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Netherland

Netherland
作者:Joseph O'Neill
出版社:Vintage
出版年:2009-05
ISBN:9780307388773
行业:其它
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内容简介

In a New York City made phantasmagorical by the events of 9/11, and left alone after his English wife and son return to London, Hans van den Broek stumbles upon the vibrant New York subculture of cricket, where he revisits his lost childhood and, thanks to a friendship with a charismatic and charming Trinidadian named Chuck Ramkissoon, begins to reconnect with his life and his adopted country. As the two men share their vastly different experiences of contemporary immigrant life in America, an unforgettable portrait emerges of an "other" New York populated by immigrants and strivers of every race and nationality.

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作者简介

约瑟夫•奥尼尔(Joseph O’Neill),一九六四年生于爱尔兰科克,后在莫桑比克、南非、伊朗、土耳其、荷兰长大。约瑟夫•奥尼尔毕业于剑桥大学格顿学院,主修法律。后长期担任商法律师。

在《地之国》之前,奥尼尔著有小说《生命如斯》、《微风轻扬》和纪实作品《黑血之道》。《黑血之道》是一部家族史,主要讲述作者祖父和外祖父在二战期间神秘被俘的经历,曾被《纽约时报》选为年度最值得关注的图书之一。

约瑟夫•奥尼尔也是《大西洋月刊》撰稿人,目前与妻子和三个儿子住在纽约市切尔西饭店。

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