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Language:Chinese.Paperback. Pub Date: 2014-6-1 Pages: 962 Publisher: Hachette The Goldfinch is a rarity that comes along perhaps half a dozen times per decade. a smartly written literary novel that connects with the heart as well as the mind ... .Donna Tartt has delivered an extraordinary work of fiction .-- Stephen King. The New York Times Book Review Theo Decker. a 13-year-old New Yorker. miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father. Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenue. disturbed by schoolmates who dont know how to talk to him. and tormented above all by his longing for his mother. he clings to the one thing that reminds him of her: a small. mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the underworld of art As an adult. Theo moves silkily between the d...

A young boy in New York City, Theo Decker, miraculously survives an explosion that takes the life of his mother. Alone and determined to avoid being taken in by the city as an orphan, Theo scrambles between nights in friends' apartments and on the city streets. He becomes entranced by the one thing that reminds him of his mother: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that soon draws Theo into the art underworld.Composed with the skills of a master, The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America. It is a story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the enormous power of art.

Paperback. Pub Date :2011-03-17 Pages: 784 Language: English Publisher: Little. Brown and Company Composed with the skills of a master. The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present day America and a drama of enthralling force and acuity. It begins with a boy. Theo Decker. a thirteen-year-old New Yorker. miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father. Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenue. disturbed by schoolmates who dont know how to talk to him. and tormented above all by his unbearable longing for his mother. he clings to one thing that reminds him of her: a small. mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the underworld of art.As an adult. Theo moves silkily between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty labyrinth of an antiques store where ...

A young boy in New York City, Theo Decker, miraculously survives an explosion that takes the life of his mother. Alone and determined to avoid being taken in by the city as an orphan, Theo scrambles between nights in friends' apartments and on the city streets. He becomes entranced by the one thing that reminds him of his mother: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that soon draws Theo into the art underworld.Composed with the skills of a master, The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America. It is a story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the enormous power of art.

"The author of the classic bestsellers The Secret History and The Little Friend returns with a brilliant, highly anticipated new novel. A young boy in New York City, Theo Decker, miraculously survives an accident that takes the life of his mother. Alone and abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by a friend's family and struggles to make sense of his new life. In the years that follow, he becomes entranced by one of the few things that reminds him of his mother: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the art underworld. Composed with the skills of a master, The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America, and a drama of almost unbearable acuity and power. It is a story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the enormous power of art"

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE ""The Goldfinch" is a rarity that comes along perhaps half a dozen times per decade, a smartly written literary novel that connects with the heart as well as the mind....Donna Tartt has delivered an extraordinary work of fiction."--Stephen King, "The New York Times Book Review" Theo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenue, disturbed by schoolmates who don't know how to talk to him, and tormented above all by his longing for his mother, he clings to the one thing that reminds him of her: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the underworld of art. As an adult, Theo moves silkily between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty labyrinth of an antiques store where he works. He is alienated and in love--and at the center of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle. The Goldfinch is a mesmerizing, stay-up-all-night and tell-all-your-friends triumph, an old-fashioned story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the ruthless machinations of fate.