Colm Tóibín was born in Enniscorthy in 1955. He is the author of nine novels including The Master, Brooklyn, The Testament of Mary and Nora Webster. His work has been shortlisted for the Booker three times, has won the Costa Novel Award and the Impac Award. His most recent novel is House of Names. He has also published two collections of stories and many works of non-fiction. He lives in Dublin.
'They cut her hair before they dragged her to the place of sacrifice. Her mouth was gagged to stop her cursing her father, her cowardly, two-tongued father. Nonetheless, they heard her muffled screams.'
On the day of his daughter's wedding, Agamemnon orders her sacrifice.
His daughter is led to her death, and Agamemnon leads his army into battle, where he is rewarded with glorious victory.
Three years later, he returns home and his murderous action has set the entire family - mother, brother, sister - on a path of intimate violence, as they enter a world of hushed commands and soundless journeys through the palace's dungeons and bedchambers. As his wife seeks his death, his daughter, Electra, is the silent observer to the family's game of innocence while his son, Orestes, is sent into bewildering, frightening exile where survival is far from certain. Out of their desolating loss, Electra and Orestes must find a way to right these wrongs of the past even if it means committing themselves to a terrible, barbarous act.
House of Names is a story of intense longing and shocking betrayal. It is a work of great beauty, and daring, from one of our finest living writers.
發表於2024-11-26
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圖書標籤: ColmTóibín 長篇小說 英文原版 愛爾蘭 托賓 英國 科爾姆·托賓 小說
希臘悲劇故事的重寫並不是我對托賓的期待 尤其是纔寫瞭聖母之後 這本書尤其乏善可陳。但最後一章有與原文不同的反轉開始讓我覺得尚有可取之處。開始以為是弑夫者的辯白之書 原來是弑母者的迷茫和無法救贖 終於未決之感很不錯。
評分三星半。寫常人是如何消化惡、寫心理的博弈,都是托賓以往少涉及的部分(但我始終認為他用第一人稱及第三人稱時存在筆力上差異)。可越往後越陷入一片迷霧,直到最後那次會議和結尾——古希臘色彩褪盡,他對北愛的復雜情感似乎扯齣一角。至此,這書讀下來也仿佛在做那篇衛報小文的閱讀理解瞭。
評分文本+audiobook 本質依然是個傢庭故事
評分希臘悲劇故事的重寫並不是我對托賓的期待 尤其是纔寫瞭聖母之後 這本書尤其乏善可陳。但最後一章有與原文不同的反轉開始讓我覺得尚有可取之處。開始以為是弑夫者的辯白之書 原來是弑母者的迷茫和無法救贖 終於未決之感很不錯。
評分讀完以後忍不住的一直在想那個在海邊的老房子。說起來真是讓人嚮往的生活啊【某種程度上
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