TWO WORLDS
Book ID/图书代码: 11711810B42599
English Summary/英文概要: Two Worlds is a confluence of worlds, world-views and two strong-willed women. Spanning centuries and cities, the novel explores Bengal’s nationalist movement, the murky Hindi film industry and the nexus between the media and glamorous Boolywood, quietly transitioning into the quiet anonymity of London and Wales. A broad sweep of character- both historical and fictionus- form the fascinating world of the story as it unfold. As India awakens in its struggle for freedom, Ela Sen, brave and beautiful, is burdened with a forbidden love society cannot sanction and she will not abandon. Decades later, in modern-day India fiery journalist Oona Roy lives life on her own terms, wielding her pen against the corruption around her. But as her world crumbles, the desperately unhappy Oona embarks on a quest, dinging into the long-ago life of a woman who had been as unhappy as herself. Little does she know that in delving into her past, the will find her own future.
Chinese Summary/中文概要: 《两个世界》聚集了关于世界的看法和两个意志力坚强的女性。这篇小说跨越世纪和城市,首先探索了孟加拉的民族主义运动,阴暗的宝莱坞电影产业以及媒体和迷人的印度电影中心之间的关系,又转而描写伦敦和威尔士的安静。历史的和科幻的角色组成了一个令人着迷的世界,故事也由此展开:印度觉醒并为自由而战,勇敢美丽的埃拉森深陷入社会所不赞成的禁忌之恋而不能自拔。在几十年后的现代印度,激进的记者Oona Roy以自己的方式生活,以写作来反抗周围的腐败。当她的世界瓦解时,极度悲伤的Oona开始深入探寻很久以前与她同样不幸的女人的生活。她几乎不知道通过对这个女人过去的探索,将会指明自己的未来。(兼职翻译-CDD)
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About the Author/作者介绍: Nandita C. Puri 的处女作Nine On Nine 广受好评,这本书是描写印度城市女子的短片小说集。她的畅销书《不可能的英雄》是她作为演员的丈夫Om Puri 的传记。作为印度主要的专栏作家和剧作家,Nandita创作了宝莱坞电影 Mera Dil Lake Dekho. 以她的短片故事《在詹尼家》改编的剧本将要被搬上荧屏。她正在创作《爆炸性新闻》,关于印度媒体的漫谈。Nandita住在孟买,她在构思一本全新领域的书——印度的饮食。她要和Simon Majumdar 一起创作关于暴饮暴食的主题。 Nandita C. Puri made her literary debut with Nine On Nine, a critically-acclaimed collection of short stories about the urban Indian woman. She is the author of Unlikely Hero, the best-selling biography of her husband, actor Om Puri. A columnist with major Indian publication, and a screenplay writer, Nnandita wrote the Bollywood film Mera Dil Lake Dekho. Her next script based on her short story, At Jenny’s is ready for filming. She is currently wrapping up her next book, Breaking News, a tongue-in-cheek look at the Indian media. Nandita lives in Mumbai, Where her refrigerator is always stocked with food for thought as she conceptualizes a new book in yet another genre, Eating India, her foray into gluttony with co-author Simon Majumdar (Of Eat My Globe Fame)
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