内容简介
本书是“德波顿作品系列”之一。普鲁斯特的煌煌巨著《追忆似水年华》是那种谁都觉得自己应该去读但对大部分人来说又确属望而生畏的书。但在德波顿的这本结合了文学传记和实用、励志手册的书里,作者以他严正详实的专业学识为根基,用他的生花妙笔向我们娓娓道出《追忆》的真正妙处,描绘出普鲁斯特真实而又生动的精神肖像;同时他又把圣典拉到人间,从巨著和大师身上寻觅到改变我们每个普通人谷世人生的妙招法门,指点我们如何珍惜时光、体验人生的真谛、学会调整人生的轻生缓急。
这是一部关于《追忆逝水年华》的书。书中有大量的引证、摘录,有对普鲁斯特笔下人物、情节、场景的描述分析和口语。这是一部以普鲁斯特为主角的书。普鲁斯特的大名,几乎出现在全书的每一页,他的性情脾性,浮现在德波顿的字里行间。这是一本风趣的书,然而里面不乏一本正经的教诲之言。这是一本教训之书,然而全书贯穿着揶揄调侃的语调。
作者简介
阿兰·德波顿(Alain de Botton),英伦才子型作家,生于1969年,毕业于剑桥大学,现住伦敦。著有小说《爱情笔记》(1993)、《爱上浪漫》(1994)、《亲吻与诉说》(1995)及散文作品《拥抱逝水年华》(1997)、《哲学的慰藉》(2000)、《旅行的艺术》(2002)。他的作品已被译成二十几种文字。
Content introduction
This book is part of the De Botton Series. Proust's magnificent "In Search of Lost Time" is the kind of book that everyone thinks they should read, but that most people find daunting. But in de Botton's book, a combination of literary biography and a practical, inspirational manual, the author, based on his rigorous professional knowledge, speaks eloquently to the true beauty of "Remembrance" and paints a true and vivid spiritual portrait of Proust; At the same time, he also pulled the sacred scriptures to the world, from the great works and masters to find a way to change the life of each of our ordinary people, to guide us how to cherish the time, experience the true meaning of life, and learn to adjust the urgency of life.
This is a book about Memories of Past Life. There are numerous citations, excerpts, descriptive analyses of Proust's characters, plots, and scenes, as well as colloquial language. This is a book with Proust as the main character. Proust's name appears on almost every page of the book, and his temperament appears in de Botton's pages. This is a funny book, but it contains serious didactic words. This is a book of lessons, but there is a teasing tone throughout.
About the author
Alain de Botton (Alain de Botton) is a British writer, born in 1969, graduated from Cambridge University, now lives in London. He is the author of the novels Love Notes (1993), Love for Romance (1994), Kiss and Tell (1995), and essays Embracing the Passing of Time (1997), The Solace of Philosophy (2000), and The Art of Travel (2002). His works have been translated into more than twenty languages.