《他们涉海而来》【内容简介】
1979年夏。
一名英国画家来到爱尔兰西岸的一座小岛,试图找到画出毕生杰作的灵感;
一名法国语言学家紧随其后,为了研究岛上爱尔兰语的历史、现状与未来;
一个妇人怀念葬身大海的丈夫,选择通过艺术达成与丈夫环游世界的心愿;
一个男孩厌倦了荒僻小岛上的乏味生活,渴望跨海去追寻更大的梦想……
两名外国访客打破了岛上宁静的生活,也勾起众人心中深埋已久的记忆和欲望;
而在不远的陆地上,报复性的流血冲突愈演愈烈,凯尔特的古老忧伤仍在延续……
作者简介
作者|奥德丽·马吉(AudreyMagee)
爱尔兰当代作家,做过十二年记者,为《泰晤士报》《卫报》等知名媒体撰稿,报道过北爱尔兰冲突、波黑战争等议题。后转向文学创作,作品曾角逐国际都柏林文学奖、沃尔特·司各特历史小说奖、女性小说奖、爱尔兰图书奖等。《他们涉海而来》是奥德丽·马吉的第二部长篇小说,入围2022年布克奖、奥威尔政治小说奖。
译者|徐芳园
自由译者,译有《客居己乡》《出埃及》《国王》等书。
"They came across the Sea" 【 Content Introduction 】
The summer of 1979.
An English painter travels to an island off the west coast of Ireland to find inspiration for his life's masterpiece.
A French linguist followed to study the history, present and future of the Irish language on the island;
A woman remembers her husband who died at sea and chooses to travel the world with her husband through art.
A boy is tired of his boring life on a lonely island and longs to cross the sea in pursuit of bigger dreams...
Two foreign visitors break the quiet life of the island, but also bring back memories and desires buried in the hearts of the people;
On land not far away, vengeful bloodshed intensified, and the ancient Celtic sorrow continued...
About the author
By AudreyMagee |
A contemporary Irish writer and journalist for 12 years, he has written for The Times, The Guardian and other well-known media, covering issues such as the Northern Ireland conflict and the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Later, she turned to literary writing, and her works have competed for the International Dublin Literary Award, the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, the Women's Fiction Award, and the Irish Book Award. They Came Across the Sea is Audrey Magee's second full-length novel, shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize and the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction.
Translator | Xu Fangyuan
He is a freelance translator who has translated such books as "A Stranger in his own Land", "Exodus" and "The King".