• 导读
  • 整篇小说语言诙谐幽默,不露痕迹地对行骗这种人性中共有的弱点进行了讽刺,让人在捧腹之余不由自主地进行深思。

  • 内容简介
  • 爱伦•坡在其著名短篇小说《骗术》中有意将行骗称作一种精密的科学,对骗子的性格进行了深入分析,并列举了众多生动有趣的实例。整篇小说语言诙谐幽默、行文轻松自然,不露痕迹地对行骗这种人性中共有的弱点进行了讽刺,让人在捧腹之余不由自主地进行深思。

  • 作者简介
  • 埃德加·爱伦·坡(Edgar Allan Poe)(1809—1849),十九世纪美国诗人、小说家和文学评论家。其作品的风格在任何时代都是独一无二的。语言和形式精致、优美,内容多样。

    侦探小说(detective story)鼻祖、科幻小说(science fiction)先驱之一、恐怖小说(horror fiction)大师、短篇哥特小说巅峰、象征主义(symbolism)先驱之一,唯美主义(aestheticism)者。

    Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809—October 7, 1849) was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction.

  • 编辑推荐
  • 爱伦·坡最大的成就是他的短篇小说,他留下的短篇传世佳作题材丰富,并且开创了许多题材。他是优秀短篇小说作家,侦探小说之父;坎坷半世,身后声名远播,想象力丰富且分析缜密;崇尚而且追随美,而美却与恐怖和诡异相伴相生。

  • 媒体书评
  • 他在《怪异故事集》序中称“自己的作品绝大部分都是深思熟虑的苦心经营”。

    洛威尔一向不轻易赞扬别人,却把坡誉为“最有见识、最富哲理的大无畏评论家”。

    From the Inside Flap:

    Poe's best-loved tales are destined to capture the imagination of a generation new to the master of terror, as well as delight longtime admirers of Poe, who will find much to relish in this haunting interpretation."

  • 目录
    • 骗术
    • Diddling