An extraordinary story of war and friendship from one of America's most revered authors of the 20th Century. Two teenagers form an unlikely friendship in pre-War Philadelphia. Al is obsessed with lifting weights, looking good and chasing girls. Birdy is obsessed with flight. Birdy's passion becomes all-encompassing. Birdy wants to fly. A few years later these young men find the...(展开全部)

From the acclaimed 1978 novel by William Wharton, BIRDY tells the story of a man undone by the horrors of World War II and the friend who tries to guide him back to earth. This stage adaptation, originally produced on the West End in London, is by MacArthur genius award winner Naomi Wallace.

An inventive, hypnotic novel about frienship and family, love and war, madness and beauty, and, above all, "birdness." Wharton crafts an unforgettable tale--one that suggests another notion of sanity in a world that is manifestly insane.

威廉·沃顿（1926—2008），美国著名小说家，被媒体誉为“海明威后的海明威”。在美国权威媒体的计票评选中，威廉·沃顿超越《北回归线》的作者亨利·米勒、《断背山》的作者安妮·普鲁克斯和侦探小说大师雷蒙德·钱德勒等多位著名作家，登上20世纪美国15位大器晚成作家排行榜第1名。 华顿出生在一个贫穷、老实的天主教家庭，自小学习成绩优异的他为了贴补家用，放弃了上大学的机会选择入伍，二战末期在著名的“突出部之役”中负伤回国。之后身体虽然康复，但战争记忆却摧毁了他的心理，大半生的时间里都需要心理辅导和依赖精神类药物。1978年，五十多岁的他寄给出版社一部名叫《鸟人》的小说手稿，手稿立即被编辑看中，出版后即刻登顶《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜，并进入了“普利策文学奖”的最终名单，还在1979年获得了象征着美国文学最高荣誉的“美国国家图书奖”最佳处女作奖，风光一时无两。...(展开全部)

Set against a backdrop of life on a medieval manor, here is a young girl's account of her 14th year. Catherine feels trapped because her father is determined to marry her off to a rich man. By wit, trickery, and luck, she manages to send several would-be husbands packing. Then comes a man from the north--the oldest, the ugliest, and the richest. Newbery Medal winner; ALA 1995 B...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Catherine, a spirited and inquisitive young woman of good family, narrates in diary form the story of her fourteenth year--the year 1290. A Newbery Honor Book.

在线阅读本书 "Corpus Bones! I utterly loathe my life." Catherine feels trapped. Her father is determined to marry her off to a rich man--any rich man, no matter how awful. But by wit, trickery, and luck, Catherine manages to send several would-be husbands packing. Then a shaggy-bearded suitor from the north comes to call--by far the oldest, ugliest, most revolting suitor of them ...(展开全部)