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The Passion

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內容簡介 故事背景設定於動盪不安的拿破崙戰爭時期，《激情》（The Passion）交織了兩個非凡人物的命運：亨利（Henri），一名樸實的法國士兵；以及薇拉奈兒（Villanelle），一位威尼斯船夫的女兒。她愛上了一名已婚的貴族女子，並在失去自己的心之後，遊走於西方世界，只為將它尋回。本書於 1987 年首次出版即廣受讚譽。珍妮特・溫特森（Jeanette Winterson）以拿破崙時代的歐洲為舞台，創作出一段充滿誘惑與超現實色彩的愛情故事——一位歷史的見證者，與一個來自幻想世界的生靈，在此相遇。珍妮特・溫特森的小說奠定了她在世界文學中極為重要的地位，而《激情》或許是她最受推崇的代表作之一，是一部無可爭議的現代經典，確立了她在小說藝術上的獨特聲音。故事同樣發生在拿破崙戰爭的混亂歲月中，描寫兩位命運相連的人物：追隨拿破崙，從榮耀走向俄羅斯毀滅的法國士兵亨利；以及那位紅髮、長著蹼足的威尼斯船夫之女薇拉奈兒——她的丈夫將她的心在賭局中輸掉。在融合了嘉年華、機運與黑暗的威尼斯，兩人迎向各自無可迴避的命運。溫特森以她獨一無二、令人著迷的敘事聲音，將現實與幻想、夢境與想像交織在一起，編織出一則催眠般迷人的故事，展現出震撼人心的文學魅力。Set during the tumultuous years of the Napoleonic Wars, "The Passion" intertwines the destinies of two remarkable people: Henri, a simple French soldier, and Villanelle, the daughter of aVenetian boatmen, who has lost her heart to a married noblewoman and who wanders the Western world to retrieve it.First published to great acclaim in 1987, this arresting, elegant novel from Jeanette Winterson uses Napolean’s Europe as the setting for a tantalizing surrealistic romance between an observer of history and a creature of fantasy.Jeanette Winterson’s novels have established her as one of the most important young writers in world literature. The Passion is perhaps her most highly acclaimed work, a modern classic that confirms her special claim on the novel. Set during the tumultuous years of the Napoleonic Wars, The Passion intertwines the destinies of two remarkable people: Henri, a simple French soldier, who follows Napoleon from glory to Russian ruin; and Villanelle, the red-haired, web-footed daughter of a Venetian boatman, whose husband has gambled away her heart. In Venice’s compound of carnival, chance, and darkness, the pair meet their singular destiny.In her unique and mesmerizing voice, Winterson blends reality with fantasy, dream, and imagination to weave a hypnotic tale with stunning effects.

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最佳賣點 : Set during the tumultuous years of the Napoleonic Wars, "The Passion" intertwines the destinies of two remarkable people: Henri, a simple French soldier, and Villanelle, the daughter of aVenetian boatmen, who has lost her heart to a married noblewoman and who wanders the Western world to retrieve it.