内容简介
Thesestoriesofferaclear-eyedreckoningwithlife\'scontradictions£¬losses£¬andconsolations£ºaprofessor\'swifelosesherconnectiontoherhusbandbutrediscoversherself;andinthecelebratedtitlenovella£¬agenerationofpostwaridealistsinNewYorkcomestotermswithacountryincreasinglydividedagainstitself.
作者简介
HarveySwados(1920–1972)wasborninBuffalo,thesonofadoctor.AgraduateoftheUniversityofMichigan,heservedintheMerchantMarineduringWorldWarIIandpublishedhisfirstnovel,OutWenttheCandle,in1955.HisotherbooksincludethenovelsStandingFastandCelebration;agroupofstoriessetinanautoplant,OntheLine,widelyregardedasaclassicoftheliteratureofwork;andvariouscollectionsofnonfiction,includingARadical’sAmerica.Swados’s1959essayforEsquire,“WhyResignfromtheHumanRace?,”hasoftenbeensaidtohaveinspiredtheformationofthePeaceCorps.,,,