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A Special Providence
Richard Yates
出版
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
, 2011-04-27
主題
Fiction / Family Life / General
Fiction / Historical / 20th Century / World War II
Fiction / Literary
ISBN
0307793761
9780307793768
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=yAWZAFEx7XgC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
From one of the most important writers of the twentieth century, the acclaimed author of
Revolutionary Road
, comes the story of a mother who struggles with her own demons while her son goes to fight in Europe, hoping to become his own man.
"
Like Breakfast At Tiffany's
spliced with
All Quiet On The Western Front
. Impossible to paraphrase, wonderful to read." —Zadie Smith, bestselling author of
White Teeth
Robert Prentice has spent all his life attempting to escape his mother's stifling presence. His mother, Alice, for her part, is attempting to realize her dreams of prosperity and success as a sculptor. As Robert goes off to fight in Europe, Richard Yates portrays a soldier in the depths of war striving to live up to his heroic ideals.
With haunting clarity, Yates crafts an unforgettable portrait of two people who cannot help but hope for more even as life challenges them both.