THE INHERITANCE POWDER
Book ID/图书代码： 11197515B85696
English Summary/英文概要： SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2014 YEOVIL LITERARY PRIZE
Tired of life and disillusioned with his work, economist Carl Simonovsky would rather stay at home tending his beloved trilliums than work on yet another aid project pretending he knows how to solve complex dilemmas faced by poor countries. When he reluctantly finds himself in Bangladesh, dealing with a case of mass arsenic poisoning caused by a well-meant aid programme, he soon discovers that ignorance of the subject is the least of his problems.
Rumours of scandal and corruption surround the international agency that hired him. When Carl meets Zafirah, the passionate leader of a local grassroots organisation and campaigner on arsenic, he realises he cannot ignore the rumours and must dig deeper. But as the two of them grow closer, it becomes clear that they are on a collision course in relation to the arsenic crisis. If their relationship is to have a future, both face painful compromises, and Carl has to make a decision that will change the course of his personal and professional life for ever.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书入围2014年耶奥维尔文学奖
厌倦了生活和工作，经济学家卡尔•西蒙诺威兹宁愿在家照顾他心爱的花花草草，也不愿意假装知道该如何解决贫困国家的问题而参加援助项目。但他还是很不情愿地来到了孟加拉，处理一个由援助项目引起的大规模砷中毒事件，他很快发现当初忽略这个项目只是他犯的一个小错而已。
关于卡尔所供职的国际组织的丑闻和腐败谣言四起。随后卡尔遇到了扎菲拉，一个热情的当地基层组织领导，和此次砷中毒援助行动的组织者，卡尔意识到他再也不能忽视那些谣言，并开始深入挖掘事情的真相。但是随着两人的距离越靠越近，他们也愈加清晰此次砷危机背后的巨大阴谋。如果卡尔和扎菲拉想要更近一步，他们都面临着痛苦的妥协。卡尔必须做出决定，而这个决定将会改变他自己以及整个专业领域的命运。（XAT）
Awards/获奖情况：《遗传粉》是一部朴实有力的作品，讲述了一个有关热情和阴谋的故事，是一部引人注目的处女作。——苏珊娜•琼斯，《地震鸟》和《当深夜寒冷》作者
一个充满阴谋的故事，将不为人熟知的国际援助背后的悲剧故事生动还原。——拉•卡比尔，《性学专家》和《伦敦经济学院发展史》作者
Understated and powerful, The Inheritance Powder tells a tale of passion and intrigue. A compelling debut --Susanna Jones, author of The Earthquake Bird and When Nights were Cold
An intriguing story, cleverly plotted brings to life one of the lesser known tragedies of international aid --Naila Kabeer, author and Professor of Gender and Development at the London School of Economics
About the Author/作者介绍： 希拉里•斯坦利是一位拥有丰富海外经验的社会人类学家。她是萨塞克斯大学大学的名誉教授，现居于布莱顿。《遗传粉》是她的处女作。
Hilary Standing is a social anthropologist with extensive overseas experience. She is an emeritus professor at the University of Sussex and lives in Brighton. This is her first novel.
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