Synopsis
A little book telling a story about
the loss of innocence in pre-war Germany following the passionate
friendship of two teenagers from very different backgrounds. Three
decades later, from the vantage point of New York City, the narrator
once again confronts this life-shaping episode from his youth, through a
stunning revelation that he stumbles upon by chance.
About Fred Uhlman
Born: Jan 19, 1901
Died: Apr 11, 1985
German-English writer, painter and
lawyer. He was born in Stuttgart to a nonobservant Jewish family.
内容简介
1932年,德国斯图加特市维滕贝格的亚历山大中学,16岁犹太少年汉斯•施瓦茨的班上转来了一个男孩。这个全名“康拉丁•冯•霍亨费尔斯伯爵”的少年是当地显赫贵族的后代,他的到来令全班师生都拘谨起来。
汉斯同其他男孩一样渴望引起康拉丁的注意,而一次偶然的机会,由于对荷尔德林和希腊古钱币的共同热爱,他真的与康拉丁成了莫逆之交。但这份友谊从一开始就笼罩着第三帝国的阴影,反犹形势不断恶化,身份迥异的汉斯与康拉丁发生了激烈的争执,虽然说好了继续做朋友,这段友谊还是走向了尾声。汉斯的父母决定将他一人送往美国;这是汉斯在德国度过的最后一个冬天,但临别前两个男孩没能真正和解。
三十年后,生活在美国的汉斯成了一个成功的律师,知道父母被迫自杀的消息后,他再未翻开一页荷尔德林的诗集,并试图忘掉那场战争和自己作为德国人的过去。一天,热衷慈善的汉斯收到了亚历山大中学寄来的一封信,信中附有二战中死难的校友名册……汉斯与康拉丁,能否在世界的另一边重逢?
——转自豆瓣网