Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk：A Novel

作者 Ben Fountain著
出版社 HarperCollins US
出版时间 2012年5月
ISBN 9780060885595
定价 242.50

内容简介

Nineteen-year-oldBillyLynnishomefromwar.BackinTexas,hehasbecomeanationalcelebrity.AFoxNewscrewfilmedBillyandtherestofBravosquaddefeatingIraqiinsurgentsinaferociousfirefight.NowBillyisadecoratedsoldierandBravo'sthreeminutesofextremebraveryunderfireareaYouTubesensation.SeizingonthisPRgift,TheBushadministrationhassentthesurvivingmembersofBravoonanationwide'VictoryTour'toreassurethehomeland.Today,duringthefinalhoursofthetour,theyarriveatTexasStadium,guestsofhonourinanationallybroadcastThanksgivingDaygame.ThestoryfollowsBillyandhisfellowBravosthroughaclimacticafternoon,astheymixwiththerichandpowerful,endurethepoliticsandaffectionsoftheirfellowcitizens,aspiretosexandmarriagewiththefamousCowboyscheerleaders,sharecentrestagewithDestiny'sChildandattempttocloseamoviedeal.Theywilllearnhardtruthsaboutloveanddeath,familyandfriendship,dutyandhonour.Tomorrow,theymustgobacktowar.Tenderandfullofhumanity,thisisawickedlyfunny,powerfullycontemporarynovelaboutayoungman,thecitizenswhosenthimtowar,thefamilyheleftbehindandtheerathatletithappen.InBillyLynn,BenFountainhascreatedanewAmericanheroforourtimes.

作者简介

BenFountainistheauthorofBriefEncounterswithCheGuevara.HehasreceivedthePEN/HemingwayAward,theBarnes&NobleDiscoverAwardforFiction,aWhitingWriters'Award,anO.HenryPrize,twoPushcartPrizes,andtwoTexasInstituteofLettersShortStoryAwards,amongotherhonorsandawards.HisfictionhasbeenpublishedinHarper's,theParisReview,Zoetrope:All-Story,andStoriesfromtheSouth:TheYear'sBest,andhisnonfictionhasappearedintheNewYorkTimesandtheNewYorkTimesSundayMagazine,amongotherpublications.Hiscoverageofpost-earthquakeHaitiwasnationallybroadcastontheradioshowThisAmericanLife.HeandhisfamilyliveinDallas,Texas.