Maybe the Moon: A Novel

图书标准信息

• 作者 Armistead Maupin 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 1993-08
• ISBN 9780060924348
• 定价 106.70元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 320页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

MaybetheMoon,ArmisteadMaupin'sfirstnovelsinceendinghisbestsellingTalesoftheCityseries,istheaudaciouslyoriginalchronicleofCadenceRoth—Hollywoodactress,singer,iconoclastandformerGuinessBookrecordholderastheworld'sshortestwoman.Allof31inchestall,Cadyisatruesurvivorinatownwhere—asshesays—"youcandieofencouragement."HerearlystarringroleasalovableelfinanimmenselypopularAmericanfilmprovedamajordisappointment,sincemoviegoersneversawthefacebehindthestiflingrubbersuitshewasrequiredtowear.Now,afteradecadeofhollowpromisesfromtheIndustry,sheisreducedtoperformingatbirthdaypartiesandbatmitzvahsasshewaitsforthemiraclethatwillfinallymakeherastar.Inaseriesofmordantlyfunnyjournalentries,Maupintrackshisspunkyheroineacrossthesaffron-hazedwastelandofLosAngeles—fromherall-too-infrequentmeetingswithagentsandstudiomogulstoherregularharrowingencounterswithsmallchildren,largedogsandhumanignorance.ThenonedayalankypianoplayersauntersintoCady'slife,unleashingheadynewemotions,andshefindsherselfgoingforbroke,shootingthemoonwithaschemesoharebrainedanddaringthatitjustmightsucceed.Heraccompliceintheventureisherbestfriend,Jeff,agaywaiterwhoseesCady'sstruggleforvisibilityasanaturalextensionofhisownwaragainsttheHollywoodCloset.Asclear-eyedasitischarming,MaybetheMoonisamodernparableaboutthemythologyofthemoviesandthetollitexactsfromitparticipantsonbothsidesofthescreen.Itisaworkthatspeakstotheresilienceofthehumanspiritfromaperspectiverarelyfoundinliterature.

【作者简介】

ArmisteadMaupinistheauthorofMaybetheMoon,TheNightListener,andthebestsellingTalesoftheCityseries.AnewmusicalbasedonthefirsttwoTalesnovelspremieredatSanFrancisco'sAmericanConservatoryTheaterinthesummerof2011.MaupinlivesinSanFranciscowithhishusband,ChristopherTurner.