HISTORY OF A PLEASURE SEEKER: A NOVEL

Book ID/图书代码： 00500010B35249

English Summary/英文概要： ’The adventures of adolescence had taught Piet Barol that he was extremely attractive to most women and to many men. He was old enough to be pragmatic about this advantage...’ Piet Barol is an alluring and intelligent young man who has escaped his drab existence, living with his father in the university town of Leiden, and moved to Amsterdam to take up a job at a stunning mansion. He has been employed by the extremely wealthy Vermeulen-Sickerts family to tutor their son Egbert, a boy with prodigious musical talent who has not set foot outside for a year and a half. Piet soon attracts the attentions of Constance and Louisa, the boy’s two sisters, and their mother Jacobina who has been living in a sexless marriage since her husband made a pledge to God. Piet is determined to find a way of gaining entry to high society, through the family, although he must also retain the good will of his fellow servants. Piet finds many ways to pursue his pleasure-seeking ways, but when he seduces - or is seduced by - Jacobina, the future he has been so carefully building could vanish...

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 「年少經歷令皮特.巴羅爾意識到，對於絕大多數女人甚至是男人而言，自己俊朗的外貌簡直無人能擋。現在，邁入成年的他，決心要好好運用這種天賦…」
年輕的皮特.巴羅爾擁有迷人的外表和機靈的頭腦。與父親共同生活在萊頓大學城的他，對於生活的乏善可陳倍感厭倦，於是他搬到阿姆斯特丹，並在當地一幢豪華宅邸中找到工作。
他在范美倫.斯科茨家族中擔任家族愛子埃格博特的導師。埃格擁有過人的音樂天賦，但在過去的一年半中，他過著與世隔絕的生活。
很快地，埃格的兩位姐姐康斯坦絲和路易莎便留意到了皮特的俊美外表，就連她們的母親比娜對他也是青睞有加。
自從丈夫誓歸屬上帝後，比娜便一直過著缺乏性愛的婚姻生活。而渴望進入上流社會的皮特，決心利用斯科茨家族來實現自己的野心。為了達成目的，他千方百計、用盡手段，更和比娜進行相互引誘的遊戲；然而這場遊戲，可能將使他苦心規劃的上流前程毀於一旦… (Andy & Kate Cheng)

Awards/获奖情况：全美地位最崇高的文學出版社Knopf 以6位數高價積極爭取版權！
Knopf has made a six-figure offer which we are still negotiating!

Awards: just won a silver medal in the eLit Awards
http://elitawards.com/2012_results.php

and been shortlisted for a Publishing Triangle Award 2013 (shortlistees to be announced at a ceremony in May)
http://www.publishingtriangle.org/

Weidenfeld & Nicolson (U.K.) May 2011, 357 pages; Knopf (North America) 2012; De Bezige Bij (Netherlands) May 2011; Einaudi (Italy) 2011; Laffont (France) 2012; Świat Ksiazki (Poland)] Lind & Co.(Sweden)

Reviews:
“[A] wonderful, very sexy story, all perfectly balanced against the belle époque period.”---The Bookseller’s choice for May 2011

“HISTORY OF A PLEASURE-SEEKER is one of the best ARCs I’ve received to date. The characters held my interest from page one, and the intricacies of the plot played on my mind in the hours between reading…With ease this book will seduce you, slipping into your thoughts and eager for the chance to pick it up again. I found one flaw – the words at the very end to be continued. I would give anything to be able to pick up the next instalment from Richard Mason this very moment!”---Greg Eden, Head of Content, Waterstones.com

"[HISTORY OF A PLEASURE-SEEKER] is a masterpiece. Like Henry James on viagra.... Gripping as hell." ---Alex Preston, author of THIS BLEEDING CITY

I’m delighted to report that Richard Mason (HISTORY OF A PLEASURE SEEKER) has just won a silver medal in the eLit Awards http://elitawards.com/2012_results.php

and been shortlisted for a Publishing Triangle Award 2013 (shortlistees to be announced at a ceremony in May) http://www.publishingtriangle.org/

About the Author/作者介绍： Richard Mason was born in South Africa in 1978 to activist parents who settled in England when he was ten. Brought up and educated here, he wrote his first novel, The Drowning People, whilst a nineteen-year-old at Oxford. In the intervening years, Richard finished his degree, then set up an educational charity in memory of his sister Kay. The Kay Mason Foundation provides scholarships to disadvantaged South African children.
Richard Mason出生於南非，19歲的第一部小說《THE DROWNING PEOPLE》榮獲義大利最佳新作獎，譯成數十國語言。1999年Richard為了紀念夭折早逝的姊姊，便以她的名字設立基金會，提供獎學金，幫助南非兒童上學。

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