HAPPY VALLEY
Book ID/图书代码： 00530014B76014
English Summary/英文概要： The definitive story of the British in Kenya, from the explorer Joseph Thomson, whose exploits inspired King Solomon’s Mines, to the decadent Happy Valley set of the 1930s, the murder of Lord Erroll, and the Mau Mau revolt of the 1950s. "Nicholas Best tells an immensely entertaining tale" - Max Hastings, Evening Standard "Erudite, amusing and, even, gossipy" - Nigel Dempster, Punch "First class... quite hilariously funny!’" - Melbourne Herald "Anyone with experience of Kenya, past or present, resident or tourist, will enjoy reading Happy Valley" - Country Life
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《快乐谷》收集了英国殖民者在肯尼亚的故事，包括第一个到达肯尼亚的欧洲人约瑟夫•汤姆逊，他的探索使所罗门王获得了创作《宝藏》的灵感；以1930年为故事背景的萧条的快乐谷；国王埃罗尔谋杀案以及上世纪50年代的茅茅党叛乱都被收录其中。
“尼古拉斯•贝斯特为我们带来了一个非常有趣的故事。”——麦克斯•黑斯廷斯，《星期日标准晚报》
“这部作品非常博学，有趣，甚至还有些八卦。”——奈杰尔•邓普斯特。
“这部作品非常出色，很有趣！”——《墨尔本先驱报》
“每一个到过肯尼亚，或那里的居民都会爱上《快乐谷》这本书的。”——《乡村生活》（XAT）
Awards/获奖情况：这一部分的英国殖民地历史被描绘得非常有趣。和大多数人一样，我只知道其中的丁点故事，但是经过作者的勾勒，这段历史就变得非常鲜活，包括英德不愿开战，一群铁路工人在泥塘上建了写帐篷，于是他们决定称此地为内罗比，这些都非常有趣。建立者的勇气，对农业发展的帮助，茅茅党叛乱等都被作者用简单而轻松的笔法呈现出来。非常推荐。
This is an incredibly interesting part of British history abroad. Like most people, I knew a little of the story, but this book brings it alive and makes sense of it all. What suprised me is that parts of the book are really very funny, from the British and German reluctance to go to war, to the setting up of a few railway workers’ tents in a bog that they decided to call Nairobi. The courage of the settlers, the way they helped to organise and develop the agriculture - and the Mau Mau rebellion - are dealt with in a very readable and amusing style. It’s British colonial history made interesting, and a story that is well worth reading.
About the Author/作者介绍： 尼古拉斯•贝斯特的书被翻译成了多种语言，他为《金融时代》评论的经验已经超过十年，还曾入围2010《星期天日报》最佳短篇小说奖。详情请见：www.nicholasbest.co.uk
Nicholas Best’s books have been translated into many languages. He was the Financial Times’ fiction critic for ten years and was long-listed in 2010 for the Sunday Times-EFG Bank £25,000 award, the biggest short story prize in the world. For more details, see www.nicholasbest.co.uk
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