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To Paradise

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內容簡介 《林中祕族》、布克獎入圍《渺小一生》作者美籍日裔韓裔作家：柳原漢雅叩問理想國度 柳原漢雅世紀末遇見紐約先知般的美國史詩反覆詰問愛情與歷史、羞愧與悔恨、禁錮與抉擇；由三段樂曲交響共鳴的世紀末史詩。1893年、1993年、2093年──紐約華盛頓廣場的一棟聯排屋，折射出相隔百年韶光的三道人世景況。因為孤獨──我們的人生都需要一個見證人。我們在生命中到底想保護什麼？當情勢逼得你不得不做出抉擇，最先成全的是什麼？每個當下的自由之夢，是追尋，是成全，是拮抗，也是存在的明證。經典小說《渺小一生》的作者新著：一部大膽、出色的小說，涵蓋三個世紀和三段不同版本的美國經驗，訴說關於戀人、家庭、失去，以及難以實現的烏托邦承諾。小說中一八九三年的美國，紐約是自由州的一部分，人人可以隨自己高興而愛上任何人、與之共同生活（或至少看起來是如此）。一個富貴世家的體弱年輕公子拒絕一個值得託付的求婚者，迷上了一個貧窮但魅力十足的音樂老師。在一九九三年愛滋病盛行的曼哈頓，一個年輕夏威夷男子跟比他年長許多、富有許多的伴侶同住，隱瞞了他坎坷的童年和他父親的命運。而二○九三年，在一個被流行疫情撕裂、被極權統治的世界裡，一名身心受損、祖父是有權勢科學家的年輕女子，設法在沒有祖父的情況下生活──並解開她丈夫行蹤不明之謎。這三段故事聯合起來，形成一部迷人而巧妙的交響樂，一再出現的音符和主題使得彼此更加深刻而豐富：格林威治村華盛頓廣場邊的一棟透天聯排大宅；代價可怕的疾病和治療；財富與污穢；弱與強；種族；家庭與國家意識的定義；有權勢者和改革者的危險正義；渴望在塵世中尋找天堂樂園，然後逐漸明白不可能存在。連結這些人物及各年代美國的共同元素，是這些人物省思人類獨有的特質：恐懼。愛、羞愧、需要、孤獨。 《前往天堂樂園》是一本文學效果驚人的世紀末小說，但是最重要的是，這是一件情感天才的作品。這部非凡的小說偉大力量，源自於柳原非常理解那種想保護我們所愛之人──伴侶、情人、子女、朋友、家人，甚至是其他同國之人──的迫切渴望，以及我們保護不了時，隨之而產的痛苦。本書介出自大塊文化出版《前往天堂樂園》From the author of the modern classic A Little Life, a bold, brilliant novel spanning three centuries and three different versions of the American experiment, about lovers, family, loss and the elusive promise of utopia.'To Paradise is a transcendent, visionary novel of stunning scope and depth. A novel so layered, so rich, so relevant, so full of the joys and terrors – the pure mystery – of human life, is not only rare, it’s revolutionary.' – Michael CunninghamIn an alternate version of 1893 America, New York is part of the Free States, where people may live and love whomever they please (or so it seems). The fragile young scion of a distinguished family resists betrothal to a worthy suitor, drawn to a charming music teacher of no means. In a 1993 Manhattan besieged by the AIDS epidemic, a young Hawaiian man lives with his much older, wealthier partner, hiding his troubled childhood and the fate of his father. And in 2093, in a world riven by plagues and governed by totalitarian rule, a powerful scientist’s damaged granddaughter tries to navigate life without him – and solve the mystery of her husband’s disappearances.These three sections are joined in an enthralling and ingenious symphony, as recurring notes and themes deepen and enrich one another: A townhouse in Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village; illness, and treatments that come at a terrible cost; wealth and squalor; the weak and the strong; race; the definition of family, and of nationhood; the dangerous righteousness of the powerful, and of revolutionaries; the longing to find a place in an earthly paradise, and the gradual realization that it can’t exist. What unites not just the characters, but these Americas, are their reckonings with the qualities that make us human: Fear. Love. Shame. Need. Loneliness.To Paradise is a fin-de-siecle novel of marvellous literary effect, but above all it is a work of emotional genius. The great power of this remarkable novel is driven by Yanagihara’s understanding of the aching desire to protect those we love – partners, lovers, children, friends, family and even our fellow citizens – and the pain that ensues when we cannot."

作者介紹

作者介紹 Hanya YanagiharaHanya Yanagihara is the author of the internationally bestselling A Little Life. She lives in New York City.

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