This fresh and stunning National Book Award nominee is a collection of stories that takes the reader deep into the heart of the most alarming and joyful human relationships. "Amy Bloom considers the complicated dynamics of families with insight, sympathy, and verve".--New York Times Book Review.

Comnbining dark humor, Hitchcock-like suspense, and film-noir prose, these three unique novels--united--form a powerful and thought-provoking puzzle.

At 6'6" and 240lbs, Forrest Gump is difficult to ignore. This satire follows him from the football dynasties of Bear Bryant to Vietnam, and from encounters with Presidents Johnson and Nixon to pow-wows with Chairman Mao. It also takes in Harvard University, a Hollywood set, and a NASA mission.

小说以亚特兰大以及附近的一个种植园为故事场景，描绘了内战前后美国南方人的生活。作品刻画了那个时代的许多南方人的形象，占中心位置的人物斯佳丽、瑞特、阿希礼、玫兰妮等人是其中的典型代表。他们的习俗礼仪、言行举止、精神观念、政治态度，以至于衣着打扮等等，在小说里都叙述得十分详尽。可以说小说成功地再现了那个时代美国南方这个地区的社会生活。

Victor Mancini, a medical-school dropout, is an antihero for our deranged times. Needing to pay elder care for his mother, Victor has devised an ingenious scam: he pretends to choke on pieces of food while dining in upscale restaurants. He then allows himself to be “saved” by fellow patrons who, feeling responsible for Victor’s life, go on to send checks to support him. When he’s not pulling this stunt, Victor cruises sexual addiction recovery workshops for action, visits his addled mom, and spends his days working at a colonial theme park. His creator, Chuck Palahniuk, is the visionary we need and the satirist we deserve.

本书是美国著名作家、诺贝尔文学奖获得者斯坦贝克的代表作。20世纪30年代，美国经济恐慌期间大批农民破产逃荒，作家曾跟随俄克拉何马州的农民流浪到加利福尼亚，沿途所见，令他非常震惊，“有五千户人家即将饿死，问题十分尖锐……”他以深刻写实的笔触，在书中展现了当时美国农民在生死线上挣扎、反抗的情景。作品出版后，引起各州统治阶层的恐慌，许多州禁止小说发行，甚至有一本名为《快乐的葡萄》的小说出版以示针锋相对。但一切都无法动摇《愤怒的葡萄》在美国现代文学史上的重要地位。