"Through the Tunnel" - это короткий рассказ о взрослении молодого мальчика от лауреата Нобелевской премии по литературе, Дорис Лессинг. Во время отпуска с матерью мальчик видит группу старших детей, прыгающих с скалы в глубокое море. Он чувствует сильное желание испытать себя и сделать то же самое, и этот опыт поможет ему сделать первые шаги взросления. "Through the Tunnel" - это яркий рассказ, исследующий трудности детства и старения, резонирующий с многими знаменитыми романами Дорис Лессинг. Этот рассказ также включен в сборник "To Room Nineteen".
From the award-winning author of ‘The Grass Is Singing’, a poignant tale about the coming-of-age of a young child.
While on holiday, Jack, a young kid, catches sight of a bunch of older kids jumping off a cliff into the deep ocean, entranced by their bravery. Bewildered himself, he feels compelled - and challenged - to prove himself by doing the same, thus marking the start of an adolescent's journey away from his childish self.
Just as arresting as the situation is the story itself, Through the Tunnel being rich in sensation and treating some of the fundamental issues facing both youth and ageing with a remarkable delicacy. A work that is also featured in Doris Lessing's popular To Room Nineteen collection.
Электронная Книга «Through The Tunnel» написана автором Дорис Лессинг в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9780007525720
Описание книги от Дорис Лессинг
From the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Doris Lessing, a short story about a young boy’s coming of age.While on holiday with his mother, a young boy sees a group of older children jumping from a rock into deep sea. He feels compelled to challenge himself to match them, and in doing so will take his first steps away from childhood.An amazingly vivid short story, Through the Tunnel explores the difficulties of childhood and ageing, resonating with many of Doris Lessing’s acclaimed novels.This story also appears in the collection To Room Nineteen.
