THE MIRROR THIEF
Book ID/图书代码： 08885015B81947
English Summary/英文概要： A globetrotting, time-bending, wildly
entertaining literary masterpiece in the
tradition of Cloud Atlas
The Name of the Rose meets Paul Thomas
Andersonǯs Inherent Vice? Cloud Atlas, but with an
American accent? Martin Seayǯs massive,
toweringly ambitious novel invites the
comparisons and renders them useless.
Set in Las Vegas in 2003, Venice Beach in 1958,
and the other Venice—the real one—in the
sixteenth century, The Mirror Thief follows a
masterful but elusive gambler, a forgotten beat
poet and his magnum opus, and a deceptive war
hero named Crivano, whose great con attracts the
attentions of the Council of Ten.
Ranging across time and space, The Mirror Thief is
a blisteringly written literary novel that doubles
as a gripping, fast-paced thriller. It is a wholly
original masterpiece.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 一部自助游式，时间线蜿蜒曲折，同时又极度富有娱乐性的文学巨著，颇具《云图》传统之作。
仿若《The Name of the Rose》遭遇上了《Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice》？又有点像是《云图》，担忧带有那么一丝美式口音？马丁•西亚的这部宏大且有着非常野心的小说首作，将引起这一系列的比较，并令其均显得黯然失色。
《盗镜人》的整个故事的发生在2003年的拉斯维加斯，1958年的威尼斯滩以及威尼斯的其他地方----然而整个故事确真正发生在16世纪，一名行踪不定的赌博大师，一名被人遗忘，穷困潦倒的诗人和他的旷世巨作，一名虚假的战争英雄克里瓦诺，其高超的行骗技术甚至引起了议会的注意。
跨越了时间与空间，《盗镜人》是一部激烈的文学小说作品，同时也是一部摄人心弦，节奏紧迫的惊悚小说作品。总之这是一部完完全全的原创佳作。（DC）
Awards/获奖情况：“A true delight, a big, beautiful cabinet of wonders that is by turns an ominous
modern thriller, a supernatural mystery, and an enchanting historical adventure
story...Gorgeously rendered...A splendid masterpiece, to be loved like a long-lost
friend, an epic with near-universal appeal.”
—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review“Matched in its ambition only by its accomplishment. This literary, noir thriller—
drenched in grit, paranoia, and desperation—pulls the reader inexorably through a
Russian doll of mysteries that span centuries and cultures. One hell of a debut novel.”
—Chris Phipps, Diesel Bookstore
“Truly remarkable...”
—Sheryl Cotleur, Copperfield’s Books
“A bravura piece of writing...a feast of a book.”
—Greg Berry, Elliott Bay Books
“A compulsively readable, complicated, fascinating novel that richly deserves
comparison to the works of Umberto Eco, David Mitchell, and Vladimir Nabokov.”
—Mary Wolf, Collected Works Bookstore & Coffee House
“An incredible feat of storytelling.”
—Steve Salardino, Skylight Books
“A debut novel of astounding ambition and achievement.”
—Kevin Elliott, 57th Street Books
About the Author/作者介绍： 马丁•西亚的作品曾被刊载在MAKE, Pindeldyboz, The Gettysburg Review, Other, Gargoyle以及许多的选集之上；此外，他还会在自己的博客（New Strategies for Invisibility）上写作和艺术，文化相关的内容。马丁是普罗文斯敦市美术作品中心的一名小说作家，拥有夏洛特女皇大学授予的小说专业文学硕士学位。作者曾住在德克萨斯州，现与自己的伴侣，作家凯瑟琳•鲁尼居住在芝加哥市。
MARTIN SEAY’s writing has appeared in MAKE, Pindeldyboz, The Gettysburg Review, Other, and Gargoyle, as well as a couple of anthologies; he also writes about arts and culture on his blog, New Strategies for Invisibility. He was a fiction fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, and he holds an MFA in fiction from Queens University of Charlotte, NC. Originally from Texas, he currently lives in Chicago with his spouse, the writer Kathleen Rooney.
Format:HARDCOVER
Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE
Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE
Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Previously sold to:
• Azbooka-Atticus (Russia)
• Wydawnictowo Czarna (Poland)
• Editura Trei (Romania)
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