THE MEASURE OF DARKNESS: A NOVEL
Book ID/图书代码： 12760015B77372
English Summary/英文概要： Martin, an acclaimed architect, emerges from a coma after a roadside accident to find his world transformed: not only has the commission of a lifetime been taken from him, but his injury has left him with “neglect syndrome,” a loss of spatial awareness that has rendered him unfit to practice and unable to recognize the extent of his illness. Despite support from his formerly estranged brother and two grown daughters, his paranoia builds, alienating those closest to him. His only solace is found in the parallels he draws between himself and gifted Soviet-era architect Konstantin Melnikov, who survived Stalin’s disfavor by retreating into obscurity. As Martin retraces Melnikov’s life and his own fateful decisions, he becomes increasingly unsettled, until the discovery of the harrowing truth about the night of his accident hurtles him toward a deadly confrontation.
A gripping journey into the depths of a fractured mind, The Measure of Darkness is ultimately a resonant tale of resilience and healing.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 知名建筑师Martin遭遇了一场车祸，昏迷醒来后发现自己的世界发生了翻天覆地的变化——他失去了自己的终身职业，还因为车祸受伤患上了“偏侧空间失调症”，失去了空间认知意识，因而也无法正确认识自己疾病的严重性。虽然有曾经疏远的兄弟和两个已经成年的女儿给与他帮助，但随着他越来越偏执，最终疏远了这些与他最亲近的人。他只能在临摹苏联时代的天才建筑师Konstantin Melnikov的作品时才能感受到安慰。随着Martin深入研究Konstantin Melnikov的生平和他自己的各种决定，他变得越来越不安，知道最终发现他出事故那晚的可怕真相，给他带来了强烈的冲击……这是一个有关坚强和治愈的故事。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况：“感觉作者在写作这部小说时信手拈来，让人想起了格雷厄姆•格林。”——《图书馆期刊》
“[Durcan] has firmly ensconced himself within the hallowed ranks of doctors making successful forays into literature, a line running straight from Chekhov through William Carlos Williams and W. Somerset Maugham.” —Quill and Quire
“[Durcan] already writes with an ease reminiscent of Graham Greene.” —Library Journal
Watching Dr. Liam Durcan: "The Measure of Darkness" http://www.cbc.ca/player/AudioMobile/All+in+a+Weekend+Montreal/ID/2685947589/ …
When architect Martin Fallon awakens from a coma after being knocked flat by a snowplow, he suffers from “neglect syndrome”: his spatial sense is lost, so that he can’t visualize the Guggenheim Museum as he imagines walking up New York’s Fifth Avenue. So much for his career; he senses his colleagues angling away while visiting him at the Dunes, the much-touted facility where once estranged brother Brendan has placed him. After effecting an escape with Brendan’s help, Martin grows increasingly distraught and seeks comfort and understanding in the life story of Soviet architect Konstantin Melnikov.
VERDICT: In this beautifully written work, readers experience Martin’s caught-breath panic and, as suspense mounts, anxious concern about what Martin was really doing on the road when he was injured.
http://blog.pshares.org/index.php/review-the-measure-of-darkness-by-liam-durcan/
"As a practicing neurologist, Durcan approaches brain injury deftly, describing the physical scope of Martin’s injury but never allowing the narrative to become bogged down by reductive or causative explanations that locate Martin’s experience in damage to a specific physical part of the brain. Instead Durcan focuses on the phenomenological, lived experience of recovering from a brain injury, making certain Martin’s perceptions are rendered just unreliable enough to compel the trajectory of the narrative." -- Ploughshares
“Durcan’s evocative imagery talent for showing the multiple facets of human struggle, and seamless narrative structure are the marks of a true artist. Rarely does a modern novel resonate so well on so many levels.” – Life in Quebec
http://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/books/underdog-liam-durcan-wins-qwf-fiction-award
About the Author/作者介绍： Liam Durcan著有两本小说《黑暗的范围》（即将由Bellevue Literary Press出版）《加西亚的心（García’s Heart）》（Barnes & Noble发现伟大新作者系列，并获得Arthur Ellis最佳首部小说奖）。目前居住在魁北克蒙特利尔，担任McGill大学的神经科医生。Liam Durcan is the author of two novels, The Measure of Darkness (forthcoming from Bellevue Literary Press) and García’s Heart, a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection and recipient of the Arthur Ellis Best First Novel Award. He lives in Montreal, Quebec, where he works as a neurologist at McGill University.
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North America: Bellevue Literary Press, March 2016
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