Lemon Table

The Lemon Table

★ Julian Barnes, one of the three giants of British literature, has published a collection of short stories about the truth about life in the twilight years!
★ Julian Barnes is the winner of the Booker Prize, and has won 17 world literary awards and 5 medals of honor. His award-winning record spans across Europe!
★ 11 short stories record the changes in people's hearts over the long years and explore the value of life in aging and death.
★ It vividly displays every possibility of aging, and shows the reality of life in the story of time being slowly squeezed out.
★ When I grew old, and had gone through a life of hardships, my soul finally became broad and peaceful.
★ Lemon Table, a club where talking about death is allowed - or rather, required.
★ You think you have many friends, but in reality, you only have companions. A companion is someone who stands by you, watches you grow up, and then gradually fades out of your life. — Excerpted from this book ★ Pain can help you enter the adult world and become familiar with adult language. — Excerpted from this book [Introduction]
11 short stories vividly show every possibility of getting old.
In the story of how time is slowly drained away, the reality of life is revealed.
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The sixty-year-old great writer Turgenev fell in love at first sight with a twenty-five-year-old actress, burning his life for the last love;
The annual date with the old lover has nothing to do with sex, but is just an old man reminiscing about the past;
An old musician whose inspiration has dried up, once famous for his music, is now equally famous for his long silence.
They were once content with an orderly life and an ordinary family, but when they saw death around the corner, they realized that all restraint was in vain...
【Media Comments】
The author's profound understanding of the theme of "death and aging" is full of provocation. Readers can't help but wonder whether we still have real friends or only "companions" in the last moments of life. - The New York Times
Barnes's older characters refuse to give up the joy and passion of their youth, even as they feel increasingly overwhelmed. —The Guardian
All the texts have clear images and real emotions. Love, marriage and art can be cruel and tender, vulgar and sublime at the same time. - The Guardian
No matter how Barnes writes, every step is steady: every word, every tone, every nuance of phrase is just right. - San Francisco Chronicle
This book is a brilliantly woven elegy for lost youth, lost promises, and lost love. The usually cerebral Barnes reveals new emotional depths here. —The New York Times
Julian Barnes made me feel smarter! When rigid thinking is broken, I can see familiar things in a new light without filtering them. — Reader's comment "The Lemon Table" easily resonated with me - the protagonists' regrets about the past and fears about the future. Perhaps this has nothing to do with age, because at any age, we all face challenges and disillusionment. — Reader's comment

2020-03-01

江苏凤凰文艺出版社

Duoke Culture

288

9787559437853