美国当代小说家伊丽莎白·斯特劳特(Elizabeth Strout)1956年出生于缅因州波特兰市,父亲是大学教授,母亲是中学老师。她大学就读于缅因的贝茨学院,后进入雪城大学法学院学习,毕业后在纽约生活,开始从事文学创作。她的小说以对人物心理的细腻描写见长。1998年出版长篇处女作《艾米与伊莎贝尔》(Amy and Isabelle),获《洛杉矶时报》最佳首作奖。2006年出版《与我同在》(Abide with Me),入选美国独立书商协会选书。2009年则 Elizabeth Strout, a contemporary American novelist, was born in Portland, Maine, in 1956. Her father was a university professor and her mother was a high school teacher. She studied at the Bates College in Maine and later at Syracuse Law School. After graduating, she lived in New York and began to work on literature. Her novel is based on the delicate description of the psychology of characters. Published 1998 debut debut “Amy and Isabelle” (Amy and Isabelle), won the Los Angeles Times best first prize. Published in 2006 with “Abide with Me” (Abide with Me), selected the American Independent Booksellers Association book. 2009 is the year