Interpreter of Maladies 疾病解说者

图书标准信息

• 作者 Jhumpa Lahiri 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins UK
• 出版时间 2000-05
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780006551799
• 定价 84.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 208页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Pulitzer-winning,scintillatingstudiesinyearningandexilefromaBengaliBostonianwomanofimmensepromise.AcoupleexchangeunprecedentedconfessionsduringnightlyblackoutsintheirBostonapartmentastheystruggletocopewithaheartbreakingloss;astudentarrivesinnewlodgingsinamystifyingnewlandand,whileheawaitsthearrivalofhisarranged-marriagewifefromBengal,hefindshisfirstbearingswiththeaidofthecuriouseveningritualsthathiscentenarianlandladyorchestrates;aschoolboylooksonwhilehischildminderfindsthatthesmallestdislocationcanunbalancehernewAmericanlifealltooeasilyandsendherspirallingintonostalgiaforherhomeland!JhumpaLahiri'sproseisbeautifullymeasured,subtleandsober,andsheisawriterwholeavesalotunsaid,butthisworkisrichinobservationaldetail,evocativeoftheyearningsoftheexile(mostlyIndiansinBostonhere),andfullofemotionalpullandreverberation.

【作者简介】

JhumpaLahiriOneofthefewfirst-timeauthorstowinthePulitzerPrizeforfiction--forhershort-storycollection,InterpreterofMaladies--JhumpaLahirihascaptivatedfansandcriticswithherrichportrayalsofIndianandIndian-Americanculture.BiographyAward-winningwriterJhumpaLahirihasspentmostofherlifetravelingbetweencountries.BorninLondonandraisedinRhodeIsland,shevisitedCalcuttaregularlywithherfamily,oftenformonthsatatime.Neitheratouristnoranative,hertiestoIndiaareasstrongashertiestotheU.S.Thisfeelingoffree-floatingbetweencultures,plusherexperiencegrowingupinanimmigranthousehold,permeateshercharacters,settings,andthemes.Aseriousstudent,Lahiriexcelledatschool.Asachild,shewroteendlesslyinnotebooksandreportedforherschoolnewspaper,butshedidnotseriouslybeginwritingfictionuntilaftergraduationfromBarnardCollege.ShewentontoreceivethreeMaster'sdegreesandaPhD,allfromBostonUniversity,buthadnorealinterestinacademics.ShemanagedtogetafewstoriespublishedandwaseventuallyacceptedtotheFineArtsWorkCenterinProvincetown--whichputherontheroadtofindinganagentandsellingherfirstbook,acollectionofshortfictioncrypticallyentitledInterpreterofMaladies.WhenInterpreterofMaladieshitthebookshelvesin1999,readersandcriticsfellinlovewithLahiri'sluminousproseandfullyrealizedcharacters.Movingdexterouslybetweenfirst-andthird-personnarrationandunfoldingfromtheperspectivesofbothmenandwomen,theninestoriesintheanthologyshowcaseLahiri'sflexibilityasawriter.Shenavigatestheemotionalterrainbetweentwocultures,IndianandAmerican,withgraceanddeftness;andalthoughshesetshertalesinbothcountries,Indiaalwaysresonatesintheheartsofhercharacters,nomatterwheretheylive.In2000,LahirireceivedtheprestigiousPulitzerPrizeforFiction--anhonorrarelybestowedonafirst-timeauthor.In2003,Lahiripublishedherdebutnovel.Thestoryofafirst-generationBengali-Americanboyandhisfamily,TheNamesakebecameaninternationalbestseller.TheNewYorkTimesnameditaNotableBookoftheYear;severalpublicationsincludeditintheirannualroundupsofbestreads;andin2007,Indian-borndirectorMiraNairturneditintoacriticallyacclaimedfeaturefilm.JhumpaLahiricontinuestoexplorebothsidesoftheculturaldividewithpassion,clarity,andelegance.Writinginheruniquevoice,shebringsintofocusthegreyareasoflife,creatingseamlesslycraftedplotsandthree-dimensionalcharactersthatdrawreadersbackagainandagain.GoodToKnowLiketherestofherfamily,Lahirihasa(private)"petname"anda(public)"goodname."Whenshestartedschool,herteachersdecidedthatJhumpa,herpetname,wastheeasieronetopronounce,andshehasbeencalledthatinpubliceversince,somethingmanyofherrelativesfindodd.AmajorturningpointforLahiri'swritingcareercamewhenshewasacceptedintotheFineArtsWorkCenterinProvincetown,Massachusetts.LahiriismarriedtojournalistAlbertoVourvoulias,aGuatemalanofGreekancestry.Theirson,Octavio,islearningtospeakEnglish,Bengali,andSpanish.Hometown:NewYork,NewYorkDateofBirth:1967PlaceofBirth:London,EnglandEducation:B.A.,BarnardCollege;M.A.,Ph.D.,BostonUniversity