THE STRAYS
Book ID/图书代码： 03540013B65383
English Summary/英文概要： Evan Trentham is the wild child of the Melbourne art world in the 1930s: a world of rapid change and violent reaction, of experiment and censure, of innovation and its struggle against the establishment.
Evan and his captivating wife, Helena, attempt to carve out their own small niche, to escape the stifling conservatism they see around them, by gathering together other likeminded artists. They create a utopian circle within the walls surrounding their rambling family home and vast, thriving garden. They offer these young artists a place to live and work, and the ambivalent benefits of being associated with the infamous Evan.
Outside, the art establishment rails against the rise of modernism. On the inside, the group of passionate, unconventional individuals, each trying to earn a reputation in the fickle art world, creates a volatile environment.
At the periphery of this circle is Lilly Struthers, the best friend of Evan and Helena’s daughter Eva. Lilly is infatuated by the world she bears witness to, and longs to be part of this enthralling makeshift family.
Lilly and the Trentham daughter, growing from children to young women within this vibrant but chaotic circle of artists, and are inevitably entangled in the shifts and struggles of the group.
The Strays is a story about belonging and about the promise of the new, and the courage required to seize it.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 埃文•特姆是20世纪30年代墨尔本艺术世界的野孩子：这个世界充满了迅速变化和激烈反应，实验和谴责。
埃文和他迷人的妻子海伦娜为了躲避身边令人窒息的保守主义试图和其他志同道合的艺术家一起开拓出自己的小众团体。他们创造了一个乌托邦式的圆形城墙包围他们散漫的家和广阔的，欣欣向荣的花园。它为这些年轻艺术家提供生活和工作的地方，以及与臭名昭著埃文相关联的矛盾利益。
外面，艺术制度谴责现代主义的兴起。里面，有一群充满激情，非常规的人，每个人都想在浮躁的艺术世界赢得声誉，创建一个不稳定的环境。
莉莉•斯特拉瑟斯在这个圈子的边缘，她是埃文和海伦娜的女儿伊娃最好的朋友。莉莉也被她所见证的这个世界迷住了，并渴望成为这个迷人的临时家庭的一部分。
莉莉和特姆的女儿在这个艺术家们充满活力，但混乱的圈子里从女孩成长为了年轻女性，并不可避免地纠结于这个团体的变化和斗争。
《表演者》讲述了一个关于归属感，对新世界的承诺，并需要勇气抓住它的故事。(LNL)
Awards/获奖情况：Winner of the Stella Prize 2015
Winner of the Tina Kane Emergent Writers Award
University of Canberra ’Book of the Year’ 2016
Longlisted for the Dublin IMPAC Literary Award
Shortlisted for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript
Shortlised for the Dobbie Literary Award
Shortlisted for the Indie Book Award for Debut Fiction
Shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Prize for New Writing
Shortlisted for an Amazon Rising Star Award
★ 入围2013年维多利亚女王时代未发表手稿的总理文学奖。
★ Shortlisted for the 2013 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript
Winner of Australia’s Stella Prize, THE STRAYS was described by the jurors as "reminiscent of Ian McEwan’s Atonement or A.S. Byatt’s The Children’s Book". Set in 1930s Australia, it’s the story of young girl who befriends the daughters of an infamous avant-garde painter.
“explores with quiet passion both the cost of creative life on family and the definition of family itself.” Kirkus
“The Strays is a marvel of setting and characterization, re-creating a time of artistic revolution and personal revelation. Memorable and moving, this is a novel not to be missed.” Booklist starred review
’Reading this novel, I realized that this is the kind of book I love best: the young girl narrating a story she feels she cannot understand. Because of the precision of the prose, however, the reader perfectly understands the folly of the adult world and the perilous life the children must somehow try to survive. Thank you to Emily Bitto!’ Jane Hamilton, THE BOOK OF RUTH, A MAP OF THE WORLD, THE EXCELLENT LOMBARDS
“Riveting, captivating, with a sense of foreboding threaded throughout. THE STRAYS is such a daring look at art and love and family that you’ll want to clear your calendar: you’ll be reading it in a day.”
—Whitney Otto, New York Times bestselling author of How to Make an American Quilt and Eight Girls Taking Pictures
Emily Bitto writes so well about art, childhood, infatuation, loneliness--you name it. The Strays is a knowing novel, and beautifully done.’ – Meg Wolitzer, author of The Interestings
About the Author/作者介绍： 艾米丽•必图住在墨尔本。她拥有墨尔本大学的文学研究硕士学位和创意写作的博士学位，她也是该校的临时老师和创意写作计划的导师。她的作品已经刊登在各种出版物，包括“米安津”，“热火”，“收获”，“悉尼先驱晨报“和”澳大利亚文学评论”上。
她的处女作小说《表演者》入围了2013年维多利亚女王时代未发表手稿的总理文学奖。
Emily Bitto lives in Melbourne. She has a Masters in literary studies and a PhD in creative writing from the University of Melbourne, where she is also a sessional teacher and supervisor in the creative writing program. Her writing has appeared in various publications, including Meanjin, Heat, Harvest, The Sydney Morning Herald and the Australian Literary Review.
The manuscript of her debut novel, The Strays, was shortlisted for the 2013 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript.
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