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內容簡介 「這也許是非法國人所寫，最棒的存在主義小說。」─柯克斯評論這個女孩很年輕，大概二十幾歲，剛從哥倫比亞大學畢業，父母親都已經過世了，靠著遺產在紐約上東區過著「物質上」舒適的生活。她和這個世界的連結只有三個人，一個是大學時期的朋友瑞娃，另一個是在華爾街工作的男友崔佛，這兩個人她都不怎麼喜歡，最後一個是精神科醫師塔圖，塔圖可能是這世界上最糟糕的醫生，開藥像是給小孩糖果一樣大方。雖然看似生活無虞，但她心裡其實很空虛，某天她覺得要和這個世界的紛擾分開一陣子，決定要「冬眠」一年，計劃是，每天吃幾顆塔圖給的藥，然後在家看眼影，有意識地讓腦袋放空。計劃實行了一陣子，直到塔圖加強她的用藥，她發現其中一顆藥Infermiterol吃了之後可以昏睡三天，不顧生命危險決定要改用Infermiterol繼續她的冬眠計劃……奧戴莎•莫思斐用黑色幽默來寫出人生的辛辣，故事中的冬眠確實有些荒謬，但讓讀者思考自己和世界的關係，以及孤立的意義。FROM THE MAN BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF EILEENTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Savage, funny, frequently on the verge of teetering into lunacy... My Year of Rest and Relaxation is a non-negotiable in your holiday carry-on this summer' VogueIt’s the year 2000 in a city aglitter with wealth and possibility; what could be so terribly wrong?Our narrator has many of the advantages of life: Young, thin, pretty, a recent Columbia graduate, she lives in an apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan paid for, like everything else, by her inheritance. But there is a vacuum at the heart of things, and it isn’t just the loss of her parents in college, or the way her Wall Street boyfriend treats her, or her sadomasochistic relationship with her alleged best friend.Blackly funny, both merciless and compassionate – dangling its legs over the ledge of 9 11 – My Year of Rest and Relaxation is a showcase for the gifts of one of America’s major young writers."
