This collection of short stories, which was awarded the 2007 Jefferson Press prize for Best New Voice in Fiction, explores the milieu of what post-Katrina New Orleans residents have come to call the isle of denial--a resilient and intact sliver of civilization surrounded by a sea of devastation. Evoking the comic grotesque legacy of Flannery O'Connor and John Kennedy Toole, these pieces inhabit a variety of piquant souls, including a Creole spinster, a transvestite plumber, a gambler who makes prosthetic eyes, a food critic who winds up with a mouthful of his best friend's ashes, and a grief-stricken young woman who sneaks a clock radio into her boyfriend's casket. They share a common trait of perverse denial in the face of historic or private defeat. Each story provides a window into aspects of the city and its' captivating neighborhoods while tendering startling revelations on elemental themes of death, sex, and restoration.
James Nolan Pořadí knih (chronologicky)
James Nolan se zaměřuje na téma lidské zkušenosti a hledání smyslu v neustále se měnícím světě. Jeho povídky a poezie zkoumají složité vztahy mezi lidmi a prostředím, které je obklopuje, a často se dotýkají hlubších filozofických otázek. Nolanův styl je známý svou pečlivou pozorností k detailu a evokativními popisy, které čtenáře vtahují do jeho světů. Jeho práce oceňovaná kritikou nabízí jedinečný pohled na moderní život a lidskou psychiku.
This book provides a structured syllabus and an overview of interpretation accompanied by exercises in the main aspects of the art. It is meant as a practical guide for interpreters and as a complement to interpreter training programmes, particularly for students preparing for conference interpreting in international governmental and business settings.