The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing 英文原版
图书信息
书名：The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing 英文原版作者：Tarquin Hall,塔尔坎·霍尔
包装：平装
页数：309页
出版社：Simon & Schuster
出版时间：2011-6
图书简介
TheCaseoftheManWhoDiedLaughingisthefourthbookinthecelebratedVishPuriseries,anditdoesn'tdisappoint.SetagainstthebackdropofmodernIndia,thenovelfollowsVishPuriasheinvestigatesthemysteriousdeathofafamousguruduringalaughteryogasession.Puri,knownasthe“IndianSherlockHolmes,“mustusehissharpwitandkeenobservationskillstonavigatethecomplexwebofsuspectsandmotives.Alongtheway,PurimustcontendwithvarioussocietalchangesandculturalclashesthatreflectthetensionbetweentraditionalvaluesandmodernizationinIndia.Thenarrativeiswitty,engaging,andsuspenseful,withwell-drawncharactersandcleverplottwiststhatkeepreadersguessinguntiltheveryend.Theauthor,TarquinHall,isagiftedwriterwhoisabletobringthesights,smells,andsoundsofIndiatolifeinvividdetail.Thisbookisamust-readforfansofdetectivefictionandanyoneinterestedinthecomplexitiesofcontemporaryIndiansociety.
推荐理由
TheCaseoftheManWhoDiedLaughingisanoutstandingadditiontotheVishPuriseries,andIhighlyrecommendittoanyonelookingforagrippingdetectivestorysetinmodernIndia.TarquinHall'swritingiswittyandengaging,andhisdescriptionsofIndiaarebothvividandrespectful.ThebookoffersafascinatingglimpseintothecomplexitiesofcontemporaryIndiansociety,withitsmixoftraditionalvaluesandmodernization.VishPuriisamemorableandendearingcharacter,andhisold-fashioned“sleuthing“skillsareadelighttofollow.Whetheryou'reafanofdetectivefictionorsimplyinterestedinexploringothercultures,TheCaseoftheManWhoDiedLaughingisamust-read.