UNEXPECTEDLY EIGHTY: AND OTHER ADAPTATIONS
Book ID/图书代码： 07900011B50706
English Summary/英文概要： Judith Viorst returns with more poems in her “Decades” poetry series detailing the highs and lows of being an octogenarian. Continuing the comedic insight from I’m Too Young to be Seventy, these verses of memories and advice from eighty years of love, marriage, and grandchildren are sure to bring laughs.
What does it mean to be eighty? In her wise and playful poems, Judith Viorst discusses love, friendship, grand parenthood, and all the particular marvels—and otherwise—of this extraordinary decade. She describes the wonder of seeing the world with new eyes—not because of revelation but because of a successful cataract operation. She promises not to gently fade away, and not to drive after daylight’s faded away either. She explains how she’s gotten to be a “three-desserts” grandmother (“Just don’t tell your mom!”), shares how memory failure can keep you married, and enumerates her hopes for the afterlife (which she doesn’t believe in, but if it does exist, her sister-in-law better not be there with her).
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 八十岁意味着什么? 朱迪斯·维奥斯特(Judith Viorst)在这本充满了智慧和俏皮的诗歌中，探讨了爱，友情，祖辈关系，以及这非凡十年间中所经历的所有特别人生奇迹。作者描述了如何用新的视角去看世界的奇迹，不是因为启示，而是因为一次成功的白内障手术。她承诺不要就此沉下去，但不会在天黑后开车。作者还解释了自己是如何成为一位“三点心”祖母(“别告诉你
正如维奥斯特乐观地证明，八十岁还不至于老得不能做梦、不能调情、不能喝酒、不能跳舞。现在放弃节俭或者和一个78岁的年轻人交往还为时不晚。充满热情地，充满希望地，去感受生活。维奥斯特的这些诗歌向她的大批读者诉说着自己的心声，读者从她的洞悉的观察中、感人的思考和愉悦的肯定中认识到了自己。有趣、感人、鼓舞人心、真实——朱迪斯·维奥斯特(Judith Viorst)最受欢迎的“几十年”系列的最新作品，颂扬了生活中的美德、胜利、挫折和快乐。(Sandy)
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About the Author/作者介绍： 朱迪思·维奥斯特（Judith Viorst）出生并在美国新泽西长大，毕业于罗格斯大学，后搬至格林威治村（美国纽约曼哈顿的区，艺术家、作家等的聚居地），1960年嫁于政治作家米尔顿·维奥斯特(Milton Viorst)以来，她一直住在华盛顿特区。作者有三儿七个孙子。毕业于华盛顿犀利分析研究生，维奥斯特发表过横跨很多领域的作品：包括最受欢迎的儿童画册“亚历山大和可怕的，可怕的，不好的，非常糟糕的一天”(Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day)；成人小说和非小说，儿童和成人诗歌，音乐剧。2011年，获得由“美国女性及家庭研究中心”颁发的“终生成就鼻祖奖”，被誉为“缺失心理学之母”，是美国当下最受追捧的女性心理学大师。Judith Viorst was born and brought up in New Jersey and has lived in Washington, DC, since 1960, when she married Milton Viorst, a political writer. A graduate in 1981 of the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute, Viorst writes in many different areas: science books, children’s chapter and picture books--including the beloved Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, which has sold some four million copies; adult fiction and nonfiction including the New York Times bestseller, Necessary Losses; poetry for children and adults; and four musicals. Her most recent books of poetry include What Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? and Nearing Ninety.
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