内容摘要 'I was twelve years old the first time I walked on water . . .' So begins Mr Vertigo, the story of Walt, an irrepressible orphan from the Mid-West. Under the tutelage of the mesmerising Master Yehudi, Walt is taken back to the mysterious house on the plains to prepare not only for the ability to fly, but also for the stardom that will accompany it. At the same time a delighted race through 1920s Americana and a richly allusive parable, Mr Vertigo is a compelling, magical novel - a work of true originality by a writer at the height of his powers. 'A virtuoso piece of storytelling by a master of the modern American fable.' The Independent“我第一次在水上行走时才十二岁。 。 .' 《迷魂记》先生的故事就这样开始了,沃尔特是一位来自中西部的孤儿,他无法抑制。在迷人的耶胡迪大师的指导下,沃尔特被带回平原上的神秘房子,不仅为飞行能力做好准备,而且为随之而来的明星之路做准备。同时,《迷魂记》讲述了 20 年代的美国风尚,充满了丰富的寓言,是一部引人入胜的魔幻小说,是一位巅峰时期作家真正的原创作品。 “现代美国寓言大师讲故事的大师之作。”独立
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