THE KINGDOM OF EMPTINESS

Book ID/图书代码： 12691011B49480

English Summary/英文概要： Fox, a British soldier, returns from Afghanistan to witness his life disintegrate in the harsh realities of civilian life and his inner struggle for forgiveness. In the Mauritanian desert, Badia an outcast, struggles to raise her son as one by one her hopes for a better future are dashed. The Kingdom is the story of Fox and Badia and their circle of friends - seven lives and seven challenges thrown together in a Saharan Mauritania steeped in the growing violence of Al-Qaeda and the secret counter-terrorism operations of the French military. Lives that meet in hope, hatred, love and redemption.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 福克斯是一名从阿富汗战场退伍的英国士兵，他目击自己的完整生命在现代文明的严酷现实中分崩离析，其内心一直在为获取原谅而苦苦挣扎。在毛里塔尼亚大沙漠，流浪者芭堤雅渴求一个更加美好的将来的希冀一次又一次的破灭了，她竭尽全力地抚养着自己的儿子。《苍白的国度》讲述的是福克斯和芭堤雅以及他们圈内朋友的故事---在沙哈拉大沙漠的毛里塔尼亚，七条生命和七大挑战融合在一起，他们被不断加剧的基地组织和法军秘密反恐组织的暴力对抗所包围。所以这里的生命是在希望、憎恨、友爱和救赎的碰撞中生存着。（兼职翻译-XMM)

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About the Author/作者介绍： 汤姆•甘布尔现年47岁，出生在英国的埃塞克斯郡。上世纪80年代，拼命逃离绝望时期的家庭成长经历促使他决心走出自己出生的境地而去寻求新的视野与天地。在从事了一系列的如教师、乐师和诗人等卑微而又收入拮据的工作之后，他在巴黎安顿下来，重新学习知识，并获得了人力资源管理的文学硕士学位。现在他是一名管理训练员，大学教师和教学设计师。汤姆对丰富多彩的人生经历和色彩斑斓的文化有着极大地热情，这促使他跋涉了整个欧洲，加拿大及北非地区。他对摩洛哥和毛里塔尼亚的热爱及对它们的了解为他的新作提供了很好的背景和基础。书中情节所描述的各种价值观，忠诚观和信仰的碰撞反映了他所经历的种种。汤姆育有三个可爱的孩子，还养了一只非常聪明的猫咪。

Tom Gamble is 47 and was born in Essex, a turbulent upbringing against desperate times for his family in 1980s Britain shaping his desire to break with his roots and discover fresh horizons. After numerous small-time jobs, a stint as a teacher, musician and poet, he settled in Paris, returned to studies and obtained an MA in human resource management. He now works as a management trainer, university teacher and instructional designer. Tom’s passion for new experiences and different cultures has led him to trek throughout Europe, Canada and north Africa. His passion and knowledge of Morocco and Mauretania provide the backdrop for his latest books. The clash of values, loyalties and beliefs present in his plots reflect what he has lived and experienced. He has three wonderful children and a very canny cat.

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