Dead Hand

Dead Hand

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作者: Paul Theroux 著

出版社: Houghton Mifflin

出版时间: 2012-01

版次: 1

ISBN: 9780547394497

定价: 129.00

装帧: 平装

开本: 32开

纸张: 胶版纸

页数: 279页

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>小说

　　When Jerry Delfont, an aimless travel writer with writer’sblock (his “dead hand”), receives a letter from an Americanphilanthropist, Mrs. Merrill Unger, with news of a scandalinvolving an Indian friend of her son’s, he is intrigued. Who isthe dead boy, found on the floor of a cheap hotel room? How and whydid he die? And what is Jerry to make of a patch of carpet, and apackage containing a human hand?

He is swiftly captivated by the beautiful, mysterious Mrs.Unger—and revived by her tantric massages—but the circumstancessurrounding the dead boy cause him increasingly to doubt thewoman’s motives and the exact nature of her philanthropy. Withoutmuch to go on, Jerry pursues answers from the teeming streets ofCalcutta to Uttar Pradesh. It is a dark and twisted trail ofobsession and need.

Beautifully written, A Dead Hand demonstrates the powerfulevocation of place and character that has made Paul Theroux one ofthe most perceptive and engaging writers today. 　　PAUL THEROUX's acclaimed novels include Blinding Light,Hotel Honolulu, My Other Life, Kowloon Tong, and TheMosquito Coast. His renowned travel books include GhostTrain to the Eastern Star, Dark Star Safari, and The GreatRailway Bazaar.
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　　When Jerry Delfont, an aimless travel writer with writer’sblock (his “dead hand”), receives a letter from an Americanphilanthropist, Mrs. Merrill Unger, with news of a scandalinvolving an Indian friend of her son’s, he is intrigued. Who isthe dead boy, found on the floor of a cheap hotel room? How and whydid he die? And what is Jerry to make of a patch of carpet, and apackage containing a human hand?

He is swiftly captivated by the beautiful, mysterious Mrs.Unger—and revived by her tantric massages—but the circumstancessurrounding the dead boy cause him increasingly to doubt thewoman’s motives and the exact nature of her philanthropy. Withoutmuch to go on, Jerry pursues answers from the teeming streets ofCalcutta to Uttar Pradesh. It is a dark and twisted trail ofobsession and need.

Beautifully written, A Dead Hand demonstrates the powerfulevocation of place and character that has made Paul Theroux one ofthe most perceptive and engaging writers today.
作者简介:
　　PAUL THEROUX's acclaimed novels include Blinding Light,Hotel Honolulu, My Other Life, Kowloon Tong, and TheMosquito Coast. His renowned travel books include GhostTrain to the Eastern Star, Dark Star Safari, and The GreatRailway Bazaar.

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