SOMETHING FOR NOTHING: A NOVEL
Book ID/图书代码： 00342510B40347
English Summary/英文概要： Martin Anderson has a racehorse, a deep-sea fishing boat, a vacation home in Tahoe, and a Caddy in the garage. But his life is in freefall. It’s the 1970s, and with the arrival of the oil crisis and gas rationing, his small aircraft business is tanking, as is his extravagant suburban lifestyle. Martin keeps many secrets from his wife, from his mounting debt to his penchant for sneaking into neighborhood homes and making off with small keepsakes. So when he’s given the opportunity to clear his debt by using one of his planes to make a few drug runs between California and Mexico, Martin accepts the offer . . . only to find his troubles have just begun.
Smart, suspenseful, and funny, David Anthony’s debut is a perfect snapshot of America’s misguided pursuit of happiness—then, and now.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 马丁·安德森(Martin Anderson)拥有一匹赛马，一艘深海渔船，一座塔霍湖畔的度假别墅，甚至在车库里还有一台凯迪拉克。一切看似美好，然而他的生活却越来越不如意。那时还是20世纪70年代，石油危机的爆发使得石油限量供应，他的小型飞行事业只得停滞不前，与此一起消失还有他在郊区奢华的生活模式。马丁私下向妻子隐瞒了许多秘密，像是他堆积如山的债务，他喜爱偷溜进邻居家，并带着小小“纪念品"离开的古怪嗜好等。突然有一天，马丁被告知有个机会可以让他一次性还清所有的债务，唯一的条件就是用他的小型私人飞机帮助在加州和墨西哥州之间贩运毒品，马丁心动的接受了这一提议。。。。。。然而他却没料到自己也从此惹上了更大的麻烦。
本书是大卫·安东尼(David Anthony)的处女作，全书构思精巧，充满悬念的同时亦不乏乐趣，更是对一直以来美国本土所崇尚和追求的所谓幸福观的一次绝妙的冲击。（DC & CK）
Awards/获奖情况：“安东尼的首部小说。。。。。。在如今这个被欲望所主导的充满矛盾的世界中，阅读本书无疑让你更加热血沸腾，不仅极具思考和启发意义，而且叫人难以定义本书范畴，极为值得关注的作家。”－《书目》(Booklist)
“极为睿智且叫人吃惊的处女作，同时教你难以抵抗的感同身受。。。。。。安东尼巧妙且成功的将1974年的经济危机同目前的经济危机联系在了一起，尽管两者之间并没有很清晰的共同点，然而安东尼却借描述马丁这样一个反传统英雄的角色，通过对他荒诞言行举止的描述，展现出一种角色内心的强烈呐喊，这种情感强烈而天真，甚至达到了使主人公看上去精神错乱的地步，也正因为此，马丁成为了有史以来最叫人喜爱的毒贩子。”－《出版人周刊》(Publishers Weekly), 星级评论
“安东尼在本书中最大的成功之处莫过于他对于主人公悲喜掺杂的内心世界的成功描绘，每当马丁千方百计地为自己的言行寻求合理解释或是异想天开时，他总是将自己和绿林好汉罗宾汉以及巨人杀手杰克放置在统一道德层面上，对于他的如此行径，读者们在会心一笑的同时也会不禁产生联想，因为在马丁的身上，有我们每个人或多或少的影子。”－《前言评论》(ForeWord Reviews)
“Anthony’s first novel…speeds to an adrenaline-charged climax in a conflict fueled by greed. Provocative, genre-spanning fiction by an author to watch.”－Booklist
“A clever and surprisingly heartfelt debut… The parallels Anthony draws between the 1974 economic crisis and our own are successful precisely because they’re not overt, just like his depiction of Martin as an antihero succeeds because his ridiculous antics are laced with a yearning to belong that’s so intense it borders on deranged innocence, rendering him the most lovable drug smuggler in ages.”－Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Anthony’s achievement here is his main character’s tragicomic inner life. As Martin spins out rationalizations and fantasies—he reckons himself to be on a moral par with Robin Hood or Jack the Giant Killer—readers will laugh and point fingers, but they will also see something of themselves.”－ForeWord Reviews
About the Author/作者介绍： 大卫·安东尼(David Anthony)，在海湾地区长大的他现是南伊利诺伊大学卡本代尔分校(SIU-Carbondale)英语系早期美国文学专业副教授。本书是他的处女作。
DAVID ANTHONY grew up in the Bay Area. He is an associate professor of early American literature in the Department of English at SIU-Carbondale. This is his first novel.
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