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The Elephant Keeper pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024
"I asked the sailor what an Elephant looked like; he replied that it was like nothing on earth." "England, 1766: " After a long voyage from the East Indies, a ship docks in Bristol, England, and rumor quickly spreads about its unusual cargo--some say a mermaid is on board. A crowd forms, hoping to catch a glimpse of the magical creature. One crate after another is unpacked: a zebra, a leopard, and a baboon. There's no mermaid, but in the final two crates is something almost as magical--a pair of young elephants, in poor health but alive. Seeing a unique opportunity, a wealthy sugar merchant purchases the elephants for his country estate and turns their care over to a young stable boy, Tom Page. Tom's family has long cared for horses, but an elephant is something different altogether. It takes time for Tom and the elephants to understand one another, but to the surprise of everyone on the estate, a remarkable bond is formed. "The Elephant Keeper," the story of Tom and the elephants, in Tom's own words, moves from the green fields and woods of the English countryside to the dark streets and alleys of late-eighteenth-century London, reflecting both the beauty and the violence of the age. Nicholson's lush writing and deft storytelling complement a captivating tale of love and loyalty between one man and the two elephants that change the lives of all who meet them.
剋裏斯托弗·尼柯爾森(Christopher Nicholson)
作傢,BBC廣播公司編劇和製片人。對自然史興趣濃厚,為BBC製作的節目多以人與動物間的關係為主題,所拍紀錄片曾獲普利策奬。1984年,在尼泊爾奇旺國傢公園同大象初次親密接觸,自此與大象結下不解之緣。
2009年,長篇小說處女作《大象詹妮與我》麵世,獲得如潮好評。大象詹妮的坎坷一生和守護者湯姆對詹妮畢生追隨的故事感人至深。敘事技巧超凡脫俗,筆觸餘味悠長,字裏行間滲透著對人與動物關係的深摯思考及世間萬物皆平等的悲憫情懷。
在我心中,大象是一种温顺、聪明的动物。英国作家尼柯尔森的处女作《大象詹尼与我》更加深了我这种印象。与其说这是一部小说,不如说它是一本关于大象知识的教科书。读着汤姆和大象詹尼三十年的传奇经历,我们对大象的生活习性会有深刻的了解。 在这个阅读快餐化的年代,形容...
評分看到结局的时候,还是有点不能接受,但是可能是最好的结局吧!都说大象可以活很多很多年,我最怕看到的结局是,在汤姆去世之后,詹妮该怎么生活?谁要给詹妮洗澡?谁要陪詹妮说话?结果竟然是汤姆离开了詹妮,这中间最残忍的一段作者直接略过,我都能想象詹妮过得有多辛...
評分一直对大象有种特殊的情感,每次去动物园,看到它们拖着庞大的身躯在园中缓慢沉稳地踱步,长长的鼻子随意而优雅地弯曲着,总是忍不住在这里驻足,着迷地观察他们那旁若无人的姿态,并且留连忘返。 这是一本充满灵性的书,它用细腻深情的笔触,记录了来自印度群岛的大象詹尼和象...
評分The Elephant Keeper pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024