ALL THAT FOLLOWS

Book ID/图书代码： 03635008B28983

English Summary/英文概要： A gunman seizes hostages a short drive from Leonard Lessing’s house.

His face leaps out of the evening news – and out of Leonard’s own past . . .

Lennie Lessing is a jazzman taking a break. His glory days seem to be behind him, his body is letting him down, and rather than continue to take on the world, he relives old gigs and feeds his media addiction during solitary days at home. Increasingly estranged from his busy wife Francine, who is herself mourning the sudden absence of her only daughter, Leonard has found his own groove: suburban and safe from surprises. He could continue like this for years. Then comes the news bulletin that threatens to change everything.

Leonard has a choice to make.

Set in England, 2024, and George Bush’s Texas, 2006, this hypnotic novel wonders whether a life full of sound and fury signifies more than a life lived quietly, and asks what it truly means to love, to believe, and to be courageous.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： Jim Crace擅長將人性複雜的課題描寫的淋漓盡致。故事敘述一對貌合神離的夫婦，理想被扼殺的爵士樂手Leonard Lessing因無法再度獲得外界的肯定而鬱鬱寡歡。妻子Francine總是無緣無故的面無表情板著一張臉，或許兩人早已看厭了對方，但他們還是給彼此努力的空間。直到他們唯一的女兒被綁架，Leonard與Francine從這場突如期來的意外，而感受到人生當中的意義…(CL)

Awards/获奖情况：◆紐約時報推崇為英國最傑出作家
◆曾榮獲美國書評人協會小說獎、惠特比文學獎、E.M.佛斯特獎、
衛報小說獎、GAP國際文學獎的小說家

About the Author/作者介绍： Jim Crace英國出生，大學主修文學，曾為BBC的記者，後來致力於小說創作。《華爾街日報》評論他的作品為人生死前必讀的佳作。Jim Crace出版過十餘部小說作品，在英美榮獲許多獎項，其中最受矚目的是《孤立》（Quarantine）: 入圍布克獎並贏得惠特布萊德年度小說獎。 《沈睡的海岸》（Being Dead），入圍惠特布萊德年度小說獎、布克獎，並榮獲美國書評人協會小說獎。Jim Crace是英國備受矚目的小說家。

Format:电子手稿

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