The Narnian：The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis

图书标准信息

• 作者 Alan Jacobs 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 2008-04
• ISBN 9780061448720
• 定价 125.70元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 384页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Plus

【内容简介】

TheWhiteWitch,Aslan,faunsandtalkingbeasts,centaursandepicbattlesbetweengoodandevil--allthesehavebecomeapartofourcollectiveimaginationthroughtheclassicvolumesof"TheChroniclesofNarnia."Overthepasthalfcentury,childreneverywherehaveescapedintothisworldanddelightedinitswondersandenchantments.YetwhatwedoknowofthemanwhocreatedNarnia?ThisbiographyshedsnewlightonthemakingoftheoriginalNarnian,C.S.Lewishimself.Lewiswasoneoftheintellectualgiantsofthetwentiethcenturyandarguablythemostinfluentialreligiouswriterofhisday.AnOxforddonandscholarofmedievalliterature,helovedtodebatephilosophyathislocalpub,andhiswartimebroadcastsonthebasicsofChristianbeliefmadehimacelebrityinhisnativeBritain.YetoneofthemostintriguingaspectsofCliveStaplesLewisremainsamystery.Howdidthismiddle-agedIrishbachelorturntothewritingofstoriesforchildren--storiesthatwouldbecomeamongthemostpopularandbelovedeverwritten?AlanJacobsmasterfullytellsthestoryoftheoriginalNarnian.FromLewis'schildhooddaysinIrelandplayingwithhisbrother,Warnie,tohishorrificexperiencesinthetrenchesduringWorldWarI,tohisfriendshipwithJ.R.R.Tolkien(andothermembersofthe"Inklings"),andhisremarkablelate-lifemarriagetoJoyDavidman,JacobstracestheeventsandpeoplethatshapedLewis'sphilosophy,theology,andfiction.TheresultismuchmorethanaconventionalbiographyofLewis:Jacobstellsthestoryofaprofoundandextraordinaryimagination.ForthosewhogrewupwithNarnia,orforthosejustdiscoveringit,"TheNarnian"tellsaremarkabletaleofamanwhoknewgreatlossandgreatdelight,butwhoknewaboveallthattheworldholdsfarmorerichnessandmeaningthantheaverageeyecansee.

【作者简介】

Afterturning$100millioninto$1billionridingthetechnologywaveofthelate1990s,AndyKesslerrecountedhisexperiencesonWallStreetandinthetrenchesofthehedgefundindustryinthebooksWallStreetMeatandRunningMoney(anditscompanionvolume,HowWeGotHere).Thoughhehasretiredfromactivelymanagingotherpeople'smoney,heremainsapassionateandcuriousinvestor.Unabletokeephismanyopinionstohimself,hecontributestotheWallStreetJournal,Wired,andlotsofWebsitesonavarietyofWallStreetandtechnology-relatedtopics,andisoftenseenonCNBC,FOX,andCNN.HelivesinSiliconValleylikealltheothertechguys.