內容簡介
內容簡介 他的時間過得很 慢 很 慢 .. . . . .慢到他不敢去愛,不敢擁抱生命。2017英國讀者票選最愛小說!「書本就是我的名牌包」大獎得主英國型男演員班尼迪克.康柏拜區 出版前夕火速搶下電影版權,親自主演、製作《愛的萬物論》金獎編劇撰寫劇本,全球書迷矚目力作搶進排行榜\英國亞馬遜書店、英國《書商》雜誌、《週日泰晤士報》熱推選書\博客來外文館2017年7月選書、美國獨立書商協會2018年2月選書、理查與茱蒂讀書俱樂部、英國W. H. 史密斯連鎖書店、文化評論網站The Millions《泰晤士報》《衛報》《觀察家報》《愛爾蘭時報》《每日電訊報》《郵報》週日版……第一件事就是絕對不要陷入愛情,當然還有其他規則,但,這是最最重要的──「我很老。這是我第一件該告訴你的事,也是你最不可能相信的事。」湯姆看起來是個四十出頭、很普通的高中歷史老師──只除了,他在課堂上講述的莎士比亞、爵士年代的巴黎,甚至橫越太平洋的庫克船長,全是親眼所見。他的生日是1581年3月3日。與生俱來的「特殊狀況」使他老化異常緩慢,大概要過十五年才看起來老了一歲,因此每隔八年他必須捨棄現有生活,移居他方。這一次改換身分,他決定重回倫敦,他答應過死去的妻子,要找回女兒──倘若她也有相同體質,或許尚在人世。他並非唯一一個活了好幾百年的人。一個隱密組織不擇手段保護著和湯姆一樣的人,提供協助,也予以限制:「不要愛上任何人,」組織警告:「這是最重要的規則。」但湯姆再也無法忍受躲躲藏藏、麻木枯槁的人生,他決定豁出去,不計代價只求真實活在「這一刻」……我能不能享受今日的甜美,而不去想明天會有多懷念這個滋味?我能不能不害怕時間的流逝,以及身邊的人隨時間消逝?本中文書介出自《時光邊緣的男人》寂寞出版股份有限公司出版If you loved The Midnight Library, read How to Stop Time next!HOW MANY LIFETIMES DOES IT TAKE TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE?Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old history teacher, but he's been alive for centuries. From Elizabethan England to Jazz-Age Paris, from New York to the South Seas, Tom has seen it all. As long as he keeps changing his identity, he can stay one step ahead of his past - and stay alive. The only thing he must not do is fall in love.But what if the one thing he can't have just happens to be the one thing that might save him?"
作者介紹
作者介紹 Matt HaigMatt Haig is the number one bestselling author of Reasons to Stay Alive, Notes on a Nervous Planet and The Comfort Book, as well as several novels for adults, including The Midnight Library, which has become a worldwide phenomenon and sold over two million copies.Haig also writes award-winning books for children, including A Boy Called Christmas, which has been made into a feature film with an all-star cast. He has been awarded the Blue Peter Book Award, the Smarties Book Prize and been nominated three times for the Carnegie Medal.His work has been translated into over fifty languages.