A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith was born Elisabeth Wehner on December 15, 1896, the same date as, although five years earlier than, her fictional heroine Francie Nolan. The daughter of German immigrants, she grew up poor in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, the very world she recreates with such meticulous detail in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Smith also wrote other novels and had a long career as a dramatist, writing one-act and full-length plays for which she received both the Rockefeller Fellowship and the Dramatists Guild Fellowship. She died in 1972.

出版者:Harper Perennial Modern Classics

作者:Betty Smith

页数:528

出版时间:2005-2

价格:USD 15.99

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780060736262

图书标签:美国文学小说成长英文原版外国文学Brooklyn美国文学

The American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the century. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.

读后感

在讲究结构立体、语言繁复的当下，小说的韵味都被我们消磨殆尽，一本新书翻到30页，没悬念没暴力没性，往往就折煞了大半人的阅读兴趣。所谓质朴、干净，也成为拿腔拿调的假平淡，用不经风雨的平声一韵到底。我一直在想，真正的生活，在小说里应该是什么样？生活很幽默，但肯定...  

这是一本有关童年、成长、苦难和教育的书，更是一本有关信念，甚至是信仰的书。掩卷，一个问题在脑海中回荡：是什么让弗兰西有种超出年龄的智慧？这种智慧面对苦难能够豁达，面对贫困能够淡然，面对辍学能够坚持。我觉得，一个重要的原因是阅读。一字不识的外祖母让孩子...  

这棵树的英文名字是tree of heaven（天堂树）。小说开头，布鲁克林穷人区的小女孩儿弗兰西•诺兰坐在太平梯口，旁边放着她用和弟弟一起捡破烂挣的毛票买来的一份难得“奢侈”的糖果，津津有味地翻阅一本借来的书，树叶在她旁边莎娑作响，我被一个追求梦想的小女孩儿在物...  

用户评价

一谈到这本书，身边的女人们（如果我称她们为女孩，她们一定会告我是sexist）倒吸一口冷气，双目放光：“Oh, It's sooooo good! Haven't you read it?!” Jacqui谈到这本书时说：It makes her want to do nothing but reading. Yes, I know, I know, this is a classic. I'm reading it.

这三天什么都没做，就是在看这本书了。平安夜，圣诞节，我一个人对着电脑又哭又笑。非常喜欢，算得上我今年看的最好的书了。

这三天什么都没做，就是在看这本书了。平安夜，圣诞节，我一个人对着电脑又哭又笑。非常喜欢，算得上我今年看的最好的书了。

。。。

拖到现在才看完。最开始是看兄弟连的时候一个士兵在战壕里看所以就买了。前面直到百分之八十五的部分都是满分，就是到最后的happy ending感觉有点为点题而点题了。