SECRET SON: A NOVEL
Book ID/图书代码： 14560008B23706
English Summary/英文概要： Raised by his mother in a one-room house in the slums of Casablanca, Youssef El Mekki has always had big dreams of living another life in another world. Suddenly his dreams are within reach when he discovers that his father—whom he’d been led to believe was dead—is very much alive.
A wealthy businessman, he seems eager to give his son a new start. Youssef leaves his mother behind to live a life of luxury, until a reversal of fortune sends him back to the streets and his childhood friends. Trapped once again by his class and painfully aware of the limitations of his prospects, he becomes easy prey for a fringe Islamic group.
In the spirit of The Inheritance of Loss and The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Laila Lalami’s debut novel looks at the struggle for identity, the need for love and family, and the desperation that grips ordinary lives in a world divided by class, politics, and religion.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《摩洛哥之子》來自摩洛哥的美女作家Laila Lalami
這是一個追尋愛與親情、夢想與自我認同的故事 Youssef El Mekki和母親從小就住在卡薩布蘭卡的貧民窟中的一個小房間裡，辛苦度日。Mekki一直夢想著能搬到另一個世界，過另一種生活。
不久後，他的夢想竟然達成了﹗他找到了他的生父－一個他一直以為早已死掉的親愛父親，居然還活的好好的！
更棒的是，他的父親是個富商，且很願意給他的寶貝兒子一個嶄新的未來。於是Mekki離開他的母親，開始過著富裕的生活；然而，命運的擺弄卻將他帶回了他童年生活的街道，遇見了他的童年玩伴。
因此，他再次陷入了階級身分的矛盾，且痛苦地意識到他的前景步步艱辛，他變成了次要伊斯蘭組織的受害者。
作者作品The Inheritance of Loss和The Reluctant Fundamentalist中的精神展現了身份的鬥爭，對愛情和家庭的渴望和需要，以及在一個因階級、政治和宗教分裂的世界裡生存的所感受到的絕望。(VC & SL)
Awards/获奖情况：2010年榮獲甘橘獎初選名單
2006年入圍有「非洲曼布克獎」之稱的肯因文學獎
（Caine Prize for African Writing） 決選 版權已售UK/ Dutch/ Bosnian
Review
Moroccan-born Lalami offers a novel set in her native land. The protagonist is a young man of very meager circumstances living with his widowed mother in Casablanca while he attends college as an English major. The city’s ancient streets teem with political unrest, but Youssef seems disconnected. His thoughts are haunted by the loss of his father in a freak accident when Youssef was an infant. Shocked by his doting mother’s precipitous confession that he is not the son of her late husband, Youssef determines to find his real father, who turns out to be a successful local businessman. The man sets up Youssef in a chic apartment, quite a contrast to the slum Youssef has called home. But such a sudden turn of fortune cannot endure a time of turmoil. A story brimming with insight into the complexities of life in contemporary Morocco. ---Mark Knoblauch, From Booklist
"Gives us an insider s view of the underlying turmoil of Morocco . . . A nuanced depiction of the roots of terrorism, written by someone who intimately knows one of the stratified societies where it grows."---The New York Times Book Review
"Lalami does an impressive job of concentrating on one young man’s candide-like experiences among all sectors of a complicated society . . . She raises question after question about privilege vs. poverty, Western commercialism vs. traditional ways, secularism vs. religion without ever seeming to be doing more than telling a compelling story."---The Oregonian
"Lalami’s depiction of Moroccan life in Secret Son, illuminating the social, political, religious and poverty issues facing its citizen—especially its still-hopeful young—is both sensitive and startling." ---Los Angeles Times
A "powerful debut novel. . . .The culture and politics of contemporary Morocco are well displayed in this beautifully written tale, with the talented Lalami deftly portraying Youssef’s struggles for identity, work, and family. A brilliant story of alienation and desperation that easily transports readers to hot, dusty Casablanca; highly recommended."---Library Journal, starred review
"An absorbing tale."---Kirkus Reviews
"A tale of contemporary Morocco, straddling the personal and the political, told simply, beautifully, with heart and panache."---Gary Shteyngart, author of Absurdistan
About the Author/作者介绍： Laila Lalami在摩洛哥長大，在英美獲得碩博士學位。她常於媒體發表文學評論與政治議題，如the New York Times,Los Angeles Times, the Nation, the Washington Post等。曾入圍有「非洲曼布克獎」之稱的肯因文學獎（Caine Prize for African Writing）2006決選名單。她的短篇故事《希望與其他危險的追尋》（Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits），曾翻譯成六國語言，如法文、西班牙文、荷蘭文、葡萄牙文等。藉由短篇故事討論現代摩洛哥以及北非移民歐洲的現況。作者網站：www.lailalalami.com
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