LETTERS OF A PORTUGUESE NUN：UNCOVERING THE MYSTERY BEHIND A 17TH CENTURY FORBIDDEN LOVE
Book ID/图书代码： 06540005B03847
English Summary/英文概要： In 1669, a Parisian bookseller published a slim volume called Portuguese Letters, which unveiled a love affair between a young Portuguese nun and a French officer that had occurred a few years earlier during a chaotic and war-torn period in Portgual. The book contained passionate love letters the nun had written when the officer was forced to return to France. The letters took Paris by storm. They spoke of love in a manner so direct, so precise, and so raw, they sent shivers of recognition through the sophisticated stratums of polite society. As remarkable as the letters are, they were rivaled by the mystery that surrounds them: the author was unknown, and most people assumed they were the fictional product of a French aristocrat. The consensus was that no woman could write words of such stunning truth and beauty. Now, through meticulous research, Myriam Cyr persuasively makes the case that the nun, Mariana Alcoforado, did indeed write the letters, and her story is one of the most moving in the history of forbidden love. While this tale is infamous throughout Europe, it is fresh to American readers, and Myriam Cyr brings us the extraordinary letters; the fraught, dangerous, complex nature of this tumultuous period; and the fascinating lives of these real-life lovers in rich historical detail.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 1669年，一位巴黎的书店老板公开了几卷葡萄牙的情书，书信中首次公开了发生在多年前，在混乱的、处于战争时期的葡萄牙，关于一名年轻的葡萄牙修女和法国高官之间的爱情故事。而在本书中就附有这些因恋人军官被迫遣返法国，修女写给他充满爱意的原版情书。在书中你可以体会到他们的爱情如此的专一，含蓄，而又纯洁，正如情书所见证，在那个社会里，他们的爱情不会受到社会的认可也理解，也使他们的爱情故事更具有神秘性。大多数人们认为他们的爱情故事是在法国贵族阶级下的产物，并一致认为再也没有任何个女人能写出这样如此具有真实感和华丽的字眼了。经过谨慎、严格的调查与研究证明，Myriam Cyr可以很肯定地确定那位修女Mariana Alcoforado在世时确实的有写过这些信件。而且这段被禁止的爱情故事也是历史上最动人和感人的。虽然这部小说在欧洲普遍不被看好，但对于开放的美国人来说，还是非常新鲜的一个题材。而且在书中Myriam Cyr也负数了许多珍贵的独家情书信件。突出了那个暴动年代郁闷、紧张、危险、复杂的社会本质；运用多层面的细节描写来突出那段历史里的这对真实恋人的迷人爱情故事。
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About the Author/作者介绍： Myriam Cyr is an internationally acclaimed theater actress. She has appeared in numerous television shows and films, including I Shot Andy Warhol. She lives in Massachusetts with her family.
Myriam Cyr是位国际上公认享有盛名的电影女演员。她曾出演多部电视和电影，包括《I Shot Andy Warhol》.她现与家人居住于美国的马萨诸塞州。
Format:HARDCOVER
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