AS CLOSE TO US AS BREATHING: A NOVEL

Book ID/图书代码： 12844015B79839

English Summary/英文概要： ’The summer of 1948 my brother Davy was killed in an accident with a man who would have given his life rather than have it happen…’

And so begins Elizabeth Poliner’s heart-wrenching meditation on grief, guilt, and the boundaries of love, in her debut novel AS CLOSE TO US AS BREATHING. Uncovering the ways in which family members struggle to understand one another in the face of loss, Poliner delivers a multigenerational family saga that begins with a tragic accident in the summer of 1948, the impact of which unfolds across decades.

This gorgeous, layered novel has already received an endorsement from Elizabeth’s mentor Edward P. Jones, who was her first reader.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： “1948年夏天，我的哥哥Davy在一起车祸中与一个本该给与他生命的男人一同丧生……”

这便是Elizabeth Poliner在其首部有关悲痛、内疚和爱的界限的小说《如呼吸般靠近》中的开头。小说主要讲述了一个家庭几代人的传奇，讲述了家庭成员在丧失面前努力互相理解的故事。故事从1948年夏天的一场惨剧开始，这场惨剧对整个家庭造成了长久的影响……

作者的导师Edward P. Jones是她的第一位读者，对这部优美动人、层次鲜明的小说给予了高度的评价。（LYR）

Awards/获奖情况："What a lovely, " lovely" book."

"Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Olive Kitteridge"

"" "What a lovely, " lovely" book." Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Olive Kitteridge" "

"" "Vivid, complex, and beautifully written, Elizabeth Poliner’s novel, "As Close to Us as Breathing, "brims with characters who leave an indelible impression on the mind and heart. This moving story of the way one unforgettable family struggles with love and loss shows an uncommon depth of human understanding. Elizabeth Poliner is a wonderful talent and she should be read widely, and again and again." "Edward P. Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Known World

"" "What a lovely, " lovely" book." "" "Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Olive Kitteridge"""

"Poliner depicts each character with sensitivity and insight...Beautifully written, stringently unsentimental, and yet tender in its empathy for the perennial human conflict between service and self." "Kirkus "(Starred Review)"""

"Poliner’s novel is an exquisitely written investigation of grief and atonement, and an elegy for a Jewish family bound together by tradition and tribe." "Publishers Weekly""

"Beautiful.... A nuanced, intricate family drama that explores their tight culture at a turning point.... [It’s] the kind of novel you sink into blissfully. It casts a spell.... [Poliner’s] characters seem so real, so multi-dimensional, so sympathetic even when they mess up that you have to shake yourself back to the present each time you put down the book.... As Close to Us As Breathing is a marvel of artful storytelling." "NPR.org""

"Resonant, sensitively observed...Poliner has a keen eye for the awkwardness and sudden leaping insights of adolescents on the brink of adulthood....Poliner also deserves kudos for the warm, particularized light in which she dresses her many characters. As Close to Us as Breathing is a big-hearted roundelay of a novel that, among other things, performs the invaluable service of recovering a lost world." "New York Times Book Review""

About the Author/作者介绍： ELIZABETH POLINER的故事和是个在各种文学期刊上发表，并曾多次获得各种艺术、文学类奖学金和补助。现在居住在华盛顿。

ELIZABETH POLINER’s stories and poems have appeared widely in literary journals including Kenyon Review, Southern Review, Other Voices, and The Laurel Review. A recipient of numerous grants from the D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities, and fellowships to Yaddo and the Virginia Center for Creative Arts she has also been named a Tennessee Williams Scholar in Fiction at the Sewanee Writers’ Conference and a Bernard O’Keefe Scholar in Fiction at the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. She lives in Washington, D.C.

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