Death Walked in Death on Demand Mysteries (Paperback)

图书标准信息

• 作者 Carolyn G. Hart 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 2009-03
• ISBN 9780060724146
• 定价 68.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 304页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Death on Demand

【内容简介】

TheWantBone,"It’slargelyaboutmaking,whichisalsodestroying.Civilizationinallofitshorroranduglinessanditsbeautyconsistsof,youknow,it’sreallyalltheworkofShiva,theHindugodwiththehammerwhomakesandbreaksanyartifactyoulookat."—FormerU.S.PoetLaureateRobertPinsky

【作者简介】

C.S.LewisC.S.LewiswasfamousbothasafictionwriterandasaChristianthinker,andscholarssometimesdividehispersonalityintwo.YetalargepartofLewis'sappeal,forbothhisaudiences,layinhisabilitytofuseimaginationwithinstruction."Letthepicturestellyoutheirownmoral,"heonceadvisedwritersofchildren'sstories."Butiftheydon'tshowyouanymoral,don'tputonein."BiographyC.S.LewiswasfamousbothasafictionwriterandasaChristianthinker,andhisbiographersandcriticssometimesdividehispersonalityintwo:thestorytellerandthemoraleducator,the"dreamer"andthe"mentor."YetalargepartofLewis'sappeal,forbothhisaudiences,layinhisabilitytofuseimaginationwithinstruction."Letthepicturestellyoutheirownmoral,"heonceadvisedwritersofchildren'sstories."Butiftheydon'tshowyouanymoral,don'tputonein....Theonlymoralthatisofanyvalueisthatwhicharisesinevitablyfromthewholecastoftheauthor'smind."StorytellingcamenaturallytoLewis,whospenttherainydaysofhischildhoodinIrelandwritingaboutanimaginaryworldhecalledBoxen.Hisfirstpublishednovel,OutoftheSilentPlanet,tellsthestoryofajourneytoMars;itsherowaslooselymodeledonhisfriendandfellowCambridgescholarJ.R.R.Tolkien.LewisenjoyedsomepopularityforhisSpaceTrilogy(whichcontinuesinPerelandraandThatHideousStrength),butnothingcomparedtothatwhichgreetedhisnextimaginativejourney,toaninventedworldoffauns,dwarfs,andtalkinganimals--aworldnowfamiliartomillionsofreadersasNarnia.TheLion,theWitchandtheWardrobe,thefirstbookoftheseven-volumeChroniclesofNarnia,beganas"apictureofaFauncarryinganumbrellaandparcelsinasnowywood,"accordingtoLewis.Yearsafterthatimagefirstformedinhismind,othersbubbleduptojoinit,producingwhatKateJackson,writinginSalon,called"afascinatingattempttocompressanalmostdruidicreverenceforwildnature,Arthurianromance,Germanicfolklore,thecourtlypoetryofRenaissanceEnglandandthefantasticbeastsofGreekandNorsemythologyintoanentirelyreimaginedversionofwhat'stritelycalled'thegreateststoryevertold.'"TheChroniclesofNarniawasfordecadestheworld'sbestsellingfantasyseriesforchildren.AlthoughitwaseventuallysupersededbyHarryPotter,theseriesstillholdsafirmplaceinchildren'sliteratureandthecultureatlarge.(NarniaevencropsupasamotifinJonathanFranzen's2001novelTheCorrections).Itslastvolumeappearedin1955;inthatsameyear,LewispublishedapersonalaccountofhisreligiousconversioninSurprisedbyJoy.Theautobiographyjoinedhisothernonfictionbooks,includingMereChristianity,TheScrewtapeLetters,andTheGreatDivorce,asanexplorationoffaith,joyandthemeaningofhumanexistence.Lewis'sfinalworkoffiction,TillWeHaveFaces,cameoutin1956.ItschillycriticalreceptionandpoorearlysalesdisappointedLewis,butthebook'sreputationhasslowlygrown;LionelAdeycalleditthe"wisestandbest"ofLewis'sstoriesforadults.LewiscontinuedtowriteaboutChristianity,aswellasliteratureandliterarycriticism,forseveralmoreyears.Afterhisdeathin1963,TheNewYorkeropined,"Ifwitandwisdom,styleandscholarshiparerequisitestopassagethroughthepearlygates,Mr.Lewiswillbeamongtheangels."GoodToKnowTheimposingwardrobeLewisandhisbrotherplayedinaschildrenisnowinWheaton,Illinois,attheWadeCenterofWheatonCollege,whichalsohousestheworld'slargestcollectionofLewis-relateddocuments,accordingtoTheChristianScienceMonitor.The1994movie,Shadowlands,basedontheplayofthesamename,castAnthonyHopkinsasLewis.Ittellsthestoryofhisfriendshipwith,andthenmarriageto,anAmericandivorceenamedJoyDavidman(playedbyDebraWinger),whodiedofcancerfouryearsaftertheirmarriage.Lewis'sownbookaboutcopingwiththatloss,AGriefObserved,wasinitiallypublishedunderthepseudonymN.W.Clerk.Severalpoems,stories,andanovelfragmentpublishedafterLewis'sdeathhavecomeunderscrutinyaspossibleforgeries.OnonesideofthecontroversyisWalterHooper,atrusteeofLewis'sestateandeditorofmostofhisposthumousworks;ontheotherisKathrynLindskoog,aLewisscholarwhobeganpublicizinghersuspicionsin1988.Scandalorkookyconspiracytheory?Theverdict'sstilloutamongreaders.AlsoKnownAs:CliveStaplesLewis(realname);CliveHamilton,N.W.Clerk,NatWhilk;called"Jack"byhisfriendsDateofBirth:十一月29,1898PlaceofBirth:Belfast,NothernIrelandDateofDeath:十一月22,1963PlaceofDeath:Headington,England