内容简介
Fromtheauthorofthezanydebut,AmericanIdle,comesahilariousnovelaboutlearninghowtobeyourself-evenifitkillsyou.KirbyGreendidn'tgettobeaVicePresidentofMarketingbybeingnice.Butwhenshefiresherentirestaffwithinafewweeks(theyalldeservedit,really),hernewbossishardlyimpressed.Wantingtoprovehispoint,heissuesabet:IfKirbycangetsomeone-anyone-tocallhernice,shecantakethatlong-awaiteddreamvacationtoItalywithherbestfriend,Jules.Ifshecan't,shecankisstheColiseumgoodbye.Oh,andherjobtoo.NowKirbyhasexactlythirtydaystobullysomeoneintosayingshe'snice-andtoshowherbosswho'sboss.Ifshedoesn'tfallhardforhimfirst...
作者简介
WilliamKennedy,author,screenwriterandplaywright,wasbornandraisedinAlbany,NewYork.Kennedybroughthisnativecitytoliterarylifeinmanyofhisworks.TheAlbanycycle,includesLegs,BillyPhelan'sGreatestGame,andthePulitzerPrizewinningIronweed.TheversatileKennedywrotethescreenplayforIronweed,theplayGrandView,andcowrotethescreenplayfortheTheCottonClubwithFrancisFordCoppola.KennedyalsowrotethenonfictionOAlbany!andRidingtheYellowTrolleyCar.SomeoftheotherworksheisknownforincludeRoscoeandVeryOldBones.KennedyisaprofessorintheEnglishdepartmentattheStateUniversityofNewYorkatAlbany.HeisthefoundingdirectoroftheNewYorkStateWritersInstituteand,in1993,waselectedtotheAmericanAcademyofArtsandLetters.Hehasreceivednumerousliteraryawards,includingtheLiteraryLionsAwardfromtheNewYorkPublicLibrary,aNationalEndowmentfortheArtsFellowship,andaGovernor’sArtsAward.KennedywasalsonamedCommanderoftheOrderofArtsandLettersinFranceandamemberoftheboardofdirectorsoftheNewYorkStateCouncilfortheHumanities.
