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Book ID/图书代码： 12844010B39045
English Summary/英文概要： A world that hangs suspended between triumph and catastrophe, between the dismantling of the Wall and the fall of the Twin Towers, frozen in the shadow of suicide terrorism and global financial collapse, such a world requires a firm hand and a guiding light. But does it need the Concern: an all-powerful organisation with a malevolent presiding genius, pervasive influence and numberless invisible operatives in possession of extraordinary powers? On the Concern’s books are Temudjin Oh, an un-killable assassin who journeys between the peaks of Nepal, a version of Victorian London and the dark palaces of Venice; and a nameless, faceless torturer known only as the Philosopher. And then there’s the renegade Mrs Mulverhill, who recruits rebels to her side; and Patient 8262, hiding out from a dirty past in a forgotten hospital ward. As these vivid, strange and sensuous worlds circle and collide, the implications of turning traitor to the Concern become horribly apparent, and an unstable universe is set on a dizzying course.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 胜利和灾难，轰然倒塌的城墙和双塔，自杀性恐怖主义和全球经济崩溃带来挥之不去的暗影——这样的世界需要一个稳定的支柱和指向灯，还需要担忧的头等大事是：领导层不称职的掌权者，负面影响和暗箱操作，是否已经取代了常规的职权能力？本书中，侥幸存活的穆斯林狂热者铁木真·俄游历于尼泊尔的高峰，维多利亚时期的英国和威尼斯的黑暗宫殿之间，同时他还是一个隐姓埋名的哲人。背教者玛沃希尔夫人将反叛者聚集在自己的统领下，此时，在一家被人遗忘的医院病房中，8262号病人为了逃避自己肮脏的过去而选择不断躲避。书中逼真，未知，构想的世界圈和暴动，反叛者劫难带来的恐怖暗示以及世界曲折的发展，凝集成一节意义深刻的课程。(兼职翻译-PXD)
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“这是伊恩·班克斯最富想象力，最值得瞩目的一本小说。”——苏格兰人报
“很不错......在职权责任，干预的道德影响主题上诠释得十分到位，甚至人生组成这样的哲学难题也处理得很巧妙。希望当代的小说都能以此为典范......这本著作能够让你以不同的视角来看这个世界......真让人感到震撼”——周日独立报
“巴洛克风格，游离的话题，饱满的激情，再结合伟大的观点和理论，这本小说绝对会让人无法自拔......很吸引人”——时代周刊
About the Author/作者介绍： 尹恩·班克斯（Iain Banks），1984年第一本小说《捕蜂器》一出版就立刻引起了社会广泛的争议。他的意识流和科幻小说受到了广大人民的喜爱和好评。
Iain Banks came to widespread and controversial public notice with the publication of his first novel, THE WASP FACTORY, in 1984. He has since gained enormous popular and critical acclaim for both his mainstream and his science fiction novels. www.iain-banks.net
Format:电子手稿
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