FIREFLY
Book ID/图书代码： 11320012B57892
English Summary/英文概要： On a secluded hillside in Jamaica lies Firefly, Noël Coward’s peaceful retreat. Here, between sundowners and sunsets, brandies and cigarettes, the seventy-year-old Coward whiles away his days - a comforting, frustrating pattern of unwanted breakfasts, reluctant walks, graceless dips in the pool - in the company of his manservant Patrice.
Both of them dream of a London that is long-gone or imagined: Noël’s peopled with glamorous friends - Redgrave, Olivier, O’Toole - and Patrice’s a picture-postcard vision of elegance and opportunity.
Set over a series of summer days in the early 1970s, Firefly flits through Coward’s dreams and memories, his successes and regrets, against a sultry, seductive backdrop of blue skies and glistening water.
Colourful and contemplative, this is a moving portrait of old age and friendship, and a poignant appraisal of a life well lived.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 牙买加的一个僻静的山坡里生活着很多萤火虫，诺埃尔•科沃德退休后在这里平静的生活着。这里，在夕阳西下和日落之间，在白兰地和香烟之间，70岁的懦夫打发着他的日子——舒适，令人沮丧的不受欢迎的早餐模式，不愿走动，泡在游泳池里——由男仆帕特里斯陪着。
两人的梦想都是去很久以前去过或者想象中的伦敦： 诺埃尔有很多充满魅力的朋友，如雷德格雷夫，奥利维尔和奥图尔，帕特里斯有了欣赏优雅的机会。
故事的背景设置在20世纪70年代初的盛夏，在闷热的、诱人的蓝色天空和闪闪水光的背景下，萤火虫飞过科沃德的梦想和回忆，成功和遗憾。
这个故事丰富多彩且发人深思，是一幅关于老年人和友情的感人画面，是一个对高质量生活的深刻评价。(LNL)
Awards/获奖情况：“这是一本多么可爱，智慧的。美丽，渴望，恰到好处！”——朱利安•克莱尔
“五脏俱全”——马克•桑德森，星期日电讯报
“一次让人感动的学习。”——苏茜，金融时报
“有一件简单的事情使我们必须做的，那就是赞美是詹金斯的精彩描述。你可以感觉到，她很努力地引导着诺埃尔•科沃德对英语的惊人掌握，让他的内心独白和说话的方式相匹配。《萤火虫》值得每一个人读，我已经不知道说什么来推荐它了。”——这个文本是指精装版
About the Author/作者介绍： 珍妮特•詹金斯于1965年出生在博尔顿，在东英吉利大学拿到文学和哲学学士学位前她是学习表演的，然后在东英吉利大学攻读创意写作硕士，在那里她与托比利特，约翰•博伊恩，理查德•比尔德和博福勒一起在马尔科姆•布拉德伯里的最后课堂上学习。她是《哥伦布日》、《另一个爱孩子的埃尔维斯》和《布鲁克林天使》的作者。珍妮特是一位文笔优雅流畅的作家，她的作品一直广受好评。Born in Bolton in 1965, Janette Jenkins studied acting before completing a degree in Literature and Philosophy and then doing an MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, where she was in Malcolm Bradbury’s final class, along with Toby Litt, John Boyne, Richard Beard and Bo Fowler. She is the author of the novels, Columbus Day, Another Elvis Love Child, Angel of Brooklyn and Little Bones. Her short stories have appeared in newspapers and anthologies, including Stand Magazine, and have been broadcast on Radio 4. In 2003 she was awarded an Alumni Fellowship by the University of Bolton. She lives in the city of Durham. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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