EQUAL OF THE SUN

Book ID/图书代码： 04332810B43824

English Summary/英文概要： Narrated by a eunuch whose allegiance to Iran is second only to his loyalty to the powerful princess he serves, EQUAL OF THE SUN is a compulsively readable tale of power, loyalty, and love in the royal court of sixteenth century Iran. Princess Pari, who knows more about the inner workings of the court than almost anyone, is in possession of an incredible tapestry of secrets and information and when her father, the Shah, dies suddenly leaving a vacuum of power, the princess takes over the royal court until her brother can come to the capital and be crowned as the next shah. The intricate dance of negotiations that follows reveals a power struggle of epic proportions. Based loosely on the life of Princess Pari Khan Khanoom, EQUAL OF THE SUN is a story of political intrigue and Machiavellian manipulation by those who lust for power and will do anything to attain it; it is also the unforgettable tale of an unlikely friendship between a princess and a eunuch that explores the complicated relationship between masculinity, femininity and power. Anita Amirrezvani is a master storyteller and in her hands this rich and labyrinthine world comes to vivid life.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《堪比太阳》可以说是一本必读的16世纪伊朗宫廷关于权势，忠诚，爱情的书籍，叙述者是一名以他的公主为太阳的宦官，对伊朗国的忠诚都无法超越他对公主的忠诚。帕里公主熟知宫廷内部运作的一切，同时掌握着惊人的秘密和消息，因而当她的父亲伊朗王骤然驾崩，宫廷内部产生巨大的权力空缺，帕里勇敢的接手了这一巨大的国家，直到她的兄长回到国内继承王位。书中复杂灵活的交涉手腕展现了一场场宏大且势均力敌的政治争夺。《堪比太阳》看似随性的讲述帕里公主的日常生活，实则隐射了那些为了夺得权力不择手段者的政治阴谋和马基雅维利式统治；同样，这也是一段让人难忘的珍贵友谊，一名公主与一名宦臣，超越了世俗的关系，无关男子的阳刚，女性的柔美，也无关权势的争夺。本书作者安妮塔•阿米瑞瓦尼是杰出的讲述者，很难想象，在她笔下，丰富却也迷宫般错综复杂的现实世界竟也可以那么鲜活迷人。(DC)

Awards/获奖情况：Rights Sold: Holland (De Boekerij), Turkey (ODTU), and Russia (Azbooka)

“Equal of the Sun is a page turner, with plenty of gripping moments. Here’s hoping Amirrezvani will write many more tales illuminating the incredible history of the Iranians..” —WashingtonPost

"Expertly woven." --Kirkus

“Equal of the Sun is a fine political novel, full of rich detail and intrigue, but it’s also a thought-provoking study of the intersection between gender and power.” —Historical Novel Society

"Amirrezvani’s sixteenth century Iran is a world as complex as Shakespeare’s London, that seethes with intrigue, passion, and lawlessness, a world where a brilliant young princess, who longs for power denied her as a female, and a servant, with a desire so relentless he half-destroys himself, make a desperate pact to control the government and fate of the country, and in doing so discover their greatest loves and sorrows. In this astonishing novel Amirrezvani reminds us what all human hearts suffer and dare. EQUAL OF THE SUN is an irresistible novel." —Jonis Agee, author of The River Wife

“A dazzling historical novel of ancient Persia, a fairy tale of universal resonance, EQUAL OF THE SUN is a story of love and ambition, loyalty and intrigue, the eternal anguish of a heart—and a country—at war with itself. —Gina Nahai, author of Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith and Caspian Rain

About the Author/作者介绍： 安妮塔•阿米瑞瓦尼（Anita Amirrezvani ），作家，著有《花与血》，2007年由小布朗出版社出版，《华盛顿邮报》称其“坚忍中透着生命力”，《旧金山记事报》称其叫人昏昏欲睡，荣获2008年度英国小说橙奖，安妮塔式苏格兰爱丁堡国际书节发言人，杜拜酋长文学节，澳大利亚阿德莱德作家周，美国书籍博览会，亚洲社联，北加利福尼亚独立书商联合会等发言人，其书籍在大学，书店及图书馆均有收藏发售。其书籍出版前，曾任《美国圣荷西信使报》特约撰稿人，并于《康特拉科斯塔时报》担任长达十年的舞蹈评论，在此期间，她获得了哥伦比亚大学全国艺术新闻类奖学金以及全国艺术贡献奖。她于加利福尼亚大学博克来校区获文学学士学位，于旧金山州立大学获小说类美术硕士。现于旧金山加利福尼亚艺术大学任职副教授。

Anita Amirrezvani is the author of the novel The Blood of Flowers, published by Little, Brown in 2007. The novel, which was called "enduring and dynamic" by the Washington Post and "hypnotic" by the San Francisco Chronicle, was longlisted for the 2008 Orange Prize for Fiction in the UK. Anita has been a speaker at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in Scotland, Emirates Airline Festival of Literature in Dubai, Adelaide Writers’ Week in Australia, Book Expo America, the Asia Society, LitQuake, the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association, and at many universities, bookstores and libraries. Prior to publishing her book, she was a staff writer and dance critic for ten years at the San Jose Mercury News and the Contra Costa Times. As part of her dance criticism career, she earned fellowships from the National Arts Journalism Program at Columbia University and the National Endowment for the Arts. Anita received her B.A. in English from the University of California at Berkeley and her M.F.A. in Fiction from San Francisco State University. She is currently an adjunct professor at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco.

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