MY CLEANER

Book ID/图书代码： 11908508B25116

English Summary/英文概要： My cleaner. She does my dirty work. She knows more about me than anyone else in the world. But does she, in fact, like me? Does her presence fill me with shame? Ugandan Mary Tendo worked for many years in the white middle-class Henman household in London, cleaning for Vanessa and looking after her only child, Justin. More than ten years after Mary has left, Justin - now twenty-two, handsome and gifted - is too depressed to get out of bed. To his mother’s surprise, he asks for Mary. When Mary responds to Vanessa’s cry for help and returns from Uganda to look after Justin, the balance of power in the house shifts dramatically. Both women’s lives change irrevocably as tensions build towards a startling climax on a snowbound motorway. Maggie Gee confronts racism and class conflict with humour and tenderness in this moving, funny, engrossing read.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 她为我承担清洁工作。她比世界上任何一个人都更了解我。但事实上，她，喜欢我吗？她的存在使我满心羞惭吗？来自乌干达的玛丽滕达（Mary Tendo）在伦敦白人中产阶级亨曼家工作多年，为瓦内萨（Vanessa）分担清洁的工作，并且照看她唯一的孩子贾斯丁（Justin）。玛丽离开十年后，贾斯丁已成长为二十二岁的青年，英俊有才华，却心情抑郁，只想卧床在家。然而让他妈妈吃惊的是，他要求见玛丽。当玛丽答应瓦内萨的请求从乌干达赶去照顾贾斯丁时，这个家庭中的平衡发生了急剧的变化。两个女人的生活发生了不可逆转的变化，紧张不断升级，最终在被雪封的高速公路上达到了高潮。玛姬吉（Maggie Gee）在这本感人、有趣又引人入胜的小说中用她的幽默和温柔诠释了种族歧视和阶级冲突。(LNL)

Awards/获奖情况：这本精美绝伦、充满智慧又感人肺腑的小说确实罕有——它就像一个仔细包装的小礼物，慢慢打开，让人越来越欢愉。“苏格兰人玛姬吉（Maggie Gee）对中产阶级的焦虑进行了精湛而又中肯的分析。优雅、幽默又令人惊讶，她的表现确实精湛。”《时代报》评价。“《我的清洁工》是一本感人、有趣又引人入胜的书籍。”《观察家报》。“《我的清洁工》（相比《洪水》）更冷静、更欢乐。令人痛苦的悲剧总是隐藏在阴影之中，而更令人痛苦的部分则都被巧妙地掩盖。”《独立报》评价。“玛姬吉（Maggie Gee）在这本相对较短的小说中融入了丰富的内容，包括许多细节、人物、故事中的故事，令人惊叹。”《观察家杂志》。“充满智慧又令人满意的一本小说。”《星期日泰晤士报》。“机智地讽刺了大多数女性的生活……我们要么自己打扫房间，要么付钱请人来做。这种想法让人觉得并不舒服……读了《我的清洁工》之后你将不再漠视你的清洁工。”《每日电讯报》。“玛姬吉（Maggie Gee）在这本有趣的小说中用她的洞察力讽刺了中上层阶级所谓的自由良心……她对由移民工人组成的英国新下层阶级的描写具有其独有的清晰视角。”《地铁报》评价玛姬吉（Maggie Gee）。“引人入胜、原创、极度有趣——Maggie Gee确实在巅峰状态。”J G Ballard评价。“眩目……时而抒情简朴……时而令人感动。”《观察家报》。“极具可读性。”《卫报》。“……一位愿意展现当代英国存在问题的罕见作家。”《每日电讯报》

’This beautifully observed, intelligent and moving novel is one of those rare things - a small, carefully wrapped surprise that gets better and better with the unravelling.’ The Scotsman ’Maggie Gee is a superb and pitiless analyser of middle-class angst. Elegant, humorous and surprising, this is a classy performance.’ The Times ’My Cleaner is a moving, funny, engrossing book.’ The Observer ’My Cleaner is a calmer, happier novel [than The Flood]. Yet a gnawing tragedy lies in the shadows, all the more poignant for the deftness with which it’s brushed aside.’ The Independent ’It’s amazing how many details, characters, stories within stories, Maggie Gee’s unquenchable exuberance crams into this comparatively short book.’ The Spectator ’An intelligent and satisfying read.’ The Sunday Times ’A smart satire on a subject central to most women’s lives ... we either keep our houses clean, or pay someone else to do it. It’s a queasy thought ... and [one] you will never brush casually aside again after reading My Cleaner.’ Daily Telegraph ’Gee satirises the liberal conscience of the chattering classes with uncomfortable perception in this hugely enjoyable novel ... her portrayal of Britain’s new underclass of immigrant workers is presented with her trademark stinging clarity.’ Metro Praise for Maggie Gee: ’Gripping, original and highly entertaining - Maggie Gee at her superb best.’ J G Ballard ’Dazzling ... alternately lyrical and austere ... unbearably touching.’ The Observer ’Compulsively readable.’ Guardian ’... a rare writer who is willing to address issues topical to contemporary Britain.’ Daily Telegraph

About the Author/作者介绍： 玛姬吉（Maggie Gee）于1983年被选为格兰塔河“最年轻的英国小说家”之一。自此她出版了九本小说，都广受好评，包括《优雅》、《冰人》及《白人家庭》，入围2002年奥兰治小说奖以及2004年都柏林文学奖。她最新的小说《洪水》入围了2004年奥兰治小说奖。她是英国皇家文学学会的第一位女性会员，居住在伦敦。

Maggie Gee was chosen as one of Granta’s ’Best Young British Novelists’ in 1983. Since then she has published nine novels to great acclaim, including Grace, The Ice People and The White Family, which was shortlisted for the 2002 Orange Prize for Fiction and for the International Impac Dublin Literary Award 2004. Her last novel, The Flood, was longlisted for the 2004 Orange Prize. She is the first female Chair of the Royal Society of Literature and lives in London.

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