WHEN THE MESSENGER IS HOT
Book ID/图书代码： 06840006B09676
English Summary/英文概要： THE WOMEN WHEN THE MESSENGER IS HOT ARE FIERCE and kind, damaged and optimistic. They are recovering from loss or addiction or betrayal, or they are on the fringes of reality or sanity or a "conventional" life. They are jilted lovers, absent daughters, Twelve-Steppers, and smart-asses. Imagined with tenderness and unflinching honesty, they experience love and loss in a way that is both uniquely theirs and universal.
From the woman who decides to live on the patio rooftop of her friend’s apartment building, to the bestselling memoir witer who finds her identity overtaken by the actress cat in the movie adaptation, to the daughter convinced her dead mother is in fact simply stuck at a North Dakota bus depot, the characters herein confront and defy the onslaught of crises, emotions, and passions that seem to arise at every turn.
With disarming humor and playfulness, Eliza-beth Grane gleefully explores the absurdities and possibilities of modern life.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这部备受喜爱、构思精巧且充满胆识的故事集，以全新印刷版的形式重获新生。这部被誉为“革命性小说”的《当信使热情高涨时》，以令人耳目一新的幽默笔触和敏锐洞察力颠覆了短篇小说的传统框架，生动展现了现代都市生活的荒诞与可能性——作者伊丽莎白·克兰在字里行间穿梭于悲伤与女性身份的复杂交织之中。书中女性角色既刚烈又善良，既饱受创伤又充满希望：有被抛弃的情人、缺席的家庭成员、戒毒康复者以及自以为是的聪明人，她们都在从失去、成瘾或背叛中恢复过来。从决定住在朋友公寓屋顶上的女子(这有何不可?)，到因扮演自己角色的女演员而身份受损的作家，再到坚信已故母亲仍活着并居住在公交站的女儿——这些角色体验爱情与失落的方式既具有深刻的普遍性，又独具个人特色。
Awards/获奖情况：Praise for When The Messenger Is Hot:
“Crane has a distinctive and eccentric voice that is consistent and
riveting from the first story to the last.”--The New York Times Book Review
“Crane has dispatched a lovely billet-doux...strong evidence of Crane’s
abundant literary gifts...a show stopper...Though Crane’s stories deal with
serious issues...her tone displays polish, humor and a delectable lightness
that should not be confused with shallow writing.” --USA Today
“Fast-paced and conversational and rambling and frank...an enjoyable
ride to old familiar places, places that seem strangely new through
Crane’s warped lens...a boldly original collection.” --The Washington Post
“Hilariously off-kilter stories......utterly refreshing...Crane has created an
original style that is one part stand-up routine, two parts confessional...Crane
is so adept at immersing a reader in her narrators’ consciousness that a
surreal narrative twist seems right and true.” – The San Francisco
Chronicle
“The clever, caustic Elizabeth Crane is simply too good to pass
unmentioned...expertly shaped and polished...so strong and charming is
Crane’s voice, so mordant and goofy and unique is her sensibility...a
pleasure to read.” --Bookforum
About the Author/作者介绍： 伊丽莎白·克兰是回忆录《这个故事将改变》及六部小说作品的作者，其中包括短篇小说集《草皮》和长篇小说《伟大事物的历史》。她的作品已被翻译成多种语言，并发表于‘Catapult books’、‘Electric Literature’和‘Literary Hub’(美国文学网站)等多家文学刊物。其作品经常作为美国国家公共电台(NPR)《精选短篇》节目的一部分播出，并被改编为电影和舞台剧，其中最著名的作品由芝加哥斯特普沃尔夫剧院制作。她现任教于加州大学河滨分校-棕榈沙漠分校的低驻留制艺术硕士项目。
Elizabeth Crane is the author of two novels and four collections of short stories, including the memoir This Story Will Change (Counterpoint, 2022), the novel The History of Great Things (Harper Perennial, 2016) and the story collection Turf (Soft Skull, 2017). She is a recipient of the Chicago Public Library 21st Century Award. Her work has been featured on NPR’s Selected Shorts and adapted for the stage by Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theater. Her debut novel, We Only Know So Much (Harper Perennial, 2012) has been adapted for film, which premiered in 2018 at the Nantucket Film Festival and won Best Feature at the Big Apple Film Festival. She teaches in the low residency masters program at UCRiverside Palm Desert.
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