I Got Somebody in Staunton

副标题: Stories

ISBN: 9780060536664

作者: William Henry Lewis

出版社: Harpercollins

出版年: 2006-4

页数: 225

定价: 102.00元

装帧: Pap

内容简介

In twelve graceful, sensual stories, William Henry Lewis traces the line between the real and the imaginary, acknowledging the painful ghosts of the past in everyday encounters. Written in a style that has been acclaimed by our finest writers, from Edward P. Jones and Nikki Giovanni to Dave Eggers, "I Got Somebody in Staunton" is one of the most highly praised literary events to take on contemporary America. In the title story, a young professor befriends an enigmatic white woman in a bar along the back roads of Virginia, but has second thoughts about driving her to a neighboring town as his uncle's stories of lynchings resonate through his mind. Another tale portrays a Kansas City jazz troupe's travels to Denver, where they hope to strike it big. Meanwhile, a man in the midst of paradise must decide whether he will languish or thrive. "With I Got Somebody in Staunton" Lewis has lyrically and unflinchingly chronicled the lives of those most often neglected.