TRAVELS IN THE SCRIPTORIUM

Book ID/图书代码： 02740006B03133

English Summary/英文概要： An old man sits in a room, with a single door and window, a bed, a desk and a chair. Each day he awakes with no memory, unsure of whether or not he is locked into the room. Attached to the few objects around him are one-word, hand-written, labels and on the desk is a series of vaguely familiar black-and-white photographs and four piles of paper. Then a middle-aged woman called Anna enters and talks of pills and treatment, but also of love and promises. Who is this Mr Blank, and what is his fate? What does Anna represent from his past - and will he have enough time to ever make sense of the clues that arise? After the huge success of "The Brooklyn Follies", "Travels in the Scriptorium" sees Auster return to more metaphysical territory. A dark puzzle, and a game that implicates both reader and writer alike, it is an ingenious exploration of language, responsibility and the passage of time.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 一个老人独自坐在房间里，一间只有一扇门、一扇窗、一只床、一个桌子和一把椅子的房间。每天，当他醒来的时候，他脑子里没有任何记忆，他不确定自己是否是被关进这间房间的。除了房间里简单的这些家具外，墙上还贴着些手写的标签，桌上摆放着一些似乎很熟悉的黑白照片，以及四叠纸。后来一个叫Anna的中年女性走进了老人的房间，推销她的药片和疗效，也谈到了爱与承诺。究竟这个Mr Blank是谁，他的命运又会如何？Anna又代表了他过去的什么？继”The Brooklyn Follies”的巨大成功之后，作者在“Travels in the Scriptorium里又回到他的玄学领域里。

Awards/获奖情况："Archly playful and shrewdly philosophical . . . celebrates the power of the imagination . . . the labyrinthine nature of the mind...[a] tribute to the transcendence of stories."--Donna Seaman, "Booklist" ""

"This brief work radiates in so many directions . . . that there must be involved in it some sort of magic or wizardry."--"Rain Taxi"

"Auster has an enormous talent for creating worlds that are both fantastic and believable. . . . His novels are uniformly difficult to put down, a testament to his storytelling gifts."--Timothy Peters, "San Francisco Chronicle" ""

"Auster is one of our most intellectually elegant writers. . . . Themes are hungry ghosts, Borges said. Fortunately, Auster’s ghosts are insatiable."--Howard Norman, "The Washington Post Book World" "One of America’s greats . . . The writing is a tight as ever."--Jonathan Messinger, "Time Out Chicago"

"Archly playful and shrewdly philosophical . . . Celebrates the power of the imagination . . . The labyrinthine nature of the mind...[A] tribute to the transcendence of stories."--Donna Seaman, "Booklist""" "This brief work radiates in so many directions . . . that there must be involved in it some sort of magic or wizardry."--"Rain Taxi" "Auster has an enormous talent for creating worlds that are both fantastic and believable. . . . His novels are uniformly difficult to put down, a testament to his storytelling gifts."--Timothy Peters, "San Francisco Chronicle""" "Auster is one of our most intellectually elegant writers. . . . Themes are hungry ghosts, Borges said. Fortunately, Auster’s ghosts are insatiable."--Howard Norman, "The Washington Post Book World"

"One of America’s greats . . . The writing is a tight as ever."--Jonathan Messinger, "Time Out Chicago"

About the Author/作者介绍： Paul Auster出生于1947年二月三号，新泽西洲的Newark。他曾出版了无数小说，电影剧本，非小说作品。除此以外他还有诗人、译者、电影导演的称号。他最新小说”The Brooklyn Follies”将在2005年底发表。他正参与一部电影“The Inner Life of Martin Frost”创作。他的下一部小说”Travels in the Scriptorium”将在2007年上半年出版。他与妻子，作家Siri Hustvedt一同住在纽约的布鲁克林。

Format:TRADE PAPERBACK

Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：SOLD

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