Margaret Atwood's The Robber Bride is inspired by "The Robber Bridegroom," a wonderfully grisly tale from the Brothers Grimm in which an evil groom lures three maidens into his lair and devours them, one by one. But in her version, Atwood brilliantly recasts the monster as Zenia, a villainess of demonic proportions, and sets her loose in the lives of three friends, Tony,
Charis, and Roz. All three "have lost men, spirit, money, and time to their old college acquaintance, Zenia. At various times, and in various emotional disguises, Zenia has insinuated her way into their lives and practically demolished them.
To Tony, who almost lost her husband and jeopardized her academic career, Zenia is 'a lurking enemycommando.' To Roz, who did lose her husband and almost her magazine, Zenia is 'a cold and treacherous bitch.' To Charis, who lost a boyfriend, quarts of vegetable juice and some pet chickens, Zenia is a kind of zombie, maybe 'soulless'" (Lorrie Moore, New York Times BookReview ). In love and war, illusion and deceit, Zenia's subterranean malevolence takes us deep into her enemies' pasts.
瑪格麗特·阿特伍德,1939年齣生於加拿大渥太華,早年在安大略北部和魁北剋度過,1962年獲哈佛大學文科碩士學位,曾任加拿大作傢協會主席。她是加拿大最著名的小說傢和詩人,其作品迄今已在全球35個國傢齣版。她曾推齣30多部作品,其中包括小說、詩歌與批評散文。她的小說《女僕的故事》、《貓眼》與《彆名格雷斯》曾獲得加拿大的吉勒爾奬與意大利的普雷米歐·濛德羅奬,《瞎眼刺客》曾獲2000年英國布剋小說奬。
色诱女作家 序 写作像什么呢?有人说像怀孕,忽然间某种灵感从天而降,你就像圣母玛利亚一样,也可能像跟天使搏斗的雅各,筋疲力尽的一夜之后,作品诞生了。男人们很久以前说写作这回事不该是女人该插手的,写作要用“笔”啊,女人们显然不具备这种“工具”嘛。女作...
評分色诱女作家 序 写作像什么呢?有人说像怀孕,忽然间某种灵感从天而降,你就像圣母玛利亚一样,也可能像跟天使搏斗的雅各,筋疲力尽的一夜之后,作品诞生了。男人们很久以前说写作这回事不该是女人该插手的,写作要用“笔”啊,女人们显然不具备这种“工具”嘛。女作...
評分 評分 評分女人只分两类! 尽管M. Atwood费尽心思塑造出沉迷战争史的女学者托尼,女祭司般神经质的查丽丝,以及外表坚硬、内心荏弱的商界女强人洛兹——这三位个性鲜明且迥异的女性,但故事的结局却证明,她们也不过同属一类女人。而她们的对立面,那个迷一般身世、迷一般死去的...
其實應該算介於三顆與四顆星之間,但因為是Atwood,給分從嚴……
评分情節太簡單。。。一個綠茶婊的故事
评分情節太簡單。。。一個綠茶婊的故事
评分Reminds me Stephen King's The Shining.
评分看來atwood奶奶的水平不是很平穩啊,這個真的沒辦法跟我前幾個月讀的幾篇短篇比。。。真囧啊。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。
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