Parrot and Olivier in America
题名:
Parrot and Olivier in America
著者:
Carey, Peter, 1943-
ISBN:
9780571253319
出版信息:
London : Faber and faber, 2010
规格:
578 p. ; 18 cm
摘要:
Olivier, the son of penniless aristocrats who barely escaped the violence of the French Revolution, sets sail to America to avoid confrontation with his enemies. Meanwhile, Parrot, a young Englishman, also leaves for America. Over the course of their adventures, their fates are inevitably entwined through their mutual acquaintance with a one-armed marquis.
主题:
| Aristocracy (Social class) -- France -- Fiction |
| French -- America -- Fiction |
| Voyages and travels -- Fiction |
| Master and servant -- Fiction |
| Male friendship -- Fiction |
| America -- Fiction |
摘要:
Olivier, the son of penniless aristocrats who barely escaped the violence of the French Revolution, sets sail to America to avoid confrontation with his enemies. Meanwhile, Parrot, a young Englishman, also leaves for America. Over the course of their adventures, their fates are inevitably entwined through their mutual acquaintance with a one-armed marquis.