I Married a Communist

Roth, Philip

ISBN 10: 0224052586 / ISBN 13: 9780224052580

Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1998

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Very good hardback copy (unmarked) in very good dustjacket (not priceclipped). Slight bump to bottom front edge.323pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: I Married a Communist
• Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0224052586
• ISBN 13: 9780224052580
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First UK Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

《我嫁给了共产党人》是罗斯“美国三部曲”的其中一部，1998年问世。小说通过两位老人的交叉回忆展开，叙述了二战后美国麦卡锡主义下主人公艾拉·林戈尔德从发迹到挫败，又一个美国梦破灭的故事。艾拉做过挖沟工人、侍者、矿工，在二战中成为共产主义者，二战后成为广播明星，直到后来与演员伊夫结婚。因为在伊夫与前夫所生女儿的对待问题上二人产生分歧，后导致婚姻破裂。伊夫在一份捏造的文件上签字，污蔑艾拉为苏联间谍，并出版《我嫁给了共产党人》，终结了艾拉的演员生涯，甚至整个社会生涯。这个故事关乎选择，关乎背叛，关乎复仇。通过对20世纪美国历史的娴熟把握，罗斯描述了二战后美国那个黑暗的年代，揭露了麦卡锡主义越过政治，对普通人最最私密的爱情、亲情与友情生活带来的创伤。

Review

There was a time in America's not-so-distant past when a person could get genuinely punished for having unpopular beliefs, when pushing for workers' rights could get someone in serious trouble. Ron Silver gives voice to one of those people, retired schoolteacher Murray Ringold, one of the most colorful and passionate characters to emerge from Philip Roth's immense canon. Silver doesn't try to capture the cracks and wheezes of a 90-year-old man's voice (a good thing, considering this unabridged audiocassette's length); instead, he goes for the cadences, the pain from wounds incurred decades ago but recounted so vividly you'd think they happened yesterday. (Running time: 11 hours, eight cassettes) --Lou Schuler