基本介紹
- 中文名稱：The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
- 定價：$15.76
- 作者：Durrow Heidi W.
- 出版日期：2011-1
- ISBN：9781616200152
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Rachel¡¯s voice resonated in my reading mind in much the same way as did that of the young protagonist of The House on Mango Street. there¡¯s an achingly honest quality to it; both wise and naive, it makes you want to step between the pages to lend comfort.¡± (NPR¡¯s Morning Edition )
Stunning . . . What makes Durrow¡¯s novel soar is her masterful sense of voice, her assured, nuanced handling of complex racial issues¡ªand her heart.¡± (The Christian Science Monitor )
"The Girl Who Fell from the Sky can actually fly . . . Its energy comes from its vividly realized characters . . . Durrow has a terrific ear for dialogue, an ability to summon a wealth of hopes and fears in a single line."
Stunning . . . What makes Durrow¡¯s novel soar is her masterful sense of voice, her assured, nuanced handling of complex racial issues¡ªand her heart.¡± (The Christian Science Monitor )
"The Girl Who Fell from the Sky can actually fly . . . Its energy comes from its vividly realized characters . . . Durrow has a terrific ear for dialogue, an ability to summon a wealth of hopes and fears in a single line."
(The New York Times Book Review )
"An auspicious debut . . . [Durrow] has crafted a modern story about identity and survival.¡± (The Washington Post Book World )
"The Girl Who Fell from the Sky is that rare thing: a post-postmodern novel with heart that weaves a circle of stories about race and self-discovery into a tense and sometimes terrifying whole.¡±
"An auspicious debut . . . [Durrow] has crafted a modern story about identity and survival.¡± (The Washington Post Book World )
"The Girl Who Fell from the Sky is that rare thing: a post-postmodern novel with heart that weaves a circle of stories about race and self-discovery into a tense and sometimes terrifying whole.¡±
(Ms. Magazine )
作者簡介
A graduate of Stanford University, Columbia University¡¯s Graduate School of Journalism, and Yale Law School, Heidi W. Durrow has received grants from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the American Scandinavian Foundation, and the Lois Roth Endowment and a Fellowship for Emerging Writers from the Jerome Foundation. Her writing has been published in Alaska Quarterly Review, the Literary Review, and others.
