The Monster That Is History: History, Violence, and Fictional Writing in Twentieth-Century China 51 The epic story of how

The epic story of how the East India Company took over large swaths of Asia

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4令人欲罢不能的大结局 穷尽友谊对一个人最极致的塑造 《失踪的孩子》是“那不勒斯四部曲”的第四部，小说聚焦了莉拉和埃莱娜（“我”）的壮年和晚年，为她们持续了五十多年的友谊划上了一个令人心碎的句号。 “我”为了爱情和写作，离开丈夫带着两个女儿回到了那不勒斯，不可避免地与莉拉，还有我曾想要逃离的城区再度变得亲密。“我”和莉拉甚至在同一年怀孕、生子，并经历了恐怖残暴的那不勒斯大地震，一切都分崩离析，一切又将被重建。 “我”在不自觉中卷入莉拉秘密的企图——她希望利用我的名声和写作技巧来对抗城区陈腐而猖獗的恶势力。但在经历了生命最恐怖的打击之后，莉拉选择以一种怪异夸张的方式在城区彻底将自己流放。 而“我”也将以惊人的韧性和诚实面对写作、爱情、家庭的失败。在经历了多年的自我怀疑之后，“我”决定忤逆（罔顾？）莉拉的告诫，将“我”和她一生的友谊写成一本小说，却招来了最深的背叛……

An accomplishment of both great sweep and illuminating detail

張世瑛：中華民國國史館纂修

The Monster That Is History: History, Violence, and Fictional Writing in Twentieth-Century China 51 The epic story of howIn ancient China a monster called Taowu was known for both its vicious nature and its power to see the past and the future. Over the centuries Taowu underwent many incarnations until it became identifiable with history itself. Since the seventeenth century, fictive accounts of history have accommodated themselves to the monstrous nature of Taowu. Moving effortlessly across the entire twentieth century literary landscape, David Der wei Wang delineates