Brick Lane

图书标准信息

• 作者 Monica Ali 著
• 出版社 Black Swan
• 出版时间 2004-04
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780552771153
• 定价 94.80元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 496页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Stillinherteenageyears,Nazneenfindsherselfinanarrangedmarriagewithadisappointedmanwhoistwentyyearsolder.AwayfromthemudandheatofherBangladeshivillage,homeisnowacrampedflatinahigh-riseblockinLondon'sEastEnd.NazneenknowsnotawordofEnglish,andisforcedtodependonherhusband.Butunlikehimsheispracticalandwise,andbefriendsafellowAsiangirlRazia,whohelpsherunderstandthestrangewaysofheradoptednewBritishhome.NazneenkeepsintouchwithhersisterHasinabackinthevillage.ButtherebelliousHasinahaskickedagainstculturaltraditionandrunoffina'lovemarriage'withthemanofherdreams.Whenhesuddenlyturnsviolent,sheisforcedintothedegradingjobofgarmentgirlinaclothfactory.Confinedinherflatbytraditionandfamilyduty,Nazneenalsosewsfuriouslyforaliving,shutawaywithherbuttonsandlinings-untiltheradicalKarimstepsunexpectedlyintoherlife.Onabackgroundofracialconflictandtension,theyembarkonaloveaffairthatforcesNazneenfinallytotakecontrolofherfate.Strikinglyimagined,graciousandfunny,thisnovelisatonceepicandintimate.ExploringtheroleofFateinourlives-thosewhoacceptit;thosewhodefyit-ittracestheextraordinarytransformationofanAsiangirl,fromcautiousandshytoboldanddignifiedwoman.

【作者简介】

wasborninDhaka,Bangladesh,andgrewupinEngland.SheisoneofGranta'sBestofYoungBritishNovelistsofthedecade,NewcomeroftheYearatthe2004BritishBookAwardsandhasbeennominatedformostofthemajorliteraryprizesinBritain.BrickLanewasshortlistedfortheBookerPrize,theGeorgeOrwellPrizeforpoliticalwritingandtheprestigiousCommonwealthWriters'Prize.Internationallytherehasbeensimilarrecognitionincluding,intheUnitedStates,theNationalBookCriticsCircleAwardandtheLosAngelesTimes'FirstFiction'Prizewherethebookwasshortlisted.MonicaAlilivesinLondonwithherhusbandandtwochildren,andisworkingonhernextnovel.