书目

TheDaysofAnnaMadrigal:ANovel

内容简介

Suspenseful,comic,andprofoundlymoving,thelatestnovelinArmisteadMaupin'sTalesoftheCityseriesfollowsoneofmodernliterature'smostbelovedandindeliblecharacters—AnnaMadrigal,thetransgenderlandladyof28BarbaryLane—assheembarksonaroadtripthatwilltakeherdeepintohercomplicatedpast.Nowninety-two,andcommittedtothenotionof"leavinglikealady,"Mrs.Madrigalhasseeminglyfoundpeacewithher"logicalfamily"inSanFrancisco:herdevotedyoungcaretaker,JakeGreenleaf;herformertenantBrianHawkinsandhisdaughter,Shawna;andMichaelTolliverandMaryAnnSingleton,whohaveknownandlovedAnnafornearlyfourdecades.SomemembersofAnna'sfamilyareboundfortheotherworldlylandscapeofBurningMan,theartcommunityinNevada'sBlackRockDesertwheresixtythousandrevelersgathertoconstructacitydesignedtolastonlyoneweek.AnnaherselfhasanotherNevadadestinationinmind:alonelystretchofroadoutsideofWinnemuccawherethesixteen-year-oldboysheoncewasranawayfromthewhorehousehecalledhome.WithBrianandhisbeat-upRV,shejourneysintothedusty,troubledheartofherDepression-erachildhoodtounearthalifetimeofsecretsanddreams,andtoattendtounfinishedbusinessshehaslongavoided.TheninthandfinalnovelinArmisteadMaupin'sclassicTalesoftheCityseries,TheDaysofAnnaMadrigalisthetriumphantresolutiontoasagaofurbanfamilylifethathasenchantedandenlightenedreadersaroundtheworldsince1976.

作者简介

ArmisteadMaupinistheauthorofthe“TalesoftheCity”series,ofwhichTHEDAYSOFANNAMADRIGAListheninthbookandwhichincludesTALESOFTHECITY,MORETALESOFTHECITY,FURTHERTALESOFTHECITY,BABYCAKES,SIGNIFICANTOTHERS,SUREOFYOU,MICHAELTOLLIVERLIVES,andMARYANNINAUTUMN.ThreetelevisionminiseriesstarringOlympiaDukakisandLauraLinneyweremadefromthefirstthree“Tales”novels.MaupinisalsotheauthorofMAYBETHEMOONandTHENIGHTLISTENER,thelatterofwhichbecameafeaturefilmstarringRobinWilliamsandToniCollette.AstagemusicalversionofTALESOFTHECITYpremieredatSanFrancisco’sAmericanConservatoryTheaterinMay,2011.MaupinlivesinSantaFewithhishusband,ChristopherTu

丛书

TalesoftheCity

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