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On the Yankee Station
William Boyd
其他書名
Stories
出版W. Morrow, 1984
主題Fiction / GeneralFiction / Short Stories (single author)
ISBN06880311109780688031114
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=FckgAQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋In his first collection of stories, William Boyd, winner of the Whitbread and Somerset Maugham Awards, introduces unlikely heroes desperate to redeem their unsatisfying lives.From California poolsides to the battlegrounds of Vietnam, here is a world populated by weary souls who turn to fantasy as their sole escape from life's inequities. Stranded in an African hotel during a coup, an oafish Englishman impresses a young stewardess with stories of an enchanted life completely at odds with his sordid existence in "The Coup". In the title story, an arrogant, sadistic American pilot in Vietnam underestimates the power of revenge when he relentlessly persecutes a member of his maintenance crew. With droll humor and rare compassion, Boyd's enthralling stories remind us of his stature as one of contemporary fiction's finest storytellers. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.