I’M FINE, BUT YOU APPEAR TO BE SINKING

Book ID/图书代码： 07633017C00005

English Summary/英文概要： In I’m Fine, But You Appear to Be Sinking the strange and the mundane collide. These are stories of strange experiences set in familiar places, and of familiar experiences set in strange places. Many of the pieces in I’m Fine take place close to home, in suburban neighborhoods, or rural communities. The settings are conventional, yet something unexpected, or even magical, is occurring. In one piece, a couple speculates about random objects that appear without reason in their backyard. In another, neighbors try to figure out if a local meth dealer is keeping a live tiger captive on his property. In other pieces, it’s the setting that’s fantastical, but the characters’ reactions that remain ordinary, like in the titular story where a journalist lost at sea and hunted by a mythical ocean creature admits to struggling with loneliness and isolation in much the same way he does even when he’s safe at home. Although they are not directly linked by any specific character, the pieces in this collection are bound through reoccurring imagery and a shared theme of protagonists in emotional peril. There are unexpected appearances and disappearances, movement of inanimate objects, the search for something lost, the finding of something unusual. There are prophesies, dreams, unidentifiable creatures, and environmental catastrophes on a scale both large and small. There are action figures and octopuses, sullen teenagers and missing cats. At their core, these stories are imbued with mystery, oddity, humor, and empathy. They each stand on their own, but mean considerably more when read together.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《我很好，但你好像沉沦了》是奇怪与世俗的碰撞。这些故事讲述了在熟悉的地方发生的奇怪经历，以及陌生地方的熟悉经历。《我很好，但你好像沉沦了》都是发生在离家较近的地方、郊区社区或乡村社区。背景设置是常规的，但意想不到的，甚至是神奇的，是正在发生的。其中有个故事，一对夫妇在猜他们的后院没有理由出现的东西是怎么回事。另一个故事里，邻居们试图弄清楚当地的毒贩在他们的房子是否有养一只老虎。在其他的故事里，故事的背景设置很荒诞，但人物的反应却又保持普通，像一个记者在海上迷失了方向，被一个神秘的海洋生物抓走了，事后说在那里他承受的寂寞和孤独甚至和他在他安全在家的时候相差无几。虽然这些角色之间没有任何特定的联系，但这本选集里的故事通过反复出现的意象将故事连在一起和在主人公情感上是有共同主题的。有意想不到的出现和消失，无生命物体的移动，寻找丢失的东西，发现一些不寻常的东西。有预言，梦想，无法识别的生物和规模大小不一的环境灾难。有人物的动作和章鱼，忧郁的青少年和丢失的猫。在他们的核心，这些故事都充满了神秘，古怪，幽默，和同情。他们各自独立，但放在一起读时，意义更大。（YYW）

Awards/获奖情况：PRAISE

"Leyna Krow’s stories range far and wide — from outer space to the ocean depths to the distant future — but they are bound by a crackling wit, an inventive vitality, a laser eye for the silent currents between people, and a sneaky emotional power. I’m Fine But You Appear to be Sinking is a wildly imagined debut, a blast of fleet power."—Shawn Vestal, author of Daredevils and Godforsaken Idaho

"Wise slackers, lovable smart alecks, squids, voyeurs, cob snakes, astronauts and amateur astronomers, octopi, clones, tigers, rebels and octopi. Did I mention the octopi? Welcome to the spectacular, funny, vivid world of Leyna Krow’s short stories! So completely original in voice and concept—smart, humorous, poignant, clear and meaningful. A fresh, important voice for a new generation of writers."—Greg Spatz, author of Half as Happy

"Leyna Krow’s stories crackle with fearless curiosity and an expansive, embracing wonder towards time and the world. I’m Fine but You Appear to Be Sinking is an antidote to every cynical, self-centered impulse."—James Tadd Adcox, author of Repetition and Does Not Love

"What a wonderful book Leyna Krow has written! And what a rare book - innovative, clever, funny, deliciously language-driven, delightful dialogue - but also so very warm and human. It’s about humans, it’s for humans, it makes me feel better about being a human reading this book about humans. A joy to read." —Amber Sparks, author of The Unfinished World, The Desert Places, and May We Shed These Human Bodies

About the Author/作者介绍： Leyna Krow的故事也刊登在《海登的渡轮评论》，《大篷车》，《第九封信》，和其他出版物上。她住在华盛顿，斯波坎。

Leyna Krow’s stories have appeared in Hayden’s Ferry Review, Prairie Schooner, Ninth Letter, and other publications. She lives in Spokane, Washington.

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