Just After Sunset: Stories

图书标准信息

• 作者 Stephen King 著
• 出版社 Simon & Schuster US
• 出版时间 2009-09
• ISBN 9781416586654
• 定价 81.80元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 576页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

StephenKing——whohaswrittenmorethanfiftybooks，dozensofnumberoneNewYorkTimesbestsellers，andmanyunforgettablemovies——deliversanastonishingcollectionofshortstories，hisfirstsinceEverything'sEventualsixyearsago.AsguesteditorofthebestsellingBestAmericanShortStories2007，Kingspentoverayearreadinghundredsofstories.HisrenewedpassionfortheformisevidentoneverypageofJustAfterSunset.ThestoriesinthiscollectionhaveappearedinTheNewYorker，Playboy，McSweeney's，TheParisReview，Esquire，andotherpublications.
WhobutStephenKingwouldturnaPort-O-Sanintoaslimybirthcanal，oraroadsidehonky-tonkintoaplaceforendlesslove?Abooksalesmanwithagrievancemightpickupamutehitchhiker，notknowingthesilentmaninthepassengerseatlistensaltogethertoowell.Oranexerciseroutineonastationarybicycle，beguntoreducebadcholesterol，mighttakeitsrideronacaptivating——andthenterrifying——journey.SetonaremotekeyinFlorida，"TheGingerbreadGirl"isarivetingtalefeaturingayoungwomanasvulnerable——andresourceful——asAudreyHepburn'scharacterinWaitUntilDark.In"Ayana，"ablindgirlworksamiraclewithakissandthetouchofherhand.ForKing，thelinebetweenthelivingandthedeadisoftenblurry，andtheseamsthatholdourrealityintactmighttearapartatanymoment.Inoneofthelongerstorieshere，"N.，"whichrecentlybrokenewgroundwhenitwasadaptedasagraphicdigitalentertainment，apsychiatricpatient'sirrationalthinkingmightcreateanapocalypticthreatintheMainecountryside...orkeeptheworldfromfallingvictimtoit.
JustAfterSunset——callitdusk，callittwilight，it'satimewhenhumanintercoursetakesonanunnaturalcast，whennothingisquiteasitappears，whentheimaginationbeginstoreachforshadowsastheydissipatetodarknessandlivingdaylightcanbescaredrightoutofyou.It'stheperfecttimeforStephenKing.

【作者简介】

StephenKingistheauthorofmorethanfiftybooks，allofthemworldwidebestsellers.Hisnovel11/22/63wasnamedatoptenbookof2011byTheNewYorkTimesBookReviewandwontheLosAngelesTimesBookPrizeforMystery/ThrilleraswellastheBestHardcoverBookAwardfromtheInternationalThrillerWritersAssociation.Heistherecipientofthe2003NationalBookFoundationMedalforDistinguishedContributiontoAmericanLetters.HelivesinBangor，Maine，withhiswife，novelistTabithaKing.