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Persuasion (Celebrating 250 Years)

作者:Austen, Jane/ Thomson, Hugh(ill.)

出版社:Macmillan U.K.

出版日期:2024.09.20

ISBN:9781035040490

書號:20317003

裝訂:精裝

定價:$585

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Pan Macmillan隆重推出!珍‧奧斯汀誕辰250周年紀念特裝收藏版
※特別收錄Hugh Thomson原版插畫和本書設計的bonus material
【關於等待,關於真心】Persuasion 《勸服》
 
《勸服》和珍·奧斯汀前面幾部作品相比較沒那麼討喜,少了互相拌嘴的對白,沒有逗趣的配角映襯,多了成年女性面對可能要孤老終生的憂慮與考量,以及對於緣分的患得患失。從現代讀者的角度來看,或許比起《艾瑪》那樣的故事,讀者更容易接觸或經歷類似的人物與情境。
 
故事描述女主角安年輕時和男主角菲德瑞克陷入熱戀,但親人們認為他們身分懸殊,安是貴族,菲德瑞克只是低階海軍,於是勸說之下,安最終拒絕了菲德瑞克的求婚。
 
時隔9年後,雙方立場大逆轉,菲德瑞克靠自己的能力已晉升收入豐碩的海軍上尉,安則因為父親與姊姊的揮霍性格,導致家族經濟狀況搖搖欲墜,成為搬到鄉間低調生活的沒落貴族,兩人意外重逢,雖然表面上看起來平靜無波,但安其實很緊張,她發現這麼多年過去,自己卻依然仍對菲德瑞克動心,但菲德瑞克呢?若說這份情感依舊成立,是否會被他認為自己只是個勢利的女子?因為他們都不敢確定,彼此的愛是否還存在。
 
無論什麼時代,等待是永遠的課題,因為不知道等待的盡頭,是圓滿亦或遺憾,錯過的時間是如《大亨小傳》中一去不返,或是能有第二次改變命運的機會呢?如果抱持真心,直面以對,該相聚的人們絕不會迷路。
 
A gorgeous new pocket-sized special edition bound in real cloth with foiled edges and a ribbon marker to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth in 2025. The designs are inspired by Jane Austen’s life and work.
 
Jane Austen's most mature and wickedly satirical final novel, Persuasion follows the story of Anne Elliott, who as a teenager was engaged to a seemingly ideal man, Frederick Wentworth. But after being persuaded by her friend Lady Russell that he is too poor to be a suitable match, Anne ends their engagement. When they are reacquainted eight years later, their circumstances are transformed: Frederick is returning triumphantly from the Napoleonic War, while Anne's fortunes are floundering. Will their past regrets prevent them from finding future happiness?
 
With original illustrations by the celebrated Hugh Thomson and bonus material about the design.
 
作者介紹
Jane Austen (1775-1817) was an English novelist whose works are among the most popular novels ever written. Her keen eye for social tension, and ear for taut, witty dialogue have delighted readers for centuries, while her novels have maintained historical importance through their analysis of the dependence of women on marriage to gain social standing and security. She has been widely adapted for both stage and screen, and continues to be among the most widely-read of late-18th-/early 19th-century writers.