PLAYER ONE: WHAT IS TO BECOME OF US

Book ID/图书代码： 06481010B37766

English Summary/英文概要： The new CBC Massey Lectures — the most prestigious and eagerly anticipated lectures series of the year — are being delivered in 2010 by acclaimed novelist and visual artist Douglas Coupland.

Coupland’s 2010 Massey Lecture is a real-time five-hour story set in an airport cocktail lounge during a global disaster. Five disparate people are trapped inside: Karen, a single mother waiting for her online date; Rick, the down-on-his-luck airport lounge bartender; Luke, a pastor on the run; Rachel, a cool Hitchcock blonde incapable of true human contact; and finally a mysterious voice known as Player One. Slowly, each reveals the truth about themselves while the world as they know it comes to an end.
In the tradition of Kurt Vonnegut and J. G. Ballard, Coupland explores the modern crises of time, human identity, society, religion, and the afterlife. The book asks as many questions as it answers, and readers will leave the story with no doubt that we are in a new phase of existence as a species — and that there is no turning back.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 五個背景各異的人，原本不會有任何交集…但因世界發生巨大災難，他們知道已無路可去，遂慢慢開始向彼此交代自己的真實人生

故事地點發生在機場的雞尾酒吧，人物主要有五位：
凱倫─等待線上約會對象出現的單親媽媽
瑞克─機場吧台酒保
路克─在外奔波的牧師
瑞秋─跟人接觸有障礙的金髮酷女
最後一位─神秘客，只知道別名為 Player one
五個背景各異的人，原本不會有任何交集，但因此時外邊世界發生了巨大災難，五個人知道世界正走向滅亡，被困在吧台的五個人因此慢慢開始向彼此交代自己的真實人生。
追隨馮內果與巴拉德腳步，Douglas Coupland透過此書意圖探討關於時代、人類認同、社會、宗教以及死後世界等當代危機。他在書中丟出了許多疑問，同時並提供了可能的解答。讀者讀畢此書將深刻體悟到我們的確已經進入了一個新的存在階段─而且已無法回頭。

*馮內果(黑色幽默派的代表人物，代表作有《第五號屠宰場》、《貓的搖籃》、《冠軍早餐》、《囚鳥》等。他慣有的黑色幽默、 諷刺的筆調和豐富的想像力自1959年起就擄掠了全美國的注意，英國作家格雷安．葛林曾公開推崇：馮內果是當代美國最好的作家之一。): http://www.cite.com.tw/authors_search.php?authors_id=275
*英國小説家巴拉德(文壇大家，也是英國新浪潮科幻的主要推手): http://blog.roodo.com/formosans/archives/2130173.html
(Kate Cheng)

Awards/获奖情况：此書最新消息:
Heinemann, UK in a six figure deal. There were 8 offers.

★ 當代最富遠見的重要文化評論家、《X世代：速成文化的故事》作者 Douglas Coupland 年度新作，其過去作品已被翻譯成35國文字，文章固定在紐約時報、新共和國等美國重要報章上發表
★加拿大歷史最悠遠的長銷書系列─「梅西講堂」今年收錄的重要鉅作

Praise for Douglas Coupland and Generation A:
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
FINALIST, ROGERS WRITERS’ TRUST FICTION PRIZE

“Douglas Coupland is the greatest Canadian ironist of his time. . . . A far-fetched and enjoyable romp. . . . If he lives long enough, he could go through the alphabet of generations and entertain us thoroughly in the process. . . . A world without bees is hard to imagine. It’s almost as hard to imagin[e] a Canada without Coupland.”---Globe and Mail

“With this exceptional sequel to Generation X, Douglas Coupland may be one of the smartest, wittiest writers around . . . He is a terrifically good writer . . . This is a clever, brilliant book — and it’s loads better than Generation X . . . funny and profound.”---Esquire UK

“I know I’m not alone in thinking that Douglas Coupland is one of our finest chroniclers of modern life. . . . He’s funny, though, and maybe that’s his ‘problem.’ Memo to the Custodians of CanLit: Big Ideas can be delivered with humour and wit.”---National Post

“Eighteen years on from Generation X, Coupland still satirises pop culture better than anyone. This globe-spanning tale, set in the near future, is masterfully told and often hilarious.”---GQ UK

“As you’re revelling in Coupland’s wit and political acumen, a knockout section offering a trenchant commentary on storytelling suddenly hits you: how the best tales work, what inspires us, and how stories can change the world. Don’t miss it.”---NOW

NOTABLE SELLING POINTS
The Massey Lectures are the cornerstone of our nonfiction publishing program, and the bestselling yearly series in Canada.
The Wayfinders (大苹果代理，本書甫榮獲加拿大書商協會票選為年度最佳非小說 Non-Fiction Book of the Year), the 2009 Massey Lectures by Wade Davis, was a national bestseller and received phenomenal media attention and critical praise.
Douglas Coupland is a true maverick and artistic auteur/genius — fans will be eagerly anticipating his revolutionary take on one of Canada’s oldest, most established lectures series.
Released to coincide with the CBC Radio broadcast of the lectures on “Ideas” and a lecture tour sponsored by Massey College, CBC, and Anansi
Douglas Coupland is recognized as one of our best and brightest writers. His work has been published in 35 countries, and he has been recognized in Canada and abroad as one of the most important commentators on culture and technology. He frequently contributes to prestigious publications such as the New York Times, the New Republic, and ArtForum.
Recently, Generation X was selected as a finalist for the Canada Reads competition. The national publicity and media coverage will likely result in increased interest for the 2010 Massey Lectures, which will be published in the fall.
Coupland’s contribution to Penguin Canada’s Extraordinary Canadians series, an examination of the work of Marshall McLuhan, was published in March 2010. Look for reviews and national media coverage in late spring 2010.

About the Author/作者介绍： Douglas Coupland (來源：博客來網路書店), 道格拉斯‧柯 普蘭於1961年12月30日出生在德國貝登索林根（Baden-Solingen）的加拿大駐軍基地。4歲的時候遷往加拿大溫哥華，至今仍定居當地。「X世代」這個名詞即出自於1991年的同名小說，小說出版後在西方掀起了對於「X世代」的廣泛討論，X意指無法被標籤、無以名稱的世代，是戰後嬰兒潮的 下一代，特色為受媒體影響甚鉅的一代。他的著作尚有《懷俄明小姐》（Miss Wyoming）、《微軟奴隸》（Microserfs）、《昏迷的女友》（Girlfriend in a Coma）等等，作品已被翻譯成二十二種語言。他除了是一個小說家，同時也是視覺藝術和劇場工作者。

Format:TRADE PAPERBACK

Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE

Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Chinese rights sold to China Citic Press – expired in 2015 (rights sold: Random House/World Eng. excl. N.A., J.M. Meulenhoff/Dutch, Hurtubuse/French N.A., Teorema/Portuguese, AST License/Russian, Au Diable Vauvert/French Europe, Klett-Cotta/German, Isbn Edizioni/Italian, Ithaki/Turkish)

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