作者介绍
黛博拉·坦南(Deborah Tannen)是《你就是不明白》(You Just Don't Understand)一书的作者,该书在《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜上连续四年位居榜首,其中有八个月排名第一,并被翻译成31种语言。她的著作《你穿的是什么?:理解母女之间的对话》(You're Wearing THAT?: Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation)和《你一直是妈妈的最爱!:一生都在对话的姐妹》(You Were Always Mom's Favorite!: Sisters in Conversation Throughout Their Lives)也都是《纽约时报》的畅销书。《朝九晚五的谈话:职场中的男女》(Talking from 9 to 5: Women and Men at Work)是《纽约时报》的商业畅销书;《我这么说是因为我爱你:与父母、伴侣、兄弟姐妹和孩子交谈,当你们都已是成年人》(I Only Say This Because I Love You: Talking to Your Parents, Partner, Sibs and Kids When You're All Adults)荣获“改善生活图书奖”(Better Life Award);《争论文化: 停止美国口水战》(The Argument Culture: Stopping America's War of Words)获得了“共同点图书奖”(the Common Ground Book Award)。她最近的著作是《寻找我的父亲:他从一战华沙出发的百年旅程和我的追寻之旅》(Finding My Father: His Century-Long Journey from World War I Warsaw and My Quest to Follow)。她曾为《纽约时报》《华尔街日报》《华盛顿邮报》《今日美国》《时代周刊》(Time)和《新闻周刊》(Newsweek)等报刊撰稿,并多次在报刊上露面。她经常出现在电视和广播节目中,比如《科尔伯特报告》(The Colbert Report)《20/20》《奥普拉·温弗瑞秀》(The Oprah Winfrey Show)《夜间热线》(Nightline)《今日》(Today)《早安美国》(Good Morning America)以及美国国家公共广播电台的《晨间新闻》(Morning Edition)和《万事皆知》(All Things Considered)等节目。她是乔治城大学(Georgetown University)的大学教授和语言学教授,也是普林斯顿大学的麦格劳杰出讲师(McGraw Distinguished Lecturer)。她与丈夫住在华盛顿特区。