'The story is teeming with life. Saraf's incredible attention to detail brings the sights, sounds and smells of Delhi right off the page!a fascinating read' -- Lianne Kolirin, Daily Express 'Wonderful!Bleak and shocking as well as entertaining and comical, Sujit Saraf's intelligent novel is a remarkable feat.' -- Angela McGee, Sunday Express 'One of the best novels I have read this year' -- Tabish Khair, New Statesman 'Gives a more truthful picture of twenty-first-century India than anything in the earnest pages of the Wall Street Journal!a terrific read' -- Chandak Sengoopta, Independent 'Every self-interested acquaintance, every class and caste, all are pinned down and exposed by Saraf's prose. He has a gift for getting under the skin of a vast range of humanity...highly entertaining' -- Kevin Rushby, Guardian 'Teems with memorable characters and historical figures, plots and subplots!Saraf's rambunctious commentary on the nature of greed and mendacity is enthralling, but it's the lives of the ordinary people that provide the real drama' -- Eithne Farry, Daily Mail 'His cast of characters is large, various and skilfully drawn, and the chaotic life of the city is brilliantly evoked' -- Lindy Burleigh, Daily Telegraph 'the ambitious scope of his epic is remarkable' -- The Observer 20080330
‘The story is teeming with life. Saraf’s incredible attention to detail brings the sights, sounds and smells of Delhi right off the page…a fascinating read’
(Lianne Kolirin, Daily Express )
‘Wonderful…Bleak and shocking as well as entertaining and comical, Sujit Saraf’s intelligent novel is a remarkable feat.’
(Angela McGee, Sunday Express )
'One of the best novels I have read this year'
(Tabish Khair, New Statesman )
‘Gives a more truthful picture of twenty-first-century India than anything in the earnest pages of the Wall Street Journal…a terrific read’
(Chandak Sengoopta, Independent )
‘Every self-interested acquaintance, every class and caste, all are pinned down and exposed by Saraf’s prose. He has a gift for getting under the skin of a vast range of humanity...highly entertaining'
(Kevin Rushby, Guardian )
'Teems with memorable characters and historical figures, plots and subplots…Saraf’s rambunctious commentary on the nature of greed and mendacity is enthralling, but it’s the lives of the ordinary people that provide the real drama’
(Eithne Farry, Daily Mail )
‘His cast of characters is large, various and skilfully drawn, and the chaotic life of the city is brilliantly evoked'
(Lindy Burleigh, Daily Telegraph )
'the ambitious scope of his epic is remarkable' (The Observer )
'Rich in Indian culture and eloquently written...Bleak and
