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2024-11-18
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看完書之後就想,它如何能高居《紐約時報》暢銷書排行榜5年之久?雖然中西方人的閱讀習慣和審美標準會有差異,但是差異其實遠沒有大傢想想的那麼大。而真正優秀的文學作品不管是放在任何地域和環境中都是同樣精彩的。 如果說這本書最吸引人眼球的地方,就是“沙凡納”這個在...
評分這本書我毫不費力的看完瞭,但是確實對於本書暢銷程度不是很理解,個人認為嚴格的說,這本小說一定程度反應瞭作者的人生態度和語言環境。讀起來其實沒有感覺到更深的懸疑邏輯,其實是對沙凡納這座城市所體現的生活氛圍的一種詮釋,在描述中自然得讓讀者領略到生活中的不羈與人...
評分當第一眼看書的封麵就覺得自己會喜歡這本書瞭,怪異的感覺。 不知怎麼總覺得這本書很有趣。 可能就是因為這些“八卦”吧。 覺得當地的人們都挺可愛的。 作者真的運氣不錯。 哈哈。
評分看完書之後就想,它如何能高居《紐約時報》暢銷書排行榜5年之久?雖然中西方人的閱讀習慣和審美標準會有差異,但是差異其實遠沒有大傢想想的那麼大。而真正優秀的文學作品不管是放在任何地域和環境中都是同樣精彩的。 如果說這本書最吸引人眼球的地方,就是“沙凡納”這個在...
評分【讀品】羅豫/文 雖然在現代小說中,真理與謊言、現實與虛幻這些老對頭披著彼此的衣服跑來跑去早已不是什麼新鮮事,但這本《午夜善惡花園》還是讓人吃瞭一大驚。如果不看前言和介紹,恐怕讀到最後一頁也弄不清楚,這究竟是一本小說,還是一部關於美國南部小城沙凡納的紀實報道...
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開始讀!據說讀完會愛上Savannah!
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。
評分逼格極高的pure gossip。有人可能認為這本書的成功源於Savannah這地方太特殊,又碰巧遇到一班超有料的cast,謀殺案就更是錦上添花。我倒覺得不管在哪個城市哪個小鎮,隻要挖的夠深,都能掘齣個jim williams、danny hansford、chablis。
評分開始讀!據說讀完會愛上Savannah!
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載