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What He's Poised to Do: Stories (P.S.)

内容简介

BenGreenmanisawriterofvirtuosicrangeanduncannyemotionalinsight.AsDarinStrausshasnoted,"LikeBrunoSchulz,GeorgeSaunders,DonaldBarthelme,andnooneelseIcanthinkof,Greenmanhasthepowertobewhimsicalwithoutresortingtowhimsy."Thestoriesinthisnewcollection,WhatHe'sPoisedtoDo,showcasehiswiderange,yetareunitedbyasharedsenseofyearning,aconcernwithconnectionsmissedandlost,andapoignantattentiontohowwetrytopreserveandmaintainthoseconnectionsthroughthewrittenword.FromaportraitofanunfaithfulmancontemplatinghisownfreewilltothesagaofayoungCubanman'squixoticdevotiontoawomanhemayneverhavemet;andfromanineteenth-centuryweaponsinventor'slettertohisyoungdaughtertoanagingman'swistfulmemoryofasummerloveaffairinalawoffice—eachofthesestoriesdemonstratesGreenman'smaturityasachroniclerofromanticangstbothcontemporaryandtimeless,andasanexplorerofthewaysouryearningforconnectioninformsourselvesandoursouls.

作者简介

Award-winningjournalistandinternationalwinejudgeElinMcCoyhaschronicledtheworldofwineforthirtyyears.SheisthewineandspiritscolumnistforBloombergMarkets,andalongtimecontributingeditoratFood&Wine.HerwritingshavealsoappearedintheNewYorkTimes,House&Garden,andmanyotherpublications.

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