shocking as well as entertaining and comical...a remarkable feat'
'Highly entertaining...Saraf moves his pawns through momentous events with breathtaking subtlety'
'Saraf's incredible attention to detail brings the sights, sounds and smells of Delhi right off the page... enlightening and entertaining...a fascinating read'
'Highly entertaining...Saraf moves his pawns through momentous
events with breathtaking subtlety' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
'It is one of the best novels I have read this year...powerfully
drawn characters, vivid descriptions and gripping stories'
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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这部作品带给我的震撼,更多地源于其超越时代限制的哲学思辨。它探讨的并非仅是古代的宫廷秘闻,而是关于人类集体心理、周期性历史宿命的深刻洞察。作者仿佛是一位深谙人类本性的心理学家,他剖析了权力精英阶层是如何自我麻醉、如何构建虚假叙事来维持统治的。书中的对话设计尤其精彩,充满了隐喻和张力,许多看似寻常的言语交锋,实则暗藏着致命的杀机或深刻的智慧。我最欣赏的是,作者没有给出一个简单的、皆大欢喜的结局,而是留下了一片广阔的、充满回味的灰色地带。这迫使读者在合上书本之后,依然要继续思考:所谓的“胜利”是否真的值得,那些被牺牲的价值又该如何安放?这种“留白”的处理,使得这部作品的生命力得以延续,它不仅仅是讲述了过去,更像是在对我们当下的社会发出警示。阅读过程中,我多次停下来,反复咀嚼某些段落的精妙措辞,那种文字本身的质感和密度,是现代快餐文学难以企及的。
评分这本书的结构设计,简直是一场精密的建筑艺术。它不像传统小说那样遵循单一线性时间轴,而是采用了多重叙事线索相互交织、彼此映照的手法。我必须承认,初读时需要集中全部精力去梳理这些时间点和人物关系,但一旦适应了这种叙事节奏,便会发现其无穷的魅力所在。这种交错叙事,极大地丰富了故事的维度,使得读者能够从不同的侧面、不同的阶层,去理解同一场历史风暴的不同影响。例如,同一场战役,在贵族将领的眼中是荣耀与策略的展现,而在底层士兵的视角下,则成了恐惧、饥饿与绝望的代名词。作者对环境的描绘也极其出色,城市、沙漠、山脉,都被赋予了生命和性格,它们不仅是故事发生的背景,更是推动情节发展的隐形力量。读到后半部分,我甚至开始期待那些看似无关紧要的旁支人物的命运,因为作者赋予了他们独特的分量,让他们每个人都像是宇宙中一颗闪烁的星辰,尽管光芒不同,却共同构成了这片壮丽的夜空。
评分如果要用一个词来形容这部小说的阅读感受,那一定是“磅礴”。它有着史诗般的气魄和史诗般的多层次结构,仿佛作者倾尽毕生心血构建的一个完整世界观。无论是宏大的战争场面,还是细腻的男女私情,都被作者以一种毫不费力却又极其精准的方式呈现出来。这本书对“信仰”的探讨也极其深入,它展示了在动荡不安的时代,宗教如何成为人们的慰藉,也如何被统治者用作控制和煽动的工具。我特别喜欢作者在描绘不同地域风貌时所展现出的那种诗意与粗粝的平衡感,既有异域风情的浪漫想象,又不失对现实残酷性的客观描摹。读完之后,脑海中挥之不去的是那些鲜活的面孔,他们为了心中的信念、为了家族的荣耀、为了最基本的生存,所做出的那些艰难抉择。这本书的价值,不仅在于它提供了一个引人入胜的故事,更在于它提供了一面镜子,映照出人性在极端压力下的复杂与坚韧。我强烈推荐给所有对宏大叙事、复杂人物和深邃历史有兴趣的读者。
评分这部史诗般的巨著,仿佛一幅铺展开来的、色彩斑斓的波斯挂毯,每一个针脚都充满了历史的厚重与人性的纠葛。作者的叙事功力令人叹为观止,他不仅仅是在讲述一个王朝的兴衰,更是在描摹一种深入骨髓的文化图景。我尤其欣赏他对宫廷生活的细致入微的刻画,那些华丽的服饰、精巧的饮食、乃至空气中弥漫的香料气息,都仿佛触手可及。书中人物的塑造立体得让人心惊,他们的野心、他们的爱情、他们的恐惧,交织成一张密不透风的情感之网。你很难简单地将他们归类为善或恶,他们都是时代的囚徒,在权力的漩涡中挣扎求生。特别是主角的内心挣扎,那种在责任与个人欲望之间的撕扯,真实得让人揪心。这本书的阅读体验,与其说是看故事,不如说是一场沉浸式的时空旅行,让人在掩卷之后,久久无法从那个遥远而辉煌的年代抽离出来。它对历史事件的解构也十分高明,没有采用平铺直叙的方式,而是通过不同视角下的碎片化叙事,引导读者自己去拼凑出完整的真相,这种引导式的阅读体验,极大地增强了读者的参与感和思考的深度。
评分读完此书,我感到一种强烈的、近乎眩晕的知识充盈感。这不是那种堆砌史料的枯燥读物,而是将复杂的政治博弈、宗教冲突乃至哲学思辨,巧妙地融入到跌宕起伏的故事情节之中。作者的学识储备毋庸置疑,他对古代社会结构、法律体系的理解,体现了一种罕见的深度。然而,最难能可贵的是,他没有让这些学术性的内容成为阻碍,而是用极其流畅、充满张力的笔触将其“文学化”了。我尤其对其中对于“正义”和“权力腐蚀”的探讨印象深刻。书中的每一次权力更迭,都伴随着对道德底线的重新校准,作者以近乎冷峻的目光审视着这一切,没有做出简单的道德审判,而是展示了在特定历史语境下,每一个选择的必然性与悲剧性。语言风格上,它时而如刀锋般锐利,直指人性的幽暗;时而又如月光般温柔,抚慰着那些在乱世中无辜受创的灵魂。这本书的节奏控制堪称大师级,高潮迭起,伏笔千里,每一次以为故事要走向平淡,作者总能适时地抛出一个震撼性的转折,让你不得不熬夜追读。
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