The Perks of Being a Wallflower-壁花少年

作者：Chbosky Stephen

书名：The Perks of Being a Wallflower《壁花少年》

中文简介：《壁花少年》（英语：The Perks of Being a Wallflower）是美国作家斯蒂芬·卓博斯基的一篇书信体教育小说，于1999年2月1日在口袋书店首次发表。小说的背景设在1990年代早期匹兹堡市郊的一所高中，讲述了一位化名查理的内向青少年在他高中生活第一年的故事。 从一封封查理写给他一位假想的朋友的信件中，读者可以看到，他以一种有些异乎常人的思考方式不断探索着青少年和超能查派的生活，并试图解决和朋友与家人之间产生的一些矛盾和问题。它们大多是亲情、友情和情窦初开的懵懂爱情交织在一起，有些也难免引发酸楚和悲伤的回忆。

英文简介:Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor. This haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. passion marks the stunning debut of a provocative new voice in contemporary fiction: The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
This is the story of what it's like to grow up in high school. More intimate than a diary, Charlie's letters are singular and unique, hilarious and devastating. We may not know where he lives. We may not know to whom he is writing. All we know is the world he shares. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it puts him on a strange course through uncharted territory. The world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new friends. The world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite.

Through Charlie, Stephen Chbosky has created a deeply affecting coming-of-age story, a powerful novel that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller coaster days known as growing up.