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Range

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內容簡介 ★科克斯星級評論！天體物理學教授岡恩．海文（Gunn Haven）暫時離開了任教的研究機構，搬到一處偏遠的鄉村。她來到這裡，是為了遠離塵囂，也是為了那片沒有光害、清澈無比的夜空，好讓她持續追蹤伽瑪射線暴（gamma-ray bursts），並研究宇宙的起源。然而，當岡恩將目光投向遙遠的天體時，她也不得不面對身邊形形色色的人。她有兩位鄰居：一位是消息靈通、對鄰里大小事無所不知的布莉特（Brit）；另一位則是布莉特青春躁動不安的女兒珍妮（Jenny）。還有她曾悉心指導的年輕學生。岡恩鼓勵他離開自己，走出屬於自己的人生道路，但內心卻始終希望他能留在身邊。此外，還有那些散居各地的同事，以及早已離世、卻不時浮現在她腦海中的摯愛。而最令她難以忽視的，則是那位充滿敵意的「蓋布爾女士」（Gable Woman）。一次誤闖私人土地後，岡恩惹惱了對方，而對方似乎決心要讓她知道，自己在這個地方究竟該站在什麼位置。在一個無垠的宇宙中，人們卻劃下了一道道人為的界線；那麼，我們該如何在其中找到自己的位置？如果不是一位母親，也總是與社群保持距離，又該如何成為一個照顧他人的人？這些問題縈繞在岡恩心中。她一邊劈柴、生火，一邊漫步森林；一邊推導方程式，一邊坐在獵人搭建的瞭望台上；她躺在草地裡，觀察著動物、鄰居、四季更迭、夜空星辰，以及自己的記憶。《Range》在日常生活與無垠宇宙之間自由穿梭，從細膩的感官經驗延伸至對宇宙本質的沉思。這是一部深刻而扣人心弦的小說，探討人類如何跨越空間與時間中的各種距離——無論那是物理上的、情感上的，還是存在本身的距離。書名《Range》指的不只是空間距離，而是人類在宇宙、人際關係與自我認知之間不斷探索的尺度。岡恩研究宇宙中最遙遠的光，卻始終在尋找自己與世界的距離。In this mesmerizing novel, an astrophysicist searches for her place among her neighbors and in the universeGunn Haven, professor of astrophysics, has taken a leave from the institute where she teaches and moved to a rural area. She’s here for the clear night sky and for solitude as she tracks gamma-ray bursts and researches the origins of the universe.But while Gunn studies celestial bodies, she is also contending with earthly bodies. There are her nearest neighbors: Brit, who knows everyone’s business, and Jenny, Brit’s restless teenage daughter. There is her young protégé; Gunn has sent him away to find his own path, yet longs to have him close. There are remote colleagues and dead loved ones, often in her thoughts. And there is the menacing Gable Woman, who, after catching Gunn wandering onto private property, is intent on putting her in her place.How to navigate the humanmade boundaries of a boundless universe? How to be a caretaker if you’re not a mother and stand apart in your communities? Gunn’s mind ranges over these questions as she splits firewood, walks the forest, solves equations, sits in hunting stands, lies in fields, and observes―the animals, the locals, the seasons, the stars, her memories. Reaching from the everyday to the infinite, from sensory details to contemplations of the cosmos, Range is a gripping investigation of the many kinds of distance we cross through space and time.

各界推薦

各界推薦 “In this stirring work, Nors has done the impossible: given shape to the twin mysteries of identity and consciousness without pinning either down. A brilliant novel that is as intellectually vast as it is deeply rooted in the everyday experience of being human.”―Kirkus (starred review)At its best, it's a novel that crackles in the darkness - with longing, tension, and existential pangs of galactic proportions. Not least, it's a novel that smells of earth and potatoes, of damp and decay, and that keeps lighting up in small windows in the dark - and in slightly larger starlit gaps in the sky ― Klassekampen (NO)“As ‘the stars stand still’ and ‘the planets wander,’ a secluded astrophysicist accepts the solace of found family in the affecting novel Range.”―Michelle Anne Schingler, Foreword Reviews“In the latest novel from Lit Hub favorite Dorthe Nors, an astrophysicist retreatst to the country to concentrate on the stars―but can’t seem to get away from the messy, compelling humanity that surrounds her, leaving her shifting her attention from the enormous to the minute and back again.”―Literary Hub

作者介紹

作者介紹 Dorthe NorsDorthe Nors is one of Denmark's most distinctive contemporary writers and the first Danish author to be published in The New Yorker. Her work has appeared in numerous international publications including Harper's, The Guardian, the BBC and more. Nors is the author of several acclaimed books including Karate Chop (winner of the P.O. Enquist Literary Prize), Minna Needs Rehearsal Space, Mirror, Shoulder, Signal-shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize-and Wild Swims, all published in English by Pushkin Press. Her recent nonfiction A Line in the World: A Year on the North Sea Coast was shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize for nature writing. Born in rural Jutland, she now lives by the North Sea coast.Caroline Waightis (Translator)Caroline Waightis an award-winning literary translator working from Danish, Norwegian and German. She lives and works in London.

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最佳賣點

最佳賣點 : 國際布克獎入圍作家多特．諾斯(Dorthe Nors)動人新作《Range》，描述天體物理學教授岡恩隱居鄉間追尋宇宙起源，卻意外與為數不多的鄰居建立起微小的連結。全書在日常生活與無垠宇宙之間自由穿梭，從細膩的感官經驗延伸至對宇宙本質的沉思。岡恩研究宇宙中最遙遠的光，卻始終在尋覓自己的位置。

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