“活着,奋斗着,爱着我们的生活,爱着生活馈赠的一切悲欢,那就是,一种实现。生活的充实常在,人人皆可获得。”
贝蒂·史密斯(1896—1972),德国移民的女儿,成长于纽约布鲁克林的威廉斯堡。她的经历与这部小说主人公弗兰西相似,早年也是靠自学完成了初步的知识积累。后来她进入大学学习新闻、戏剧、写作和文学。《布鲁克林有棵树》是其最主要作品,曾被改编为电影、电视、音乐剧等多种形式,并曾获得过奥斯卡奖。她还是一位剧作家,一生写过多部独幕剧和完整的长篇戏剧,曾获洛克菲勒基金会和戏剧家协会基金会资助。
The American classic about a young girl's coming of age at the turn of the century. "A profoundly moving novel, and an honest and true one. It cuts right to the heart of life...If you miss "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" you will deny yourself a rich experience...It is a poignant and deeply understanding story of childhood and family relationships. The Nolans lived in the Williamsburg slums of Brooklyn from 1902 until 1919...Their daughter Francie and their son Neely knew more than their fair share of the privations and sufferings that are the lot of a great city's poor. Primarily this is Francie's book. She is a superb feat of characterization, an imaginative, alert, resourceful child. And Francie's growing up and beginnings of wisdom are the substance of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn."" --"New York Times" "One of the most dearly beloved and one of the finest books of our day." --Orville Prescott "One of the books of the century."--New York Public Library
这是一本有关童年、成长、苦难和教育的书,更是一本有关信念,甚至是信仰的书。掩卷,一个问题在脑海中回荡:是什么让弗兰西有种超出年龄的智慧?这种智慧面对苦难能够豁达,面对贫困能够淡然,面对辍学能够坚持。我觉得,一个重要的原因是阅读。一字不识的外祖母让孩子...
评分在讲究结构立体、语言繁复的当下,小说的韵味都被我们消磨殆尽,一本新书翻到30页,没悬念没暴力没性,往往就折煞了大半人的阅读兴趣。所谓质朴、干净,也成为拿腔拿调的假平淡,用不经风雨的平声一韵到底。我一直在想,真正的生活,在小说里应该是什么样?生活很幽默,但肯定...
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