Olive Kitteridge might be described by some as a battle axe or as brilliantly pushy, by others as the kindest person they had ever met. Olive herself has always been certain that she is 100% correct about everything - although, lately, her certitude has been shaken. This indomitable character appears at the centre of these narratives that comprise Olive Kitteridge. In each of them, we watch Olive, a retired schoolteacher, as she struggles to make sense of the changes in her life and the lives of those around her - always with brutal honesty, if sometimes painfully. Olive will make you laugh, nod in recognition, as well as wince in pain or shed a tear or two. We meet her stoic husband, bound to her in a marriage both broken and strong, and her own son, tyrannised by Olive's overbearing sensitivities. The reader comes away, amazed by this author's ability to conjure this formidable heroine and her deep humanity that infiltrates every page.
伊丽莎白·斯特劳特 (Elizabeth Strout)
美国当代作家。1956年出生于缅因州波特兰市,大学毕业后开始文学创作。1998年,出版长篇处女作《艾米与伊莎贝尔》,获《洛杉矶时报》最佳首作奖及《芝加哥论坛报》中心文学奖,并入选橘子奖短名单及笔会/福克纳奖,在文坛奠定了坚实的口碑。2006年出版《与我同在》,登上全美畅销榜,入选美国独立书商协会选书。
《奥丽芙·基特里奇》是她的第三部作品,2008年出版,获2009年普利策小说奖。作品以平淡内敛的文字描摹着普通人的生活,衰老、孤独、流言、背叛、不可能的爱和小小的善良,日复一日在小镇上演,外表看似波澜不惊,内里却涟漪四起,愤怒与悲伤静静浮现。
新经典文化在这个读书季主推三本书,来自两位澳大利亚作家的《我们一起去纽约》、《雾中回忆》和美国作家伊丽莎白.斯特劳特的《奥丽芙.基特里奇》。我没有丝毫犹豫,选择了斯特劳特。因为在《大方》No.1 中读过本书的开篇短故事《药店》,斯特劳特冷静的笔触,淡淡的叙事口吻,...
评分 评分 评分 评分海岸,平静的克劳斯比小镇,脾气暴躁的奥丽芙·基特里奇有一个“好好先生”式的丈夫和一个与她日渐疏远的儿子,生活看上去水波不兴,却有股股暗流涌动。 在镇上,奥丽芙也有意无意地充当了其他人生命中的过客:一个想自杀的忧郁青年,一个患上厌食症的年轻女孩,一个数年如一日...
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