Howl's Moving Castle哈尔的移动城堡 英文原版书页几张破裂

图书标准信息

• 作者 Diana Wynne Jones（戴安娜·韦恩·琼斯） 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 2004-09
• ISBN 9780064410342
• 定价 76.80元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 336页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

InthelandofIngary,suchthingsasspells,invisiblecloaks,andseven-leaguebootswereeverydaythings.TheWitchoftheWastewasanothermatter.

Afterfiftyyearsofquiet,itwasrumoredthattheWitchwasabouttoterrorizethecountryagain.Sowhenamovingblackcastle,blowingdarksmokefromitsfourthinturrets,appearedonthehorizon,everyonethoughtitwastheWitch.Thecastle,however,belongedtoWizardHowl,who,itwassaid,likedtosuckthesoulsofyounggirls.

TheHattersisters--Sophie,Lettie,andMartha--andalltheothergirlswerewarnednottoventureintothestreetsalone.Butthatwasonlythebeginning.

Inthisgiantjigsawpuzzleofafantasy,peopleandthingsareneverquitewhattheyseem.Destiniesareintertwined,identitiesexchanged,loversconfused.TheWitchhasplacedaspellonHowl.Doesthecluetobreakingitlieinafamouspoem?AndwhatwillhappentoSophieHatterwhensheentersHowl'scastle?

DianaWynneJones'sentrancingfantasyisfilledwithsurprisesateveryturn,butwhenthefinalstormyduelbetweentheWitchandtheWizardisfinished,allthepiecesfallmagicallyintoplace.

【作者简介】

DianaWynneJoneswasraisedinthevillageofThaxted,inEssex,England.Shehasbeenacompulsivestorytellerforaslongasshecanrememberenjoyingmostardentlythosetalesdealingwithwitches,hobgoblins,andthelike.Ms.JoneslivesinBristol,England,withherhusband,aprofessorofEnglishatBristolUniversity.Theyhavethreesonsandtwogranddaughters.InHerOwnWords...

"Idecidedtobeawriterattheageofeight,butIdidnotreceiveanyencouragementinthisambitionuntilthirtyyearslater.Ithinkthisambitionwasfired-orperhapsexacerbatedisabetterword-byearlymarginalcontactswiththeGreat,whenwewereevacuatedtotheEnglishLakesduringthewar.ThehousewewereinhadbelongedtoRuskin'ssecretaryandhadalsobeenthehomeofthechildreninthebooksofArthurRansome.Oneday,findingIhadnopapertodrawon,Istolefromtheatticastackofexquisiteflower-drawings,almostcertainlybyRuskinhimself,andproceededtorubthemout.Iwaspunishedforthis.Soonafter,wechildrenoffendedArthurRansomebymakinganoiseontheshorebesidehishouseboat.Hecomplained.SolikewisedidBeatrixPotter,wholivednearby.ItstruckmethenthattheGreatwereremarkablytouchyandunpleasant(evenif,inRuskin'scase,itwasposthumous),andIthoughtIwouldliketobethesame,withouttheunpleasantness.

"Istartedwritingchildren'sbookswhenwemovedtoavillageinEssexwheretherewerealmostnobooks.Themainactivitiestherewerehand-weaving,hand-makingpottery,andsingingmadrigals,fornoneofwhichIhadeithertasteortalent.So,inintervalsbetweentryingtohauntthechurchandsittingonroofshopingtolearntofly,IwroteenormousepicadventurestorieswhichIreadtomysistersinsteadoftherealbookswedidnothave.Thiswritingwasstopped,though,whenitwasdecidedImustbecoachedtogotoUniversity.AlocalphilosopherwasengagedtoteachmeGreekandphilosophyinexchangeforadollhouse(myfamilyneverdidthingsnormally),andIeventuallygotaplaceatOxford.

"Atthisstage,despiteattendinglecturesbyJ.R.R.TolkienandC.S.Lewis,Ididnotexpecttobewritingfantasy.ButthatwaswhatIstartedtowritewhenIwasmarriedandhadchildrenofmyown.Itwaswhattheylikedbest.Butsmallchildrendonotallowyoutheuseofyourbrain.Theyusedtojumponmyfeettostopmethinking.AndIhadnotrealizedhowmuchIneededtoteachmyselfaboutwriting.Itookyearstolearn,anditwasnotuntilmyyoungestchildbeganschoolthatIwasabletoproduceabookwhichapublisherdidnotsendstraightback.

"Assoonasmybooksbegantobepublished,theystartedcomingtrue.FantasticthingsthatIthoughtIhadmadeupkeephappeningtome.ThemostspectacularwasDrownedAmmet.ThefirsttimeIwentonaboatafterwritingthatbook,anislandgrewupoutoftheseaandstrandedus.Thissortofthing,combinedwiththefactthatIhaveatraveljinx,meansthatmylifeisneverdull."

DianaWynneJonesistheauthorofmanyhighlypraisedbooksforyoungreaders,aswellasthreeplaysforchildrenandanovelforadults.ShelivesinBristol,England,withherhusband,aprofessorofEnglishatBristolUniversity.Theyhavethreesons.