简介:他来自意大利罗马南面的一个遍布岩石的农场,我不知道他什么时候怎样来美国的。只是一天晚上我发现他站在我家车库后的车道上。他大概五英尺七八英寸高,瘦瘦的。
简介: PeristerimeansacloveinGreek.It'salsothenameoftheareaIwasstayingwhileIwasvisitingmygrandmother'sfamilyinAthens,Greece.Surroundedbyamyriadofunfamiliarfaces,jetlaggedandexhausted,Itriedtomakesenseofallthebuzzingconversationsgoingonaroundme.Sittingontheverandaofmygrandmother'ssister'shomeinPeristeri,Istudiedthefacesofmyrelatives;Ibarelyknewanyofthematthetime,andthenewnessofmysurroundingscaptivatedme,regardlessofmyknee-tremblingsleepiness.……