FAULKS ON FICTION: GREAT BRITISH CHARACTERS AND THE SECRET LIFE OF THE NOVEL

Book ID/图书代码： 11340010B36841

English Summary/英文概要： The publication of Robinson Crusoe in London in 1719 marked the arrival of a revolutionary art form: the novel. British writers were prominent in shaping the new type of storytelling - one which reflected the experiences of ordinary people, with characters in whom readers could find not only an escape, but a deeper understanding of their own lives.

But the novel was more than just a reflection of British life. As Sebastian Faulks explains in this engaging literary and social history, it also helped invent the British. By focusing not on writers but on the people they gave us, Faulks not only celebrates the recently neglected act of novelistic creation but shows how the most enduring fictional characters over the centuries have helped map the British psyche - through heroes from Tom Jones to Sherlock Holmes, lovers from Mr Darcy to Lady Chatterley, villains from Fagin to Barbara Covett and snobs from Emma Woodhouse to James Bond.

Accompanying a major BBC series, Faulks on Fiction is a compelling and personal take on the story of how the dazzling creations of novelists helped shape the world we live in.

Characters included in the book:

Heroes - Robinson Crusoe, Tom Jones, Becky Sharp, Sherlock Holmes, Winston Smith (1984), Jim Dixon (Lucky Jim), John Self (Money)

Lovers - Mr. Darcy, Heathcliff, Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Lady Chatterley, Maurice Bendrix (End of the Affair), Anna Wulf (The Golden Notebook), Nick Guest (The Line of Beauty)

Snobs - Emma Woodhouse, Pip (Great Expectations), Charles Pooter (Diary of a Nobody), Jeeves, Jean Brodie, James Bond, Chanu (Brick Lane)

Villains - Richard Lovelace (Clarissa), Fagin, Count Fosco (The Woman in White), Steerpike (Gormenghast Trilogy), Ronald Merrick (The Raj Quartet), Jack Merridew (Lord of the Flies), Barbara Covett (Notes on a Scandal)

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 1719年，随着鲁滨逊的出版，英国对于小说的创作也达到一个革命性的阶段，现代艺术形式也明显突出出来。在这本意义非凡的书中，塞巴斯汀•福克斯探讨了小说对于英国发展的重要意义。这也是首部以平民百姓为蓝本的故事，是文学和社会历史的完美结合。同时，也从文学中的角色来窥视英国人的心理，譬如说，英雄类的如汤姆•琼斯（1749年出版，菲尔丁的第三部小说，是英国小说史上划时代的一部杰作），情人类的如达西先生（《傲慢与偏见》）和查泰来夫人（《查泰来夫人》），势利小人类的如艾玛•伍德豪斯（《艾玛Emma》1815年出版，作者简•奥斯汀），詹姆斯•邦德（英国小说家弗莱明写的十三部间谍小说中的主人公，代号为 007），恶棍类的如费金（狄更斯小说《雾都孤儿》中的老教唆犯的名字），芭芭拉•卡维特（《丑闻笔记》《Notes on a Scandal》女主角）等等。(ZH)

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About the Author/作者介绍： Sebastian Faulks was born on 20 April 1953 and was educated at Wellington College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He was the first literary editor of The Independent and became deputy editor of the Independent on Sunday before leaving in 1991 to concentrate on writing. He has been a columnist for The Guardian (1992-8) and the Evening Standard (1997-9). He continues to contribute articles and reviews to a number of newspapers and magazines. He wrote and presented the Channel 4 Television series ’Churchill’s Secret Army’, screened in 1999. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
英國重量級小說家塞巴斯欽．佛克斯（Sebastian Faulks）現年五十四歲，新聞記者出身，廿三年來出版了十本小說，其中以叫好又叫座的「法國三部曲」｜《金獅客棧的女孩》（The Girl at the Lion d’Or）、《鳥之歌》（Birdsong）、《戰地有心人》（Charlotte Gray）奠定文壇地位。佛克斯善於揉合現代史實與傳統羅曼史要素，尤其深受女性讀者愛戴。其作品《戰地有心人》（Charlotte Gray）也被翻拍成電影，由凱特布蘭琪, 比利克魯登, 邁可坎邦, 魯柏派瑞瓊斯主演。
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