奥普拉读书俱乐部10月选书：新人作家处女作《Hungered》
奥普拉·温弗瑞（Oprah Winfrey）读书俱乐部10月选书揭晓：28岁新人作家阿曼达·里兹卡拉（Amanda Rizkalla）的处女作《Hungered》（亨利·霍尔特公司出版）。据《今日美国》10月6日报道，这是奥普拉读书俱乐部成立30周年庆祝活动启动后的首个选书，也是该俱乐部的第125本书。
《Hungered》是一部成长小说，讲述12岁的女孩索菲亚（Sofia）与母亲、弟弟一家住在车里四处漂泊的生活。索菲亚的日子在高速公路和购物中心之间流转，母亲每天晚上都在寻找一个可以安全停车过夜的地方。她等待着母亲承诺过的日子：拥有自己的卧室、重返校园、见到朋友。
奥普拉在一份声明中说：“新人作家阿曼达·里兹卡拉的这部引人入胜的小说，富有同情心地触及了生活在边缘的家庭这一艰难主题——无家可归的生活，让我们看到的不仅是他们的挣扎，还有他们的希望、梦想，以及面对每一天所需的坚韧。”
里兹卡拉曾获斯坦贝克研究员（Steinbeck Fellow）和威斯康星创意写作研究所研究员资助，在威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校获得创意写作硕士学位。《Hungered》是她的第一部长篇小说。得知入选后，里兹卡拉表示：“我感到无比荣幸，我的处女作《Hungered》被选入奥普拉读书俱乐部。我做梦也没想到这种事会发生在我的书身上——然后奥普拉打来了电话！”
奥普拉读书俱乐部近年的选书多出自她长期喜爱的老牌作家之手，此次选择一位新人作家的处女作，被视为对新声音的力挺。
Oprah's Book Club October Pick: Debut Novel 'Hungered' by Amanda Rizkalla
Oprah Winfrey's Book Club has named its October pick: "Hungered," the debut novel by 28-year-old Amanda Rizkalla, published by Henry Holt and Co. USA Today reported on October 6 that it is the club's 125th selection and the first since Winfrey kicked off her 30th book club anniversary celebrations.
"Hungered" is a coming-of-age novel following 12-year-old Sofia, who lives in a car with her mother and younger brother. Sofia's days pass among freeways and strip malls while her mother looks for a safe place to park each night. She awaits the days her mother promised: her own bedroom, going back to school, seeing her friends.
"A riveting new novel from first-time author Amanda Rizkalla compassionately tackles the difficult subject of families who live outside the margins, living unhoused, and makes us see not only their struggles, but their hopes, dreams, and the perseverance it takes to face another day," Winfrey said in a statement.
Rizkalla is a Steinbeck Fellow and Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellow who earned her MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. "Hungered" is her first novel. On learning the news, Rizkalla said: "I am honored beyond words that my debut novel Hungered has been selected for Oprah's Book Club. I never, ever imagined something like this could happen for my book – and then Oprah called!"
Many of Winfrey's recent picks have come from longtime favorite established authors, making this debut selection a notable endorsement of a new voice.
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