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Ninety-year-old Lou quit school after the eighth grade, worked for the rest of his life, and stayed with the same woman for nearly seventy years. Seventy-two-year-old Joe was chief probation officer in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, holds a law degree, and has faced the death of a son and the raising of a mentally challenged daughter. Now, the two men are roommates in a nursing home. Despite coming from very different backgrounds, the two become close friends.With an exacting eye for detail, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder examines end-of-life sorrows, joys, and unexpected surprises with poetry and compassion. Struggling to find meaning in the face of mortality, Joe and Lou experience the challenges that come with aging—with a grace and dignity that's sure to inspire.传说中的异世界大冒险
温暖的火炉旁,嘈杂的酒馆里,宁静惬意的乡间小路,人来人往的城市街道。吟游诗人弹着鲁特琴,以优美的旋律,歌颂着那场传说中的伟大冒险。在那诸神已死的岁月里,在那黑暗晦涩的年代中,传说中的英雄们,以凡人之身,创造出连曾经的神明都要侧目的伟大功绩。那些英勇无畏,智慧超群的英雄们,用他们的事迹告诉我们:即使神明已死,即使没有奇迹,凡人依旧可以用自己的力量与天地抗衡。