TELL IT TO THE TREES
Book ID/图书代码： 12760011B46008
English Summary/英文概要： One freezing winter morning a dead body is found in the backyard of the Dharma family’s house. It’s the body of their tenant, Anu Krishnan. Why had she, a stranger to the mountains, been foolish enough to go out into the blizzard? From this gripping opening, Anita Rau Badami threads together a story of love and need, and of chilling secrets never told aloud.
For Anu, seeking a secluded retreat from the city, the Dharmas--the authoritarian Vikram, his aged mother, gentle Suman whom he has brought from the bustling warmth of India in a swiftly arranged marriage, their young daughter, Varsha, and her little brother--are a tightly knit family with values to uphold. The joy of Suman’s good Indian cooking, the tales told by old Akka, the beauty of the place, delight her; but she soon realizes that the Dharma family holds unexpected secrets--Suman is a trapped, silent and fearful woman--and the memory of Vikram’s first wife who died in an accident casts a long shadow over the household. Anu’s arrival will change the balance of the Dharma household, and when the secrets start to spill out, something terrible is bound to happen...
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 備受讀者鍾愛的暢銷書作家ANITA RAU BADAMI首度回歸家庭主題，向讀者闡述了一個神秘莫測、痛徹心扉的印第安家庭故事。 一個天寒地凍的冬日早晨，人們在Dharma家的後院裏發現了一具屍體。意想不到的是，死者正是他們家的房客Anu Krishnan。作為一個初來乍到外鄉人，她為何愚蠢到在大暴雪的日子外出呢？故事伊始就如此不同凡響，扣人心弦。隨著作者的娓娓道來， 一個關於愛與需求神秘故事即將告白於天下。
對於想要擺脫俗世紛擾的Anu來說，無論是專制的Vikram，他那上了年紀的媽媽和溫柔體貼的妻子Suman，還是那一對幼小的兒女，Dharmas家族的每一個人都緊緊地聯繫在一起，而且有自己堅持的價值觀。剛開始，Suman精湛的廚藝，老Akka說的故事以及當地的美景都令Anu開心不已。可是，Anu很快意識到Dharmas家族有著很多不為人知的秘密—比如Suman總是很安靜，擔驚受怕地生活，她的活動受到限制。此外，Vikram前妻的死亡總是給整個家庭籠罩著一層陰影。Anu的到來將會打破Dharmas家族的平衡。隨著家族秘密的漸漸浮出水面，可怕的事情註定要發生……（兼职翻译-XMM）
Awards/获奖情况：“這是一部扣人心弦的心理驚悚小說，其傳達意境的功效可以與電影相媲美…我能做的就是一直閱讀下去.....”
“a gripping psychological thriller that would perfectly work as a film. ... I could only keep turning the pages…”
“本書把日常生活中的瑣碎，包括，爭吵、交談、烹飪、就餐、工作以及為錢發愁與每個人物之間日益嚴峻的心理矛盾很好的結合在了一起…故事以住在加拿大一個偏遠村莊的一個印第安家庭為情節，以戲劇表演的手法創造了純正的異族氛圍，可以說是相當大膽的嘗試…這部小說真是耐人尋味，引人入勝。雖然這可能不是你印象中的印第安小說，但是同樣充滿魅力。”
“a good mix between everydayness, with arguing, chattering, cooking, eating, working, worrying about money and the increasing psychological tension between the characters. …. setting the plot amongst an Indian household in a remote Canadian village and creating a genuine Indian atmosphere on the side of the drama is definitely a daring project. … readable and enjoyable. Not your typical Indian novel then, but a good mystery behind closed doors.”
About the Author/作者介绍： ANITA RAU BADAMI是一位優秀的女作家，每部作品都獲得了極高的評價與成就。暢銷小說Tamarind Mem是Badami的第一部作品，隨後推出的第二部暢銷小說The Hero’s Walk榮獲英聯邦本土作家獎（Regional Commonwealth Writers’ Prize和義大利Premio Berto獎，同時入選了都柏林國際文學獎（Dublin Literary Award）和橘子文學獎（Orange Prize for Fiction），以及桐山獎（Kiriyama Prize）決賽作品。BADAMI2006年發表第三部作品Can You Hear the Nightbird Call？同樣備受好評，入選了都柏林國際文學獎以及溫哥華圖書獎（City of Vancouver Book Award）。作為瑪麗安.恩格獎（Marian Engel Award）的得獎者，Badami 的事業入日中天。Badami目前住在蒙特利爾，除了作家這個身份外，她還是一位元視覺藝術家。Anita Rau Badami¹s first novel was the hugely successful bestseller Tamarind Woman. Her bestselling second novel, The Hero¹s Walk, won the Regional Commonwealth Writers¹ Prize, Italy¹s Premio Berto, and was named a Washington Post Best Book of 2001. It was also long listed for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Prize and the Orange Prize for Fiction, and shortlisted for the Kiriyama Prize. Both novels have been published in many countries throughout the world. Her third novel, Can You Hear the Night bird Call?, was released in 2006 to great acclaim, long listed for the IMPAC Award, and a finalist for the City of Vancouver Book Award. The recipient of the Marian Engel Award for a woman in mid-career, Anita is also a visual artist. She lives in Montreal.
Format:电子手稿
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Canada: Knopf, 2011
Italy: Edizioni Piemme
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