisecomparinghertothelikesofCharlesDickensandSalmanRushdie.

Biography
ThedebutwunderkindofthenewmillenniumwasZadieSmith,whofinishedhermanuscriptforWhiteTeethasacollegestudentinCambridge,England,onlytofindherselfsittingonasix-figureadvance,aninternationalbestseller,andanonslaughtofliterarypraisecomparinghertothelikesofCharlesDickensandSalmanRushdie.Bornin1975toanEnglishfatherandaJamaicanmother,SmithgrewupinLondon'spoly-ethnicWillesdenGreenneighborhood,abackdropshehasminedwithgreatsuccessinstoriesthatparsetheimmigrantexperienceandinvestigateoverarchingthemesofrace,class,andintergenerationalties.SheattendedKing'sCollegeinCambridge,submittedstoriestoacollegeanthology,andgotnoticedbyaliteraryagentwhowangledthedealthatledtoherfirstnovel.Spanning150years,mixingJamaican,English,andBangladeshiintoitscharacters'familytrees,andfocusedonthreeclansinLondon,WhiteTeethgarneredlavishpraiseonitspublicationin2000.NotoriouslycriticalNewYorkTimesbookreviewerMichikoKakutanicalledit"...abig,splashy,populousproduction...thatannouncesthedebutofapreternaturallygiftednewwriter."TheSanFranciscoChroniclepronounceditthefirstgreatnovelofthenewcentury,andTimelikenedSmithtoMargaretAtwoodandPulitzerwinnerMichaelChabon.Inthemidstofallthehosannas,though,onenegativereviewstandsout.AnoticeintheliterarymagazineButterflyproclaimed:"WhiteTeethistheliteraryequivalentofahyperactive,ginger-haired,tap-dancing10-year-old."Theauthorofthissnipe?ZadieSmith,ofcourse!"Iwasveryworriedthatifthisbookdidwellorwasforcedtodowellbyalotofhypebehindit,thatIwouldn'twriteanythingagain,"sheexplainedtoLondon'sIndependentin2000ApparentlySmithseriouslyunderestimatedheraccomplishment.WhiteTeethscoopedtheGuardianFirstBookAward,theWhitbreadFirstNovelAward,andtheCommonwealthWriters'Prizeandwasshortlistedforaseveralotherprestigiousliteraryawards.Moreover,shestareddownthedreadedspecterofsophomoreslumpwithhersecondnovel,2002'sTheAutographMan,ameditationonherowncelebritythatzoomedupthebestsellerlist,wontheJewishQuarterlyLiteraryPrizeforFiction,andpositionedSmithforinclusioninGrantamagazine's2003listofthe20bestyoungBritishwriters--arostercompiledonceevery10years.Smithcontinuestoforgefictionthatgetsnoticed.Inaddition,shehaseditedandwrittenintroductionstoanthologiesthatshowcasethepreeminentwritersofhergeneration.

GoodToKnow
Smithchangedhernamefrom"Sadie"to"Zadie,""becauseitseemedright,exotic,different,"shetoldtheGuardian.Smith'sthirdnovel,OnBeautytakesitstitlefromElaineScarry'sessay"OnBeautyandBeingJust."

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