The Outsiders

图书标准信息

• 作者 S. E. Hinton 著
• 出版社 Penguin
• 出版时间 1997-11
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780140385724
• 定价 70.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 192页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

TheOutsidersisabookthatdelvesdeeplyintothehearts,minds,andstoriesofagroupthathadnovoicebeforeS.E.Hintongavethemone.Shebeganwritingthebookatage15,spurredonbythedisturbingtrendshesawgrowinginherhighschooltowardsdivisionbetweengroups."Iwasworriedandangeredbythesocialsituation,"Hintonwrites."Isawtwogroupsattheextremeendsofthesocialscalebehavinginanidioticfashion--onegroupwasbeingcondemnedandonewasn't....Whenafriendofminewasbeatenupfornootherreasonthanthatsomepeopledidn'tlikethewayhecombedhishair,Itookmyangeroutbywritingaboutit."Thirtyyearsafteritwasfirstpublished,TheOutsidersstillcarriesthesamefrighteningandunifyingmessagesforteens(andreadersofallages).TheruthlesslyrealisticandviolentstoryoftheGreasersandtheSocs,rivalgangsfromverydifferentsidesoftherailroadtracks,isnarratedbyPonyboyCurtis,asmart,sensitivekidwhohasgrowntobecomeoneofthemostrecognizablefiguresinthehistoryofyoungadultliterature.AnyteenwhohaseverfeltisolatedordifferentcanidentifywithPonyboy,akidforcedtobetoughontheoutside,butwhounderneathisjustasscaredandneedyasanyone.HintonherselfhassaidthatshehasneverwrittenacharacterasclosetoherownselfasPonyboyis.YoungAdultfictionwasshapedanddefinedbySusanEloiseHinton,andtherealismsheattachedtothegenrebecamethenorm,enablinglaterwriterslikeRobertCormierandJudyBlumetofindcharactersandvoicesthatactuallyspoketoadolescents.Since1967,PonyboyhasbecometheheroforcountlessteenagersnationwideasTheOutsidersstandstoinfluenceanentirenewlegionofadolescentswhoneedPonyboyasmuchasever.Threebrothersstruggletostaytogetheraftertheirparents'death,astheysearchforanidentityamongtheconflictingvaluesoftheiradolescentsocietyinwhichtheyfindthemselves"outsiders."

【作者简介】

S.E.Hinton,theinauguralwinneroftheMargaretA.EdwardsAward,isoneofthemostpopularandbest-knownwritersofyoungadultfiction.HernovelsincludeThatWasThen,ThisIsNow,SomeofTim'sStoriesandRumbleFish.ShelivesinTulsa,Oklahoma,withherhusband.