PETITE MORT
Book ID/图书代码： 05380012B51879
English Summary/英文概要： The “Petite Mort” of the title is a silent French film from early 1914, long thought lost in a fire that ripped through part of the Pathé film studio in Paris shortly after the film was completed. Now, in 1967, a print of the film has been found in a Parisian suburb – though it is missing one crucial scene, and the film has been crudely spliced back together. The film has a certain notoriety: its star, Alice Roux, was involved in a sensational murder trial, again not long after completion of the film, and thereafter became a total recluse. A few days after filing her story about the re-discovery of the film, the young journalist Juliette Blanc is contacted by none other than Alice Roux. Alice wants a ghost writer for her memoirs.
PETITE MORT is a brilliant kaleidoscope of converging and conflicting stories. There is the story of Alice and her arrival in Paris, from the Languedoc, as a naive but hopeful young woman determined to escape her family and to break into the glamorous new film industry. There is the story of André Durand, an adopted child from Louisiana, who also escaped to Paris and became the greatest special effects wizard of his day. And there is Terpsichore Durand, his movie star wife. Alice finds her feet in Paris, but is quickly under André’s spell. In turn André introduces Alice to Terpsichore, and thus is created an explosive triangle.
Piecing these histories together, in 1967, is Juliette: she is engaged to Jean-Yves, but falling in love with Etienne, the film enthusiast who may be able to help her uncover the truth about the Alice, the murder, and Petite Mort itself.
This is a wonderful novel full of intoxicating sexual relationships and lies within lies.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 书名《无名之死》来源于1914年的一部法国早期无声电影，当时这部电影刚刚完成，巴黎帕特电影工作室却遭遇火灾，之后便以为此片在那场大火之中毁于一旦。然而就在1967年，人们在巴黎市郊却发现了此片－尽管其中遗失了几个重要的场景，此片依然可以勉强拼凑出其本来面目。该影片有其臭名昭著的一面：那便是其中的影星爱丽丝·卢(Alice Roux)，与当时轰动一时的谋杀案有着千丝万缕的联系，也正是在这部影片完成拍摄后不久，消失成了一名隐居者。
就在这一电影重建天日后不久，年轻的女记者朱丽叶·布兰克(Juliette Blanc)便联系到了爱丽丝·卢本人。爱丽丝想要找一名影子写手帮助她完成回忆录。
《无名之死》讲述了一系列精彩，五彩缤纷的故事。 其中一个故事有关于爱丽丝。她当时刚从朗格多克(Languedoc)初来巴黎。那个曾经纯真乐观的女子一心想要逃离家族的束缚，并渴望在五光十色的新兴电影行业闯荡出一番属于自己的事业。同样也有关于安德鲁·杜兰(André Durand)的故事。他是一位来自路易斯安那(Louisana)的收养男孩，同样逃往巴黎，并成为了那个时代首屈一指的特效师。而特尔西科瑞·杜兰(Terpsichore Durand)，则是安德鲁的妻子，同样也是一名电影明星。爱丽丝在巴黎落脚，虽然找到了自己的新生活，却也同时深陷安德鲁的魅力之中。而随着安德鲁将爱丽丝介绍给特尔西瑞克，一场剪不断理还乱的三角关系从此拉开序幕。
而在1967年将着一段段成年旧事重新翻寻出来并串联在一起的，正是朱丽叶：已与杰·伊福斯(Jean-Yves)有婚约的她却情不自禁的爱上了艾迪安(Etienne)，一位能够帮助她揭开有关于爱丽丝，谋杀以及电影本身的真相的电影狂热爱好者。
总之，这将是一部极为精彩的情色小说，醉人的复杂关系背后则隐藏着一个又一个扑朔迷离的谎言。(DC & CK)
Awards/获奖情况：‘This highly readable and sumptuously jacketed story of sexual scandals and lies is set at the heart of the French silent film studios and has a neat twist that we are asked not to divulge. Stella Duffy describes it as “elegantly written, evocative and quietly subversive” and quotes are promised from Kate Mosse and Emma Donoghue.’- Bookseller Preview‘There are several rather tasty twists in this novel, more than enough to keep you guessing until the end. Like the silver screen world Hitchman portrays, her writing shimmers, drawing you in with glamour and trickery. A fascinating, beguiling and wily debut.’- Katie Ward, author of Girl Reading
About the Author/作者介绍： 碧翠斯·西契曼(Beatrice Hitchman)，1980年生于伦敦。她曾于爱丁堡大学学习英语及法语，后来得到文学硕士学位。她在巴黎定居一年以后，便搬回英国，并受训成为专业纪录影片编导。她曾写作了几部短剧本，并执导拍摄，还曾于全球各电影节上巡展。
Beatrice Hitchman was born in London in 1980. She read English and French at Edinburgh University and then studied for an MA in Comparative Literature. After a year living in Paris, she moved back to the UK, trained and worked as a documentary film editor. She has written and directed short films which have toured festivals worldwide.
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