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Weight of Heaven The

Weight of Heaven The

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作者: Thrity Umrigar 著

出版社: HarperCollins US

出版时间: 2010-02

ISBN: 9780061472558

定价: 126.00

装帧: 平装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 400页

正文语种: 英语

丛书: P.S.

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>文学

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“Powerful....Twisty,brimmingwithdarkhumorandkeenmoralinsight,TheWeightofHeavenpacksawalloponbothaliteraryandemotionallevel....Umrigar...isadescriptivemaster.”—ChristianScienceMonitor
FromThrityUmrigar,bestsellingauthorofTheSpaceBetweenUs,comesTheWeightofHeaven.IntherichtraditionoftheacclaimedworksofIndianwriterssuchasRohintonMistry,AkhilSharma,IndraSinha,andJhumpaLahiri,TheWeightofHeavenisanemotionallychargedstoryaboutunexpecteddeath,unhealedwounds,andthepriceonefatherwillpaytoprotecthimselffrompainandloss.Additionally,itoffersuniqueperspectives,bothIndianandAmerican,onthefragmentednatureofglobalizedIndia.
WhenFrankandEllieBentonlosetheironlychild,seven-year-oldBenny,toasuddenillness,theperfectlifetheyhadbuiltisshattered.Filledwithwrenchingmemories,theirAnnArborhomebecomesunbearable,andtheirmarriagefounders.ThenanunexpectedjobhalfaworldawayinGirbaug,India,offersthemanopportunitytostartagain.ButFrank'sbefriendingofRamesh—abright,curiousboywhoquicklybecomesthefocusofhisattentions—willleadthegrievingmandownanever-darkeningpathwithstarkrepercussions.
Adevastatinglookatculturalclashesanddivides,ThrityUmrigar'sTheWeightofHeavenisarareglimpseofafamilyandacountrystrugglingunderpressuresbeyondtheircontrol.

ThrityUmrigaristheauthoroffourpreviousnovels—TheWeightofHeaven,TheSpaceBetweenUs,IfTodayBeSweet,andBombayTime—andthememoirFirstDarlingoftheMorning.Ajournalistfornearlytwentyyears,sheisthewinneroftheNiemanFellowshiptoHarvardandthe2009ClevelandArtsPrize,anda2006finalistforthePEN/BeyondMarginsAward.SheisaprofessorofEnglishatCaseWesternReserveUniversityandlivesinCleveland,Ohio.
内容简介:
“Powerful....Twisty,brimmingwithdarkhumorandkeenmoralinsight,TheWeightofHeavenpacksawalloponbothaliteraryandemotionallevel....Umrigar...isadescriptivemaster.”—ChristianScienceMonitor
FromThrityUmrigar,bestsellingauthorofTheSpaceBetweenUs,comesTheWeightofHeaven.IntherichtraditionoftheacclaimedworksofIndianwriterssuchasRohintonMistry,AkhilSharma,IndraSinha,andJhumpaLahiri,TheWeightofHeavenisanemotionallychargedstoryaboutunexpecteddeath,unhealedwounds,andthepriceonefatherwillpaytoprotecthimselffrompainandloss.Additionally,itoffersuniqueperspectives,bothIndianandAmerican,onthefragmentednatureofglobalizedIndia.
WhenFrankandEllieBentonlosetheironlychild,seven-year-oldBenny,toasuddenillness,theperfectlifetheyhadbuiltisshattered.Filledwithwrenchingmemories,theirAnnArborhomebecomesunbearable,andtheirmarriagefounders.ThenanunexpectedjobhalfaworldawayinGirbaug,India,offersthemanopportunitytostartagain.ButFrank'sbefriendingofRamesh—abright,curiousboywhoquicklybecomesthefocusofhisattentions—willleadthegrievingmandownanever-darkeningpathwithstarkrepercussions.
Adevastatinglookatculturalclashesanddivides,ThrityUmrigar'sTheWeightofHeavenisarareglimpseofafamilyandacountrystrugglingunderpressuresbeyondtheircontrol.
作者简介:
ThrityUmrigaristheauthoroffourpreviousnovels—TheWeightofHeaven,TheSpaceBetweenUs,IfTodayBeSweet,andBombayTime—andthememoirFirstDarlingoftheMorning.Ajournalistfornearlytwentyyears,sheisthewinneroftheNiemanFellowshiptoHarvardandthe2009ClevelandArtsPrize,anda2006finalistforthePEN/BeyondMarginsAward.SheisaprofessorofEnglishatCaseWesternReserveUniversityandlivesinCleveland,Ohio.

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