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The Woman Back from Moscow: In Pursuit of Beauty

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內容簡介 穿越風雲變幻，窺見歷史真相。本書透過一位傳奇女性—開創話劇時代的導演孫維世—帶您深入認識中國共產黨歷史的壯闊與多元面貌。作者哈金，東北人，生於文革時代卻獲得美國文壇最高榮譽之一「美國國家圖書獎」，他用犀利而獨到的眼光，講述了孫維世的非凡人生：年輕有為的孫維世，在養父周恩來和毛澤東的支持下，前往莫斯科深造。在戰火洗禮中，她獲得深刻而珍貴的洞見，回國後便將契訶夫（Chekhov）、果戈理（Gogol）帶上中國舞台，甚至改編《湯姆叔叔的小屋》，推動社會進步。可惜命運多舛，1966年文革爆發，她因與毛澤東第四任妻子江青的舊怨，成為被清算的對象。哈金以這兩個女人數十年的恩怨為軸，細膩刻畫她們對待權力的方式，剖析中國共產黨的理想與現實。同時，書中也充滿了孫維世個人生命奮鬥的軌跡：友情、愛情、藝術與政治。Through the life of a remarkable woman—based on pioneering stage director Sun Weishi (1921–1968)—this epic novel immerses us in the multifaceted history of China’s Communist Party.A powerful, insightful account from the National Book Award–winning author, who came of age during the Cultural Revolution.As a promising young actress, Sun Weishi made the critical decision to pursue her studies in Moscow—with the blessing of her influential adoptive father, Zhou Enlai, and Mao himself. The valuable insights she gained there during World War II, most notably the significance of characters' inner lives, would enable her to excel back in China, where she produced works by Chekhov and Gogol, and other socially progressive dramas, such as an adaptation of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Her striking career as China's first female director of modern spoken drama (Huaju) would be derailed with the advent of the Cultural Revolution in 1966, however, which put her once again at odds with an old enemy—Jiang Qing, a fellow actress who schemed her way to the top as Mao's fourth and final wife.Through the decades-long rivalry between these two complex women, and their differing approaches to the men in power who shaped their lives, Ha Jin deftly explores the ideals of communism and the reality of the Chinese Communist Party. At the same time, the novel captivates us with Sun Weishi's personal struggles and triumphs, as she navigates friendship, love, art, and politics amidst the great events of the twentieth century.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Ha JinHa Jin grew up in mainland China and served in the People’s Liberation Army in his teens for five years. After leaving the army, he worked for three years at a railroad company in a remote northeastern city, Jiamusi, and then went to college in Harbin, majoring in English. He has published in English nine novels, four story collections, four volumes of poetry, a book of essays, and a biography of Li Bai. His novel Waiting won the National Book Award for Fiction, the PEN Faulkner Award, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Ha Jin is William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor in English and Creative Writing at Boston University, and he has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His writing has been translated into more than thirty languages.

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最佳賣點 : Through the life of a remarkable woman—based on pioneering stage director

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