English as a Second Language

图书标准信息

• 作者 Megan Crane 著
• 出版社 Grand Central Publishing
• 出版时间 2004-08
• ISBN 9780446692861
• 定价 221.10元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 288页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Inthiswickedlyfunnyfirstnovel--thinkLegallyBlondeatOxford--ayoungNewYorkwomanexchangeshercorporatejobforayearofbooks,blokes,andnewfriendsingraduateschoolinEngland.AlexandraBrennanisfedupwithherdeadendNewYorkCityjob--andevenmorefedupwithrunningintohersmugex-boyfriend.SowhenhecrossesthelinebytellingherthatshellnevergetintograduateschoolintheUnitedKingdom,thatspreciselywhatshedoes.Armedwithimportedcigarettesandextra-strengthcoffee,AlexcrossestheAtlantictofaceallthatGreatBritainandgradschoolhavetooffer,includingill-consideredromanticinterludes,ared-headednemesiswithintellectualpretensionsandulteriormotives,andmorebooksthanshecanpossiblyreadinayear.Whatshediscovers,however,isthatinsteadofrunningawayfromhome,shemayhaveactuallyfoundit.Withitscheekywitandterrificcastofcharacters,EnglishAsASecondLanguageisahilariouscoming-of-agestoryreader'swon'tsoonforgetaboutoneyoungwomansmisadventuresalongthepathtoadulthood.

【作者简介】

IwasborninHouston,TX.Ihavebeeninformedthatthismeansthatwhen(notif)TexassecedesfromtheUnion,Icanlivethere.IgrewupinNewJersey.IneverboreevenapassingresemblancetoStephaniePlumoranycharacterfromtheSopranos.IwenttoVassarCollegeinPoughkeepsie,NY.Iworeagreatdealofblackandsmokedtoomanycigarettes.SometimesIalsowenttoclass.Aftercollege,IlivedinHobokenNJ,Manhattan,andAtlantaGA.Andalso,myparents'house.Iwas,atvariouspoints:acustomerservicerepresentativeatamedicallasercompany,atempatvariousindustrialsitesandoneweirddesignfirminGeorgia,aparalegal,adataentryclerk,aspecialeventsassistant,abookseller(whichmeansadroneinacorporatebookstore)andadonorrelationscoordinatorforanalumniassociation.IdistinguishedmyselfatallofthesejobswithmybadattitudeandallthewritingIdidonthesly,usingcompanyresources.Afterfouryearsofthis,Idecidedtogotograduateschool.IarrivedinEnglandinthefallof1998andstartedanMAcourseattheUniversityofYork.Inthefallof2003,IsuccessfullydefendedmyPhDthesisandtherebycompletedmyacademicodyssey.MyPhDthesiswasentitled:Infection,Fatalism,andFiction:RepresentationsoftheAIDSCrisisintheWorksofLarryKramer,DavidWojnarowicz,DavidFeinberg,andTonyKushner.Thatandtherainnearlydidmein!Istillhaven'tdecidedifIwillattendmygraduationceremonyinJuly,whereIwillbeexpectedtowearaveryfunny-lookinghat.IsoldmyfirstbooktoWarnerBooksin2003.EnglishasaSecondLanguagewillbeoutinAugust2004.NowIliveinLosAngeles,whereIamunreasonablyobsessedwiththegoodweatherandwhereIamalsobecomingmoreandmoreblonde."