THESTORIEDLIFEOFA.J.FIKRY

王敏THESTORIEDLIFEOFA.J.FIKRYTheAuthorTheSummaryThePlotMyAppreciationTHESTORIEDLIFEOFA.J.FIKRYAboutGabrielle

GabrielleZevin(bornonOctober24,1977,NewYorkCity)

istheNewYorkTimesBestSellingauthorofeightnovels.SheisalsoascreenwriterandwritesforbookreviewsofNewYorkTimes,youngandcharming.Zevingraduatedfrom

HarvardUniversity

in2000withadegreeinEnglish&AmericanLiteratureandlivesinLosAngeles.

THESTORIEDLIFEOFA.J.FIKRYHernotableworks:Elsewhere(2005)MemoirsofaTeenageAmnesiac

(2007)TheStoriedLifeofA.J.Fikry

(2014)

In2014,hereighthnovel,

TheStoriedLifeofA.J.Fikry,debutedontheNewYorkTimesBestSellerList.THESTORIEDLIFEOFA.J.FIKRYInthisbook,thetitleofeachchapterisawell-knownbook.Chapter1《待宰的羔羊》LambtotheSlaughterChapter2《像里茲飯店那樣的大鉆石》TheDiamondasbigastheRitzChapter3《咆哮營的幸運兒》TheLuckofRoaringCampChapter4《世界的感覺》WhatFeelLiketheWorldChapter5《好人難尋》AGoodManIsHardtoFindChapter6《卡拉威拉縣馳名的跳蛙》TheCelebratingJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty...THESTORIEDLIFEOFA.J.FIKRYCHARACTERSA.JFikry—theownerofIslandBooks(abookstore)Maya—A.J.Fikry’sdaughterAmelia—acommercialtravelerofapressNicole—A.J.Fikry’swifewhopassedwayIsmay—Nicole’seldersisterDaniel—Ismay’shusbandLambiase—apoliceofficerintheislandTHESTORIEDLIFEOFA.J.FIKRYSUMMARYA.J.Fikry,thegrumpyownerofIslandBooks,isgoingthroughahardtime:hisbookshopisfailing,hehaslosthisbelovedwife,andaprizedrarefirsteditionhasbeenstolen.ButonedayA.J.findstwo-year-oldMayasittingonthebookshopfloor,withanoteattachedtoheraskingtheownertolookafterher.Hislife-withMaya's-ischangedforever.THESTORIEDLIFEOFA.J.FIKRYPLOTAfterA.J.’sbelovedwifeNicoledied,hebecamelonelyandindifferent.AllhishopeliesinabookstorewhichNicoleinsistedonopeningwhilenowthestorearefacingacrisis.However,misfortunesnevercomesingly,forhismostpreciousbookhasbeenstolen.Hislifeseemstobegreyanddesperateandhisinnerworldgraduallybecomesadesert.THESTORIEDLIFEOFA.J.FIKRYOneday,someoneleftamysteriouspackinthebookstore—a2-year-oldgirlMaya—whosemothercommittedsuicideafterfindingaplaceforherbaby.

A.J.decidestoadoptthebaby.Becauseofthat,adramaticchangehappenstoA.J..Helearnshowtobringupababyandhowtotakegoodcareofher.Duringtheperiod,hefindshimselfabletoloveagainandgraduallyhissorrowfulmemoryofNicolefadesaway.THESTORIEDLIFEOFA.J.FIKRYMiserylovescompanywhereashappinesscomesintwos.Severalyearslater,A.J.encounteranothermostimportantwomaninhislife—Amelia.Actually,hemether4yearsagobutbecauseofhisindifference,theymissed.Theytwolovetoreadandsharethesamefeelingsofthebooks.Ofcourse,theyfallinlove.Obviously,theygetmarried.THESTORIEDLIFEOFA.J.FIKRYWhenMayabecomeahighschoolgirl,A.J.isdiagnosedacancer.Heneedstoacceptanoperationwhiletheyarefacingafinancialproblembecauseofbuyinganewhouse.However,attheverymoment,thestolenrarebookappeared…Theyauctionthebookforthefeeofoperation,althoughseveralyearslaterA.J.Fikarypassesaway.Finally,AmyandMayasellthebookstoreandleavetheisland.THESTORIEDLIFEOFA.J.FIKRYWhostealtherarebookonearth?Ismay,Nicole’seldersisterhasmarriedapoliceafterherex-husbanddiedofcaraccident.Ismay’sex-husbandDanielwasacharmingmanandalsoaplayboy.ActuallyMaya’sfatherisDanielbuthermotherisnotIsmay.WhenMaya’smothermetIsmaytoaskherforhelp,IsmayrefusedbutstoleA.J.’sbookandgaveittothewoman.However,thewomanrefusedthebookandcommittedsuicideafterleftMayainthebookstore.IsmayarekeepingthesecretuntilA.J.isill.THESTORIEDLIFEOFA.J.FIKRYAPPRECIATIONMaybeeveryonehasatoughtime,andatthattimeyouaredesperateandlonely.Buttheremustbeapersonorwaytoguideyoutogothroughit.Whendefeatingdifficulties,yourlifecanbebrighterandvast.Nevergiveup.A.J.believesthateveryoneislikeabookwhateveryouareanoveloracollectionofpoems.Youshouldreadyourselfoverandoveragaintoinspireyourinnerthoughtsandtocomprehendthereallife.THESTORIEDLIFEOFA.J.FIKRYNooneIsanIsland;EveryBookisaWorld.NoManIsAnIsland——JohnDonn

Nomanisanisland,

entireofitself;

everymanisapieceofthecontinent,

apartofthemain;

Ifaclodbewashedawaybythesea,

Europeistheless,

aswellasifapromontorywere,

aswellasifamanorofthyfriend’sorofthineownwere:

anyman’sdeathdiminishesme,

becauseIaminvolvedinmankind,

andtherefore,

neversendtoknowforwhomthebelltolls;

ittollsforthee.

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