The Human Comedy

在线阅读本书TheplaceisIthaca,inCalifornia'sSanJoaquinValley.ThetimeisWorldWarII.ThefamilyistheMacauley's--amother,sister,andthreebrotherswhosestrugglesanddreamsreflectthoseofAmerica'ssecond-generationimmigrants..Inparticular,fourteen-year-oldHomer,determinedtobecomeoneofthefastesttelegraphmessengersintheWest,findshimselfcaughtbetweenrealityandillusionasdeliveringhismessagesofwartimedeath,love,andmoneybringshimface-to-facewithhumanemotionatitsmostnakedandraw.Gentle,poignantandrichlyautobiographical,thisdelightfulnovelshowsustheboybecomingthemaninaworldthateveninthemidstofwar,appearssweeter,saferandmorelivablethanoutown.