出版社: Random House
出版年: 2006-10-24
页数: 656
定价: USD 28.95
装帧: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780739326763
内容简介 · · · · · ·
In Thunderstruck , Erik Larson tells the interwoven stories of two men—Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication—whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time.
Set in Edwardian London and on the stormy coasts of Cornwall, Cape Cod, and Nova Scotia, T...
In Thunderstruck , Erik Larson tells the interwoven stories of two men—Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication—whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time.
Set in Edwardian London and on the stormy coasts of Cornwall, Cape Cod, and Nova Scotia, Thunderstruck evokes the dynamism of those years when great shipping companies competed to build the biggest, fastest ocean liners, scientific advances dazzled the public with visions of a world transformed, and the rich outdid one another with ostentatious displays of wealth. Against this background, Marconi races against incredible odds and relentless skepticism to perfect his invention: the wireless, a prime catalyst for the emergence of the world we know today. Meanwhile, Crippen, “the kindest of men,” nearly commits the perfect crime.
With his superb narrative skills, Erik Larson guides these parallel narratives toward a relentlessly suspenseful meeting on the waters of the North Atlantic. Along the way, he tells of a sad and tragic love affair that was described on the front pages of newspapers around the world, a chief inspector who found himself strangely sympathetic to the killer and his lover, and a driven and compelling inventor who transformed the way we communicate. Thunderstruck presents a vibrant portrait of an era of séances, science, and fog, inhabited by inventors, magicians, and Scotland Yard detectives, all presided over by the amiable and fun-loving Edward VII as the world slid inevitably toward the first great war of the twentieth century. Gripping from the first page, and rich with fascinating detail about the time, the people, and the new inventions that connect and divide us, Thunderstruck is splendid narrative history from a master of the form.
作者简介 · · · · · ·
埃里克·拉森(ErikLarson)
美国作家、记者,生于1954年。被《芝加哥太阳报》称为“有小说家灵魂的历史学家”。曾为《时代杂志》《纽约客》《大西洋月刊》等知名媒体撰稿。代表作包括《白城恶魔》《至此一年》《无线追凶》,在近二十个国家出版,均受到读者好评,英文版销量超过一千万册。其中,《白城恶魔》获美国国家图书奖提名,并于2004年获爱伦·坡奖最佳犯罪实录奖。
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【有奖竞猜】来吧,一起破译莫尔斯码

看似在写汉武帝,其实想写的是唐明皇

过了100年,世界的内核仿佛没有变

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