THE LOCAL WILDLIFE
Book ID/图书代码： 03540013B63688
English Summary/英文概要： Welcome to the Northern Rivers, where the ‘local wildlife’ can refer to more than just the exotic native fauna. After a decade spent in this picturesque corner of Australia, home of chocolate-coated women, pythons in the ceiling, online Russian brides, deadly paralysis ticks, and the mysterious Mullumbimby Monster, Robert Drewe wiped the green zinc cream from his face and set down some of the unusual wildlife experiences that the far north coast of New South Wales – home of the world’s greatest variety of ants – has to offer.
Drewe’s trademark gentle wit, acute observational powers and mastery of the English language are all on display in this collection of sketches and anecdotes based on the quirkiness of daily life. His sharp eye for human foibles – including his own – is tempered with a generosity of spirit.
Tall tales from Australia’s master of the short story – but this time these short, short stories are true.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 欢迎来到北河，这里的“当地野生动物”不仅仅是指有异国情调的原生动物群。罗伯特•德鲁伊在这如诗如画的澳大利亚角落花了十多年的时间，其间遇到了很多的事，有住在涂满巧克力涂层房子的妇女，有挂在天花板上的蟒蛇，致命的麻痹蜱以及神秘的怪物，罗伯特还在他的脸上抹绿色锌霜，体验新南威尔士州北部海岸的原始生活——由世界上最大的蚂蚁种族之家提供。
罗伯特的温柔风趣，精准的观察力以及对英语语言的掌握都展示在这本以怪异的日常生活为基准的写生和轶事的集册里。他对人类弱点的犀利观察——也包括他自己的，以慷慨无私的精神进行了调节。
这些来自澳大利亚短篇小说大师的天方夜谭般的故事，的确是真实的故事。(LNL)
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About the Author/作者介绍： 罗伯特出生在墨尔本，在西澳大利亚海岸长大。他的小说和短篇故事已被广泛翻译，赢得了许多国家和国际奖项，并被改编为电影，电视和广播。
他的小说《我们的阳光》讲述的是奈德•凯利虚构的生活，被拍成重要的国际电影，他的回忆录《鲨网》已被改编为ABC和BBC电视台受欢迎的系列电视剧。他最近的小说《格蕾丝》在2005年由企鹅出版社出版，并收获了好评。在2008年出版的短篇小说集《瑞普》好评如潮。
鲨网的续集《蒙特贝罗》在2012年9月出版。
Robert Drewe was born in Melbourne and grew up on the West Australian coast. His novels and short stories have been widely translated, won many national and international prizes and been adapted for film, television, radio and the theatre.
His novel Our Sunshine, an imaginary life of Ned Kelly, was a major international film and his memoir The Shark Net has been adapted as an ABC and BBC television mini-series. His most recent novel Grace was published to critical acclaim by Penguin in 2005. A collection of short stories entitled The Rip was published in 2008 to great acclaim.
Montebello, the sequel to The Shark Net was published in September 2012.
Format:电子手稿
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