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An Island

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內容簡介 【2021布克獎初選入圍】以宏觀且非凡的散文呈現失落、政治動盪、歷史與身份認同。（布克獎評審委員）《An Island》是一部感人至深的小說，關於一個生活在邊緣的人，他在自我放逐之後，發現自己所謂地「臣服」於他人，是迫於殘酷和環境所逼。塞繆爾是島上的老燈塔看守員，獨自生活了很長一段時間；一天早上，他發現大海帶來了另一個人，卻可能威脅他的孤獨…這名在海灘上昏迷不醒的年輕人。喚起了他的記憶...他回憶起自己在歷史中的角色。他的祖國在殖民者的統治下受盡苦難，為了獨立而戰，卻落入殘酷的獨裁者的統治。在這個新人面前，他開始思考，土地是什麼意思，土地應該屬於誰？一個人的長征有多遠才能確保他們的國家不會被奪走？南非作家凱倫詹寧斯（Karen Jennings）是唯一一位以獨立出版，並入圍布克獎名單的作家。詹寧斯企圖以一個無名的非洲國家的歷史動盪，其中對一個人災難性的影響。這是一部關於內疚與恐懼、友誼與抗拒；一部關於家的意義的小說。LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE“A gripping, terrifying and unforgettable story.” Elleke Boehmer‘An Island concerns itself with lives lived on the margins, through the story of a man who has exiled himself from the known world only to find himself called to the service of others, themselves exiled from the world by cruelty and circumstance. It is on these grounds that this writer deftly constructs a moving, transfixing novel of loss, political upheaval, history, identity, all rendered in majestic and extraordinary prose.’ Booker Prize Judges:Samuel has lived alone for a long time; one morning he finds the sea has brought someone to offer companionship and to threaten his solitude…A young refugee washes up unconscious on the beach of a small island inhabited by no one but Samuel, an old lighthouse keeper. Unsettled, Samuel is soon swept up in memories of his former life on the mainland: a life that saw his country suffer under colonisers, then fight for independence, only to fall under the rule of a cruel dictator; and he recalls his own part in its history. In this new man’s presence he begins to consider, as he did in his youth, what is meant by land and to whom it should belong. To what lengths will a person go in order to ensure that what is theirs will not be taken from them?A novel about guilt and fear, friendship and rejection; about the meaning of home."

作者介紹

作者介紹 Karen JenningsKaren is a South African author. Her debut novel, Finding Soutbek, was shortlisted for the inaugural Etisalat Prize for African Fiction. Her memoir, Travels with my Father, was published in 2016, and in 2018 she released her debut poetry collection, Space Inhabited by Echoes. Currently living in Brazil, last year Karen completed post-doctoral research at the Federal University of Goias on the historical relationship between science and literature, with a focus on eusocial insects. Karen works with the mentorship programmes run by Writivism and Short Story Day Africa, both of which promote writing in Africa. Her interests lie in colonialism, historically and in the lasting impact that it has had on the continent of Africa and beyond. She is particularly concerned with the quiet lives of the everyday people who have been mostly forgotten by the politicians, big businesses and the rest of the world. In this way, she strives to give the ordinary a voice that can be heard and appreciated. Karen was a Miles Morland Foundation Scholar while writing this book.

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