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Mothers and Sons

內容簡介

內容簡介 《母親與兒子》（Mothers and Sons）——亞當．哈斯利特（Adam Haslett）的最新備受期待之作在這部深具情感張力的小說中，一對多年疏遠的母子終於面對導致彼此分離的秘密。這本書被譽為「同代最具才華的美國作家之一」的亞當．哈斯利特的最新力作，展現了他卓越的敘事技巧與情感洞察力。故事簡介四十歲的彼得（Peter）是一名居住在紐約市的庇護律師，過度工作且孤獨無助。他每天沉浸於移民的艱難處境中，回家後面對的是空蕩的公寓，偶爾會與一名渴望更多的男人約會。然而，當一名年輕同性戀者的庇護案件刺痛了彼得內心的麻木時，他努力迴避了二十年的事件再度浮現，開始困擾著他。彼得的母親安（Ann）在與丈夫分開後，創辦了一家女性靜修中心。儘管因與彼得的疏遠而心感受傷，她卻珍惜自己所建立的世界，早已將導致他們分離的決定拋諸腦後。然而，隨著彼得的案件將他一步步推向那段痛苦的回憶——他的初戀和改變他人生的那個暴力之夜，他與母親終究必須直面那個摧毀了他們親情的秘密。主題與風格哈斯利特以無與倫比的情感深度與優美的筆觸，揭示了忽視過去所導致的損失，以及直面過去可能重建的愛情。《母親與兒子》探索了家庭關係、創傷記憶與情感修復的主題，既感人至深，又引人深思。評論與評價《紐約時報》稱讚：「哈斯利特擁有豐富多樣的文學才華。」《衛報》評論：「哈斯利特擅長捕捉角色內心世界的巨大差異，並以優美的文字呈現。」這部小說將適合所有喜愛深刻探討家庭關係與情感故事的讀者，並再次證明亞當．哈斯利特在現代文學中的地位。A mother and son, estranged for many years, reckon at last with the secret that has kept them apart in this highly anticipated novel by one of the most talented American writers of his generationAt forty, Peter, an asylum lawyer in New York City, is overworked and isolated. He spends his days immersed in the struggles of immigrants only to return to an empty apartment and occasional hook-ups with a man who wants more than Peter can give. But when the asylum case of a young gay man pierces Peter's numbness, the event that he has avoided for twenty years returns to haunt him.Ann, his mother, who runs a women's retreat centre she founded after leaving his father, is wounded by the estrangement from Peter but cherishes the world she has built. She long ago banished from her mind the decision that divided her from her son. But as Peter’s case plunges him further into the fraught memory of his first love and the night of violence that changed his life forever, he and his mother must confront the secret that tore them apart.With unsurpassed emotional depth, Mothers and Sons reveals all that is lost by looking away from the past and the love that might be restored by facing it. In his spellbinding new novel, Adam Haslett demonstrates yet again his mastery of “a rich assortment of literary gifts” (New York Times).‘Haslett has a great gift for capturing the strikingly different inner worlds of his characters and rendering them in beautiful prose’ Guardian

各界推薦

各界推薦 評論摘錄「我最期待的小說：亞當．哈斯利特的《母親與兒子》。我自《聯合大西洋》以來就愛上了他的寫作風格，而這本書是他最出色的作品……書名中對俄羅斯大師的致敬並非偶然——這是一部充滿情感震撼力的史詩家族傳奇。」——《衛報》，「2025年必讀小說推薦」「《母親與兒子》既動人又極具吸引力，是一個關於尋找人性與竭力維護人性的故事。亞當．哈斯利特的新書總是值得慶祝，他是我們當代最出色的作家之一。」——安．派契特（Ann Patchett）「《母親與兒子》就像湖中的聲納，探測出所有隱藏的故事、羞愧與喜悅。這本書無與倫比。哈斯利特筆下的角色如此真實，他們的選擇如此艱難，他們的生活如此真切。他具備作家應有的一切特質。」「一個家庭危機的故事，敏銳地捕捉了深層的恐懼與遺憾……哈斯利特對人們如何過度壓抑情感有著成熟的理解，使這部作品成為一個異常精準且有效的角色研究……哈斯利特講故事的力量在於其謹慎的鋪陳，慢慢剝去彼得與安在專業成就與冷靜公眾形象下的外殼，揭示出深藏的罪惡感與恐懼。」——《柯克斯評論》（Kirkus），星級評論ReviewThe novel I’ve looked forward to most this coming year: Adam Haslett’s Mothers and Sons . . . I’ve loved his writing since Union Atlantic and this book is his best yet . . . The echoes of the Russian greats in the title aren’t misplaced – this is an epic family saga that packs an extraordinary emotional punch ― Guardian, ‘Fiction to look out for in 2025’Mothers and Sons is both moving and deeply compelling, a story about the search for our own humanity, and the lengths we will go to maintain it. A new book by Adam Haslett is always cause for celebration. He is one of our very best writers -- Ann PatchettMothers and Sons is like sonar in a lake, pinging out everything submerged, the hidden stories, shames and joys. There’s nothing like it. Haslett’s characters feel so real, their choices so hard, their lives so true. He is everything you want in a writerA family-in-crisis story that keenly captures deep-seated fears and regrets . . . Haslett’s sophisticated grasp of the ways that people over-police their feelings makes it a remarkably acute and effective character study . . . The strength of Haslett’s storytelling is its deliberation, slowly peeling back the veneers of Peter's and Ann’s professional accomplishments and cool public personas to reveal storms of guilt and fear ― Kirkus (starred review)

作者介紹

作者介紹 亞當．哈斯利特（Adam Haslett）是短篇故事集《你不是陌生人》（You Are Not a Stranger Here）以及小說《想像我走了》（Imagine Me Gone）與《聯合大西洋》（Union Atlantic）的作者。他曾兩度入圍普立茲獎與美國國家圖書獎決選名單，其作品已被翻譯成超過三十種語言。哈斯利特的文化與政治相關文章廣泛刊登於《金融時報》（The Financial Times）、《君子雜誌》（Esquire）、《紐約客》（The New Yorker）、《衛報》（The Guardian）、《明鏡週刊》（Der Spiegel）、《國家》（The Nation）及《大西洋月刊》（The Atlantic）等知名刊物。他現居於紐約市。Adam Haslett is the author of the story collection You Are Not a Stranger Here and the novels Imagine Me Gone and Union Atlantic. He has twice been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and his books have been translated into over thirty languages. His journalism on culture and politics has appeared in The Financial Times, Esquire, The New Yorker, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, The Nation, and The Atlantic, among others. He lives in New York City.

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最佳賣點 : 在這部深具情感張力的小說中，一對多年疏遠的母子終於面對導致彼此分離的秘密。這本書被譽為「同代最具才華的美國作家之一」的亞當．哈斯利特的最新力作，展現了他卓越的敘事技巧與情感洞察力。

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