HThe natural world exerts a powerful, brooding presence in this first collection; it's almost as much a main character as any of the individuals the 26-year-old Doerr records. Nature, in these eight stories, is mysterious and deadly, a wonder of design and of nearly overwhelming power. This delicate balance is evidenced by the title story, about a blind man who spends his days collecting rare and beautiful shell specimens. Self-exiled to the coast of Kenya, he discovers that a certain poisonous snail has the power both to kill and to effect a rapid recovery from malaria. This discovery brings him much attention but little joy, disturbing the carefully ordered universe that he has constructed to manage both his blindness and his temperament. A naturalist's perspective also informs the other stories. In "The Hunter's Wife," Doerr catalogues winter in Montana as "a thousand ladybugs hibernating in an orange ball in a riverbank hollow; a pair of dormant frogs buried in frozen mud." But Doerr can play it funny, too: in "July Fourth," a group of American fishermen endure a hilarious litany of woes in a fishing contest across Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. Their troubles include much drinking, few fish and losing their shirts (and all their tackle) to a Belorussian basketball team. The title story could well appear in the next Best American or O. Henry anthologies, and the others make a fine supporting cast. Agent, Wendy Weil. (Jan. 14)Forecast: With blurbs from the likes of Rick Bass, this debut collection should do better than most, especially if reviewers take note.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
具体描述
读后感
用了大约八天的时间，读完了美国青年作家安东尼多尔的《拾贝人》。这是一部短篇小说集子，一共也只有八个故事，正好一天一篇。在茶余饭后来读，恰是刚刚好。八天八个故事，每一天，每一个故事，都活带给人不一样的感动与感触。 如果要找出一篇最让自己可以生出一些想法的故事，...
评分 评分用户评价
八个短篇故事,大多概括起来四个字: "人与自然"
评分Absolutely unique, powerful and beautiful stories, about people's relationship with nature, and with each other.
评分Absolutely unique, powerful and beautiful stories, about people's relationship with nature, and with each other.
评分Anthony has never ever let me down. Just like one of his fans said once, his work is 'scraps of dream'.
评分Anthony has never ever let me down. Just like one of his fans said once, his work is 'scraps of dream'.
相关图书
本站所有内容均为互联网搜索引擎提供的公开搜索信息，本站不存储任何数据与内容，任何内容与数据均与本站无关，如有需要请联系相关搜索引擎包括但不限于百度，google,bing,sogou 等
© 2025 book.wenda123.org All Rights Reserved. 图书目录大全 版权所有