HOMELAND: A NOVEL
Book ID/图书代码： 11500020C00001
English Summary/英文概要： The tide of the twentieth century is rising upon the world, and on its crest rides the Crown family.
Young Pauli Kroner, freshly arrived in America from the streets of Berlin, makes his way to the mansion of his millionaire uncle in Chicago, looking to fulfill his dreams. His uncle, Joe Crown, is a self-made brewery tycoon who rules his domain with an iron hand—especially when it comes to his own family of defiantly rebellious children and a wife yearning for her own liberation.
In this new world, Pauli will rise as his own man and find his destiny in the early days of motion pictures. Surrounded by relations close and distant, proud and vengeful, each struggling to find themselves at the dawn of a new era, he will witness and experience the violence of the Pullman Strike, and find love in the arms of a woman who can never be his as he follows the march of history, intertwined with such figures as the audacious Theodore Roosevelt, the ruthless Thomas Edison, the fading western icon Buffalo Bill, and many more.
Named a New York Times Notable Book, Homeland is a “first-rate historical . . . chock-full of fascinating period detail, [Jakes’s] captivating story brings to life the sounds, smells and tastes of turn-of-the-century America in a manner comparable to Michener’s Hawaii and Doctorow’s Ragtime” (Publishers Weekly).
This ebook features an illustrated biography of John Jakes including rare images from the author’s personal collection.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 二十世纪的浪潮正在席卷世界，而王室则在其顶峰上驰骋。
年轻的泡利•克罗纳刚从柏林的街头来到美国，前往他在芝加哥的百万富翁叔叔的豪宅，寻求实现他的梦想。他的叔叔乔•克朗是一位白手起家的啤酒厂大亨，用铁腕手段统治着自己的领地——尤其是在他自己的家庭——孩子们桀骜不驯，妻子则渴望自己的解放。
在这个新世界里，泡利将以自己的身份崛起，并在电影的早期找到自己的命运。包围关系密切,遥远,骄傲和复仇，努力发现自己在一个新时代的黎明,他将见证和经历的暴力普尔曼罢工,并找到爱一个爱他的女人,因为他之前的历史,大胆的西奥多•罗斯福与这些数字交织在一起,无情的托马斯•爱迪生,衰落的西方图标野牛比尔等等。
《故乡》被称为《纽约时报》的一本书，是“一流的历史……充满了令人着迷的时代细节，杰克斯迷人的故事以一种可与麦切纳的夏威夷和多克托罗的拉格泰姆相媲美的方式，把世纪之交的美国的声音、气味和味道带入生活。
这本电子书以约翰杰克斯的传记维特点，包括来自作者的罕见的个人收藏。（WYL)
Awards/获奖情况：“约翰•杰克斯是我们这个时代最好的历史小说家。”——帕特里夏•康威尔
“杰克斯的每一部传奇故事的核心都是一个随着历史节拍悸动的故事。”——克利夫兰，诚实的商人
“John Jakes is the best historical novelist of our time.” —Patricia Cornwell
“At the very heart of every Jakes saga is a story that throbs to the beat of history.” —The Cleveland Plain Dealer
About the Author/作者介绍： 约翰•杰克斯(生于1932年)是十几部小说的作者，被认为是当今最杰出的历史小说作家之一。他的作品包括广受赞誉的肯特家族编年史系列和南北三部曲。杰克斯对历史的准确性和引人入胜的故事叙述的执着为他赢得了《洛杉矶时报》“历史小说家教父”的称号，并使他连续16年成为《纽约时报》的畅销书。杰克斯因为他的作品获得了几个奖项，他是作家协会和美国笔会的成员。他和他的妻子雷切尔住在佛罗里达西海岸。John Jakes (b. 1932), the author of more than a dozen novels, is regarded as one of today’s most distinguished writers of historical fiction. His work includes the highly acclaimed Kent Family Chronicles series and the North and South Trilogy. Jakes’s commitment to historical accuracy and evocative storytelling earned him the title of "the godfather of historical novelists" from the Los Angeles Times and led to a streak of sixteen consecutive New York Times bestsellers. Jakes has received several awards for his work and is a member of the Authors Guild and the PEN American Center. He and his wife, Rachel, live on the west coast of Florida.
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