ISLAND OF DR MOREAU(拦截人魔岛)
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品牌: H. G. Wells
基本信息·出版社：Dover Publications Inc.
·页码：112 页
·出版日期：1996年
·ISBN：0486290271
·条形码：9780486290270
·装帧：平装
·正文语种：英语
·外文书名：拦截人魔岛
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内容简介Prendick, a naturalist, is shipwrecked on the island retreat of notorious vivisector Dr Moreau. In a laboratory called the House of Pain, Moreau manufactures 'humanised' animals known as the Beast People, whom he controls through fear - until the terrifying day when one of his degraded victims destroys him. Prendick is then alone with the bloodthirsty survivors. A sombre fantasy in which Wells issues a resonant warning against scientific obsession and the pursuit of evolutionary control.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
作者简介H. G. Wells was a professional writer and journalist, who published more than a hundred books, including novels, histories, essays and programmes for world regeneration. Wells's prophetic imagination was first displayed in pioneering works of science fiction, but later he became an apostle of socialism, science and progress. His controversial views on sexual equality and the shape of a truly developed nation remain directly relevant to our world today. He was, in Bertrand Russell's words, 'an important liberator of thought and action'.--This text refers to thePaperbackedition.
编辑推荐Amazon.com Review
A shipwreck in the South Seas, a palm-tree paradise where a mad doctor conducts vile experiments, animals that become human and then "beastly" in ways they never were before--it's the stuff of high adventure. It's also a parable about Darwinian theory, a social satire in the vein of Jonathan Swift (Gulliver's Travels), and a bloody tale of horror. Or, as H. G. Wells himself wrote about this story, "The Island of Dr. Moreauis an exercise in youthful blasphemy. Now and then, though I rarely admit it, the universe projects itself towards me in a hideous grimace. It grimaced that time, and I did my best to express my vision of the aimless torture in creation." This colorful tale by the author ofThe Time Machine,The Invisible Man, andThe War of the Worldslit a firestorm of controversy at the time of its publication in 1896.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Like the Hugo and the James above, this is being published to tie in with a recent film adaptation. It nonetheless offers a high-quality hardcover at a reasonable price.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
?The Island of Dr. Moreautakes us into an abyss of human nature. This book is a superb piece of storytelling.?
?V. S. Pritchett--Review--This text refers to thePaperbackedition.
Review
“The Island of Dr. Moreautakes us into an abyss of human nature. This book is a superb piece of storytelling.”
—V. S. Pritchett--This text refers to thePaperbackedition.
专业书评From Library Journal
Like the Hugo and the James above, this is being published to tie in with a recent film adaptation. It nonetheless offers a high-quality hardcover at a reasonable price.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From AudioFile
Released in conjunction with the movie featuring Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer, this audiobook enjoys the talents of a particularly effective reader. Michael Williams has a low-key, cultured British intonation, which sounds almost jaded in parts. Yet he distinguishes the various characters with fluid skill: A sea captain's voice is so rough it sounds like a metal rasp; the beast-men created by Moreau's vivisection sound almost ethereal, as if still exhausted by torture under the knife. There's no musical punctuation or any other enhancement. Williams carries the somber story alone, his voice tense with excitement at times, almost whispering at more contemplative moments. D.W.Ê (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
?The Island of Dr. Moreautakes us into an abyss of human nature. This book is a superb piece of storytelling.?
?V. S. Pritchett
From the Trade Paperback edition.--This text refers to theMass Market Paperbackedition.
