| 词条 | Down by the River (novel) |
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The novel was based on a real-life story from 1992, when a similar case ignited controversy in both Ireland and the UK.[1][2] The novel highlights the psychological realities of such attention on the girl, as she struggles with her abuse.[2] ReceptionReception of the novel was generally positive focusing on O'Brien's prose and critique of Irish culture. Publisher's Weekly described the novel as effective "Taking Mary's point of view, and revealing the full horror and pathos of her heroine's plight only gradually, O'Brien creates a stark, unflinching story. But a simultaneous poetic sense also embues the narrative with beauty and grace."[1] The New York Times greatly praised the novel, describing the novel as a continuation of O'Brien's earlier efforts: "Earlier in her career, she wrote with a wit and ferocity that were enhanced by the sweetness and simplicity of her style. Her old weapons were sharp and effective; perhaps she comes too late to this particular fight."[2]Though Kirkus Reviews praised the novel as "one of the most ferocious indictments of Gaelic life and culture since The Playboy of the Western World,"[3] it describes the novel as not entirely satisfying with a "propagandistic tone and two-dimensional characterizations."[3] References1. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-374-14327-5|title=Fiction Book Review: Down by the River by Edna O'Brien|website=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2016-03-02}} {{Edna O'Brien}}2. ^1 2 {{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/97/05/25/reviews/970525.25mantelt.html|title=Saved From Drowning|last=Mantel|first=Hilary|date=May 25, 1997|work=The New York Times Review of Books|access-date=|via=}} 3. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/edna-obrien/down-by-the-river/|title=DOWN BY THE RIVER by Edna OBrien {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|website=Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us|access-date=2016-03-03}} 5 : 1997 novels|Novels by Edna O'Brien|Abortion in fiction|Psychological fiction|20th-century Irish novels |
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