THE LONG SONG
Book ID/图书代码： 03640909B30536
English Summary/英文概要： You do not know me yet. My son Thomas, who is publishing this book, tells me, it is customary at this place in a novel to give the reader a little taste of the story that is held within these pages. As your storyteller, I am to convey that this tale is set in Jamaica during the last turbulent years of slavery and the early years of freedom that followed.
July is a slave girl who lives upon a sugar plantation named Amity and it is her life that is the subject of this tale. She was there when the Baptist War raged in 1831, and she was also present when slavery was declared no more. My son says I must convey how the story tells also of July’s mama Kitty, of the negroes that worked the plantation land, of Caroline Mortimer the white woman who owned the plantation and many more persons besides - far too many for me to list here. But what befalls them all is carefully chronicled upon these pages for you to peruse.
Perhaps, my son suggests, I might write that it is a thrilling journey through that time in the company of people who lived it. All this he wishes me to pen so the reader can decide if this is a book they might care to consider. Cha, I tell my son, what fuss-fuss. Come, let them just read it for themselves.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 翻開歷史，黑人爭取自由的這段歷程總是血跡斑斑
但透過英國作家安卓利亞(Andrea Levy) 的詮釋將歷史的創痛
經由一位黑人女奴幽默而感人的口吻娓娓道來… 完美編織跨越海洋與生命的故事…安卓利亞的純熟與靈巧令讀者震顫…
1831年，牙買加歷經奴隸制度廢除的歷史轉折點。七月(July)就生在這個動盪不安的年代，在一個名為愛米特(Amity)的糖園中。她是黑人女奴被強暴後所產下的孩子，血統注定了她被奴役的一生。她的命運由主人擺佈，但卻也因此獲得識字的機會，然而這一切即將改變，她將獲得自由，但卻伴隨著巨大的代價與犧牲…。
黑人獲得自由的奮戰史總是血跡斑斑，伴隨大量暴行與屠殺，但安卓利亞使用幽默口吻描述血腥的歷史事件，有時這些事件看起來像一幕幕的鬧劇。在安卓利亞生動自然的文筆之下，彷彿年邁的七月(July)正站在讀者面前，緩緩訴說她的過去，濃縮了長達三百年的黑人血淚史…。(Ruby & Kate Cheng & Chris)
Awards/获奖情况：The New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year
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Reviews
“This is a terrific book: beautifully written and imagined, and full of surprises . . . A brilliant historical novel.”---A. N. Wilson, Reader’s Digest《讀者文摘》
“…Levy’s handling of slavery is characteristically authentic, resonant and imaginative. She never sermonises. She doesn’t need to—the events and characters speak loud and clear for themselves.”---Holly Kyte, The Telegraph《郵報》
“The Long Song is above all the female version of emancipation, told in vivid, vigorous language in which comedy, contempt and a fierce poetry are at work . . . The Long Song is told with irresistible cunning; it is captivating, mischievous and optimistic, generating new stories and plot lines throughout the tale… She is a splendid creation, whose wit, pride and resilience sweeten a tale that would otherwise make her white readers hang their heads in shame.”---Amanda Craig, The Daily Telegraph《每日電訊報》
“As well as providing a history of post-abolition Jamaica, The Long Song is beautifully written, intricately plotted, humorous and earthy …Those who enjoyed Small Island will love The Long Song, not just for the insights on the ‘wretched island,’ but as a marvel of luminous storytelling.”---Ian Thomson, Financial Times《金融時報》
“… Levy has a talent for crowd control, ensemble work, comic timing. She loves to preside over chaos and includes several scenes of virtuoso Jamaican farce, including conflict in the master bedroom (July ends up under the bed---Kate Kellaway, The Observer (London) 英國《觀察家報》
“As a story of suffering, indomitability and perseverance, it is thoroughly captivating.”---Alex Clark, The Guardian英國《衛報》
“An elegant allegory of storytelling . . . A subtly observed, beautifully written, structurally complex novel—an impressive follow-up to Small Island.”---Kirkus Reviews (starred review) 《柯克斯書評》
“In the inexplicable absence of a definitive and revelatory history of Jamaica’s nearly 300 years of slavery, Levy gamely steps into the void with this lively and engaging novel . . . Charming, alarming, Levy’s vibrant historical novel shimmers with all of the artifice and chicanery slave owners felt compelled to exert.”---Booklist 《書單》
“…The Long Song is an inspiring, optimistic and beautifully written tale of one spirited woman’s emancipation.”---Amanda Smyth, The Irish Times 《愛爾蘭時報》
About the Author/作者介绍： Andrea Levy was born in England to Jamaican parents who came to Britain in 1948. She has lived all her life in London. After attending writing workshops when she was in her mid-thirties, Levy began to write the novels that she, as a young woman, had always wanted to read – entertaining novels that reflect the experiences of black Britons, which look closely and perceptively at Britain and its changing population and at the intimacies that bind British history with that of the Caribbean.
安卓利亞(Andrea Levy)的父母是牙買加人，她出生於白種人比例很高的英國倫敦。因為是外來移民，因此她的成長過程曲折。她在30多歲參加寫作研討會後開始小說創作。她熱衷閱讀那些描寫英國黑人經歷的娛樂小說，從而近距離地敏銳觀察英國不斷變化的人口組成，以及英國與加勒比海在歷史上的關係。作者每本作品都以其獨特角度審視英國牙買加移民後裔所面對的殘酷現實問題，她的作品有《Fruit of the Lemon》、《Every Light in the House Burnin》、《Never Far From Nowhere》以及廣受好評，由BBC改編為電視劇的《Small Island》。專屬網站：www.andrealevy.co.uk/
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