THE SIGNAL

Book ID/图书代码： 02330009B30918

English Summary/英文概要： Backpacking into the Wind River Mountains on their tenth annual trip, Mack and his wife, Vonnie, find the magnificent woods and stunning mountains of Wyoming full of ghosts and danger. Mack comes from a long line of ranchers, and his dedication to keeping the family land has led him into penury and a life of crime. Vonnie is a fiercely intelligent, headstrong girl who came west for love, only to have it stolen from her bit by bit.

They’ve made this trip to say goodbye to each other, but as they navigate the trails they know so well, they come to understand the true nature of their wounds. And Mack has one more secret: he is trying to receive a signal and retrieve something that has fallen from the sky. It is a beacon that will lead them into a wood far darker than they’ve ever imagined. Ron Carlson’s love for the mountains and his mastery of fiction radiate in the pages of this thrilling, fast-paced love story.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 華盛頓郵報讚稱：「Ron Carlson的作品讓我們想起海明威！」

喜愛戶外登山活動Mack和妻子Vonnie在過去的九年內，每年都會計畫一次長途的登山旅行。今年是兩人第十次的共同出遊，但次和以往不同，不僅地點選在環境詭譎，地形險峻的落磯山脈Wind River Mountains，此外這次兩人也將在終點從此告別…
背負家族沈重產業的Mack，因不慎而陷入不法的糾紛及貧困的窘境中；聰敏但頑固的Vonnie因為愛情從繁華的東部來到西部，卻逐漸感到這鼓動力不斷的流失。Mack希望在趟旅行中能將隱藏在心許久的秘密揭露出來，但沿途山景所營造出的氛圍似乎就像一個徵兆或預像般，將兩人帶往一個毫無亮光的黑暗高地，一個無法想像的終點…(VL)

Awards/获奖情况：The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/02/AR2009060203344.html

Los Angel’s times
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-ca-ron-carlson31-2009may31,0,7587392.story

New York Times Sunday Book Reviews
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/02/books/review/Gilmore-t.html

About the Author/作者介绍： Ron Carlson is the award-winning author of four story collections and four novels, most recently Five Skies. His fiction has appeared in Harper’s, The New Yorker, Playboy, and GQ, and has been featured on NPR’s This American Life and Selected Shorts as well as in Best American Short Stories and The O. Henry Prize Stories. His novella, “Beanball,” was recently selected for Best American Mystery Stories. He is the director of the UC Irvine writing program and lives in Huntington Beach, California.
Ron Carlson，著有四部短篇故事及四本小說，曾獲得多像文學獎項的肯定，其創作文章也曾在雜誌如《哈潑》、《紐約客》、《花花公子》及《GQ》等刊載。美國公共廣播電台（NPR）曾將其發表的故事在This American Life節目上播放。最新作品《Beanball》更被選為「全美最佳懸疑故事」之一。目前除了專職寫作外，也擔任加州大學爾灣分校的寫作課程的主理人。

Format:电子手稿

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