RANCID PANSIES

Book ID/图书代码： 04560008B20427

English Summary/英文概要： The hero of this black farce of a book is Gerald Samper, a ghostwriter to unbearable sports celebrities and rock stars, whose dream is to write the libretto of an opera. After an unsuccessful sojourn in Suffolk that ends in the accidental death of an ancient aristocrat, Gerry returns to Tuscany to the site of his collapsed house, now a place of pilgrimage after the strange apparition of a deceased English princess with great legs. A sinister estate agent smells a chance to make serious money, and Gerry is persuaded to go along with the scam in return for certain favours. Meanwhile, Gerry is motivated to collaborate on an opera about the life of Princess Diana, the not-quite-saint who has inspired such strange devotion. The premiere will be the high point of his life, though not quite in the way he imagines...

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 這是以Gerald Samper為主角的系列小說第三本。這部最新作品裡，被星期泰晤士報與獨立報盛讚，作者相當成功塑造出的、勢利成性的英國代筆作家Gerald Sampe，又回到義大利托斯卡尼的老巢寫作。喜歡惺惺作態、附庸風雅的的Gerald Sampe始終有一個夢想，那就是寫一齣歌劇。又因為他那間在山丘上的小屋，被當地的義大利人傳說鬧鬼，繪聲繪影有一個英國公主的鬼魂出沒，這謠言，刺激他寫出一部關於黛安娜王妃生活的歌劇，並且得到首演的機會。這本來應該是他創作生涯的高潮，結果卻完全不是那麼一回事…(TT)

Awards/获奖情况：惠特比書獎（The WhitBread Book Awards）得
紐迪該獎（The Newdigate Prize，王爾德曾獲此獎）得主最新作品

A guerrilla gastronome makes another big splash－James Urquhart ,The Independent Book Review
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/rancid-pansies-by-james-hamiltonpaterson-881195.html
Imagine a British John Waters crossed with David Sedaris." －The New York Times Book Review

About the Author/作者介绍： James Hamilton-Paterson’s work has been translated into many languages. He is a highly acclaimed author of non-fiction books, including Seven-Tenths, Three Miles Down and Playing with Water, as well as America’s Boy, a study of Ferdinand Marcos and the Philippines. Gerontius, his first novel, won the Whitbread Award, while his most recent, Loving Monsters (2001), was praised by the Sunday Telegraph as ’tantalising, erudite and ingenious’. He lives in Italy.
James Hamilton-Paterson是備受讚譽的英國作家，他畢業於牛津名校，卻主張作家應該持續探索世界，除了到全球各處旅行，他最經常停留的地方，就是澳洲、托斯卡尼與菲律賓。James Hamilton-Paterson的作品有詩集、非小說與小說，長期受邀寫作科學專欄的他，對於海洋研究甚深，屢有相關佳作。卻被文壇視為自我放逐與歸隱的寫作者，難得曝光，低調保持一定的神秘色彩，受到高度推崇。Gerald Samper小說系列，諷喻自省意味濃厚，讀來卻相當輕鬆，猶如一幕幕黑色幽默劇，被評論家認為雅俗共賞，突破文類限制。

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