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化身博士

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內容簡介 與《包法利夫人》、《死魂靈》相媲美，近乎詩一般的小說--納博可夫《化身博士》的緣起是作者史蒂文生不斷重複做的一個惡夢，在夢中，他變身為另一個可怕的男人在暗巷為非作歹。史蒂文生在三天內把這個夢中的經歷寫下來，卻被妻子評為「低級小說」，於是便把整份稿子燒毀，花了三至六天的時間重寫，之後又花了四到六週的時間潤飾修改。由於故事懸疑曲折，深入刻畫人類潛藏的欲望與陰暗面，出版後讓許多從來不讀小說的民眾都爭相閱讀，從維多利亞女王，到講道與教會刊物都引述故事內容，可見其受歡迎之程度。書中描寫主角傑奇博士是位地方上公認慷慨助人、樂善好施的人士，而某天在倫敦街頭發生了一樁社會案件後，傑奇博士的好友厄特森律師無意間發現，犯案嫌疑者海德先生就住在傑奇博士的家，而且傑奇博士竟然在自己的遺囑中，指定海德先生擔任繼承人。厄特森律師於是和藍楊醫生聯手，想要查明真相到底如何。不過情況出人意料轉趨惡化，傑奇醫生的行為越來越奇怪，最後變得離群索居，鬱鬱寡歡；海德先生則犯案累累，惡名昭彰。厄特森律師和藍楊醫生想要保護摯友，於是不斷抽絲剝繭，最後赫然查出，海德先生的身份不但啟人疑竇，而且與傑奇博士的關係非比尋常……《化身博士》是史蒂文生創作生涯的成名代表作，曾多次被改編成舞台劇、電影、音樂劇，近年更被改編為電玩遊戲。本書亦為現代心理小說的先驅，而由於情節扣人心弦，緊張懸疑，納博可夫盛讚為現代偵探小說的鼻祖。本中文書介出自《化身博士》遠流出版事業股份有限公司出版Robert Louis Stevenson explores the very nature of man in this classic horror novel.“Why did you wake me? I was dreaming a fine bogey tale.”Robert Louis Stevenson’s masterpiece of the duality in man’s nature sprang from the darkest recesses of his own unconscious—during a nightmare from which his wife awakened him, alerted by his screams. More than a hundred years later, this tale of the mild-mannered Dr. Jekyll and the drug that unleashes his evil, inner persona—the loathsome, twisted Mr. Hyde—has lost none of its ability to shock. Its realistic narrative chillingly relates Jekyll’s desperation as Hyde gains control of his soul—and gives voice to our own fears of the violence and evil within us.Written before Freud’s naming of the ego and the id, Stevenson’s enduring classic demonstrates a remarkable understanding of the personality’s inner conflicts—and remains the irresistibly terrifying stuff of our worst nightmares.Includes the Famous Cornell Lecture on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Vladimir NabokovWith an Introduction by Kelly Hurleyand an Afterword by Dan Chaon"

作者介紹

作者介紹 Robert Louis StevensonRobert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer who spent the last part of his life in the Samoan islands. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, The Master of Ballantrae, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

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