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內容簡介 繼撼人至深的《別讓我走》後，睽違十年，布克獎得主石黑一雄終於推出最新長篇小說《The Buried Giant》──時而殘酷、時而令人深深動容，這是一部關於失憶、愛、報復與戰爭之書！在宛如神話般、後羅馬時期的英格蘭，亞瑟王的記憶開始逐漸衰退，薩克遜人和不列顛人正處於搖搖欲墜的和平中……「我知道，長久以來你讓自己的心在抗拒它，埃克索爾，現在是時候重新考慮了。這是一個我們必須下去的旅程，而且從來不算太遲……」《The Buried Giant》開始於一對夫婦起程尋找他們數年未見的兒子，他們橫越雨霧中的動盪土地，並且始終抱持希望──在旅途中，他們遇到一個光榮的騎士、一個像唐吉訶德般的戰士、一個小男孩、一頭陰險的龍、一個邪惡的和尚，和許多許多。《The Buried Giant》是一則夢幻般的寓言，驚險又刺激，充斥許多經典的冒險故事元素，讀來令人欲罷不能。'There's a journey we must go on, and no more delay...'The extraordinary new novel from the author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize winning The Remains of the DayThe Romans have long since departed, and Britain is steadily declining into ruin. But at least the wars that once ravaged the country have ceased.The Buried Giant begins as a couple, Axl and Beatrice, set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen for years. They expect to face many hazards - some strange and other-worldly - but they cannot yet foresee how their journey will reveal to them dark and forgotten corners of their love for one another.Sometimes savage, often intensely moving, Kazuo Ishiguro's first novel in a decade is about lost memories, love, revenge and war.'Kazuo Ishiguro is an original and remarkable genius.' The New York Times'A master craftsman.' Margaret Atwood, Slate'The best and most original writer of his generation.' Susan Hill, Mail on Sunday"
