美声：注释版 Bel Canto: Annotated Edition Ann Patchett

基本信息

Format:Hardback 352 pages

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Imprint:Fourth Estate Ltd

ISBN:9780008742287

Published:7 Nov 2024

Classifications:Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Political / legal thriller, Fiction: special features

Weight:270g

Dimensions:241 x 193 (mm)

基本信息仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

这是一本设计精美的《纽约时报》畅销书作者安·帕切特的经典之作，附有作者本人的注释和介绍。《美声唱法》于2001年首次出版，它可能是安·帕切特受欢迎的小说。故事发生在一个不知名的南美国家，在副总统的家中，讲述了一场奢华的生日派对，纪念总统。

细川护熙，一个强大的日本商人。歌剧界受尊敬的女高音歌唱家罗克珊·科斯以一场令人着迷的表演吸引了国际嘉宾。这个夜晚是好的——直到一群持枪的恐怖分子劫持了整个派对。

但在巴切特娴熟的手法下，恐怖分子和人质建立了意想不到的联系，来自不同大陆的人们成为了同胞，一开始的恐慌、危及生命的场景慢慢演变成了一个完全不同的美好时刻。友谊、同情和真爱的机会让角色们忘记了已经开始的真正的危险——而且是无法阻止的。如今，在这部大胆、艺术大胆的小说问世20多年后，巴切特重新审视了她早期的作品。

在这个特别的注释版中，这位备受赞誉的获奖作家向读者打开了这个故事，对她的原始版本提供了启发性的评论，包括对她的叙事选择和风格的反思。作为一个成熟的作家，巴切特回顾了年轻时的自己，带我们深入了解她的创作过程，从那部小说到她的作品《汤姆·莱克》，回顾了她作为一名艺术家的职业和成长。有趣，充满洞察力，非正式，并且经常出乎意料地感动，这本注释版是与一位小说家的亲密接触，是通过她的眼睛重新考虑一部伟大作品的机会，也是任何想要了解小说形成方式的人的指南。

A beautifully designed edition of number-one New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett’s prized classic, annotated and with an introductionby the author herself. 'A book that works both as a paean to art and beauty and a subtly sly comedy of manners' New York Times First published in 2001, Bel Canto is possibly Ann Patchett’s most beloved novel. Set in an unnamed South American country, at the home of the vice president, it is the story of a lavish birthday party honoring Mr.

Hosokawa, a powerful Japanese businessman. Roxanne Coss, opera’s most revered soprano, has enthralled the international guests with a mesmerizing performance. The evening is perfect—until a band of gun-wielding terrorists takes the entire party hostage.

But in Patchett’s skilled hands, what begins as a panicked, life-threatening scenario slowly evolves into something quite different, a moment of great beauty, as terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds and people from different continents become compatriots. Friendship, compassion, and the chance for great love lead the characters to forget the real danger that has been set in motion—and cannot be stopped. Now, more than two decades after this bold and artistically daring novel’s debut, Patchett revisits her early work.

In this special annotated edition, the acclaimed prize-winning author opens the story to readers, providing enlightening commentary on her original version, including reflections on her narrative choices and style. A mature writer looking back at her younger self, Patchett takes us deep into her creative process and considers her career and growth as an artist, from that novel to her most recent, Tom Lake. Funny, full of insight, informal, and often unexpectedly moving, this annotated edition is an intimate encounter with a celebrated novelist, an opportunity to reconsider a great work through her eyes, and a guide for anyone who wants to understand how a novel takes form.

作者简介

安·帕切特来自洛杉矶，毕业于萨拉·劳伦斯学院。她是八部小说的作者，《骗子的守护神》、《塔夫脱》、《魔术师的助手》、《美声唱法》、《奔跑》、《奇迹之国》、《联邦》和《荷兰之家》。她住在纳什维尔。

Ann Patchett is originally from Los Angeles and is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College. She is the author of eight novels, The Patron Saint of Liars, Taft, The Magician’s Assistant, Bel Canto, Run, State of Wonder, Commonwealth and The Dutch House. She lives in Nashville.