Cider House Rules - The Novel

图书标准信息

• 作者 John Irving 著
• 出版社 Random House UK
• 出版时间 1999-03
• ISBN 9780552992046
• 定价 91.30元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 704页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

SetamongtheappleorchardsofruralMaine,itisaperverseworldinwhichHomerWells'odysseybegins.AstheoldestunadoptedoffspringatStCloud'sorphanage,helearnsabouttheskillswhich,onewayoranother,helpyoungandnot-so-youngwomen,fromWilburLarch,theorphanage'sfounder,amanofrarecompassionwithanaddictiontoether.DrLarchlovesallhisorphans,especiallyHomerWells.ItisHomer'sstorywefollow,fromhisearlyapprenticeshipintheorphanage,tohisadultliferunningacider-makingfactoryandhisstrangerelationshipwiththewifeofhisclosestfriend.

【作者简介】

JohnIrvingpublishedhisfirstnovel,SettingFreetheBears,in1968.HehasbeennominatedforaNationalBookAwardthreetimes-winningonce,in1980,forthenovelTheWorldAccordingtoGarp.HealsoreceivedanO.HenryAwardin1981fortheshortstory'InteriorSpace'.In1992,hewasinductedintotheNationalWrestlingHallofFameinStillwater,Oklahoma.In2000,hewontheOscarforBestAdaptedScreenplayforTheCiderHouseRules-afilmwithsevenAcademyAwardnominations.In2001,hewaselectedtotheAmericanAcademyofArtsandLetters.HismostrecentnovelisLastNightinTwistedRiver.