ANGEL IN THE PARLOR: FIVE STORIES AND EIGHT ESSAYS

Book ID/图书代码： 06840014B71448

English Summary/英文概要： This delightful collection brings together five short stories and eight essays on writing by Newbery Medal–winning author Nancy Willard

Nancy Willard’s gift for bringing out the whimsical in all of us illuminates this memorable anthology.

“ ‘Who Invented Water?’ ” celebrates the craft and magic of creating children’s books. In “Becoming a Writer,” Willard admits she dislikes giving and receiving advice. She prefers telling a story, with real-life characters ranging from members of her own family to Jane Austen, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Charles Dickens on stilts. “The Well-tempered Falsehood” explores the fabulist art of storytelling; “The Rutabaga Lamp” is a dreamy, delightful riff on how to read and write fairy tales.

In an autobiographical piece, “Her Father’s House,” Erica, Theo, and their three-year-old son travel home for the funeral of Erica’s father. As the whole family gathers, the heroine is hit with an onslaught of memories, Willard style. “The Tailor Who Told the Truth” is Morgon Axel, who tells nothing but lies . . . until the day a wild boar comes into his shop.

This ebook includes an introduction by Robert Pack, former director of the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这本令人欢欣鼓舞的选集中包含有5篇短篇小说和8篇散文有关于纽布雷奖获奖作家南茜•维拉德的写作天赋，如何让我们的奇思妙想齐聚一堂，从而点亮了这本极为值得纪念的选集。

“’谁发明了水？’”赞美了创作童书的技巧种种与魔力所在。在”成为作家“这一故事中，维拉德承认其并不喜欢提供或者接受建议。相比之下，她更喜爱讲述故事，从她自己家庭中的鲜活而真实的人物形象，到诸如简•奥斯汀、蕾娜•玛利亚•雷尔克，再到言辞夸张的查尔斯•狄更斯等。”宽容的错误“则深入探究了讲述故事的过程中的撒谎的艺术。"甘蓝之灯"则一段关于如何阅读和创作童话故事的梦幻而欢快的谈话。

在一篇自传性的文章”伊父之屋“中，艾瑞卡、帝奥和他们三岁的儿子回到家乡，参加艾瑞卡父亲的葬礼。当全家人集聚一堂时，故事的女主人公却突然被突然涌现的记忆而湮没，典型的维拉德体。"说真话的裁缝"讲述的是摩根•艾克斯尔的故事，他一直是个满口谎言的骗子。。。。。。直到有一天，一只野公猪闯进了他的店里。

本书电子本附有来自罗伯特•帕克的引言，帕克曾为布雷德洛夫作家创作班负责人。（DC）

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