THE LAST HANGMAN

Book ID/图书代码： 00970012B57976

English Summary/英文概要： In the heat and the dust of the Indian south, the last hangman of Travancore is persuaded by a journalist to commit his life to paper. Into seven notebooks he pours his thoughts and memories of the men he has killed, recalling the final struggles of those he hung and how his ‘job’, passed down through the generations from father to son, has affected him.

Written in sparse, measured prose, THE LAST HANGMAN is a remarkable and haunting novel. It is a meditation on both life and death and what it means to be a sanctioned killer.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在印度南部的热量和尘土中, 特拉凡科的最后的刽子手被一位新闻工作者说服，同意将他的生活写在纸上。在七个笔记本中，他道出了自己的想法以及他杀害人们的那些记忆，回忆那些他挂起来的人们的最后挣扎以及他的“工作”是什么样的, 一代代的由父亲传给儿子，最终影响到他。

《最后刽子手》是稀疏的,标准的散文,是一个了不起的和令人难忘的小说。这是一种对生死和成为一个受到惩罚的杀手意味着什么的冥想。(LNL)

Awards/获奖情况：“这是一本安静且激烈的小说，关于对老人们生活的突然复审。刽子手可怕负担的故事变成了一个关于隔离和遗憾的萦绕的寓言。“A D Miller,男人本图书大奖的候选作者，《雪花莲》的作者。

‘A quietly fierce novel about the sudden re-examination of an old man’s life. The tale of the hangman’s awful burden becomes a haunting parable of isolation and regret.’ A D Miller, Man Booker-shortlisted author of Snowdrops

‘Warrier has propelled himself into a very special niche in Indian fiction.’ - Financial Times

‘A meditation on nothing less than the human condition itself... a work of intense passion unsapped by sentimentality, that inexorably forces change on the narrator, the fictional writer and the reader... A work of understated but awesome power.’ - Outlook India

‘Thought-provoking, harrowing and lingers long in the mind’ Mail on Sunday

‘Inspired by the real hangman of Travancore, this fictionalised version has such depth of character, emotional authenticity and convincing technical detail that it could pass for a real autobiography’ Glasgow Herald

About the Author/作者介绍： Shashi Warrier1959年出生在喀拉拉邦。他是三个恐怖片的作者——《金环蛇的晚上》,《孤儿》和《狙击手》。他写了两本儿童书——《隐藏的大陆》和《苏西的礼物》。他住在Panamanna,喀拉拉邦。

Shashi Warrier was born in Kerala in 1959. He is the author of three thrillers -- Night of the Krait, The Orphan and Sniper. He has written two children’s books -- The Hidden Continent and Suzy’s Gift. he lives in Panamanna, Kerala.

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