书目

Dark Hunger

内容简介

ThefirstgreatliterarysuccessofJohnSteinbeck,thisfunnyandtendernoveltakesplaceontheCaliforniacoastinthedistrictofTortillaFlat,hometoagroupofpaisanos—menandwomenwhoareamixtureofMexican,Indian,Spanish,andCaucasiandescent—wholiveseparatelyfromsocialnormsandtheupsanddownsoftheeconomy.Danny,JesusMaria,Pablo,Pilon,andBigJoePortageespendtheirtimegettingdrunk,gettingintofights,andsleepingwithwomenuntilDannyinheritstwohousesfromhisdeceaseduncleattheendofWorldWarI.Thepaisanos’savagefreedomisalteredalittlebythisdevelopment,butthehousessoonbecometheperfectsettingformuchoftheircamaraderie.TheresponsibilityofthehousesprovestoogreatforDannyandhisfriends,however,astheyyearntogobacktotheircarefreeways.Fullofhilarioussituationsandwrittenwithadeeplyricism,thisclassicstoryaptlycapturesthelifestyleofthepaisanos.?ElprimergranéxitoliterariodeJohnSteinbeck,estanoveladivertidaytiernatomalugarenlacostadeCaliforniaeneldistritodeTortillaFlat,dondeviveungrupodepaisanos—hombresymujeresquesonunamezcladeascendenciamexicana,india,espa?olaycaucásica—separadosdelasnormasdelasociedadylosvaivenesmercantilistas.Danny,JesusMaria,Pablo,PilonyBigJoePortageepasansutiempoemborrachándose,peleandoyacostándoseconlasmujeres,hastaqueDannyheredadoscasasdesudifunto?tíoafinalesdelaPrimeraGuerraMundial.Lalibertadsalvajedelospaisanossealteraunpoco,perolascasasprontoseconviertenenlugaresperfectosparasucamaradería.Sinembargo,laresponsabilidaddelascasasresultademasiadograndeparaDannyysusamigosyanhelanregresarasumaneradespreocupadadevivir.Llenadesituacionescómicasyimpregnadadeunhondolirismo,estahistoriaclásicaacertadamentecapturaelestilodevidadelospaisanos.

作者简介

IliveinthebeautifulmountainsofLakeCounty,California.Ihavealwayslovedhiking,camping,raftingandbeingoutdoors.I’vealsobeeninvolvedinthemartialartsforyears—Iholdathirddegreeblackbelt,instructinaKoreankaratesystem,andhavetaughtself-defense.Iamhappilymarriedtoaromanticmanwhoofteninspiresmewithhisthoughtfulness.Wehaveayours,mine,andoursfamily,claimingelevenchildrenasourown.Ihavealwayswrittenbooks,forcingmytensisterstoreadeveryword,andnowmydaughtersreadandhelpmeeditmymanuscripts.ItisfuntotakealltheresearchIhavedoneonwildanimals,raptors,vampires,weather,andvolcanoesandputittogetherwithromance.

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