THE WITCH’S MARKET
Book ID/图书代码： 14780015B80252
English Summary/英文概要： From the author of Secret of a Thousand Beauties and Peach Blossom Pavilion comes a beautifully written novel of self-discovery and intrigue. Chinese-American assistant professor Eileen Chen specializes in folk religion at her San Francisco college. Though her grandmother made her living as a shamaness, Eileen publicly dismisses witchcraft as mere superstition. Yet privately, the subject intrigues her.
When a research project takes her to the Canary Islands—long rumored to be home to real witches—Eileen is struck by the lush beauty of Tenerife and its blend of Spanish and Moroccan culture. A stranger invites her to a local market where women sell amulets, charms, and love spells. Gradually Eileen immerses herself in her exotic surroundings, finding romance with a handsome young furniture maker. But as she learns more about the lives of these self-proclaimed witches, Eileen must choose how much trust to place in this new and seductive world, where love, greed, and vengeance can be as powerful, or as destructive, as any magic.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书出自曾著有《Secret of a Thousand Beauties》以及《桃花亭》的作者，是一本文笔优美的、关于自我发现和阴谋的小说。美籍华人Eileen Chen是旧金山大学的民俗学副教授，她的外婆是个萨满。Eileen本人公开表示巫术不过是单纯的迷信而已，但私底下，她觉得这个话题十分有趣。她为做研究来到加纳利群岛，这里据说是女巫的家乡，Eileen在那里被特内里费岛的美丽以及西班牙和摩洛哥文化的交融深深震撼。一个陌生人邀请她去一个当地的市场，在那里，女人们卖护身符，小挂件以及爱的咒符。渐渐地，Eileen沉浸在这样的异域风情之中，并与一个年轻英俊的家具制造商坠入情网。但是当她更多地了解了这些自称女巫的人的生活，Eileen必须选择这个崭新的、诱人的世界究竟值得几分信任。在这里，爱情、贪婪和仇恨与任何魔法一样强大或可怕。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况：鼓舞人心的、充满勇气的故事……叶的散文很简单，但描述精美，读者沉浸其中，仿佛能够看到、听到、尝到中国农村和城市的味道。（Booklist对于《Secret of a Thousand Beauties》的评价）
本书集合传说、神话以及哥特元素，将它们都融入到一个神奇的成人童话之中。她叙事的手法有时候看
PRAISE FOR THE NOVELS OF MINGMEI YIP
“Inspiring, courageous story...Yip’s prose is simple yet descriptive, immersing the reader in the sights, sounds and smells of rural and urban China.” —Booklist on Secret of a Thousand Beauties
“A unique and enthralling style…flawless.”–Baltimore Books Examiner on The Nine Fold Heaven
“Surprising and often funny….Part epic, part coming-of-age story, part modern fairy tale.”--Publishers Weekly on Song of the Silk Road
“Yip’s lush, evocative novel is as much about romantic sensibilities as it is in the romantic arc. Eileen Chen is a scholar of folk religion who has been fascinated an nervous about the metaphysical world since she was a child in Hong Kong, exposed to her grandmother’s enigmatic work as a shaman. When profession pressure to publish coincides with her 33rd birthday and an odd event that touches on the supernatural, Ellen, guided by a strange but intense dream, takes a sabbatical to conduct research in the Canary Islands. Thus begins a soul-changing journey that will introduce her to a group of characters completely unlike her urbane social set in San Francisco, and lead her into a world of ancient magic and a haunting mystery that has troubled her new friends for decades. Yip combines legend, mythology and Gothic elements into a magical coming-of-age tale, and her narrative style, which at times seems almost detached, might be distracting if it didn’t fit so well into the dreamlike quality of the story.”
Yip’s previous novels have been published by PT Elexmedia in Indonesia, Avon in the UK, Prozorets in Bulgaria, Sanmin Publishing in China, Trivium in Hungary, Alma Littera in Lithuania, Swiat Ksiazki in Poland, NC Editora in Brazil, Trei in Romania, and AST Publishers in Russia.
About the Author/作者介绍： 叶明媚出生在中国，她在巴黎索邦大学获得了博士学位。她为多家香港主流报纸撰稿，也曾出现在多个国内外电视和广播节目之中。她1992年移民美国，现和丈夫一起住在纽约。她的小说已被译成十种语言出版。此外，她还是一个颇成功的音乐家和书法家。她的个人网站是www.mingmeiyip.com。MINGMEI YIP was born in China and received her Ph.D. from the University of Paris, Sorbonne. She has written for major Hong Kong newspapers, and has appeared on many national and international television and radio programs. She immigrated to the United States in 1992, where she now lives in New York City with her husband. Her novels have been published in ten different languages and she is also an accomplished musician and calligrapher. Visit her at www.mingmeiyip.com.
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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Polish rights to Mingmei Yip’s THE WITCH’S MARKET to Swiat Ksiazki
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