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Book ID/图书代码： 13005415B84908
English Summary/英文概要： Peace and violence, faith and mistrust, thriller and literary fiction – this is a supreme story of a young man caught between two worlds.
Tariq is beset by danger on the streets and by conflict at home. Music is his only consolation. When he forms a new friendship with the volatile but intriguing record-store owner, Jamal, Tariq discovers the world of jazz and the man he could become.
The violence that has long threatened finally erupts, and things suddenly clarify for Tariq. He takes the ultimate risk – not on behalf of his friend but on behalf of his enemy – and the disparate worlds of modern America and traditional Islam come together in an unexpected and gripping resolution.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 和平与暴力、忠诚与怀疑、恐怖小说与文学小说——这是一部关于一位夹在两个世界的年轻人的传奇故事。
Tariq在街头危险四伏，在家中又被冲突争吵包围。音乐是他唯一的慰藉。当他遇到活泼有趣的唱片店主人Jamal、并与其成为朋友后，Tariq开始探索爵士乐世界，并发现了自己的潜力。
一直以来威胁他的暴力终于爆发了，突然之间一切对Tariq来说变得清晰。他最终决定冒险——不是以其朋友的名义、而是以其敌人的名义——于是，现代美国与传统伊斯兰国之间分裂的世界最终通过意想不到的解决方式走到了一起。(LYR)
Awards/获奖情况：“小说扣人心弦、引人入胜，文字优美。”——《都柏林书评》
“有关青少年不确定性以及热情与冷漠之间的暴力秋千的描述十分抢眼……作者Stevens最出色的地方在于对于主人公Tariq的青少年不安的描述。这种情感很容易产生共鸣，不仅是某个青少年可能遭遇的环境，也是任何人在人生任何阶段经历危机时会遇到的问题。”《爱尔兰独立报》
’Gripping, engaging and beautifully told’ - Dublin Review of Books
‘The descriptions of teenage uncertainty, the violent swings between passion and indifference, really stand out because of how spot-on Stevens gets them… What Stevens excels in are the descriptions of Tariq’s adolescent disquietude. And how universal a feeling is that? Not only is this a teenage circumstance but one that anyone who has gone through a crisis in any stage of life is sure to recognise, relate to and appreciate reading about when it’s written this well.’ – Irish Independent
About the Author/作者介绍： KEVIN STEVENS发表过6部小说，其中包括成人小说、年轻人小说以及儿童小说。其第一部儿童小说《力量》入选“联合国教科文组织都柏林城市奖”，并取得了巨大的成功。同时，Kevin定期为《爱尔兰时报》和《都柏林书评》撰稿。
KEVIN STEVENS is the author of six novels for adults, young adults and children. His first book for young children, The Powers, was chosen for the Dublin UNESCO Citywide Read and was hugely successful. Kevin also contributes regularly to The Irish Times and Dublin Review of Books.
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