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Lion's Honey
最新章節: 第9章 Also by David Grossman
Israel'smostlaudedcontemporarywriterretellsthemythofSamson,oneofthemosttempestuous,charismatic,andcolorfulcharactersintheHebrewBible.TherearefewotherBiblestorieswithsomuchdramaandaction,narrativefireworksandrawemotion,aswefindinthetaleofSamson:thebattlewiththelion;thethreehundredburningfoxes;thewomenhebeddedandtheonewomanthatheloved;hisbetrayalbyallthewomeninhislife,fromhismothertoDelilah;and,intheend,hismurderoussuicide,whenhebroughtthehousedownonhimselfandthreethousandPhilistines.Yet,beyondthewildimpulsiveness,thechaos,thedin,wecanmakeoutalifestorythatis,atbottom,thetorturedjourneyofasingle,lonelyandturbulentsoulwhoneverfound,anywhere,atruehomeintheworld,whoseverybodywasaharshplaceofexile.Forme,thisdiscovery,thisrecognition,isthepointatwhichthemythforallitsgrandimages,itslarger-than-lifeadventuresslipssilentlyintotheday-to-dayexistenceofeachofus,intoourmostprivatemoments,ourburiedsecrets.fromDavidGrossman'sintroductiontoLion'sHoney