精品PPT课件----综合英语II Unit Two Say Yes

with his mother; soon forced to endure life under his strict and cruel stepfather. ?From 1964 to 1968, lieutenant with the U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets) in Vietnam. ?B.A. (1972) and M.A. (1975) from Oxford University with First Class Honors in English, a second M.A. from Stanford.?A revered writer& teacher of creative writing and literature in Stanford and elsewhere.РBackgroundРHis WorksРShort stories (O Henry Award): ?“In the Garden of the North American Martyrs”(1981)?“Next Door”(1982)?“Sister”(1985) ?Our Story Begins (short story collection in 2003, The Story Prize in 2004)?Memoirs: ?This Boy’s Life: A Memoir (1989)?In Pharaoh's Army: Memories of the Lost War(1994)?Novels:?The Barrack's Thief (1984, PEN/Faukner Award for Fiction) ?Old School (2003)РThis Boy’s Life?Film Poster