WE USED TO BE KINGS
Book ID/图书代码： 05430012B56952
English Summary/英文概要： Stewart has written a brilliant and audacious debut novel about a young boy’s descent into madness following the loss of everything he knows. Set in the 70s, it is redolent of unlikely hot summers, of Russians in Space and war on our own doorstep. It’s a shocking, at times hilarious, heartbreaking and completely unforgettable novel and will be adored by those who loved ROOM, PIGEON ENGLISH, STUART: A LIFE BACKWARDS and WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 斯图亚特的这本杰出而大胆的小说处女作讲述了一个男孩子在失去一切后精神失常。故事背景设置在70年代，在那个异常炎热的夏天却散发着怡人的花香，那时的俄国人正在探索太空，战争就发生在我们家门口。这是一部令人震惊、难以忘怀的小说，有时候欢闹滑稽，有时候伤透人心。对于喜爱《房间》、《洋泾浜英语》、《斯图亚特：后退的生活》以及《当狗变成兔子的时候》的读者来说，一定也会钟爱此书。（XMM）
Awards/获奖情况：“汤姆，’他说‘我们去隔壁， Unster夫人出来迎接你的时候，如果你能把杰克丢在后面最好不过了。”但是我不能。‘Tom,’ he says. ‘When we go next door, when Mrs Unster comes to get you, it will be best if you leave Jack behind.’
But I can’t.
Stewart Foster, WE USED TO BE KINGS (UK: Jonathan Cape; France: Grasset) – Featured in yesterday’s Observer as one of seven debut authors sure to make waves this year! The Observer says: “We Used to Be Kings is certainly fresh and original, a sparse and moving tale that’s never showy but often dazzling.” (http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jan/12/debut-authors-2014-observer-fiction) And we also have fabulous advance quotes from Ciaran Collins and Matt Haig:
• "We Used to Be Kings is a very powerful book, written with a poignant intensity that often burns. It is one of the most touching books about madness I have ever read, and deserves a wide readership. Stewart Foster has created something very special." – Matt Haig, author of The Humans
• "A highly original and hugely moving story of deep psychosis. Stewart Foster challenges us to live in his character’s chaotic world, where the dead whisper in our ear, but throughout it all his compassion never falters."– Ciarán Collins, author of The Gamal
About the Author/作者介绍： 斯图亚特.福斯特曾今是一位金融经理，结果为了写作当了一名出租车司机。他与妻子和女儿住在巴斯。《我们曾今为王》是他的第一部小说。 Stewart Foster was a finance manager but ended up driving a taxi in order to write. He lives in Bath with his wife and daughter. WE USED TO BE KINGS is his first novel.
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