书名：The Story of Edgar Sawtelle埃德加的故事毛边书
难度：Lexile蓝思阅读指数900L
作者：David Wroblewski戴维•弗罗布莱夫斯基
出版社名称：Ecco
出版时间：2009
语种：英文
ISBN：9780061374234
商品尺寸：13.5 x 2.5 x 20.3 cm
包装：平装毛边书
页数：608
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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle《埃德加的故事》是美国当代作家戴维•弗罗布莱夫斯基（David Wroblewski）的处女作。读过此书的人，都对作者细腻而唯美的文笔赞叹不已。小说讲述的并不是狗，也不是发生在美国腹地的传统故事；不过，它的确是一部极具美国风格的文学作品。它所讲述的是人的心灵，是居于人类心灵之中、只可意会却不可言传的种种难解之谜。这是一部令人惊叹、不可思议的长篇作品，读来快意非常：捧起它的读者，都会进入一个比现实还要丰富多姿的世界。
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“《埃德加的故事》这本书我非常喜欢。掩卷之际，心头不禁涌起读罢佳作时常有的遗憾：你会想，故事讲完啦，恐怕很久都不会再看到如此精彩的书……归根结底，这本小说讲述的并不是狗，也不是发生在美国腹地的传统故事；不过，它的确是一部极具美国风格的文学作品。它所讲述的是人的心灵，是居于人类心灵之中、只可意会却不可言传的种种难解之谜。这是一部令人惊叹、不可思议的长篇作品，读来快意非常：捧起它的读者，都会进入一个比现实还要丰富多姿的世界。我很羡慕他们即将踏上的阅读之旅。许多书我看过之后都不会再读第二遍，毕竟人生太短暂。但这本书我会再读。”——斯蒂芬·金
“这样一部融汇了多种元素的杰作，简直是不可能的：它好比美国版的《哈姆雷特》，既是个鬼故事，又是情节曲折的传奇剧；它讲述了主人公走向成熟的经历，也是献给大地的颂歌——重要的是，本书对狗内心世界的描绘可谓出类拔萃。《埃德加的故事》洋溢着西部风情，是一部出人意表、充满勇气的作品，能给人以绝佳的阅读享受。” ——马克·多蒂（美国作家）
“埃德加虽然口不能言，但他的世界却绝非一片沉默，因为有家族繁育的狗充实其中。这本不同凡响的小说讲述了友谊的语言——一种超越文字和词语的语言。” ——达莉亚·索弗（美国作家）

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“570页之厚的书已经高达我的阅读能承受的极限，但不得不承认，它是个例外，它是我在很长一段时间里读过的很棒的一本书！” ——《华盛顿邮报》
“埃德加也许是永远沉默的，但他的故事将久久回响在读者的耳畔。” ——《基督教科学箴言报》

The extraordinary debut novel that became a modern classic
Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents on their farm in remote northern Wisconsin. For generations, the Sawtelles have raised and trained a fictional breed of dog whose remarkable gift for companionship is epitomized by Almondine, Edgar’s lifelong friend and ally. Edgar seems poised to carry on his family’s traditions, but when catastrophe strikes, he finds his once-peaceful home engulfed in turmoil.  
Forced to flee into the vast wilderness lying beyond the Sawtelle farm, Edgar comes of age in the wild, fighting for his survival and that of the three yearling dogs who accompany him, until the day he is forced to choose between leaving forever or returning home to confront the mysteries he has left unsolved.
Filled with breathtaking scenes—the elemental north woods, the sweep of seasons, an iconic American barn, a fateful vision rendered in the falling rain—The Story of Edgar Sawtelle is a meditation on the limits of language and what lies beyond, a brilliantly inventive retelling of an ancient story, and an epic tale of devotion, betrayal, and courage in the American heartland.

Review:
“A stunning first novel…a ranging story that is part coming of age, part mystery and part tragedy on the order of Hamlet…Wroblewski executes with elan, building an addicting tale peopled by fully dimensional characters. He carries the reader, with authority and confidence, on a thought-provoking ride.”  —Denver Post
“… a stunningly well-written novel…” — Pittsburgh Tribune
“The author’s spellbinding first novel… is nearly impossible to put down.”  — KirkusReviews, First Fiction Special
“The Great American Novel is something like a unicorn—rare and wonderful, and maybe no more than just a notion. Yet every few years or so, we trip across some semblance of one.... [an] extraordinary debut. ”  — Elle
“A literary thriller with commercial legs, this stunning debut is bound to be a bestseller.”  — Publishers Weekly(starred review)
“A stately, wonderfully written debut novel…[Wroblewski] takes an intense interest in his characters; takes pains to invest emotion and rough understanding in them; and sets them in motion with graceful language… a boon for dog lovers, and for fans of storytelling that eschews flash. Highly recommended.”  — KirkusReviews(starred review)
“An excruciatingly captivating read…Ultimately liberating, though tragic and heart-wrenching, this book is unforgettable.”  — Library Journal(starred review)
“I flat-out loved The Story of Edgar Sawtelle.... Wonderful, mysterious, long and satisfying…. I don’t re-read many books, because life is too short. I will be re-reading this one.”  — Stephen King
“I doubt we’ll see a finer literary debut this year than The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. David Wroblewski’s got storytelling talent to burn and a big, generous heart to go with it.”  — Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Empire Falls
“The most enchanting debut novel of the summer.... a great, big, mesmerizing read, audaciously envisioned as classic Americana... One of the great pleasures of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle is its free-roaming, unhurried progress, enlivened by the author’s inability to write anything but guilelessly captivating prose.”  — New York Times
埃德加·索泰尔生而不能发声，只能用手语“说话”，他和父母在威斯康星州偏远的农场里过着悠闲恬静的日子，繁育和训练着历经索泰尔家族几代人的传奇般的犬种——索泰尔犬。然而随着叔叔出乎意料地返回故乡，他们曾经平静的生活渐渐被混乱吞噬。埃德加的父亲猝然去世后，叔叔在不知不觉间侵入了农场的生活，也侵入了埃德加母亲的情感世界。
既悲痛又困惑的埃德加，竭力想证明叔叔与父亲的死有关。然而他的计划出现了可怕的差错，埃德加不得不逃进了农场外荒凉广袤的森林。他在野外奋力求生，还得照顾跟随着自己的三条幼犬，就这样告别了少年时代……但埃德加必需面对害死父亲的凶手，又时刻挂念着家中的索泰尔犬，终究还是踏上了归途。
等待他的，又会是怎样的命运？
美国当代作家戴维•弗罗布莱夫斯基（David Wroblewski）在威斯康星州的乡村长大，那儿离希华默根国家森林园区不远——《埃德加的故事》即以这片森林为背景。他曾在沃伦威尔逊学院就读，获得硕士学位。现居于科罗拉多州，家中养有一条名叫劳拉的爱犬。《埃德加的故事》是他创作的首部小说。
David Wroblewskigrew up in rural Wisconsin, not far from the Chequamegon National Forest where The Story of Edgar Sawtelle is set. He earned his master’s degree from the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers and now lives in Colorado with his partner, the writer Kimberly McClintock, and their dog, Lola. This is his first novel.