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Our Mutual Friend de Charles Dickens

Our Mutual Friend

Autor Charles Dickens
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 27 mai 2020

În „Our Mutual Friend”, descoperim o confruntare mută, dar violentă, între forțele regeneratoare ale apei și mizeria sufocantă a lăcomiei umane. Tensiunea centrală se naște la granița dintre supraviețuirea brutală și aspirația spre respectabilitate, totul sub privirea rece a unei Londre ce pare construită din noroi și praf. Remarcăm cum Charles Dickens, ajuns la apogeul măiestriei sale, transformă Tamisa dintr-un simplu decor într-un personaj omniscient, un depozitar al secretelor și al morții, unde Gaffer Hexam și fiica sa, Lizzie, pescuiesc nu pești, ci destine frânte. Stilul are ceva din proza densă și panoramică din Little Dorrit, fără să fie o imitație — aici, satira este mai ascuțită, iar atmosfera mai sumbră, reflectând o maturitate artistică ce nu se mai mulțumește cu soluții facile. Dacă în A Tale of Two Cities autorul explora cataclismul istoric, în acest ultim roman finalizat el se apleacă asupra cataclismului moral provocat de „bani, bani, bani”. Structura este una de o complexitate remarcabilă, împletind misterul identității lui John Harmon cu destinele unor personaje memorabile precum Bella Wilfer. Ritmul este deliberat, oferind cititorului timp să observe detaliile sordide ale mormanelor de gunoi care, paradoxal, constituie sursa bogăției în această societate victoriană târzie. Este o operă care încheie parcursul literar al lui Charles Dickens nu printr-o concluzie liniștitoare, ci printr-o interogație profundă asupra valorii umane într-o lume dominată de posesiuni.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781645940609
ISBN-10: 1645940608
Pagini: 648
Dimensiuni: 175 x 250 x 39 mm
Greutate: 1.22 kg
Editura: Suzeteo Enterprises

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Recomandăm această lucrare celor care doresc să exploreze latura cea mai sofisticată și întunecată a geniului dickensian. Cititorul va câștiga o perspectivă unică asupra Londrei victoriene, dincolo de clișeele de epocă, descoperind un roman despre transformare și identitate. Este o lectură esențială pentru fanii literaturii clasice care apreciază criticile sociale subtile și personajele cu o psihologie stratificată.

Despre autor

Charles Dickens (1812–1870) este recunoscut drept cel mai important romancier al epocii victoriene și un critic social neobosit. Experiența sa timpurie de lucru într-o fabrică de cremă de ghete, în timp ce tatăl său era închis pentru datorii, i-a marcat profund opera, insuflându-i o empatie rară pentru clasele defavorizate. Autor a 15 romane, printre care David Copperfield și Great Expectations, Dickens a revoluționat literatura prin publicarea în foileton și prin capacitatea sa de a crea personaje iconice care au rămas vii în conștiința universală. „Our Mutual Friend” reprezintă testamentul său literar finalizat, o sinteză a geniului său satiric.

Descriere scurtă

Known as one of Charles Dickens' most sophisticated works, "Our Mutual Friend" is a satirical, yet complex novel about the desires and failings that revolve around money. Though praised by literary critics in the 1860s as Dickens' best novel, it was not until the early 21st century that it was recognized as a true, albeit contemporary, look at the Victorian class society. Dickens is celebrated for his social criticisms, credited as a literary genius of the Victorian era. John Harmon, an estranged son heir to a London fortune, is found murdered in a river outside the city. The inheritance he was promised now falls into the hands of two naïve servants, Mr. and Mrs. Boffin. The Boffins take in John Harmon's wife-to-be, Bella Wilfer, treating her as the new heiress of the estate as though she were their daughter. At the same time, they hire a lad named John Rokesmith as Mr. Boffin's secretary, who is dead set on learning more about the murder of John Harmon. "Our Mutual Friend" is a thriller, a romance, and a mystery all in one novel. Composed of four different books that Dickens wrote over a year, "Our Mutual Friend" not only captures its readers with its riveting storyline and unsuspecting twists, but with its sharp, savage wit. As Dickens' last complete novel, "Our Mutual Friend" is a captivating read you don't want to miss out on.

Notă biografică

Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 - 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity. Born in Portsmouth, Dickens left school to work in a factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms. Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted, and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities, set in London and Paris, is his best-known work of historical fiction.

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Following his father's death John Harmon returns to London to claim his inheritance, but he finds he is eligible only if he marries Bella Wilfur. To observe her character he assumes another identity and secures work with his father's foreman, Mr Boffin, who is also Bella's guardian.Disguise and concealment play an important role in the novel and individual identity is examined within the wider setting of London life: in the 1860s the city was aflame with spiralling financial speculation while thousands of homeless scratched a living from the detritus of the more fortunate-indeed John Harmon's father has amassed his wealth by recycling waste.This edition includes extensive explanatory notes and significant manuscript variants. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Recenzii

"Our Mutual Friend made me want to be a writer."
--Zoe Heller, Guardian

"Dickens wasn't just telling a story, but drawing a panoramic picture of his times, full of detail about the way the Victorians lived, loved and thought. Our Mutual Friend is superbly constructed -- part social satire, part murder mystery, part love story. It is crowded with memorable characters: the aspirational Veneerings, the playboy lawyer Eugene Wrayburn, and the heroines: giddy-minded Bella Wilfur and saintly Lizzy Hexam."
--Independent

"Perhaps his greatest work. The great novel of London: dark, wise, unsentimental."
--William Boyd, Newsweek

"Our Mutual Friend made me want to be a writer" -- Zoe Heller Guardian "Dickens wasn't just telling a story, but drawing a panoramic picture of his times, full of detail about the way the Victorians lived, loved and thought. Our Mutual Friend is superbly constructed - part social satire, part murder mystery, part love story. It is crowded with memorable characters: the aspirational Veneerings, the playboy lawyer Eugene Wrayburn, and the heroines: giddy-minded Bella Wilfur and saintly Lizzy Hexam" Independent "Our Mutual Friend disturbs us to the root of our being...terribly great" -- John Sutherland "Perhaps his greatest work. The great novel of London: dark, wise, unsentimental" -- William Boyd Newsweek "Charles Dickens is the greatest novelist in the English language" -- Peter Ackroyd