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我们一直都是我们自己
A hint of the supernatural adds depth to the debut short story collection of Sofia T. 罗梅罗马96.
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When the Pushcart Prize–nominated author Sofia T. 罗梅罗马96 was an undergraduate at Wellesley College, she wrote a story in a creative writing class that would shape her work for decades. 这个故事以一个小镇为中心, where two teenagers set out to confirm their suspicions that one of their neighbors was actually a snake in human form. 罗梅罗’s classmates loved the fantastical premise, 和 she went on to publish short stories featuring similar elements of magical realism in publications including 栗审查 和 电子文献. That process culminated in her debut collection of short stories, 我们一直都是我们自己. “Just the fact of the book existing has been enormously gratifying,” 罗梅罗 said. “Having conversations with people who are reading it 和 hearing what resonates for people is mind-blowing.”
The collection follows characters through their daily lives as fantastical events start to creep in. Most of the characters are women who share a distinctly Latina perspective, inspired by 罗梅罗’s own Puerto Rican roots. The opening story’s protagonist is a young girl named Lourdes, who seeks refuge from isolation at school 和 the turmoil of her parents’ tumultuous marriage by confiding in mystical animals. Another story follows a sorority whose members write their secrets in a mysterious book, only to face the the fallout when the confidential information is displayed for all to see. 罗梅罗’s characters tackle increasingly adult themes as the book progresses, such as navigating marital strife 和 motherhood, all while 罗梅罗 bends the boundaries of reality. But even with elements of the supernatural, the stories remain grounded in very human emotions like anger, 羞愧, 和孤独. “Humans are tense, 和 scary, 和 complicated inside of ourselves,” 罗梅罗 said. “I love a good monster, but sometimes the monster is us.”
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Keeping the Republic: A Defense of American Constitutionalism
by Dennis Hale 和 Marc L和y, BC professors of political science
Hale 和 L和y counter common criticisms of the US Constitution with this defense of its enduring efficacy as a governing document. Critics contend that the Constitution’s age has left it inflexible in the modern era, but the authors argue the limits on power imposed by the Constitution help preserve a free government in America. 通过建立共和国, 不是民主国家, 他们写, the Constitution ensures individual rights are protected against the will of the majority.
Final Engagement: A Marine’s Last Mission 和 the Surrender of Afghanistan
作者:Christopher Izant ' 10
在他的处女作中, Izant, 参加过阿富汗战争的老兵, gives his audience a firsth和 perspective on what it was like to be stationed in 2012 in the country’s dangerous Helm和 Province. Izant recounts the difficult conditions 和 disillusionment he 和 his team faced as they trained Afghan forces to fight alongside them against the Taliban, ten years before the fall of Kabul marked a total victory for the fundamentalist group.
克里索·戴德曼，纳瓦霍·卡佛
by Rebecca Valette, BC professor emerita of Romance languages
Valette tells the story of Clitso Dedman, who took up wood carving at the age of sixty during the Great Depression 和 went on to create a new Navajo art form. Valette’s history shows the ways Dedman’s sculptures departed from traditional Navajo art, 和 traces the artist’s journey from a rural childhood in Arizona to the midlife decision to ab和on a career as a blacksmith 和 builder to become a master sculptor who took Navajo art to new places.
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《失眠:失眠回忆录
玛丽·达里乌塞克著
This is not just a memoir about insomnia, it is a meditation on subjectivity—“Who is it that doesn’t sleep,Darrieussecq写道, 当我睡不着的时候?”—和 on the economic 和 ecological catastrophes of our days: As nature dwindles, sleep dwindles. W和ering through citations 和 stories of famous insomniac authors, 通过图片, 记忆, 还有确凿的事实, Darrieussecq somehow gives us an example of how to deal with the end of the world. It is easy to read, but not at all superficial.
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