LONESOME ANIMALS

Book ID/图书代码： 03371011B49645

English Summary/英文概要： A startling, powerful debut novel about the hunt for a vicious killer in 1930s Washington state

In Lonesome Animals, Arthur strawl, a tormented former lawman, is called out of retirement to hunt a serial killer with a sense of the macabre who has been leaving elaborately carved bodies of native Americans across three counties. As the pursuit ensues, strawl’s own dark and violent history weaves itself into the hunt, shedding light on the remains of his broken family: one wife taken by the river, one by his own hand; an adopted native Ameri-can son who fancies himself a Catholic prophet; and a daughter, whose temerity and stoicism contrast against the romantic notions of how the west was won.

In the vein of True Grit and Blood Meridian, Lonesome Animals is a western novel reinvented.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 小说所述为发生于20世纪30年代华盛顿州的缉凶疑案，就处女作而言，此书十分了得，非常有力量。

亚瑟•史特（Arthur strawl）曾是一位执法者，现已退休，此次因一桩危人耸闻的跨境连环凶杀案重新被召回。然而，随着案件的开展，史特自己的黑暗历史也于无形中被贯穿，甚而连他残破的家庭也未能幸免：一位妻子溺水而亡，一位命丧其手；养子认为自己是神；女儿所做皆有违常理。反正就是乱套了。(兼职翻译-XJJ)

Awards/获奖情况："Lonesome Animals is dark, beautiful, compelling, strange, vivid; part Western, part detective story, altogether brilliant. With the authority of myth, it is a book obsessed with justice and history, and its two main characters—the retired lawman Russell Strawl and his prophet son Elijah—are as harrowing and moving a marriage as I have read in years. It’s an incredible book by an incredible author. It will break your heart and leave you gasping." – Elizabeth McCracken, author of The Giant’s House

"Lonesome Animals is exhilarating. The dialogue will blow your hair back, the description of land is prose poetry, and the violence is shocking for its intensity and sudden occurrence. This is a study of morality in a world that has lost its morals, a work that transcends its epic story of good versus evil. No character is spared and neither is the reader. Bruce Holbert’s fierce novel will enter the canon as a classic. " – Chris Offutt, author of Kentucky Straight

"Lonesome Animals is an impure marvel. This cowboy noir is loaded with lyrical detail, black humor, and a kind of antic despair. At its center is the compromised lawman Russell Strawl, a pilgrim making slow progress through the blasted ruins of Western myth. He turns violence into a kind of brutal music and provides the weary, stubborn heart of this astonishing debut. " – Max Phillips, Shamus-winning author of Fade to Blonde

From the opening sentence of Holbert’s remarkable debut, it is obvious that we are in the hands of a master storyteller. The time is Depression-era Washington State, the end of the frontier west still a living memory, and violence a frequent resolution to conflict. Former lawman Russell Strawl, himself no stranger to bloodshed, has been brought out of retirement to track a serial killer who has left a gruesome trail of murdered Indians, each ritualistically carved up. Strawl’s investigative methods are often startling and brutal, yet effective, which have earned him respect and fear. Accompanied by his stepson, Elijah, a Salish Indian savant who quotes scripture constantly and fancies himself a prophet, Strawl relentlessly pursues his quarry. As the narrative proceeds, and the body count rises, more and more is revealed about Strawl’s own turbulent past, which includes a fractured family and no shortage of madness and violence. Holbert’s prose is simultaneously roughly hewn and elegant, and recalls Cormac McCarthy at his best, as do his insights into the relationship between predator and prey. Call it literary fiction, classic western realism, or historical noir, Holbert is a writer of formidable skill and this auspicious debut should have considerable crossover appeal.(May)

About the Author/作者介绍： 布鲁斯•霍尔伯特（BRUCE HOLBERT），毕业于爱荷华大学作家工作室。

BRUCe HoLBeRT is a graduate of the University of Iowa Writers Workshop.

Format:电子手稿

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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：I just sold LONESOME ANIMALS to Liebeskind Verlag in Germany.

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