The Lowland

　　本書入圍2013年曼布克獎決選！

　　本書作者鍾芭．拉希莉為文壇得獎常客，不但得過普立茲獎，還獲得最佳美國短篇小說獎、歐亨利文學獎、海明威小說獎等多項國際文壇大獎，這本最新著作也入圍今年曼布克獎決選名單，國際媒體視為今年文學大作。

　　故事發生在加爾各答的郊區，兩位個性迥異的兄弟，哥哥好勇激進，是天生的政治領袖，而弟弟沉穩冷靜，為了科學研究不惜遠走他鄉到美國落地生根，然而當弟弟得知哥哥加入了當地激進運動，連家鄉也慘遭波及，弟弟趕緊飛回家鄉安撫家人，甚至一肩扛起照顧消沉大哥的責任，重新拾起手足的情感，在大環境的逼迫，市井小民的無奈躍於紙上，此書見證了家庭羈絆的力量，足以抗衡任何的外在壓力，透過作者的細膩文筆，我們得以細細品味字裡行間的感動並深獲共鳴。(文/博客來編譯)

　　From Subhash's earliest memories, at every point, his brother was there. In the suburban streets of Calcutta where they wandered before dusk and in the hyacinth-strewn ponds where they played for hours on end, Udayan was always in his older brother's sight. So close in age, they were inseparable in childhood and yet, as the years pass - as U.S tanks roll into Vietnam and riots sweep across India - their brotherly bond can do nothing to forestall the tragedy that will upend their lives. Udayan - charismatic and impulsive - finds himself drawn to the Naxalite movement, a rebellion waged to eradicate inequity and poverty. He will give everything, risk all, for what he believes, and in doing so will transform the futures of those dearest to him: his newly married, pregnant wife, his brother and their parents. For all of them, the repercussions of his actions will reverberate across continents and seep through the generations that follow. Epic in its canvas and intimate in its portrayal of lives undone and forged anew, The Lowland is a deeply felt novel of family ties that entangle and fray in ways unforeseen and unrevealed, of ties that ineluctably define who we are. With all the hallmarks of Jhumpa Lahiri's achingly poignant, exquisitely empathetic story-telling, this is her most devastating work of fiction to date.
 

作者簡介

　　Jhumpa Lahiri is the author of three previous works of fiction: Interpreter of Maladies, The Namesake and most recently, Unaccustomed Earth. A recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, a PEN/Hemingway Award, the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship, she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2012.