The Painted Veil

图书标准信息

• 作者 W. Somerset Maugham 著
• 出版社 武汉大学出版社
• 出版时间 2006-12
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780307277770
• 定价 119.30元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 256页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Vintage International

【内容简介】

SetinEnglandandHongKonginthe1920s,ThePaintedVeilisthestoryofthebeautifulbutlove-starvedKittyFane.Whenherhusbanddiscoversheradulterousaffair,heforceshertoaccompanyhimtotheheartofacholeraepidemic.StrippedoftheBritishsocietyofheryouthandthesmallbuteffectivesocietyshefoughtsohardtoattaininHongKong,sheiscompelledbyherawakeningconsciencetoreassessherlifeandlearnhowtolove.

ThePaintedVeilisabeautifullywrittenaffirmationofthehumancapacitytogrow,tochange,andtoforgive.

【作者简介】

W.SomersetMaughamwasoneofthetwentiethcentury’smostpopularnovelistsaswellasacelebratedplaywright,critic,andshortstorywriter.HewasborninParisbutgrewupinEnglandandservedasasecretagentfortheBritishduringWorldWarI.Hewrotemanynovels,includingtheclassicsOfHumanBondage,TheRazor’sEdge,CakesandAle,ChristmasHoliday,TheMoonandSixpence,Theatre,andUpattheVilla.