Dark at the Crossing: A novel

作者 Elliot Ackerman作者
出版社 Knopf
出版时间 2017年1月
ISBN 1101947373 或 9781101947371
定价 110.50

内容简介

NATIONALBOOKAWARDFINALIST“TransportsreadersintoaworldfewAmericansknow”—WashingtonPostAtimelynewnovelofstunninghumanityandtension:acontemporarylovestorysetontheTurkishborderwithSyria.HarisAbadiisamaninsearchofacause.AnArabAmericanwithaconflictedpast,heisnowinTurkey,attemptingtocrossintoSyriaandjointhefightagainstBasharal-Assad'sregime.Butheisrobbedbeforehecanmakeit,andistakeninbyAmir,acharismaticSyrianrefugeeandformerrevolutionary,andAmir'swife,Daphne,asophisticatedbeautyhauntedbygrief.AsitbecomesclearthatDaphneisalsodesperatetoreturntoSyria,Haris'schoicesbecomeevermorewrenching:Whosesideishereallyon?Isheatrueradicalorsimplyanidealist?Andwillhebeabletobringmeaningtoalifeofincreasingfrustrationandhelplessness?Toldwithcompassionandadefthand,DarkattheCrossingisanexplorationofloss,ofsecondchances,andofwhywechoosetobelieve--atrenchantlyobservednovelofrawurgencyandpower.“Promisestobeoneofthemostessentialbooksof2017”—Esquire

作者简介

ELLIOTACKERMAN,authorofthecriticallyacclaimednovelGreenonBlue,isbasedoutofIstanbul,wherehehascoveredtheSyrianCivilWarsince2013.HiswritingshaveappearedinTheNewYorker,TheAtlantic,TheNewRepublic,andTheNewYorkTimesMagazine,amongotherpublications,andhisstorieshavebeenincludedinTheBestAmericanShortStories.HeisbothaformerWhiteHouseFellowandMarine,andservedfivetoursofdutyinIraqandAfghanistanwherehereceivedtheSilverStar,theBronzeStarforValor,andthePurpleHeart.

丛书

Ackerman； Elliot

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