内容简介
Grouse County is a curious place but a familiar one to thereaders of The New Yorker, which published eleven consecutivechapters of this brilliant new novel. Tom Drury writes about modernlife in the American Midwest with deadpan humor and unsparingaffection that have captured the imaginations of readers from Miamito Sacramento. At the heart of The End of Vandalism we find anunforgettable triangle: Dan Norman, the county sheriff whoseempathy exceeds his love of law enforcement; Tiny Darling, apart-time thief who smashes up a "dance against vandalism"; andLouise Darling, the woman forced to choose between them, althoughthe choice is not that hard. Tiny loses Louise, Louise loses hersense of self, and the three find themselves on an epic journeythrough the beauty and sadness of contemporary life. Meanwhile, aremarkable array of supporting characters move to center stage withgrace. And seasons change, quietly - and sometimes loudly -affecting the people of Grouse County. The End of Vandalism marksthe debut of an exceptional American writer.