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.
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或许生命的意义在于这巍峨的群山之中，在这无垠的土地之中，在这浩瀚的星空之中，在这波涛汹涌的海洋之中。也许，它也在我们每一次伤心，每一次愉悦，每一次感动之中。我一直相信，这个世界上有太多的美好还没有去体会，有着太多的风景还没有看到，便也应该去珍惜这每一分，每...
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评分 评分或许生命的意义在于这巍峨的群山之中，在这无垠的土地之中，在这浩瀚的星空之中，在这波涛汹涌的海洋之中。也许，它也在我们每一次伤心，每一次愉悦，每一次感动之中。我一直相信，这个世界上有太多的美好还没有去体会，有着太多的风景还没有看到，便也应该去珍惜这每一分，每...
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八个短篇故事,大多概括起来四个字: "人与自然"
评分Anthony has never ever let me down. Just like one of his fans said once, his work is 'scraps of dream'.
评分八个短篇故事,大多概括起来四个字: "人与自然"
评分关于这本书，真的很伤心，唉......
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