BELLOW EVOKES ALL THE RICH COLOR and exotic customs of a highly imaginary Africa in this acclaimed comic novel about a middle-aged American millionaire who, seeking a new, more rewarding life, descends upon an African tribe. Henderson’s awesome feats of strength and his unbridled passion for life win him the admiration of the tribe—but it is his gift for making rain that turns him from mere hero into messiah. A hilarious, often ribald story, Henderson the Rain King is also a profound look at the forces that drive a man through life.
Saul Bellow won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel HUMBOLDT’S GIFT in 1975, and in 1976 was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature ‘for the human understanding and subtle analysis of contemporary culture that are combined in his work.’ He is the only novelist to receive three National Book Awards, for THE ADVENTURES OF AUGIE MARCH, HERZOG, and MR. SAMMLER’S PLANET
他长着一双阴阳怪气的眼睛,偌大的头颅凹凸不平,头发像波斯羊身上的毛,还有一个大鼻子。这样类似于动物的外貌却是《雨王亨德森》书中的主人公,让人又失望又好笑同时又让人对他产生好奇,为什么作者索尔•贝娄给了他“兽”的形象。 索尔•贝娄是美国著名作家,诺贝尔获...
評分接触的第二本索尔贝娄的作品,相比于《洪堡的礼物》中对城市知识分子精神漩涡的剖析,《雨王亨德森》显然是向所有城市阶层或者说在现代文明下生活的人们提供了一次自我探寻的精神苦旅,也更加易懂。主人公亨德森的存在主义危机一方面是由于机械化复制时代给人们带来的虚幻景观...
評分人在什么时候最痛苦?重新审视自己、颠覆自己的时候。 泛泛而论,可以说这本书的主题是关于“寻找自我”。这个主题在众多的文学作品中并不鲜见。真正击中读者的,是亨德森发自内心深处的呐喊,是那似乎看不到底的欲望的深度。 雨王亨德森不可能活在当下的中国,他太较真了,...
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