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An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England pdf epub mobi txt 电子书 下载 2024
A lot of remarkable things have happened in the life of Sam Pulsifer, the hapless hero of this incendiary novel, beginning with the ten years he spent in prison for accidentally burning down Emily Dickinson's house and unwittingly killing two people. emerging at age twenty-eight, he creates a new life and identity as a husband and father. But when the homes of other famous New England writers suddenly go up in smoke, he must prove his innocence by uncovering the identity of this literary-minded arsonist. In the league of such contemporary classics as "A Confederacy of Dunces" and "The World According to Garp," "An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England" is an utterly original story about truth and honesty, life and the imagination.
布洛克•克拉克(Brock Clarke,1968—)是美国近年涌现的“另类”作家。他的文风诡异辛辣,情节设置出人意表,以黑色幽默、荒诞喜剧作品见长。著有五部长篇及大量短篇小说和散文,其中2007年出版的《我烧了大文豪的家》一书得到评论界和图书市场的热烈反响,不仅当即获选亚马逊“当月好书”,迅速打入各大畅销榜,而且获得多国书商青睐,被译成十几种文字。
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评分An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England pdf epub mobi txt 电子书 下载 2024