内容简介
Thesetenwise,extraordinarytalesexplorethemysteriesofloveandourcomplexdesireforconnection.Spanningwideanddiversegeographies—America,Nepal,SouthAfrica,Germany—theyshowcaseGuterson’sgiftsforpsychologicalnuance,emotionalsuspense,andevocationofthenaturalworld.Inthesepages,wemeet,amongothers,alonelylandlordtryingtoreachouttohistenants;amiddle-agedwidowerlookingforloveonline;anAmericanJewtravelingtoBerlintoconfronthishauntedpast.Celebratingthesurprisesthatlurkwithinthedramasofourdailylives,ProblemswithPeoplemarksthereturnofacontemporaryAmericanmastertotheformthatlaunchedhisliterarycareer.
作者简介
DavidGutersonistheauthoroffivenovels:SnowFallingonCedars,whichwonthePEN/FaulknerandtheAmericanBooksellersAssociationBookoftheYearAward;EastoftheMountains;OurLadyoftheForest,aNewYorkTimesNotableBookandaLosAngelesTimesandSeattlePost-IntelligencerBestBookoftheYear;TheOther;andEdKing.Heisalsotheauthorofapreviousstorycollection,TheCountryAheadofUs,theCountryBehind;apoetrycollection,SongsforaSummons;andtwoworksofnonfiction,FamilyMatters:WhyHomeschoolingMakesSenseandDescent:AMemoirofMadness.TherecipientofaGuggenheimFellowship,helivesinWashingtonState.,,