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Batshit Seven

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內容簡介 * 榮獲 2024 年作家信託阿特伍德・吉布森小說獎（2024 WRITERS' TRUST ATWOOD GIBSON FICTION PRIZE）***這部小說來自曾獲總督文學獎提名的作家王上勁（Sheung-King）。故事描寫一位在香港抗議期間生活的千禧世代，他努力理解現代生活以及自身無法協調的各個面向。吳格倫（Glen Wu，又名 Glue）對他的工作毫不在意。他回到他成長的城市——香港，為了安撫父母而從事 ESL 教師的工作。但他總是宿醉地去上課，幾乎無法保持清醒，更喜歡抽菸直到天亮。當他眼看著他所愛的城市淪陷——經歷抗議、殘酷的逮捕——生活仍在周圍繼續。於是他喝得更多，與他毒販朋友的爭吵更多，開始對後殖民狀態和法蘭茲・法農（Frantz Fanon）產生更崇高的思考。他僅存的微小關心是：他的姐姐，她藉由與一位富有的移民顧問訂婚來應對香港的衰敗；他與一位總是偷他東西的女子的分分合合的關係；以及他曾在加拿大遇見某人的回憶……隨著政府收緊控制，語言對「Glue」開始失去所有意義，他發現自己被捲入一場令人不安的冒險，最終導致了一場暴力行為。王上勁這部充滿創意且完全不可抗拒的巧妙小說，內文穿插了二維碼（QR codes），概括了千禧世代的焦慮與麻木。**《Batshit Seven》**是對一個心愛城市的頌歌，是對帝國主義循環的控訴，也是對在商品化生活的炒作之下，所殘留的美好事物的一種提醒。*WINNER OF THE 2024 WRITERS' TRUST ATWOOD GIBSON FICTION PRIZE*From Governor General's Award-nominated author Sheung-King comes a novel about a millennial living through the Hong Kong protests, as he struggles to make sense of modern life and the parts of himself that just won’t gel.Glen Wu (aka Glue) couldn’t care less about his job. He’s returned to Hong Kong, the city he grew up in, and he’s teaching ESL, just to placate his parents. But he shows up hungover to class, barely stays awake, and prefers to spend his time smoking up until dawn breaks. As he watches the city he loves fall—the protests, the brutal arrests—life continues around him. So he drinks more, picks more fights with his drug dealer friend, thinks loftier thoughts about the post-colonial condition and Frantz Fanon. The very little he does care about: his sister, who deals with Hong Kong’s demise by getting engaged to a rich immigration consultant; his on-and-off-again relationship with a woman who steals things from him; and memories of someone he once met in Canada.... When the government tightens its grip, language starts to lose all meaning for Glue, and he finds himself pulled into an unsettling venture, ultimately culminating in an act of violence. Inventive and utterly irresistible, with QR codes woven throughout, Sheung-King’s ingenious novel encapsulates the anxieties and apathies of the millennial experience. Batshit Seven is an ode to a beloved city, an indictment of the cycles of imperialism, and a reminder of the beautiful things left under the hype of commodified living.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Sheung-KingSHEUNG-KING AARON TANG was born in Vancouver and grew up in Hong Kong. His debut novel, You Are Eating an Orange. You Are Naked., was a finalist for the 2021 Governor General’s Award and the 2021 Amazon Canada First Novel Award, longlisted for CBC’s Canada Reads 2021, and named one of the best book debuts of 2020 by The Globe and Mail. Batshit Seven, winner of the 2024 Writers’ Trust Atwood Gibson Fiction Prize, is his second novel. He taught creative writing at the University of Guelph, where he received his MFA in creative writing. He now divides his time between Hong Kong and Canada.

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最佳賣點

最佳賣點 : 2024年 Atwood Gibson 小說獎得主！千禧世代的迷惘、香港的烽火歲月。ESL教師吳格倫（Glue）以宿醉面對城市的淪陷，他沉溺、麻木，最終捲入暴力。王上勁這部穿插 QR 碼的獲獎小說，犀利捕捉一代人的焦慮，並對帝國主義循環發出控訴。獻給所有在崩壞時代中尋找意義的人。

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