The fascinating first-person account of the cross-dressing prince who poisoned Rasputin with rose cream cakes laced with cyanide and spiked Madeira is now back in print. Originally published in France in 1952, during the years of Prince Youssoupoff's exile from Russia, Lost Splendor has all the excitement of a thriller. Born to great riches, lord of vast feudal estates and many palaces, Felix Youssoupoff led the life of a grand seigneur in the days before the Russian Revolution. Married to the niece of Czar Nicholas II, he could observe at close range the rampant corruption and intrigues of the imperial court, which culminated in the rise to power of the sinister monk Rasputin. Finally, impelled by patriotism and his love for the Romanoff dynasty, which he felt was in danger of destroying itself and Russia, he killed Rasputin in 1916 with the help of the Grand Duke Dimitri and others. More than any other single event, this deed helped to bring about the cataclysmic upheaval that ended in the advent of the Soviet regime.~The author describes the luxury and glamour of his upbringing, fantastic episodes at nightclubs and with the gypsies in St. Petersburg, grand tours of Europe, dabbling in spiritualism and occultism, and an occasional conscience-stricken attempt to alleviate the lot of the poor.~Prince Youssoupoff was an aristocrat of character. When the moment for action came, when the monk's evil influence over the czar and czarina became unbearable, he and his friends decided that they must get rid of the monster. He tells how Rasputin courted him and tried to hypnotize him, and how finally they decoyed him to the basement of the prince's palace. Prince Youssoupoff...is perfectly objective, remarkably modern and as accurate as human fallibility allows. His book is therefore readable, of historical value and intimately tragic. It is as if Count Fersen had written a detailed account of the last years of Marie Antoinette. --Harold Nicholson, on the first English edition, 1955 By Prince Felix Youssoupoff. Hardcover, 5.25 x 8.25 in./300 pgs / 0 color 14 BW0 duotone 0 ~ Item D20143
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这本书的语言艺术达到了一个惊人的高度。它不像那种堆砌华丽辞藻的“假大空”,而是每一句话都仿佛经过了千锤百炼,简洁有力,却又蕴含着无穷的力量和美感。作者对情绪的捕捉精准得令人心惊,他懂得如何用最少的文字,去描绘最深沉的悲伤或最狂喜的瞬间。我很少遇到一部作品能让我如此频繁地停下来,仅仅是为了回味一个词组或者一个精妙的比喻。这种文字上的精雕细琢,使得整个阅读过程变成了一种享受,一种对语言本身力量的致敬。特别是书中对于“时间流逝”的描绘,作者采用了一些非线性的手法,让过去、现在与未来的碎片相互交织,产生了一种既疏离又紧密的独特美学效果。它不仅仅讲述了一个故事,它更像是在用文字构建一个可以被感知、被触摸的艺术品。
评分读完这书,我必须承认,这绝对是一次阅读上的“冒险”。它不像那些流水账式的历史小说,而是充满了奇思妙想和令人拍案叫绝的文学创新。叙事角度的不断切换,让整个故事的立体感瞬间增强,仿佛我们不是在读一个故事,而是在观看一场多重视角的戏剧。尤其是在处理关键转折点时,作者那种冷静而又充满力量的笔法,总能将情绪推向高潮,却又在高潮的边缘戛然而止,吊足了胃口。我尤其欣赏作者对环境氛围的营造,那些关于气味、声音和光影的描写,简直是教科书级别的。你能清晰地闻到老旧羊皮纸的味道,听到远方战鼓的轰鸣,感受到微弱烛火下人物的紧张神色。如果说有什么遗憾,那就是有些配角的命运似乎被匆匆带过,但我猜想,这或许是为了凸显核心人物群体的命运悲剧性,让焦点更加集中。总而言之,这是一本需要细细品味,并愿意投入大量精力的作品,回报是绝对值得的。
评分这部作品的哲学深度远超我最初的预期。它探讨的主题非常宏大,关乎权力、记忆的本质,以及时间如何无情地侵蚀一切曾经被视为永恒的事物。作者似乎并不满足于讲述一个精彩的故事,他更像是在用文字构建一个关于存在和虚无的辩证体系。书中多次出现的象征手法,初读时可能让人感到晦涩,但当你深入思考后,会发现它们如同灯塔一般,照亮了整个叙事结构背后的深层含义。我喜欢那种略带疏离感的叙事声调,它让读者保持了一种必要的客观距离,从而能更清晰地审视故事中人物的困境和选择的必然性。这本书绝不是那种读完就扔的爆米花读物,它更像是需要被反复研读的文本,每一次重读,似乎都能解锁新的层次和理解。它成功地将个人命运的渺小与历史洪流的巨大无情地并置在一起,令人深思。
评分这本小说简直是引人入胜的史诗!作者的笔触如同最精湛的织锦,将那个逝去的年代描绘得栩栩如生。从那些宏伟的宫殿废墟到街头巷尾的低语,每一个细节都充满了历史的厚重感和人性的复杂性。我特别喜欢它对社会阶层差异的细腻刻画,那些贵族与平民之间的张力,简直让我窒息。故事的叙事节奏把握得极好,时而如山洪暴发般激烈,时而又像月光下的湖面般宁静,每一次情感的起伏都恰到好处地牵动着读者的心弦。人物塑造更是出彩,主角们的挣扎、背叛与救赎,展现了人性的光辉与幽暗。那种对“失落的辉煌”的追寻,不仅仅是对一个特定时代的怀念,更像是一种对理想、对美好事物必然消逝的深刻哲思。读完后,我感觉自己仿佛刚从一场盛大的、带着淡淡忧伤的梦境中醒来,心中久久不能平静,迫不及待地想重新翻阅,去捕捉那些初读时可能遗漏的微小而关键的暗示。
评分说实话,我本以为这会是一本沉闷的旧时代题材,但事实证明我大错特错。这本书的“酷”劲儿十足,它有一种现代感极强的叙事节奏和对话风格,即使背景设定在遥远的过去,读起来也毫无隔阂。角色的“人设”非常鲜明,他们有强烈的个人魅力,即便是那些反派,也绝非脸谱化的坏人,他们的动机复杂而真实,让人在痛恨之余,又隐隐理解他们的处境。我尤其赞赏作者在处理那些紧张对峙场景时的对话设计,每一个字都像精准计算过一样,充满了潜台词和火药味。书中的阴谋与反阴谋层层递进,像剥洋葱一样,每揭开一层,都带来新的震惊和反转。这节奏感,简直可以拿去改编成最顶级的谍战片。它成功地做到了让读者既能沉浸于古典的氛围,又能享受到现代文学带来的阅读快感。
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