Raise High The Roof Beam,Carpenters,Seymour ISBN=9780141049243
作者： J.D. Salinger 著
出版社：Penguin 2010-6-1
简介： First published in "The New Yorker" in the 1950s, "Raise Highthe Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: an Introduction" are twonovellas narrated by Buddy Glass, a character often said to be aportrait of Salinger himself. In the first, Buddy has taken leavefrom the army during World War II to attend the wedding of theeldest Glass brother, Seymour, and an atmosphere of portentoussuspense sets the scene for the tragedy that will follow. In thesecond, Buddy reminisces about Seymour and the novella unfolds intoa deep and far-reaching exploration of a complex and sad characterwhich displays all the tenderness and subtlety which distinguishthe best of Salinger's writing.
