EDIE RICHTER IS NOT ALONE: A Novel

伊迪·里希特並不孤單

類別 : 女性小說
ISBN:978-1951213176
頁數 : 192
出版 : The Unnamed Press , 2021 年 3 月 9 日
版本 : 精裝版
版權窗口 : 繁體博達代理Mingming / 简体博達代理Changchih

內容介紹

「哦!我多愛這本書。我一口氣讀完了它又再重讀一遍。雷貝嘉·韓德勒(Rebecca Handler)的小說每一頁上都令人心碎地真情流露,是難得一見的完美之作!」——普立茲小說獎之作《少一點》(Less)安德魯‧西恩‧格利爾 (Andrew Sean Greer)

 

有趣辛辣的伊迪·里希特(Edie Richter)正和她的丈夫,從舊金山搬到澳大利亞珀斯,留下了仍在哀悼剛過世父親的姐姐和母親。搬家之前,伊迪和她的丈夫對於生活很是滿足,雖然他們倆不是很擅於社交。閒聊對他們來說並不是那麼容易。

 

搬到珀斯,伊迪發現自己身處世界上一個孤立但青翠的角落。伊迪有一個秘密:她曾做了一件她根本無法承認的事。其實某些方面,這些美麗的風景,反映著她複雜的內心世界,而非使她逃避過去,隨著人生的演變,伊迪越被迫面對自己的所作所為。從野生動物到她的新鄰居,每個人都參與其中,伊迪竭盡全力想重新開始,但她與丈夫的關係正在破裂,過去對於父親的美好回憶背後的真相卻令她心碎,一切彷彿無法停止。最終,她必須得犧牲、付出某些事物。

 

《伊迪·里希特並不孤單》是雷貝嘉·韓德勒的處女作,以簡潔文字,進行細膩的角色特質描寫,生動也諷刺幽默。既令人驚喜也有一絲淡然,闡述著:一個女人發自內心地與人性對抗的人生歷程。

作者介紹

作家,生活於舊金山。其作品已於多部選集中發表並獲獎。《伊迪·里希特並不孤單》是他的首部小說。

書評

“A tragicomic exploration of the collateral damage of Alzheimer's disease... Handler gets it right from the title on out. Edie is definitely not alone. Her plight is one many readers will respond to deeply and perhaps even be soothed by... Profound yet often quite funny, keenly observed, and deeply affecting.” – Kirkus, starred review


“Handler’s Edie joins the ranks of unforgettably eccentric, intelligent women protagonists, such as the titular character in Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine and Eleanor Flood in Maria Semple’s Today Will Be Different.” – Booklist, starred review


“EDIE RICHTER IS NOT ALONE blossoms under the weight of Edie’s crisis. Yes, her selfishness is unpalatable at times. (An examination of whether her actions are justifiable could take up a whole other review.) But it’s also what makes her human.” – San Francisco Chronicle


“Oh how I love this book. I finished EDIE RICHTER IS NOT ALONE in one sitting, then reread it immediately. Hilariously heartbreakingly honest on every page, Rebecca Handler’s novel is that rare thing: a perfect book.” – Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less


“The gently hilarious, exquisitely observant Edie Richter narrates the experience of complicated grief with brutal accuracy. 'My body was a collection of muscles and bones and a thing I had done,' she observes, in one of many brilliantly simple sentences. This novel's deep impact belies its marvelously deft touch.” – Sarah Manguso, author of 300 Arguments


“This quick, engrossing novel brings laughter and tears.” – Publishers Weekly

得獎紀錄

Longlisted for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize 
Lit Hub, “Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2021” 
Longlisted for the 2022 Tournament of Books 
Featured in the Books Are Magic Gift Guide

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