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August 1991. In a sweltering New York City apartment, a group of Russian eeacute;migres gathers round the deathbed of an artist named Alik, a charismatic character beloved by them all, especially thewomen who take turns nursing him as he fades from this world. Their reminiscences of the dying man and …

地主少爷福贵嗜赌成性，终于赌光了家业一贫如洗，穷困之中的福贵因为母亲生病前去求医，没想到半路上被国民党部队抓了壮丁，后被解放军所俘虏，回到家乡他才知道母亲已经去世，妻子家珍含辛茹苦带大了一双儿女，但女儿不幸变成了聋哑人，儿子机灵活泼……

然而，真正的悲剧从此才开始渐次上演，每读一页，都让我们止不住泪湿双眼，因为生命里难得的温情将被一次次死亡撕扯得粉碎，只剩得老了的福贵伴随着一头老牛在阳光下回忆。