书目

Swimming Home

内容简介

2012MANBOOKERPRIZESHORTLISTED.SwimmingHomeisasubversivepage-turner,amercilessgazeattheinsidiousharmthatdepressioncanhaveonapparentlystable,well-turned-outpeople.Setinasummervilla,thestoryistautlystructured,takingplaceoverasingleweekinwhichagroupofbeautiful,flawedtouristsintheFrenchRivieracomelooseattheseams.DeborahLevy'swritingcombineslinguisticvirtuosity,technicalbrillianceandastrongsenseofwhatitmeanstobealive.SwimmingHomerepresentsanewdirectionforamajorwriter.Inthisbook,thewildnessandthedangerareallthemorepowerfulforrestingjustbeneaththesurface.Withitsdeeppsychology,bitinghumouranddeceptivelylightsurface,itwearsitsdarknesslightly.

作者简介

DeborahLevyisanauthor,playwrightandpoet.HerfictionincludestwoManBookerPrizeshortlistednovels,SwimmingHome(2011)andHotMilk(2016),aswellasBlackVodka(2013),shortlistedfortheFrankO'ConnorInternationalShortStoryAward.

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