Water for Elephants

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莎拉·格魯恩(Sara Gruen),對動物有著莫名的狂熱,先前齣版過兩本與馬有關的書,都廣受歡迎。書中很多的角色都是根據真實人物為藍本,故事背景則是根據1930年代的巡迴馬戲團。她現與丈夫、三名子女、四隻貓、兩頭羊、兩條狗、一匹馬同住在芝加哥北部的環保小區。

出版者:Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
作者:Sara Gruen
出品人:
頁數:335
译者:
出版時間:2006-05-26
價格:USD 23.95
裝幀:Hardcover
isbn號碼:9781565124998
叢書系列:
圖書標籤:
  • 小說 
  • 大象的眼淚 
  • 外國文學 
  • fiction 
  • 獸醫,愛情,人世間 
  • 英文 
  • 英文原版 
  • Novel 
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Though he may not speak of them, the memories still dwell inside Jacob Jankowski's ninety-something-year-old mind. Memories of himself as a young man, tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. Memories of a world filled with freaks and clowns, with wonder and pain and anger and passion; a world with its own narrow, irrational rules, its own way of life, and its own way of death. The world of the circus: to Jacob it was both salvation and a living hell.

Jacob was there because his luck had run out—orphaned and penniless, he had no direction until he landed on this locomotive "ship of fools." It was the early part of the Great Depression, and everyone in this third-rate circus was lucky to have any job at all. Marlena, the star of the equestrian act, was there because she fell in love with the wrong man, a handsome circus boss with a wide mean streak. And Rosie the elephant was there because she was the great gray hope, the new act that was going to be the salvation of the circus; the only problem was, Rosie didn't have an act—in fact, she couldn't even follow instructions. The bond that grew among this unlikely trio was one of love and trust, and ultimately, it was their only hope for survival.

Surprising, poignant, and funny, Water for Elephants is that rare novel with a story so engrossing, one is reluctant to put it down; with characters so engaging, they continue to live long after the last page has been turned; with a world built of wonder, a world so real, one starts to breathe its air.

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好吧,我承认我用这样的标题是有那么一点点过,但是谁让它打出超越《追风筝的人》的口号呢? 我是坐在三联书店的台阶上伴着优雅的钢琴曲看完这本书的,三个小时一气呵成,其间没有受到任何打扰,看完之后虽然不至于后悔浪费时间,但是亲身体会到了广告是多么的不可信。...  

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为什么叫“大象的眼泪”?本来的名字是“Water for elephants”,全文也没有出现过大象流泪什么的。这样很容易误导是一个以动物寻找人最终找到了之类的煽情故事。 行文方式很有趣,情节也抓人心,尤其赞的是对年老男主人公心理和生活的描写。只是高潮部分来的太假,令全本在弹...  

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在咣当咣当的火车上,我翻开了《大象的眼泪》——如此切题,这正是发生在火车马戏团上的故事。“我九十岁,或者九十三岁,不是九十就是九十三。”故事从第六页开始变得有趣。伴随着摇晃而漫长的旅程,慢慢读下去。 从某种意义上说,每个人的重要选择只有一次,余下岁月...  

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好吧,我承认我用这样的标题是有那么一点点过,但是谁让它打出超越《追风筝的人》的口号呢? 我是坐在三联书店的台阶上伴着优雅的钢琴曲看完这本书的,三个小时一气呵成,其间没有受到任何打扰,看完之后虽然不至于后悔浪费时间,但是亲身体会到了广告是多么的不可信。...  

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産生不瞭共鳴的書沒有什麼大感。。

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我還記得小的時候看過的馬戲團,這種本身遊走在城市之間的稀奇古怪的團體帶著稀奇古怪的東西,還真是讓人心動,可是現在已經基本絕跡,有的時候還真的很懷念呢

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Life is the most spectacular show on earth.

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Romance again? Shit! 還以為你要講馬戲團???? 看在閱讀體驗還不錯的份上給三星好瞭

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Romance again? Shit! 還以為你要講馬戲團???? 看在閱讀體驗還不錯的份上給三星好瞭

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