NIGHT FALLS ON THE CITY
Book ID/图书代码： 05380012B54757
English Summary/英文概要： NIGHT FALLS ON THE CITY was first published in 1967. The novel was remarkably successful, managing to catch the mood of the time - especially in the United States, where it remained top of the New York Times bestseller list for several months. It was published in translation by Norstedts in Sweden, Bruna in Holland, Plaza y Janes in Spain, Gyldendal in Norway, Lademann in Denmark, Tammi in Finland, Bloch in Brazil, and Fritz Molden in Austria (for German language rights).
Vienna, 1938: a place of high culture and exquisite luxury, gilded opera-houses and intellectual salons. Beautiful actress Julia Homburg and her politician husband Franz Wedeker embody all the enlightened brilliance of their native city. But Wedeker is Jewish, and just across the border the tanks of the Nazi Reich are primed for the Anschluss.
When Vienna is overtaken by the SS, lists are drawn up and disappearances become routine, Franz must be concealed: with daring ingenuity, Julia conjures a hiding place within their own apartment. But in the shadow of oppression the old certainties evaporate: the streets are full of spies and collaborators, allegiances shift and ancient hatreds resurface. A clear conscience is a luxury few can afford, and Julia finds she must strike a series of hateful bargains with the new order if she and her husband are to survive.
A vivid, gripping psychological portrait of a city under occupation, Night Falls on the City is a rediscovered classic of enduring power.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《夜幕降临城市上》曾于1967年首次出版发行。这是一部极为成功的小说，主要完美的呈现出故事发生时期的时代特征---本书在美国尤其成功，曾蝉联《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜榜单长达数月之久。瑞典Norstedts出版社、荷兰Bruna出版社、西班牙Plaza y Janes出版社、挪威Gyldendal出版社、丹麦Lademann出版社、芬兰Tammi出版社、巴西Bloch出版社、以及奥地利Fritz Molden出版社均曾出版发行本书的译文版本。
1938年的维也纳汇聚着各种高尚的文化、精致的奢华、镀金的歌剧院以及学术沙龙。美丽的女演员茱莉亚•霍姆堡和身为政客的丈夫弗兰兹•韦德克象征了那座城市里所有受过文化启蒙和熏陶的聪明人。然而韦德克是一名犹太人，对于当时德意志纳粹帝国对奥地利的意图吞并而言，他的身份无疑跨越了警戒线。
当维也纳被纳粹党卫军所控制，一张张名单被列出，一场场失踪成为常态。弗兰兹必须被巧妙隐藏起来，茱莉亚构想出了一个将弗兰兹藏在自己小公寓中的计划。然而在压迫的阴影下，过往的肯定承诺消失殆尽:街上四处都是间谍与他们的盟友，忠诚易主、古老的仇恨再度浮出水面。保持清醒的意识已成为极少数人所拥有的宝贵财富，茱莉亚意识到如果想和丈夫在这一场浩劫中幸存，她必须和新体制内的一系列规定作斗争。
本书生动地描绘出了一个被占领城市的心理状态，其刻画可谓淋漓尽致、紧扣心弦。《夜幕降临城市上》是一部具有持久影响力的经典作品，值得被重新认识与重视。（DC）
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About the Author/作者介绍： 莎拉•盖汉姆，1915年出生于伦敦。二战结束后不久，刚过30岁的她移居德国，随后搬到了奥地利，作者后在奥地利居住了近50年。作者早年的惊悚作品：《暗黑冷夜》《石玫瑰》及《安静的人质》等的故事背景均发生在中欧地区。Sarah Gainham was born in London in 1915. She moved to Germany in her early thirties, shortly after the Second World War, and then to Austria, where she remained for over fifty years. It is in central Europe that her early thrillers such as COLD DARK NIGHT, THE STONE ROSES and SILENT HOSTAGE are played out.
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