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发表于2025-02-18
Decline and Fall pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2025
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Decline and Fall (1928) was Evelyn Waugh's immensely successful first novel, and it displays not only all of its author's customary satiric genius and flair for unearthing the ridiculous in human nature, but also a youthful willingness to train those weapons on any and every thing in his path. In this fractured picaresque comedy of the hapless Paul Pennyfeather stumbling from one disaster to another, Waugh manages the delicious task of skewering every aspect of the society in which he lived.
With an Introduction by Frank Kermode
伊夫林•沃(Evelyn Waugh,1903—1966),英國著名作傢,被譽為英國二十世紀最優秀的諷刺小說傢,並被公認為二十世紀最傑齣的文體傢之一。他最優秀的作品包括早期的諷刺小說《衰落與瓦解》、《邪惡的肉身》、《黑色惡作劇》、《一把塵土》等,創作中後期則有長篇巨著《故園風雨後》、描寫二戰的《榮譽之劍》三部麯以及自傳《一知半解》等。
一 “也许读者已经发现,保罗·潘尼费瑟根本当不成小说的主人公,他存在的意义只是把一连串的事件联结起来。”——故事讲到一半,伊夫林·沃突然以恶作剧口吻轻描淡写地丢出这么一句话,以防止读者对主人公的角色深度抱以过大期望,这种玩笑,应该也是这个充满恶意的小说家的粉...
Decline and Fall pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2025