THE INFINITE

Book ID/图书代码： 08525016B89081

English Summary/英文概要： A breathtaking portrait of post-Katrina New Orleans and a riveting descent into Mexico’s drug war, THE INFINITE is an utterly unique debut about the borders that divide us – and the truths that unite us.

Jonah McBee has deep roots in New Orleans, but with hardly any family left, he is half-heartedly planning to enlist in the army after high school. Luz Hidalgo, an undocumented Latina and budding track star, followed her father there after Hurricane Katrina. Both Jonah and Luz have known loss. Both are struggling to imagine a new future. And when they fall in love, it is intense, addictive, and real.

But everything changes when Luz discovers that she’s pregnant. In a moment of panic, her father sends Luz back to Mexico so her grandmother can help raise the baby. Devastated, Jonah decides to take a road trip after her with his best friend when he doesn’t hear from her.

Little does Jonah know, Luz is fighting for her life. Her trip has been cut short by a shocking act of violence, thrusting her into the endless cycle of bloodshed perpetrated by the cartels. So Luz does what she does best: she runs. And she goes farther and deeper than she ever imagined.

For fans of Richard Ford, Barbara Kingsolver and Louise Erdrich, this is a suspenseful, tender, and powerful debut.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 小说深刻描绘了卡特里娜飓风之后的新奥尔良和墨西哥毒品战争，向我们展现了分裂我们的边界和团结我们的真相，是一部非常独特的处女作。

Jonah McBee与新奥尔良州有很深的渊源，但他几乎没有家人，因此打算高中毕业以后入伍；Luz Hidalgo是一个刚崭露头角的田径新星，在飓风之后和父亲来到了这里。两人都曾体会过失去的感觉，因此一见倾心，坠入了爱河。

但在Luz发现自己怀孕之后，一切都变了。在惊慌失措之余，Luz的父亲将她送回了墨西哥，请她的祖母帮她抚养孩子。与Luz失去联系的Jonah陷入了深深的绝望，最终决定和最好的朋友言责公路追寻Luz的踪迹。

但是Johan不知道，Luz回家的道路收到了阻碍，她卷入了一场暴力事件，从而陷入了毒贩集团无尽的血战之中。Luz不得不做一件自己最擅长的事情：跑。她比自己预想的越走越远，越走越深入。

本书适合喜爱Richard Ford、Barbara Kingsolver、Louise Erdrich的读者阅读，是一部悬念迭起、温柔细腻又充满力量的处女作。（LYR）

Awards/获奖情况：“Nick Mainieri是绝对优秀的作者，小说非常惊艳。这是一部引人入胜、充满智慧的处女作，语言强大、有力、清晰。”——Philipp Meyer，《纽约时报》最佳畅销书作者

“小说是一部迷人而罕见的处女作，题材现代，却如初恋般铭心刻骨……他塑造了一对令人难忘的年轻恋人，在两个美洲的交界处逆流而上，与命运抗争……小说是一曲心灵赞歌，作者定能成为伟大的作家。”——Joseph Boyden，作家

“Nick Mainieri is the real deal, and THE INFINITE is stunning. A compelling, brilliantly-told debut, written with power and clarity.”—Philipp Meyer, New York Times Bestselling author of THE SON

“THE INFINITE is that rare, beautiful first novel, so contemporary and yet as timeless as first love itself. And Nick Mainieri does what great novelists do with their first great works. He createsunforgettable characters in young lovers Jonah and Luz who, bothtogether and alone, navigate the rushing river of the borderlands that mark our two Americas. THE INFINITE is a heart song, and Nicholas Mainieri is one of our next great storytellers.”—Joseph Boyden, author of THE ORENDA and THREE DAY ROAD

“The title of Nick Mainieri’s wonderful debut novel is perfectly apt. THE INFINITE takes thereader on a heart-pounding, heart-rending adventure through the infinite complexities of being alive in the world today. Part City of Refuge, part Breaking Bad, this novel takes you by the hand and won’t let go. I couldn’t put it down, and I can’t stop thinking about it since finishing. Thewriting is smart, beautiful, and unafraid to ask the big questions. This is fiction that stays with you and heralds the beginning of a wonderful career.”—Andrew Malan Milward, author of I WAS A REVOLUTIONARY

Award-winning author Ron Currie Jr. has provided this wonderful advance praise:
“First love often reveals itself to be hollow, but Jonah and Luz, Nick Mainieri’s star-crossed couple, have lost too much, and have too much at stake, for their story to be anything but utterly urgent. With a sharp eye for detail and careful, generous prose, Mainieri conjures whole worlds with a few words, taking the reader on a thrilling, heartbreaking journey from post-Katrina New Orleans to the bloody front of Mexico’s cartel wars. THE INFINITE is a sparkling debut, a novel that seems to guarantee you’ll be hearing Mainieri’s name mentioned in the same breath as contemporary masters like Denis Johnson and Cormac McCarthy.”
In other exciting news, Nick is speaking at the 2016 Tennessee Williams Festival in Louisiana this week, and his panel was chosen as one of the top 10 to see: http://www.knowlouisiana.org/43385/ (please see bottom of the page).

Katy Simpson Smith, author of the acclaimed novels THE STORY OF LAND AND SEA and FREE MEN, has just sent this glowing comment:

“Spanning northern Mexico and the Gulf South, The Infinite is an entirely modern western, with a visceral sense of place and an ear for the small anxieties that shape our most courageous actions. In this tale of borders -- national, familial, psychological -- Luz and Jonah are more than just teenagers in love; haunted by their pasts and grasping for an uncertain future, they guide us through swampland, desert scrub, high school hallways, and a sicario’s hideout. This is a thriller with heart, a romance on the run, and a manifesto for our increasingly tenuous landscape."

Praise for Nicholas Mainieri’s THE INFINITE from M.O. Walsh, the New York Times bestselling author of My Sunshine Away:
“The Infinite is a surprising novel of border crossings and desperate violence, of young love and hardship, of adventure and identity, of bravery and the lack thereof. It also introduces us to one of the more complicated and capable heroines I’ve come across in a long time; the beautifully scrappy and haunted Luz Hidalgo, who you do not want to back into a corner. I flew through this book, half hopeful and half terrified of what was coming next. This is a powerful and propulsive read. Highly recommended.”

About the Author/作者介绍： Nicholas Mainieri，在多个杂志上发表了多篇短篇小说和散文。其短篇作品《Landscapes》获得小推车奖提名。他拥有新奥尔良州大学艺术硕士学位。目前在圣尼克尔斯大学教授写作和文学。还是在线文学期刊Gris-Gris的编辑。他在弗罗里达、科罗拉多和印第安纳长大，现在和妻子、儿子住在新奥尔良州。

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