Edward St Aubyn was born in London in 1960. He was educated at Westminster school and Keble college, Oxford University. He is the author of six novels, the most recent of which, ‘Mother’s Milk’, was shortlisted for the 2006 Man Booker Prize, won the 2007 Prix Femina Etranger and won the 2007 South Bank Show award on literature.
His first novel, ‘Never Mind’ (1992) won the Betty Trask award. This novel, along with ‘Bad News’ (1992) and ‘Some Hope’ (1994) became a trilogy, now collectively published under the title ‘Some Hope’.
His other fiction consists of ‘On the Edge’ (1998) which was shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize and A Clue to the Exit (2000)
Writing with the scathing wit and bright perceptiveness for which he has become known, celebrated English author Edward St. Aubyn creates a complex family portrait that examines the shifting allegiances between mothers, sons, and husbands. The novel's perspective ricochets among all members of the Melrose family -- the family featured in St. Aubyn's widely praised trilogy, Some Hope -- starting with Robert, who provides an exceptionally droll and convincing account of being born; to Patrick, a hilariously churlish husband who has been sexually abandoned by his wife in favor of his sons; to Mary, who's consumed by her children and overwhelming desire not to repeat the mistakes of her own mother. All the while, St. Aubyn examines the web of false promises that entangle this once illustrious family -- whose last vestige of wealth, an old house in the south of France -- is about to be donated by Patrick's mother to a New Age foundation. An up-to-the-minute dissection of the mores of child-rearing, marriage, adultery, and assisted suicide, Mother's Milk showcases St. Aubyn's luminous and acidic prose -- and his masterful ability to combine the most excruciating emotional pain with the driest comedy.
發表於2024-12-25
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我在讀這本時寫的批注比前三本都多,因為看之前注意到這是唯一一本獲奬的分冊,也抱著更大的期望。這本以Patrick兒子的視角開篇寫瞭幾章,Patrick不再是心理描寫的主要對象,成為瞭somebody‘s father,迴憶或者說揣測嬰兒的洞察力非常新穎,後麵也有從Mary的心理視角去描寫 Patrick的發展曆程,很有意思。另外,此本沒有和先前一樣單寫一天或幾天內發生的事,而是放長瞭時間跨度,描繪幾年間的變化,人物關係的惡化也十分有趣。當然,irony的幽默是不曾變的。
評分我在讀這本時寫的批注比前三本都多,因為看之前注意到這是唯一一本獲奬的分冊,也抱著更大的期望。這本以Patrick兒子的視角開篇寫瞭幾章,Patrick不再是心理描寫的主要對象,成為瞭somebody‘s father,迴憶或者說揣測嬰兒的洞察力非常新穎,後麵也有從Mary的心理視角去描寫 Patrick的發展曆程,很有意思。另外,此本沒有和先前一樣單寫一天或幾天內發生的事,而是放長瞭時間跨度,描繪幾年間的變化,人物關係的惡化也十分有趣。當然,irony的幽默是不曾變的。
評分這本讀的好糟心哇
評分我在讀這本時寫的批注比前三本都多,因為看之前注意到這是唯一一本獲奬的分冊,也抱著更大的期望。這本以Patrick兒子的視角開篇寫瞭幾章,Patrick不再是心理描寫的主要對象,成為瞭somebody‘s father,迴憶或者說揣測嬰兒的洞察力非常新穎,後麵也有從Mary的心理視角去描寫 Patrick的發展曆程,很有意思。另外,此本沒有和先前一樣單寫一天或幾天內發生的事,而是放長瞭時間跨度,描繪幾年間的變化,人物關係的惡化也十分有趣。當然,irony的幽默是不曾變的。
評分我在讀這本時寫的批注比前三本都多,因為看之前注意到這是唯一一本獲奬的分冊,也抱著更大的期望。這本以Patrick兒子的視角開篇寫瞭幾章,Patrick不再是心理描寫的主要對象,成為瞭somebody‘s father,迴憶或者說揣測嬰兒的洞察力非常新穎,後麵也有從Mary的心理視角去描寫 Patrick的發展曆程,很有意思。另外,此本沒有和先前一樣單寫一天或幾天內發生的事,而是放長瞭時間跨度,描繪幾年間的變化,人物關係的惡化也十分有趣。當然,irony的幽默是不曾變的。
Mother's Milk 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載