书目

ProblemswithPeopleStories

内容简介

Tensharplyobserved，funny，andwisenewstoriesfromthebest-sellingauthorofSnowFallingonCedars：stunningexplorationsofthemysteriesofloveandourcomplexdesireforconnection.Rangingfromyouthtooldage，thevoicesthatinhabitProblemswithPeopleoffertender，unexpected，andalwaystightlyfocusedaccountsofourquesttounderstandeachother，individually，andaspartofapoliticalandhistoricalmoment.Thesestoriesareshotthroughwithtragedy—thelong-agolossofayoungboyfriend，ason’sdeathatsea;poignantreflectionsuponculturalandpersonalcircumstances—whetheritisbeingJewish，overweightandsingle，oratouristinahistory-hauntedland;andparadigmaticquestionsaboutoursenseofrealityandbelonging.Spanningdiversegeographies—allacrossAmerica，andincountriesasdistantasNepalandSouthAfrica—thesestoriesshowcaseDavidGuterson’ssignaturegiftsforcharacterization，psychologicalnuance，emotionalandmoralsuspense，andevocationsofsmall-townlifeandthenaturalworld.Theycelebratetheordinaryyetbrighteningsurprisesthatlurkwithinthedramasofourdailylives，aswellasthereturnofacontemporaryAmericanmastertotheformthatlaunchedhisastonishingliterarycareer.

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.DavidGuterson’sTheCountryAheadofUs,theCountryBehind;EastoftheMountains;EdKing;TheOther;OurLadyoftheForest;andSnowFallingonCedarsareavailableinVintagepaperback.,,

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