MORAL DISORDER (EXP)
出版时间:
2006-01
版次:
1
ISBN:
9780307386687
定价:
69.00
装帧:
平装
开本:
32开
纸张:
胶版纸
页数:
225页
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Book Description
Margaret Atwood's latest brilliant collection of short storiesfollows the life of a single character, seen as a girl growing upthe 1930s to a young woman in the 50s and 60s to half of a couplein the present day, no longer young, reflecting on the new state ofthe world. Each story focuses on the ways that relationshipstransform a character's life: a woman's complex love for a marriedman, the grief upon the death of parents and the joy with the birthof children, the realization of what growing old with someone youlove really means. By turns funny, lyrical, incisive, earthy,shocking, and deeply personal, Moral Disorder displays Atwood'scelebrated storytelling gifts and unmistakeable style to their bestadvantage.
"Elegant...In Moral Disorder, Atwood travels deep into theexpanse of memories and language built up over her writing lifetimeand offers a handful of gems to illuminate our times." Margaret Atwood's books have been published in overthirty-five countries. She is the author of more than forty booksof fiction, poetry, and critical essays. In addition to TheHandmaid's Tale, her novels include Cat's Eye,short-listed for the Booker Prize; Alias Grace, which wonthe Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy; TheBlind Assassin, winner of the 2000 Booker Prize; and Oryxand Crake, shortlisted for the 2003 Booker Prize. She lives inToronto with writer Graeme Gibson. 1.The Bad News
2. The Art of Cooking and Serving
4. My Last Duchess
S. The Other Place
6. Monopoly
7. Moral Disorder
8. White Horse
9. The Entities
10. The Labrador Fiasco
11. The Boys at the Lab
Acknowlegements
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内容简介:
Book Description
Margaret Atwood's latest brilliant collection of short storiesfollows the life of a single character, seen as a girl growing upthe 1930s to a young woman in the 50s and 60s to half of a couplein the present day, no longer young, reflecting on the new state ofthe world. Each story focuses on the ways that relationshipstransform a character's life: a woman's complex love for a marriedman, the grief upon the death of parents and the joy with the birthof children, the realization of what growing old with someone youlove really means. By turns funny, lyrical, incisive, earthy,shocking, and deeply personal, Moral Disorder displays Atwood'scelebrated storytelling gifts and unmistakeable style to their bestadvantage.
"Elegant...In Moral Disorder, Atwood travels deep into theexpanse of memories and language built up over her writing lifetimeand offers a handful of gems to illuminate our times."
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作者简介:
Margaret Atwood's books have been published in overthirty-five countries. She is the author of more than forty booksof fiction, poetry, and critical essays. In addition to TheHandmaid's Tale, her novels include Cat's Eye,short-listed for the Booker Prize; Alias Grace, which wonthe Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy; TheBlind Assassin, winner of the 2000 Booker Prize; and Oryxand Crake, shortlisted for the 2003 Booker Prize. She lives inToronto with writer Graeme Gibson.
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目录:
1.The Bad News
2. The Art of Cooking and Serving
4. My Last Duchess
S. The Other Place
6. Monopoly
7. Moral Disorder
8. White Horse
9. The Entities
10. The Labrador Fiasco
11. The Boys at the Lab
Acknowlegements
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