GRANADA: A POMEGRANATE IN THE HAND OF GOD
Book ID/图书代码： 03371015B77379
English Summary/英文概要： Granada is one of the iconic cities of the world. It stands for the culture of Al-Andalus, composed of Moslems, Jews, and Christians, who lived together in the legendary convivencia of the Spanish Middle Ages. Al-Andalus gave rise to an intellectual vanguard whose achievements can be compared only with those of classical Athens, Ming China, or Renaissance Italy.
Granada resident Steven Nightingale excavates the rich past of his adopted city and of Al-Andalus, finding a story of utopian ecstasy, political intrigue, religious exaltation, and scorching anguish. Granada witnessed a flourishing of poetry, and constructed the Alhambra, one of the most celebrated buildings in Europe. Al-Andalus brought to Europe the first modern translations of Greek philosophy, advanced mathematics, science, medicine and music, as well as transcendent mystical texts. Yet Ferdinand and Isabel’s conquest of Granada in 1492 meant the end of the culture whose achievements would empower and enrich the rest of Europe.
In the story of Granada, Nightingale finds our story, all its violence and possibility and beauty, its spiritual longing and artful dreams. It is a story that shows how we can work together, and what we can create together. And how our best work can be destroyed.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 格拉纳达是世界标志性城市之一。它代表了安达卢斯的文化，由穆斯林，犹太教信徒和基督教信徒组成。他们一起生活在西班牙中世纪的传奇的传统爵士乐里。安达卢斯人才辈出，这些智者的成就能比得上古雅典，中国明朝时期和意大利文艺复兴时期的智者。
作为格拉纳达的居民，斯蒂芬•奈廷格尔讲述了他在他选定的这所城市和在安达卢斯的丰富过往，在这里有乌托邦式的愉悦，政治阴谋，宗教提高和灼热的痛苦。格拉纳达见证了诗歌创作的兴盛，见证了欧洲最著名建筑之一的阿尔罕布拉宫的建设。安达卢斯给欧洲带来了希腊哲学的第一本现代译本，先进的数学，科学，医学，音乐和卓越神秘的文字。但是1942年格拉纳达费迪南德和伊莎贝尔对格拉纳达的征服结束了这文明，结束了这使欧洲其他国家变得更强大和充实的成就。
奈廷格尔为我们讲述了在格拉纳达的故事，关于它的暴力，可能性和美丽，它的精神向往和富有艺术的梦想。这个故事告诉我们该如何合作和我们在一起能创造什么，以及我们最好的成就是怎样被毁的。（YYW）
Awards/获奖情况：“[I]在诗散文里，…奈廷格尔深入的反思和多汁的风格为人们呈现了这座城市和这座人民，文化和遗址的图景。本书让神游旅行者们能容易地感受到隐藏在青砖白瓦，花园背后的历史。”--《出版人周刊》
"[I]n poetic prose,...Nightingale’s intimate reflections and succulent style present a textured picture of the city and its people, culture, and antiquity. Armchair travelers will find themselves easily lured through the portals of history hidden in brick and mortar, tiles and tilled gardens." —Publishers Weekly
About the Author/作者介绍： 斯蒂芬•奈廷格尔著有两本小说和六本十四行诗集。他和他的家人住在伍德赛德。
Steven Nightingale is the author of two novels and six books of sonnets. He lives in Woodside, CA, with his family.
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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Sold: UK/Nicholas Brealey Books; Spain/Pending
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