WILD LIFE
Book ID/图书代码： 07869916B88864
English Summary/英文概要： The new novel from the Guardian Not the Booker-shortlisted author of Real Monsters
Longlisted for the Guardian Not the Booker prize 2016
When we moved into the wild, the wild moved into us.
When a troubled advertising salesman loses his job, the fragile wall between his public and private personas comes tumbling down. Fleeing his debtors, Adam abandons his family and takes to sleeping rough in a local park, where a fraternity of homeless men befriend him.
As the months pass, Adam gradually learns to appreciate the tough new regime, until winter arrives early, threatening to turn his paradise into a nightmare.
Starving, exhausted and sick of the constant infighting, Adam decides to return to his family. The men, however, have other plans for him. With time running out, and the stakes raised unbearably high, Adam is forced to question whether any of us can truly escape the wildness within.
Key Selling Points:
Highly original writing style filled with heightened emotion
It is the story of paradise turned sour
A stark and fascinating glimpse into a
society where the rules are removed Perfect for fans of The Beach and The Lord of the Flies
Appeals to people disillusioned with the grind of city life and to anyone who’s ever sat at their desk and pictured running away
Chinese Summary/中文概要： ‘关于男子气概黑暗面的一部令人信服的，不寒而栗的解析。’卫报
入围2016年度非布克奖单元
当我们迁入郊外之时，荒野也走进我们的世界。
一位陷入困境的广告推销员失业时，他的公众和私人形象也遂即瞬间崩塌。为了逃离债务，Adam丢下家人，与当地公园里一群同样无家可归的人结伴露宿。。。
几个月过去了，Adam逐渐学会接受这个强硬的新政体，直至冬季的提前来临，让他的这个世外桃源直接变为地狱。饥肠辘辘，疲惫不堪，加上厌倦了不断的内讧，Adam决定回到家人身边。然而，这帮人不会这么轻易地放过他。随着时间的推移，未知的风险也更加让人感到不安，Adam不得不疑惑，是否人类真的能逃脱野性。
作者Liam Brown给我们带来了另一个令人着迷的生存故事，这个小说对人类在自然或社会中的归属提出了疑问。故事主人公Adam，以命相博，像《蝇王》式的战斗那样，试图头脑清醒地逃回现代社会。(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况："From the scorched desert to the marital bedroom, Real Monsters is a memorable and moving portrait of the futility of 21st century conflict."Benjamin Myers, author of Pig Iron and Beastings
"Beautifully written, smart and punchy." Sam Mills, author of The Quiddity of Will Self
A deliciously visceral undercurrent of violence... this compulsive read demands to be devoured in one sitting.
Kerry Hadley-Pryce, Author of The Black Country
With shades of Ballard, Lord of the Flies and Bear Grylls... dark, brutal, funny and unforgettable.
Benjamin Myers, Portico Prize For Literature and the Northern Writers Award-winning Author of Beastings and Pig Iron
An inventive, finely written and disturbing portrait of 21st century park life, a world where the urban and the feral are bound to clash but are also destined to unearth a fragile, tender optimism.
Jim Crace, Man Booker Prize-shortlisted Author of Harvest
Viscerally propulsive. I read Liam Brown s new novel the way I might once have gone on a three-day bender. Wild Life is as intoxicating as home-distilled hooch.
--Stephen May, Costa Novel Award-shortlisted Author of Life! Death! Prizes!
About the Author/作者介绍： After leaving school, Liam spent five years working a series of increasingly mundane jobs, including burger flipper, helium balloon pedlar and a two-month stint manning the shooting alley at a travelling fairground. After 18 months travelling and working in the Philippines, he returned to the UK and began writing stories. Liam is the lead singer and guitarist in the band Freelance Mourners. He lives in Birmingham with his wife and two children.
Format:HARDCOVER
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