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Too Much Happiness (Vintage International)

内容简介

Tensuperbnewstoriesbyoneofourmostbelovedandadmiredwritersthewinnerofthe2009ManBookerInternationalPrize.Inthefirststoryayoungwifeandmotherreceivesreleasefromtheunbearablepainoflosingherthreechildrenfromamostsurprisingsource.Inanother,ayoungwoman,intheaftermathofanunusualandhumiliatingseduction,reactsinacleverifless-than-admirablefashion.Otherstoriesuncoverthe“deep-holes”inamarriage,theunsuspectedcrueltyofchildren,andhowaboy’sdisfiguredfaceprovidesboththegoodthingsinhislifeandthebad.Andinthelongtitlestory,weaccompanySophiaKovalevskyalate-nineteenth-centuryRussianémigréandmathematicianonawinterjourneythattakesherfromtheRiviera,whereshevisitsherlover,toParis,Germany,and,Denmark,whereshehasafatefulmeetingwithalocaldoctor,andfinallytoSweden,wheresheteachesattheonlyuniversityinEuropewillingtoemployafemalemathematician.Withclarityandease,AliceMunroonceagainrenderscomplex,difficulteventsandemotionsintostoriesthatshedlightontheunpredictablewaysinwhichmenandwomenaccommodateandoftentranscendwhathappensintheirlives.TooMuchHappinessisacompelling,provocativeevendaringcollection.

作者简介

AliceMunrogrewupinWingham,Ontario,andattendedtheUniversityofWesternOntario.Shehaspublishedelevennewcollectionsofstories-DanceoftheHappyShades;SomethingI'veBeenMeaningtoTellYou;TheBeggarMaid;TheMoonsofJupiter;TheProgressofLove;FriendofMyYouth;OpenSecrets;TheLoveofaGoodWoman;Hateship,Friendship,Courtship,Loveship,Marriage;Runaway;andavolumeofSelectedStories-aswellasanovel,LivesofGirlsandWomen.Duringherdistinguishedcareershehasbeentherecipientofmanyawardsandprizes,includingtheManBookerInternationalPrize,threeofCanada'sGovernorGeneral'sLiteraryAwardsandtwoofitsGillerPrizes,theReaAwardfortheShortStory,theLannanLiteraryAward,England'sW.H.SmithBookAward,theUnitedStates'NationalBookCriticsCircleAward,andtheEdwardMacDowellMedalinliterature.HerstorieshaveappearedinTheNewYorker,TheAtlanticMonthly,TheParisReview,andotherpublications,andhercollectionshavebeentranslatedintothirteenlanguages.AliceMunrodivideshertimebetweenClinton,Ontario,nearLakeHuron,andComox,BritishColumbia.

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