SHAKE OFF

Book ID/图书代码： 11908510B36421

English Summary/英文概要： London 1989: Michel is an undercover PLO operative hooked on painkillers and posing as a student. He is tasked by mentor Abu-Leila to find a venue for secret Palestinian Israeli talks. But fellow student Helen, forbidden fruit in this clandestine world, is proving to be a distraction. Michel is forced to go on the run when he takes possession of a package smuggled out of the Occupied Territories and linked to an assassination in Berlin a package that both the Israelis and the Palestinians are desperate to get hold of. >From the streets of London, Cambridge and Berlin, to the remotest areas of Scotland, Michel must use his KGB training and Helen’s help to shake off his pursuers and stay one step ahead.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 活在謊言，是他的義務
挖出真相，是他的命運

麥可(Michel)是巴勒斯坦解放組織(PLO)的特務，為了執行導師阿布萊拉(Abu-Leila)給他的任務：找到巴勒斯坦和以色列的秘密會談地點，他以學生的身分潛入倫敦。在執行任務的過程中，他得到一個從以色列走私出來的包裹。這個包裹和柏林的一件暗殺事件有關，巴勒斯坦和以色列都想要得到這個秘密包裹，為此，他被迫逃亡。他從倫敦一直逃到康橋、柏林，最後到蘇格蘭的偏遠地區，他得運用在蘇聯國家安全委員會(KGB)學到的所有本領甩掉追殺他的人，還得比追殺者搶先一步取得情報先機！(Chris)

Awards/获奖情况：北美版權已售訊息
North American rights to SHAKE OFF by Mischa Hiller have been sold to Mulholland Books, Little Brown.
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2011年不列顛國協作家獎得主 -米夏‧希勒(Mischa Hiller)新作
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Review
‘[Shake Off] is the gripping tale of a foot-soldier operative, forever passing on coded messages and delivering packages … With this taut follow-up to his much-praised Sabra Zoo, Hiller recalls the cool detachment and compelling eye for the ordinary detail that characterised the early thrillers of Graham Greene’---Sholto Byrnes, Independent on Sunday 英國《星期日獨立報》

‘Hiller’s fiction joins great Arabic novels such as Love in Exile by Bahaa Taher, Egyptian winner of the inaugural "Arabic Booker" prize in 2008, and Elias Khoury’s Gate of the Sun. His own strengths are understated humour and an eye for irony.’---Maya Jaggi, Guardian 英國《衛報》

‘Great to have something that feels like a John Le Carré novel from the 70s but with an alternative angle. The author’s first book, Sabra Zoo, was very good and if you haven’t come across Hiller before he is worth getting to know.’---Scott Pack, Me and My Big Mouth

‘Hiller tackles complex issues with sensitivity and his portrait of a traumatised survivor is also deeply affecting … a clever thriller … this British-Palestinian writer is an upcoming talent to watch.’---Lucy Popescu, Independent 英國《獨立報》

‘Hiller’s debut, Sabra Zoo, a chilling rites-of-passage novel set in Beirut in 1982 during the killings in the camps, was highly praised. Shake Off builds on that success … Shake Off is more than a straightforward spy thriller. Hiller’s book is both poignant and human. … a unique and engaging voice … Mr Hiller’s writing style is sparse but evocative; the hero’s bare room and the loneliness of exile deftly drawn. Words are used sparingly and effectively … Powerful and thought-provoking, this is a book that stays with the reader. Mr Hiller’s Shake Off is hard to shake off.’---Adam LeBor, The Economist 英國《經濟學人》

‘The story has a Hitchcockian feel to it: the tense but witty set-pieces involving counter-espionage in Foyle’s on the Charing Cross Road, or the move from the London of the opening chapters to a climax set in the wilds of Scotland. The novel as a whole feels like one of Hitchcock’s better films … The writing is strong and confident … Michel and his world are vividly evoked. Hiller is an excellent writer … Well-written enough to please the serious reader, and fast-paced and engaging enough for the beach (if summer ever comes), Shake Off deserves to do very well.’---The Fiction Desk

About the Author/作者介绍： Mischa Hiller was born in England in 1962 and grew up in London, Dar es Salaam and Beirut. He is the author of the critically acclaimed novel, Sabra Zoo, described by the Guardian as ’a stunning, defiant debut ’. Mischa won the 2009 European Independent Film Festival script competition for his adaptation of the book. He lives in Cambridge with his wife and children.
米夏‧希勒(Mischa Hiller)於1962年出生於英國，他去過許多國家，包含坦桑尼亞共和國和黎巴嫩。
他的處女作《Sabra Zoo》受到英國衛報(the Guardian)大力讚揚，更贏得2011年不列顛國協作家獎。
米夏‧希勒還曾將《Sabra Zoo》改編為劇本，並在2009歐洲電影節(European Independent Film Festival)獲得最佳劇本獎。

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