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The Return of the Soldier
Rebecca West
出版Courier Dover Publications, 2020-03-18
主題Fiction / ClassicsFiction / World Literature / England / 20th CenturyFiction / Historical / 20th Century / World War IFiction / War & MilitaryFiction / Psychological
ISBN04868465479780486846545
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=86rYDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋"An authentic masterpiece." — The North American Review

Returning to his stately English home from the chaos of World War I, a shell-shocked officer finds that he has left much of his memory in the front's muddy trenches. The three women who love him best anxiously await his arrival: the thoughtful and intuitive cousin who narrates the story, the lovely wife he cannot recognize, and the woman with whom he shared a summer romance 15 years ago.
Rebecca West's novel depicts neither battles nor battlefields. This remarkable tale takes a searching look at the far-reaching effects of the first modern war on a sheltered society. The Return of the Soldier effectively and memorably captures the spirit of England in the throes of unwelcome change. It is a penetrating view of the nation's shifting class structures and offers a sensitive portrayal of individuals torn between nostalgia for their irretrievable past and acceptance of their conflicted present.