THE WONDERS: A NOVEL
Book ID/图书代码： 13005414B72057
English Summary/英文概要： The Wonders is a novel about a misfit trio who become instant international stars. What sets them apart is the radical, experimental and sometimes faulty medical treatments they’ve all undergone. Leon has a hole punched through his chest and a small mechanical heart visible to all; Kathryn has been cured of a rare genetic disorder but the treatment left her covered in curly black wool; and performance artist Christos has metal wings implanted into his back.
When ‘The Wonders’ are brought together by a canny entrepreneur, their glamorous, genre-defying, twenty-first-century freak show becomes a global sensation. But what makes them objects of fascination also places them in danger. A wonderfully inventive novel that challenges our ideas about celebrity, disability and the value of life from one of Australia’s finest authors at the peak of her powers.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 小说《奇人们》是一部关于三个不同寻常的人变成当前国际名人的故事。让他们与众不同的是他们都经历过的彻底的，试验性的，有时是错误的药物治疗。里昂的胸被开了个洞，大家都能看到里面装的人工心脏；凯瑟琳为了治愈她那罕见的遗传性疾病，搞得身上植满了黑色的卷羊毛；而表演艺术家克里斯托在他的背上装了金属的翅膀。
精明的企业家把他们三个召集在一起。他们举办的那抓人眼球，非主流，21世纪畸形秀引起了全球的轰动。这让他们在成了让人着迷的人的同时，也使他们陷入了危险。这部既精彩又别出心裁的小说，挑战了人们对于名人，残疾人和人生价值的想法。该小说是澳大利亚优秀作家在其鼎盛时期的作品。（YYW）
Awards/获奖情况：“《奇人们》是奥莱理的第三部小说，是一部超现实主义，异常迷人的作品，对我们如何
掌控自己人生以及我们自以为是而制造出来的混乱进行了一次很好的精细的质问”—澳洲人报
“大胆，颇具想象力…在阅读完《奇人们》很久以后，还持续影响着我”—澳大利亚书评
‘The Wonders, O’Reilly’s third novel, is a surreal and exotic thing, a finely wrought interrogation of the ways we navigate being human and the presumptuous shambles we make of much of it.’-The Australian
‘Bold and highly imaginative… Long after the book was closed, the Wonders continued to haunt me.’– Australian Book Review
“In a novel that feels both sharply realistic and wildly, indelibly imaginative, O’Reilly offers a story about the stars of a glamorous freak show that sidesteps any expectations of sentimental quirk with wit and deep feeling…The impossible slides skilfully into the believable here; O’Reilly’s delightful novel never shirks its responsibility to emotional truth as it tells a story about being known and being different.”
About the Author/作者介绍： 帕迪奥莱理是澳大利亚的小说家，非小说类作家和编剧。他的作品在澳大利亚和国际范围内出版和广泛传播。PADDY O’REILLY is an Australian writer of fiction, non-fiction and screenplays. Her work has been published and broadcast widely both in Australia and internationally.
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