内容简介
Amongthecharactersyou'llfindinthiscollectionoftwelvestoriesbyTobiasWolffareateenageboywhotellsmorbidliesabouthishomelife,atimidprofessorwho,inthefirstgenuineoutburstofherlife,poursoutheropinionsinspiteofaprotestingaudience,aprudishlonerwhogivesanobnoxioushitchhikeraride,andanelderlycoupleonagoldenanniversarycruisewhoenduretheoffensiveconvivialityoftheship'ssocialdirector.Fondlyyetsharplydrawn,Wolff'scharactersstumbleovereachotherintheirbaffledyetresolutesearchforthe"rightpath."
作者简介
Byagethirty-three,C.PerryYeatmanhadworkedinSingapore,Moscow,andLondon.TodaysheisaseniorvicepresidentandoneofthetopfiftyexecutivesatKraftFoods,theworld'ssecond-largestfoodandbeveragecompany.SheliveswithherfamilyinWilmette,Illinois.StacieNevadomskiBerdanbecameavicepresidentatBurson-Marsteller,theworld'sleadingpublicrelationsfirm,atagetwenty-seven.Shelaterjumpedfromvicepresidenttoglobalmanagingdirectorafterathree-yearstintinAsia.ShenowliveswithherfamilyinConnecticut.