吼猴、驴子与梨
内容简介
《吼猴、驴子与梨》【内容简介】
关于大屠杀的书稿被拒后，作家亨利收到一封神秘来信，地址把他引入一个标本店。标本师和他同名，嶙峋枯槁，技艺高超，但情感封闭、沉默寡言，数十年都在写同一部剧本，主人公是名为“维吉尔”的吼猴和名为“碧翠丝”的驴。“维吉尔与碧翠丝--带领我穿越地狱的向导。”标本师这样称呼。
剧本抽丝剥茧地展开，动物们在生死悬崖边缘徘徊，日夜对话，间或沉默。亨利被它们的命运所牵动，现实中发生的事也让他忧心忡忡--一向温驯的狗抑郁不安，最终发病把宠物猫咬死。“诺沃利普基大街68号”“‘恐怖们’的手势”……剧本中的词汇像谜团一样，搅动翻腾着他的思绪一伴随着越来越多的疑虑，亨利逐渐接近真相，以及遇到标本师后命定般的、让人毛骨悚然的结局。
作者简介
扬·马特尔（YannMartel），加拿大作家，1963年出生于西班牙，毕业于加拿大特伦特大学哲学系，毕业后从事过植树工、洗碗工、保安等多种工作。他到世界各地游历，最终潜心写作。著有畅销全球的小说《少年Pi的奇幻漂流》。该作品赢得2002年度布克奖及其他众多奖项，并由导演李安拍成电影，获得奥斯卡奖。他的其他作品包括:《赫尔辛基罗氏家族的幕后真相》(荣获加拿大“旅程奖”)，长篇小说《自我》和《葡萄牙的高山》，以及非虚构作品《像树懒挂在书上》。他目前与同为作家的伴侣艾丽丝·凯珀斯以及四个子女住在加拿大萨斯卡通市。
Howler Monkey, Donkey and Pear
After his manuscript on the Holocaust is rejected, Henry receives a mysterious letter from an address that leads him to a taxidermy shop. The taxidermist, his namesake, haggard, highly skilled but emotionally closed and taciturn, has been working on the same play for decades, featuring a Hao monkey named Virgil and a donkey named Beatrice. "Virgil and Beatrice -- my guides through hell." That's what the taxidermist calls it.
The script unfolds as the animals hover on the edge of a life-and-death cliff, talking day and night, sometimes in silence. Henry is concerned by their fate, but he is also worried about what has happened in reality - the normally gentle dog is depressed, and eventually becomes ill and bites his pet cat to death. "68 Novolipki Street" "The sign of 'the terrors'"... The words in the script churn his mind like a mystery and as doubts grow, Henry draws closer to the truth and the fateful, chilling outcome of his encounter with the taxidermist.
About the author
YannMartel (YannMartel), a Canadian writer, born in Spain in 1963, graduated from the philosophy department of Trent University in Canada, and worked as a tree planter, dishwasher, security guard and other jobs after graduation. He traveled around the world and eventually devoted himself to writing. He is the author of the worldwide bestselling novel Life of Pi. It won the 2002 Man Booker Prize and many other awards, and was made into an Oscar-winning film by director Ang Lee. His other books include: Behind the Scenes of the Rothschild Family in Helsinki (winner of the Canadian Journey Award), the novels Self and The High Mountains of Portugal, and the non-fiction Book Hanging Like a Sloth on a Book. He currently lives in Saskatoon, Canada, with his partner, fellow writer Alice Cuppers, and their four children.
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