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： 这是作者的第一部小说集,各篇彼此之间互相联系,探讨了爱情、享乐、沉溺与失落的种种主题，主角们在叛逆与交流的渴望中摇摆，迷惘。小说的语言生动，幽默，观察深刻独到。
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： Elizabeth Crane在多本刊物上发表过小说作品，本书是她的第一本小说集。
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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