A delicate boy growing up in Paris, Jerome Palissier spends many summers at his uncle's house in the Normandy countryside, where the whole world seems 'steeped in azure'. There he falls deeply in love with his cousin Alissa and she with him. But gradually Alissa becomes convinced that Jerome's love for her is endangering his soul. In the interests of his salvation, she decides ...
A delicate boy growing up in Paris, Jerome Palissier spends many summers at his uncle's house in the Normandy countryside, where the whole world seems 'steeped in azure'. There he falls deeply in love with his cousin Alissa and she with him. But gradually Alissa becomes convinced that Jerome's love for her is endangering his soul. In the interests of his salvation, she decides to suppress everything that is beautiful in herself - in both mind and body. A devastating exploration of aestheticism taken to extremes, "Strait is the Gate" is a novel of haunting beauty that stimulates the mind and the emotions.
Narrated in a truthful way that flows really well. Although story line is simple, the characters are portrayed well and their emotional paths poignant. There's a shade of melancholy coating every scen...Narrated in a truthful way that flows really well. Although story line is simple, the characters are portrayed well and their emotional paths poignant. There's a shade of melancholy coating every scene throughout. It makes a good read. (展开)
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安德烈·纪德 作者
l'heure bleue
天津人民出版社2018版
恋恋
上海书店出版社2011版
上海译文新文本
上海译文出版社2010版
CountPudge
上海译文出版社2010版
0 有用 流徵 2025-08-13 21:49:56 上海
阅读时能领略一些古典的写法的好处：写人物时从家庭成员，交谈氛围开始铺叙，让人禁不住思考Alissa沉郁性格形成的家庭原因。世人求之不得的东西Alissa却避之不及，不全然是一个宗教或爱情故事。被称之为信仰的，正是因为它的无法触碰却定义清晰而让人神往。
0 有用 鱼翻藻鉴 2026-01-16 11:20:37 北京
极其佩服作者把回避型写得如此神圣，读完几乎喘不上气了
0 有用 Viow 2016-10-19 19:49:39
蠢教义，真硬盘
0 有用 Shufi 2016-04-02 03:54:04
Narrated in a truthful way that flows really well. Although story line is simple, the characters are portrayed well and their emotional paths poignant. There's a shade of melancholy coating every scen... Narrated in a truthful way that flows really well. Although story line is simple, the characters are portrayed well and their emotional paths poignant. There's a shade of melancholy coating every scene throughout. It makes a good read. (展开)
0 有用 💀 2026-03-12 05:47:49 黑龙江
两个夜晚读完，哭得上气不接下气。Alissa的疏离，让人同Jérôme反复陷于忧郁与喜悦，在终章Alissa的日记我们可以看见，她深沉而又高贵的爱情映现在跳耀的felicity与过往的shadow of memory中。