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Maggie Brown & Others

其他書名	Stories
出版	Hachette UK, 2019-07-02
主題	Fiction / Short Stories (single author)Fiction / LiteraryFiction / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce
ISBN	03165161399780316516136
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=SSF5DwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In this powerful and virtuosic collection of interlocking stories, each one "a marvel of concision and compassion" (Washington Post), a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and "master of his form" (New York Times) takes the short story to new heights.
Through forty-four compressed gems, Peter Orner, a writer who "doesn't simply bring his characters to life, he gives them souls" (NYT Book Review), chronicles people whose lives are at inflection points, gripping us with a series of defining moments.

Whether it's a first date that turns into a late-night road trip to a séance in an abandoned airplane hangar, or a family's memories of the painful mystery surrounding a neglected uncle's demise, Orner reveals how our fleeting decisions between kindness and abandonment chase us across time. These stories are anchored by a poignant novella that delivers not only the joys and travails of a forty-year marriage, but an entire era in a working-class New England city. Bristling with the crackling energy of life itself, Maggie Brown & Others marks the most sustained achievement to date for "a master of his form" (New York Times).

A New York Times Notable Book
A Chicago Tribune Notable Book
An Oprah Magazine Best Book of 2019
Kirkus Reviews Best Short Fiction of 2019
Longlisted for the Simpson/Joyce Carol Oates Prize