Rebecca West, a contemporary and an acquaintance of hers who wrote a good many novels, wrote one in particular called The Return of the Soldier, the protagonist of which is also a traumatized war victim.

作者的一个朋友同时也是当代作家的丽贝卡，韦斯特,她写过很多不错的小说，其中比较有名的一本是《军士返乡》,主人公就是一个战争创伤患者。

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So I like that a lot. And I like a lot of authors, contemporary authors.

所以我非常喜欢。我喜欢很多作家，当代作家。

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And then lastly there's Allan Gurganus, that wonderful Modern Southern writer who wrote that book called The Oldest Confederate Widow Tells All, you know that bizarre it's a wonderful read.

最后我们要讲下艾伦·古尔加努斯,一位杰出的当代南方作家,他写了本书叫做,《往日情怀》,名字听起来很古怪,却是一本很值得一看的书

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