FartherAway

作者 Jonathan Franzen著
出版社 Harpercollins
出版时间 2013年4月
ISBN 9780007459537
定价 71.60

内容简介

ThenewbookofarticlesandopinionfromJonathanFranzen,authorofFreedomandTheCorrections.JonathanFranzen'sFreedomwastherunawaymost-discussednovelof2010,anambitiousandsearchingengagementwithlifeinAmericainthe21stcentury.Now,anewcollectionofFranzen'snon-fictionbringsfreshdemonstrationsofhisvivid,moralintelligence,confirminghisstatusnotonlyasagreatAmericannovelistbutalsoasamasternoticer,socialcritic,andself-investigator.InFartherAway,whichgatherstogetheressaysandspeecheswrittenmostlyinthepastfiveyears,thewriterreturnswithrenewedvigortothethemes,bothhumanandliterary,thathavelongpreoccupiedhim.WhetherrecountinghisviolentencounterwithbirdpoachersinCyprus,examininghismixedfeelingsaboutthesuicideofhisfriendandrivalDavidFosterWallace,orofferingamovingandwittytakeonthewaysthattechnologyhaschangedhowpeopleexpresstheirlove,thesepiecesdeliveronFranzen'simplicitpromisetoconcealnothingfromthereader.Takentogether,theseessaystracetheprogressofuniqueandmaturemindwrestlingwithitself,withliterature,andwithsomeofthemostimportantissuesofourday.'FartherAway'isremarkable,provocative,andnecessary.

作者简介

JonathanFranzenwasbornin1959andgraduatedfromSwarthmoreCollege.HehaslivedinBoston,Spain,NewYork,ColoradoSpringsandPhiladelphia.HisothernovelsareTheTwenty-SeventhCity,StrongMotion,TheCorrectionsandFreedom.HeisalsotheauthorofHowToBeAlone,acollectionofnon-fiction,andTheDiscomfortZone,amemoir.Hisfictionandnon-fictionappearfrequentlyintheNewYorkerandHarpers,andhewasnamedoneofthebestAmericannovelistsunderfortybyGrantaandtheNewYorker.HelivesinNewYorkCity.

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