THE IMPRESSIONIST

Book ID/图书代码： 03540007B18287

English Summary/英文概要： A magnificent debut novel which is set to be the WHITE TEETH of 2002. THE IMPRESSIONIST is a comic saga about history, identity and home. A boy is born in Agra - half Indian, half English - at the dawn of the twentieth century. Ejected from his father’s house as a teenager when his true parentage is revealed, he embarks on an unforgettable odyssey in search of a home and an identity. Set against the vast, colourful background of colonial India, England and Africa, this epic novel brings to life a riotous cast of characters, and asks what it means to be Indian or English, black or white, or both.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 英國新銳作家Hari Kunzru首部作品一推出，便囊括全英各大獎項！！
2007年最新力作「獨立報」(Independent)、「電訊報」(The Telegraph)、「觀察家報」(The Observer)、「週日電報」(Sunday Telegraph)、「衛報」(The Guardian) 等媒體爭相報導。
2002年貝蒂特拉斯克獎(Betty Trask Prize) - 貝蒂·特拉斯克處女作獎為三十五歲(一說三十六歲)以下的英聯邦處女作小說作者所設。
2002年英國《衛報》首作獎(Guardian First Book Award) - 以獎勵文學新人為宗旨的。此獎對象是第一本著作，不拘文類的英國作家。
2002年惠布瑞特首作小說獎(Whitbread First Novel Award) - 已改為「柯斯達」文學獎(Costa Book Awards)是為了表彰那些為當代文學做出傑出貢獻的作家。
2003年入圍葛蘭特雜誌最優秀英國年輕小說家(Grant’s Best of Young British Novelists) - 1983年英國葛蘭特雜誌第一次推出Best of Young British Novelists專題，並評選出當時的英國35歲以下最佳小說家。
故事發生在19世紀20年代，小男孩PRAN 出生在阿拉格，一半是印度血統，一半是英國血統，當親生父母的暴露後，PRAN便被養父趕出家門，從此成為露宿街頭的流浪兒，開始了一段尋找父母和真實身份冒險征程。淪為MACHIAVELLIAN政府的人質，之後逃到孟買，被一對蘇格蘭傳教士夫婦收留；他經常流走于紅燈區，經歷了一段鬧事和流血事件後，重新走入學校。作者通過鮮明的人物對比，生動的刻畫了當時作為殖民地的印度、英國和非洲人民的生活。 (RY&Claire更新书讯)

Awards/获奖情况：‘Delectable, sweeping, empire-savaging, audaciously playful … Kunzru writes with wry certitude and cinematic precision’---New York Times

‘Bold, brilliant. Kunzru is clearly blessed with a whole armoury of talents – he’s funny, he can do rude, he can do graceful – and with The Impressionist they’re all deployed to spectacular effect’---Arena

‘Grand, sprawling, extravagant, lyrical. A work so vibrant and richly imagined that you can smell the incense’ ---Esquire

‘Exciting, cleverly conceived and dashingly executed. An intelligent, immensely engaging and totally involving tale’---Pioneer, New Delhi

‘Epic in scale and rich in historical detail, the narrative is deft and swift … carrying the reader along effortlessly. This first novel has startling depth, ambition and craftsmanship’ ---Time Out

‘Exhilarating’ ---India Today

‘Marvellous, original and intelligent. Kunzru writes like a master storyteller’---Literary Review

‘Riveting stuff, beautifully written … Superb’---The Times

‘Epic in scope and ambition … the pace is rollicking’---Daily Telegraph

About the Author/作者介绍： Hari Kunzru was born in 1969 and lives in south-east London. He was an associate editor at WIRED and was named the OBSERVER Young Travel Writer of the Year in 1999. He is a contributing editor of MUTE magazine and music editor at WALLPAPER. THE IMPRESSIONIST is his first novel.
生于1969年的Hari Kunzru目前居住在东伦敦。他的首部作品“The Impressionist”一推出即获得2002年贝蒂‧特拉斯克奖(Betty Trask Prize 2002)、英国《卫报》首作奖(Guardian First Book Award)的入围名单和惠布瑞特首作小说奖(Whitbread First Novel Award)。在2003年时更被葛兰特杂志提名英国最佳年轻作家奖(Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists)。

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