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The Unfolding

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內容簡介 「大傢伙」是個道道地地的純正美國人，他熱愛他的家庭，妻子和女兒，也熱愛財富與他的國家，直到2008年美國總統大選結果出爐，「大傢伙」非常失望，他覺得他心目中的美國被偷走了，於是他和一群跟他有相同想法的男人組織在一起，試圖密謀讓他們的國家再次正常。但這時讓他擔憂的事還不止這件，妻子夏洛特因為流產而走不出悲痛，女兒梅格翰則發現，原來父親教導她關於國家的歷史─同時也是她最喜歡的科目─全部都是假的！ 大膽、幽默、極富嘲諷，A.M.Homes用高明的手法描繪現代美國社會裡真實存在的面貌，同時也再次讓讀者思考，何謂民主、自由與平等，這些建構美國、並被奉之為圭臬的思想，至今是否已被實踐。 "In this much-anticipated, wickedly funny and sharply observed political satire, Homes takes readers inside the homes and meeting rooms of a dyed-in-the-wool conservative with big plans for change. This novel of politics and family brings readers to the fault line of American politics, giving voice to the fears and fantasies of the old Republican plutocracy." —The New York Times Book Review "Beyond being good or bad, the characters in this impressive book are, above all things, unpredictable."—Wall Street Journal In her first novel since the Women’s Prize award-winning May We Be Forgiven, A.M. Homes delivers us back to ourselves in this stunning alternative history that is both terrifyingly prescient, deeply tender and devastatingly funny. The Big Guy loves his family, money and country. Undone by the results of the 2008 presidential election, he taps a group of like-minded men to reclaim their version of the American Dream. As they build a scheme to disturb and disrupt, the Big Guy also faces turbulence within his family. His wife, Charlotte, grieves a life not lived, while his 18-year-old daughter, Meghan, begins to realize that her favorite subject—history—is not exactly what her father taught her. In a story that is as much about the dynamics within a family as it is about the desire for those in power to remain in power, Homes presciently unpacks a dangerous rift in American identity, prompting a reconsideration of the definition of truth, freedom and democracy—and exploring the explosive consequences of what happens when the same words mean such different things to people living together under one roof.

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作者介紹 A. M. HomesA. M. Homes is the author of the novels,This Book Will Save Your Life, Music for Torching, The End of Alice, In a Country of Mothers and Jack, and three collections of short stories, Days of Awe, Things You Should Know and The Safety of Objects and the highly acclaimed memoir, The Mistress’s Daughter, as well as the travel memoir, Los Angeles: People, Places and the Castle on the Hill. She is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and writes frequently on arts and culture for numerous magazines and newspapers. She lives in New York City.

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