Fieldwork

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Berlinski, Mischa 저자(글)

St. Martins Press-3PL · 2008년 01월 22일

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When his girlfriend takes a job as a schoolteacher in northern Thailand, Mischa Berlinski goes along for the ride, working as little as possible for one of Thailand's English-language newspapers. One evening a fellow expatriate tips him off to a story. A charismatic American anthropologist has been found dead - is it a suicide?
Mischa Berlinski was born in New York in 1973. He studied classics at the University of California at Berkeley and Columbia College and has worked as a journalist in Thailand. Fieldwork is his first novel.
Mischa Berlinski was born in New York in 1973. He studied classics at the University of California at Berkeley and Columbia College and has worked as a journalist in Thailand. Fieldworkis his first novel.
Mischa Berlinskiwas born in New York in 1973. He studied classics at the University of California at Berkeley and Columbia College and has worked as a journalist in Thailand. Fieldworkis his first novel.
When his girlfriend takes a job in Thailand, Mischa Berlinski goes along for the ride, planning to enjoy himself and work as little as possible. But one evening a fellow expatriate tips him off to a story: a charismatic American anthropologist, Martiya van der Leun, has been found dead--a suicide--in the Thai prison where she was serving a life sentence for murder. Curious at first, Mischa is soon immersed in the details of her story. This brilliant, haunting novel expands into a mystery set among the Thai hill tribes, whose way of life became a battleground for the missionaries and the scientists living among them.
When his girlfriend takes a job in Thailand, Mischa Berlinski goes along for the ride, planning to enjoy himself and work as little as possible. But one evening a fellow expatriate tips him off to a story: a charismatic American anthropologist, Martiya van der Leun, has been found dead--a suicide--in the Thai prison where she was serving a life sentence for murder. Curious at first, Mischa is soon immersed in the details of her story. This brilliant, haunting novel expands into a mystery set among the Thai hill tribes, whose way of life became a battleground for the missionaries and the scientists living among them.
When his girlfriend takes a job in Thailand, Mischa Berlinski goes along for the ride, planning to enjoy himself and work as little as possible. But one evening a fellow expatriate tips him off to a story: a charismatic American anthropologist, Martiya van der Leun, has been found dead-a suicide-in the Thai prison where she was serving a life sentence for murder. Curious at first, Mischa is soon immersed in the details of her story. This brilliant, haunting novel expands into a mystery set among the Thai hill tribes, whose way of life became a battleground for the missionaries and the scientists living among them.
When his girlfriend takes a job in Thailand, Mischa Berlinski goes along for the ride, planning to enjoy himself and work as little as possible. But one evening a fellow expatriate tips him off to a story: a charismatic American anthropologist, Martiya van der Leun, has been found dead - a suicide - in the Thai prison where she was serving a life sentence for murder. Curious at first, Mischa is soon immersed in the details of her story. This brilliant, haunting novel expands into a mystery setamong the Thai hill tribes, whose way of life became a battleground for the missionaries and the scientists living among them. Fieldworkis a 2007 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction.
"A Russian doll of a read . . . A story that cooks like a mother."--Stephen King,Entertainment Weekly "An intoxicating journey filled with missing souls and vengeful spirits."--The Washington Post "An entertainingly readable novel of ideas . . . Berlinski's narrative is brilliantly plotted and builds to a shattering but entirely credible conclusion."--Los Angeles Times "A sad and powerful tale . . . Inspired and courageous."--San Francisco Chronicle "An impeccably structured novel portraying two strikingly different milieus . . . Bravura storytelling."--The Seattle Times "Airtight and intensely gripping . . . His treatment of both religious missionary and anthropological fieldwork is subtle and insightful. Impeccable research and a juicy, intricate plot play off in this perfectly executed debut."--Kirkus Reviews(starred review) "Gripping and entertaining . . . A quirky, often brilliant debut, bounced along by limitless energy."--The New York Review of Books
"A Russian doll of a read . . . A story that cooks like a mother."--Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly "An intoxicating journey filled with missing souls and vengeful spirits."-- The Washington Post "An entertainingly readable novel of ideas . . . Berlinski's narrative is brilliantly plotted and builds to a shattering but entirely credible conclusion." --Los Angeles Times "A sad and powerful tale . . . Inspired and courageous." --San Francisco Chronicle "An impeccably structured novel portraying two strikingly different milieus . . . Bravura storytelling."-- The Seattle Times "Airtight and intensely gripping . . . His treatment of both religious missionary and anthropological fieldwork is subtle and insightful. Impeccable research and a juicy, intricate plot play off in this perfectly executed debut." --Kirkus Reviews(starred review) "Gripping and entertaining . . . A quirky, often brilliant debut, bounced along by limitless energy."-- The New York Review of Books
"Mischa Berlinski brings a wealth of vivid detail to his narrative, and writes with real authority. FIELDWORK is as fascinating as an ethnographer's private journal, as entertaining as a finely plotted thriller." --John Wray, author of CANAAN'S TONGUE "The West has long equated exotic peoples with the dark and the wild. It is the strength of Mischa Berlinski's novel to chart those elements in the heart of the anthropology that seeks to explore them. He turns received ideas on their heads, for he makes us unsure about the things we thought we knew while showing us truths that we like to hide from ourselves." --Nigel Barley, author of THE INNOCENT ANTHROPOLOGIST

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저자(글) Berlinski, Mischa

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ISBN	9780312427467 ( 0312427468 )
발행(출시)일자	2008년 01월 22일
쪽수	368쪽
크기	137 * 211 * 23 mm / 431 g
총권수	1권
언어	영어