HThe natural world exerts a powerful, brooding presence in this first collection; it's almost as much a main character as any of the individuals the 26-year-old Doerr records. Nature, in these eight stories, is mysterious and deadly, a wonder of design and of nearly overwhelming power. This delicate balance is evidenced by the title story, about a blind man who spends his days collecting rare and beautiful shell specimens. Self-exiled to the coast of Kenya, he discovers that a certain poisonous snail has the power both to kill and to effect a rapid recovery from malaria. This discovery brings him much attention but little joy, disturbing the carefully ordered universe that he has constructed to manage both his blindness and his temperament. A naturalist's perspective also informs the other stories. In "The Hunter's Wife," Doerr catalogues winter in Montana as "a thousand ladybugs hibernating in an orange ball in a riverbank hollow; a pair of dormant frogs buried in frozen mud." But Doerr can play it funny, too: in "July Fourth," a group of American fishermen endure a hilarious litany of woes in a fishing contest across Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. Their troubles include much drinking, few fish and losing their shirts (and all their tackle) to a Belorussian basketball team. The title story could well appear in the next Best American or O. Henry anthologies, and the others make a fine supporting cast. Agent, Wendy Weil. (Jan. 14)Forecast: With blurbs from the likes of Rick Bass, this debut collection should do better than most, especially if reviewers take note.
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《拾贝人》是美国著名的作家安东尼·多尔的一本小说文集，看到书的封面那充满褶皱的贝壳，一轮轮褶皱是那样清晰，由里向外渐渐扩散开来，是那么的美丽自然，怪不得很多人都会到海边来拾寻那些美丽的贝壳，贝壳是多种多样的，就算是同一种，同样的尺寸，看起来似乎差不多，可是...
评分 评分孤独的生命的力量 《拾贝人》是美国小说家安东尼•多尔的处女作短篇小说集，正如他在自序中写道，读这本书，就像是踏上了一个个不同的旅途，各有各的惊奇和意义。 在海边拾贝的眼盲老人，在寒冷森林里求生的猎人，在岸边不停练习飞钓的小姑娘，在林地里悄悄建起菜园的难民…...
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关于这本书，真的很伤心，唉......
评分关于这本书，真的很伤心，唉......
评分Absolutely unique, powerful and beautiful stories, about people's relationship with nature, and with each other.
评分关于这本书，真的很伤心，唉......
评分八个短篇故事,大多概括起来四个字: "人与自然"
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