Geoffrey Braithwaite is a retired doctor haunted by an obsession with the great French literary genius, Gustave Flaubert. As Geoffrey investigates the mystery of the stuffed parrot Flaubert borrowed from the Museum of Rouen to help research one of his novels, we learn an enormous amount about the writer’s work, family, lovers, thought processes, health and obsessions. But we al...(展开全部)

Which of two stuffed parrots was the inspiration for one of Flaubert's greatest stories? Why did the master keep changing the colour of Emma Bovary's eyes? And why should it matter so much to Geoffrey Braithwaite, a retired doctor haunted by a private secret? In "Flaubert's Parrot", Julian Barnes spins out a multiple mystery of obsession and betrayal (both scholarly and romanti...(展开全部)

Which of two stuffed parrots was the inspiration for one of Flaubert's greatest stories? Why did the master keep changing the colour of Emma Bovary's eyes? And why should it matter so much to Geoffrey Braithwaite, a retired doctor haunted by a private secret? In "Flaubert's Parrot", Julian Barnes spins out a multiple mystery of obsession and betrayal (both scholarly and romanti...(展开全部)

Geoffrey Braithwaite is a retired doctor haunted by an obsession with the great French literary genius, Gustave Flaubert. As Geoffrey investigates the mystery of the stuffed parrot Flaubert borrowed from the Museum of Rouen to help research one of his novels, we learn an enormous amount about the writer’s work, family, lovers, thought processes, health and obsessions. But we al...(展开全部)

利萨尔迪（1776—1827）一生写了大量诗歌、散文、小说，抨击贵族和 高级官员的专横统治，谴责教会对人民的愚弄，揭露社会流弊、维护妇女权 利，反对奴役黑人。其作品除代表作《癞皮鹦鹉》外，还有小说《悲伤的夜 晚与欢乐的白天》、《著名骑士堂卡特林·德·拉·法饮达的生平事迹》、 剧本《敏感的黑人》、《火枪手的独脚戏》、诗集《欢乐的时刻》等。