1988年10月2日的《纽约时报书评周刊》和美国1988年9月12日的《时代》周刊分别刊登了简·斯特劳斯和R·Z·谢泼德的文章,介绍并评论了纽约新近出版的长篇小说《足迹》。该书的作者是曾发表过《恋爱良方》(1984)和《甜莱女皇》(1986),并引起广泛注意的美国当代女作家路易斯·欧德里奇。美国评论界认为,欧德里奇是一个很有天份的作家,她游刃有余地将历史,传说和现实糅合在一起,使她 The articles of Jan Strauss and R. Z. Shepherd were published in The New York Times Book Review Weekly on October 2, 1988 and in the United States Time Week of September 12, 1988, respectively, to introduce and comment on New York, recently published novel “footprint.” The book was authored by Louise Oderidge, a contemporary American woman writer who has published “The Recipe of Love” (1984) and “The Queen of Sweeties” (1986). American critics believe that Oderidge is a talented writer, she has the opportunity to combine history, legends and reality together to make her