JULIAN CORKLE IS A FILTHY LIAR

Book ID/图书代码： 04300008B29256

English Summary/英文概要： The funniest debut novel since Tom Sharpe’s Riotous Assembly, only it’s set in Tasmania! Julian Corkle’s got small-screenability. His mother tells him he’ll be a star one day: "Twinkle, twinkle."Not everyone shares Julian’s dreams of stardom. A Tasmanian man wants a son for cricket purposes. "Boys don’t like dolls," he tells Julian, "They like Dinky toys." Not this boy, thinks Julian, who knows better than to tell his difficult father the truth. Anyway, the family already has a cricket celebrity, Julian’s sister Carmel. She’s known as The Locomotive and is sure to make the Tassie team one day. Julian likes his sister but knows better than to tangle with her bowling arm. It’s the same one she uses for punching. Julian Corkle Is a Filthy Liar follows Julian’s bumpy journey through life as he lies his way through school and a series of dead-end jobs to ultimately find his calling.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 自欺欺人的人生是否也能完成夢想？

本書的背景設置在20世紀80年代的澳大利亞塔斯馬尼亞州Tasmania，小說情節驚心動魄，筆調輕鬆歡快之餘又內斂厚重。主角Julian Corkle，一個體型微胖的男孩在看似不可能的地方追名逐利。Julian Corkle的母親聲稱在不久的將來他會成為一個閃閃發光的明星。然而，並不是每個人都贊同Julian 的明星夢。在父親看來，演藝圈好比是理容院，他希望自己的兒子能在體育界有所成就。但不管怎樣，Julian 家中已有個運動明星了。他的姐姐，卡梅爾，被譽為塔斯馬尼亞州板球運動的明日之星並確信總有一天會成立亞塔斯馬尼亞板球隊。
從小他一路走來都靠謊言(欺騙自己)在生活，從學校到社會工作，他做過很多毫無前途可言的工作，從飯店行李員到寵物美容師，直至最終在Curl Up and Dye這家老式的美髮沙龍裡找到了自己的靈感。而這美髮世界能夠最終引領Julian踏進他所孜孜不倦追求著的演藝事業的大門嗎？(YM & VL)

Awards/获奖情况：倫敦書展好書推薦
French rights sold to Belfond/Vincent/2009-6-18

"Laugh-out-loud funny and genuinely touching. A magical journey. Julian Corkle is a big fat masterpiece." ---Eoin Colfer

Publishers of JULIAN CORKLE IS A FILTHY LIAR: UK (Blue Door, HarperCollins), France (Belfond).

About the Author/作者介绍： The author was born in New Zealand and has lived and worked in various countries, first as a writer for a newspaper, then for a non-profit organisation. D.J. Connell is a British national.’/Vincent/2009-7-7(新的作者簡介) 作者出生於紐西蘭，旅居多國，曾擔任報社記者，隨後在一家非營利機構工作。目前居於巴黎。

Format:电子手稿

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