TEDDY’S BLOW-OFF ATTRACTION

Book ID/图书代码： 12760011B49594

English Summary/英文概要： Yasuko Thanh explores the nature of love and the lengths women will to go for it, or its facsimile; as well as the everevolving definition of what it means to be human, and how the rest of us respond to those who don’t conform to it.

Based on the true story of Julia Pastrana (1834-1860), a Mexican woman known variously as Ape Woman, Bear Woman, and The Bearded Lady, Yasuko Thanh’s novel takes us inside the life of a nineteenth-century international celebrity named Malipa Espinosa, whose face and body were covered entirely with hair. Petite and shapely but with an ape-like visage, Malipa toured the U.S., U.K., and Europe, singing and dancing exquisitely with her face obscured by a veil. She was her husband and manager Teddy Lent’s blow-off attraction: the grand finale of his carny show. It ended with the removal of her veil.

In the age of Darwin, Malipa came to be seen as the missing link between apes and humans. She died shortly after giving birth to a child in Russia in 1860—but her touring did not end until the 1970s. Teddy’s Blow-Off Attraction will resonate with everyone who has ever felt like a freak.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 所谓非常人之爱,凯瑟琳•邓恩在1989发表关于的狂欢生活的一部另类小说,如同人类现状晴雨表一样地被深刻有力的展现。根据朱莉娅•帕斯特罗娜,被世人称作“胡子小姐”长相酷似猿和熊的墨西哥女人的真实故事,Yasuko Thanh的小说带领我们一睹19世纪国际名人Malipa Espinosa的生活现状,她与前者相似，脸庞和身体都被毛发完全覆盖。身材娇小且匀称,但容貌却酷似猿类，Malipa周游美国、英国和欧洲，用面纱遮脸，表演歌舞。她受到舞台经理泰迪•兰特的吸引:后者哄骗她压轴表演。其后果便是撤下她的面纱。
在达尔文时代, 朱莉娅•帕斯特罗娜被视为是猿和人类之间的一种缺失的联系。她在詹•邦德森博士1997年发表的《医学趣闻内幕》一书的章节中有所概括。通过茱莉亚故事的文学润色,作者Yasuko Thanh探索了爱的本质,以及女人为何会去长时间坚守这份感情,和人类不断发展的定义意味着什么,以及我们如何应对那些不协调的一切。《泰迪散发出的魅力》中,读者似乎能看到泰迪•兰特是真正关心Malipa,尽管事实上,他利用她作为自己的赚钱的工具,甚至是在她死后。在小说中他的良心最后驱使他发了疯,但随着他死期的来到，他和这位被称作‘异类’女人的鬼魂也最终达成了共识。(Sandy)

Awards/获奖情况：2009 winner of the annual Journey Prize for the best short story published in Canada!

http://www.iheartradio.ca/cfax-1070/yasuko-than-city-of-victoria-butler-book-prize-winner-1.3366498

About the Author/作者介绍： Yasuko Thanh was a finalist for the Future Generations Millennium Prize, the Hudson Prize, and the Dave Adams Richards Prize, which recognizes unpublished manuscripts. The story “Floating Like the Dead” won the prestigious Journey Prize in 2009. Yasuko recently received her MFA from the University of Victoria.

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