人民文学出版社2016年1月版一代文学大师索尔·贝娄第十部小说对当代文化富于人性的理解和精妙的分析著名植物学家贝恩·克拉德事业上成就斐然,生活上却不尽如人意。他是个理想主义者,向往一种纯洁浪漫的爱情,一个共享天伦之乐的传统家庭。在第一次婚姻失败以后,贝恩吃尽了追求女人的苦头。他独身十五年,尔后与一位比自己年轻二十岁的妙龄女郎结婚。可这位名医家的独生女并非自己的理想妻子,贝恩内心深处仍有那么一种 People’s Literature Publishing House January 2016 version of a generation of literary master Saul Bellow tenth novel contemporary humanistic understanding of human and sophisticated analysis of the famous botanist Baincrad career success, but life Not satisfactory. He is an idealist, yearning for a pure and romantic love, a traditional family share of family happiness. After the first marriage failed, Bain had done her best to pursue a woman’s suffering. He was single for fifteen years before marrying a young woman who was twenty years younger than himself. But the famous doctor’s only daughter is not his ideal wife, Bain still a deep feeling