HOW TO RUIN A QUEEN: MARIE ANTOINETTE, THE STOLEN DIAMONDS AND THE SCANDAL THAT SHOOK THE FRENCH THRONE
Book ID/图书代码： 07100014B68901
English Summary/英文概要： On 5 September 1785, a trial began in Paris that would divide the country, captivate Europe and send the French monarchy tumbling down the slope towards the Revolution. Cardinal Louis de Rohan, scion of one of the most ancient and distinguished families in France, stood accused of forging Marie Antoinette’s signature to fraudulently obtain the most expensive piece of jewellery in Europe - a 2,400-carat necklace worth 1.6 million francs. Where were the diamonds now? Was Rohan entirely innocent? Was, for that matter, the queen? What was the role of the charismatic magus, the comte de Cagliostro, who was rumoured to be two-thousand-years old and capable of transforming metal into gold? This is a tale of political machinations and extravagance on an enormous scale; of kidnappings, prison breaks and assassination attempts; of hapless French police disguised as colliers, reams of lesbian pornography and a duel fought with poisoned pigs. It is a detective story, a courtroom drama, a tragicomic farce, and a study of credulity and self-deception in the Age of Enlightenment.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 1785年9月5日，一场即将使整个国家分崩离析的审判在巴黎拉开帷幕，不仅引起了整个欧洲的关注，更是从此将法国的封建王朝推向了下坡的边缘，导致了革命的发生。卡迪纳尔•刘易斯•罗翰是法国一个声名显赫的古老家族之子嗣，然而他却被指控伪造玛丽•安托万内特的签名，从而骗取全欧洲最为昂贵的一件珠宝---一条价值160万法郎且约有2400克拉的钻石项链。然而如今这一珠宝究竟身在何方？罗翰是否是清白无辜的？抑或其背后主谋实则为女皇本人？那名谣传已有2000多岁，拥有着点石成金能力的星术大师又究竟是谁？这是一个有关于政治阴谋和无尽奢华的故事；有关于绑架、越狱与暗杀未遂；有关于伪装成煤矿工的悲惨法国警察、大量的女同性恋情色场景以及一场以毒猪进行的决斗。这是一个侦探故事，一场法庭之上的戏剧，一幕亦悲亦喜的闹剧，以及一次启蒙年代的可信性与自我欺骗性的研究之旅。（DC）
Awards/获奖情况：这是一部既学术又充满着想象的作品，全书着重关注了一场有关于玛丽•安托瓦内特的婚外恋以及那串被盗之钻石项链。全书的叙述便仿佛在进行着一场象棋角逐，让我们清晰地看到围绕着国王与王后的各个角色的行动：主教、骑士以及各路兵卒。乔纳森•贝克曼绝对是传记史学作品界未来的维尔吉•科林斯。 (Michael Holroyd)
《摧毁王后的方法》是十分精彩有趣的，同时作为对18世纪一场著名世纪丑闻的描述，她又是进过仔细调研而无可挑剔的。贝克曼是一名大师，其高超的叙述技巧可谓跃然纸上。(Amanda Foreman)
A work of scholarship and imagination, that focusses new light on the famous and extraordinary affair of Marie Antoinette and the stolen diamonds. The narrative is like an ingenious chess game showing us the complex moves of bishops, knights and pawns round the king and queen. Jonathan Beckman is the new Wilkie Collins of biographical history (Michael Holroyd)
How to Ruin a Queen is a fascinating and impeccably researched account of one of the great scandals of the 18th century. Beckman is a master-storyteller whose consummate skills are evident on every page (Amanda Foreman)
‘How to Ruin a Queen is a fascinating and impeccably researched account of one of the great scandals of the 18th century. Beckman is a master-storyteller whose consummate skills are evident on every page.’ —Amanda Foreman
‘A work of scholarship and imagination, that focusses new light on the famous and extraordinary affair of Marie Antoinette and the stolen diamonds. The narrative is like an ingenious chess game showing us the complex moves of bishops, knights and pawns round the king and queen. Jonathan Beckman is the new Wilkie Collins of biographical history’ –Michael Holroyd
‘A murky story of the Ancien Regime including diamonds and sex, brilliantly told’ —Lady Antonia Fraser
About the Author/作者介绍： 乔纳森•贝克曼是《文学评论》杂志的一名资深编辑。他拥有剑桥大学英语文学学位及伦敦大学玛丽皇后文化史研究学位。2010年时，他赢得了皇家文学协会颁发的吉尔伍德非小说作品奖。Jonathan Beckman is senior editor of Literary Review. He has degrees in English from the University of Cambridge and Intellectual and Cultural History from Queen Mary, University of London. In 2010, he won the Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award for Non-Fiction.
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