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Inland
出版社： Penguin Putnam Inc.
書林書號：
20257255
作者：
Obreht, Tea
定價：
630
會員價：
$536
ISBN：
9780593132678
出版年份：
2019
裝訂：
平裝
總頁數：
0
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【兩個迥異的生命，一次奇幻的西部之旅】

在1893年，荒無且乾燥的亞歷桑納州土地上，諾拉的丈夫因為外出尋找水源後，就再也不見人影，她的大兒子也在一場激烈的爭吵後突然消失，留下她跟婆婆還有最小的兒子托比，雖然諾拉很堅強，但還是必須先考慮迫在眉睫的生計問題，且托比堅稱在他們家附近潛藏著一隻野獸，這會和諾拉失蹤的家人有關嗎？

路瑞原本是來自鄂圖曼帝國的流亡逃犯，一路顛沛流離來到美洲這塊尚未被徹底開發的地方，他有一項令人困擾的特殊能力—他能看見鬼魂和鬼魂溝通，但這下子可沒完沒了，鬼魂不斷請託路瑞各種未完成的心願，被吵到受不了的路瑞只好接受，為了請託，他和似乎懂得人話的駱駝柏克成為很好的拍檔，一起踏上這段穿越西的未知旅程...

In the lawless, drought-ridden lands of the Arizona Territory in 1893, two extraordinary lives unfold. Nora is an unflinching frontierswoman awaiting the return of the men in her life—her husband, who has gone in search of water for the parched household, and her elder sons, who have vanished after an explosive argument. Nora is biding her time with her youngest son, who is convinced that a mysterious beast is stalking the land around their home.

Meanwhile, Lurie is a former outlaw and a man haunted by ghosts. He sees lost souls who want something from him, and he finds reprieve from their longing in an unexpected relationship that inspires a momentous expedition across the West. The way in which Lurie’s death-defying trek at last intersects with Nora’s plight is the surprise and suspense of this brilliant novel.

Mythical, lyrical, and sweeping in scope, Inland is grounded in true but little-known history. It showcases all of Téa Obreht’s talents as a writer, as she subverts and reimagines the myths of the American West, making them entirely—and unforgettably—her own.
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