Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty,early morning hours of May 2, 1981.Was it murder or self-defense?For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares.John Berendt's sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative reads like a thoroughly engrossing novel, and yet it is a work of nonfiction.Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case.
It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman's Card Club; the turbulent young redneck gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the "soul of pampered self-absorption"; the uproariously funny black drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young blacks dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight.These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a sublime and seductive reading experience.Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, this enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city has become a modern classic.
發表於2025-02-03
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一本書,名字叫《午夜善惡花園》,卻無關善惡,亦無關午夜。書裏寫的是一個小城,一個名叫沙凡納(Savannah)的小城,美國南部的一個普通小城,雖然在《金銀島》和《飄》裏麵都露過臉兒,卻都是幾乎沒有颱詞的小角色。這本書,要讓沙凡納做主角,還需得找些不大平凡的故事。幸...
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評分盡管在《午夜善惡花園》一書前言的開頭部分作者約翰·伯蘭特就提醒讀者“這本書的確是一部非虛構作品,所有的人物和他們的故事都是真實的”,讀者難免還是會將這段錶白視作狡猾作者的一種文字遊戲,並不當真,仍然抱著讀小說的心態讀下去。但是,這本書越往後讀越讓人生齣拿起...
評分If Winesburg Ohio married In Cold Blood , they would probably produce a child like Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil , who bears some resemblance to both parents ,yet definitely has its own distinctive features and worth. If the weirdoes in Winesburg ...
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exotic, funny and enchanting
評分02/28/2017 P 倒不能說多有意思,可是對於薩凡納小城的描寫確實對旅行大有裨益。
評分Witty and wicked, elegant and enchanting. John Berendt's words have such a magic that makes you want to visit this wild, beautiful, dangerous, and parochial city.
評分The ordinary became extraordinary. Eccentrics thrived. Every nuance and quirk of personality achieved greater brilliance in that lush enclosure than would have been possible anywhere else in the world.
評分02/28/2017 P 倒不能說多有意思,可是對於薩凡納小城的描寫確實對旅行大有裨益。
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