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.
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.
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載
在講究結構立體、語言繁復的當下,小說的韻味都被我們消磨殆盡,一本新書翻到30頁,沒懸念沒暴力沒性,往往就摺煞瞭大半人的閱讀興趣。所謂質樸、乾淨,也成為拿腔拿調的假平淡,用不經風雨的平聲一韻到底。我一直在想,真正的生活,在小說裏應該是什麼樣?生活很幽默,但肯定...
評分有個紐約女孩對我說,兒時曾將這本書放在床頭,不忍釋捲。長大後收藏翻拍的電影,百看不厭。她說,我們並不一定非得一貧如洗纔能領會這個故事。 若用消極悲觀的觀點看,弗蘭西沒理由幸福快樂,傢境貧寒,祖輩是典型的新大陸移民,連著幾代人都得在白手起傢的美國夢中浮沉掙紮...
評分 評分圖書標籤: 美國文學 小說 成長 英文原版 外國文學 Brooklyn 美國 文學
拖到現在纔看完。最開始是看兄弟連的時候一個士兵在戰壕裏看所以就買瞭。前麵直到百分之八十五的部分都是滿分,就是到最後的happy ending感覺有點為點題而點題瞭。
評分這有500多頁?!通篇大白話,殺時間利器,下午茶好夥伴(可惜後半部分是兩天看完的……)。喜歡那個時代。看著看著有種變成Nolan傢一員的感覺。後麵看哭瞭T-T
評分nice words and nice story
評分Brooklyn,It's a magical city and it's not real。太愛這本書瞭。感動到多次流淚。二十世紀初的紐約移民成就瞭這座城市,他們是美國的靈魂和棟梁。書中很多內容今天讀起來也依然relevant。這本書是我在East Village的Strand書店淘到的二手版,如今讀完,更加珍惜它,也更加想念紐約瞭。
評分這三天什麼都沒做,就是在看這本書瞭。平安夜,聖誕節,我一個人對著電腦又哭又笑。非常喜歡,算得上我今年看的最好的書瞭。
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載