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书籍信息
- 作者：George Saunders
- 出版时间：2013-1-8
- 定价：USD 26.00
- 页数：272
- ISBN：9780812993806
书籍介绍
Oneofthemostimportantandblazinglyoriginalwritersofhisgeneration,GeorgeSaundersisanundisputedmasteroftheshortstory,andTenthofDecemberishismosthonest,accessible,andmovingcollectionyet.
Inthetautopener,“VictoryLap,”aboywitnessestheattemptedabductionofthegirlnextdoorandisfacedwithaharrowingchoice:Doesheignorewhathesees,oroverrideyearsofsmotheringadvicefromhisparentsandact?In“Home,”acombat-damagedsoldiermovesbackinwithhismotherandstrugglestoreconciletheworldheleftwiththeonetowhichhehasreturned.Andinthetitlestory,astunningmeditationonimagination,memory,andloss,amiddle-agedcancerpatientwalksintothewoodstocommitsuicide,onlytoencounteratroubledyoungboywho,overthecourseofafatefulmorning,givesthedyingmanafinalchancetorecallwhohereallyis.Ahapless,deludedownerofanantiquesstore;twomothersstrugglingtodotherightthing;ateenagegirlwhoseidealismischallengedbyabrutalbrushwithreality;amantormentedbyaseriesofpharmaceuticalexperimentsthatforcehimtolust,tolove,tokill—theunforgettablecharactersthatpopulatethepagesofTenthofDecemberarevividlyandlovinglyinfusedwithSaunders’ssignatureblendofexuberantprose,deephumanity,andstylisticinnovation.
Writingbrilliantlyandprofoundlyaboutclass,sex,love,loss,work,despair,andwar,Saunderscutstothecoreofthecontemporaryexperience.Thesestoriestakeonthebigquestionsandexplorethefaultlinesofourownmorality,delvingintothequestionsofwhatmakesusgoodandwhatmakesushuman.
Unsettling,insightful,andhilarious,thestoriesinTenthofDecember—throughtheirmanicenergy,theirfocusonwhatisredeemableinhumanbeings,andtheirgenerosityofspirit—notonlyentertainanddelight;theyfulfillChekhov’sdictumthatartshould“prepareusfortenderness.”
AdvancepraiseforTenthofDecember
“TenthofDecembershowsGeorgeSaundersathismostsubversive,hilarious,andemotionallypiercing.Fewwriterscanencompassthatrangeofadjectives,butSaundersisatrueoriginal—restlesslyinventive,yetdeeplyhumane.”—JenniferEgan,PulitzerPrize–winningauthorofAVisitfromtheGoonSquad
“GeorgeSaundersisacompleteoriginal,unlikeanyoneelse,thankgod—andyetstillhemanagestobetherightfulheirtothreeothercompleteAmericanoriginals—Barthelme(thelyricism,theplayfulness),Vonnegut(theoutrage,thewit,thescope),andTwain(thecommonsense,theexasperation).ThereisnoauthorIrecommendtopeoplemoreoften—fortenyearsI’veurgedGeorgeSaundersontoeveryoneandeveryone.Youwantfunny?Saundersisyourman.Youwantemotionalheft?Saundersagain.Youwantstoriesthatareactuallyaboutsomething—storiesthatagainandagaingettothemeatofmattersoflifeanddeathandjusticeandcountry?Saunders.Thereisnoonebetter,noonemoreessentialtoournationalsenseofselfandsanity.”—DaveEggers,authorofAHologramfortheKing
PraiseforGeorgeSaunders
“NotsinceTwainhasAmericaproducedasatiristthisfunny.”—ZadieSmith
“GeorgeSaundersmakestheall-but-impossiblelookeffortless.We’reluckytohavehim.”—JonathanFranzen
“Anastoundinglytunedvoice—graceful,dark,authentic,andfunny—tellingjustthekindsofstoriesweneedtogetusthroughthesetimes.”—ThomasPynchon
