THE COINCIDENCE ENGINE

Book ID/图书代码： 02000010B35986

English Summary/英文概要： A hurricane sweeps off the Gulf of Mexico and in, the back-country of Alabama, assembles a passenger jet out of old bean-cans and junkyard waste. An eccentric mathematician – last heard of investigating the physics of free will and ranting about the devil - vanishes in the French Pyrenees. And the thuggish operatives of a multinational arms conglomerate are closing in on Alex Smart - a harmless Cambridge postgraduate who has set off with hope in his heart and a ring in his pocket to ask his American girlfriend to marry him.
At the Directorate of the Extremely Improbable – an organisation so secret that many of its operatives aren’t 100 per cent sure it exists -- Red Queen takes an interest. What ensues is a chaotic chase across an imaginary America, haunted by madness, murder, mistaken identity, and a very large number of unhealthy but delicious snacks. The Coincidence Engine exists. And it has started to work.
The Coincidence Engine is consistently engaging - one of the most enjoyable, entertaining debut novels you’ll come across for ages.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 一场飓风席卷了墨西哥湾及境内，阿拉巴马边远地区，将一架客机变成了破铜烂铁。一个古怪的数学家 - 上次听说要调查自由意志和魔鬼演说——消失在了法国比利牛斯。一个跨国武装集团凶残的暴行正在接近Alex Smart—— 一名单纯的，心中充满希望，口袋里装着向女朋友求婚的戒指的剑桥大学研究生。

在“极不可行” 这个秘密组织的董事会中，其中许多操控者都不是百分之百存在的 - “红皇后”是主要人物。随之而来的是在一个虚构的美国中发生混乱的追捕，挥之不去的疯狂，谋杀，错误身份，大量不健康但是美味的食品。《巧合的引擎》是存在的。它已经开始运转了。

《巧合的引擎》保持一贯吸引人的风格 - 是最令人愉快，有趣的小说之一，为不同年龄的人留下深刻的印象。(兼职翻译-PXD)

Awards/获奖情况：“一个非常好的小说 - 不仅滑稽，还领悟性强，具有独创性。一本鼓舞人心的小说，”William Boyd 对Dead Pets的赞美。

“一个异常有趣和纯朴的作者。”——《标准晚报》

“他是一名幽默大师，但远不止于此，也是一名现实主义者，一名哲学家，但更是一名辉煌的记者。他的散文让我想起了纯朴的James Joyce。“Bevis Hillier，《旁观者》

”让人无法理解的魅力和很强的娱乐性... ”Excellent’ Guardian

About the Author/作者介绍： Sam Leith最近担任了《每日电报》的文学编辑。他现在经常为许多前沿出版物撰写稿子，包括Guardian 和 Evening Standard。他以前出版的著作Dead Pets和Sods Law，已出版并得到一致好评。《巧合的引擎》是他的第一本小说。Sam Leith目前居住在伦敦。

Sam Leith was, until recently, the Literary Editor of the Telegraph. He now writes for many leading publications including the Guardian and the Evening Standard. His previous books, Dead Pets, and Sods Law, have been published to critical acclaim. The Coincidence Engine is his first novel. Sam Leith lives in London.

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