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Butterfly Winter
W. P. Kinsella
其他書名
A Novel
出版Great Plains Publications, 2011
主題Fiction / GeneralFiction / LiteraryFiction / Sports
ISBN19265311679781926531168
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=IgGJZwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Butterfly Winter, Kinsella's first novel in 13 years, is the story of Julio and Esteban Pimental, twins whose divine destiny for baseball begins with games of catch in the womb. They mature quickly and by the age of ten they leave their home in the fictional Caribbean country of Courteguay for the American major leagues. Julio is a winning pitcher who will only throw to his catcher brother, much to the chagrin of the team that employs him, which must keep mediocre esteban on the roster. events in the brothers' homeland, including regular coups and the outlawing of baseball, continue to shape their lives. They are monitored by the wizard, a mysterious figure who travels by hot air balloon and controls events behind the scenes. In his last years he tells the story of the twins and their family to a skeptical 'gringo' journalist. Butterfly Winter is entertaining, funny and magical, and includes a diabolical chiropractor, a great love blessed by butterflies and a deep political undercurrent that unites the wealthy north with the baseball--loving and oppressed south.