Homecoming
- 作者:Bernhard/ Heim,Michael Henry (TRN),Schlink
- 出版社:Baker & Taylor Books
- 出版日期:2009-01-06
- 語言:英文
- ISBN10:0375725571
- ISBN13:9780375725579
- 裝訂:平裝 / 13.3 x 20.3 x 1.9 cm / 普通級
與《香水》徐四金媲美的德國文壇大師徐林克,
繼電影「為愛朗讀」經典原著《我願意為妳朗讀》後,
睽違十一年的長篇代表力作!
【名作家】鍾文音◎專文導讀
為了尋找佚失的故事結尾,他也跟書中人一樣,
踏上了看不到終點的歸鄉旅途。
然而,他竟分不清了,自己在尋找的到底是主角的結局?
還是逐漸迷失在這其中的自我?
從小與母親相依為命的彼得從未見過在戰場上陣亡的父親,童年的記憶就是在祖父母家度過的無數漫長假期,以及一部「士兵還鄉」的故事。那是關於二次大戰時某個德國士兵逃離蘇俄戰俘營,經歷各種冒險,多年後終於返鄉的故事,然而故事最後那幾頁卻不見了。
懷著對故事結局的好奇與疑惑,彼得逐漸告別了童年,也暫停了對最後那幾頁的瘋狂追尋。他拿到了博士學位、有女友與剛出生的兒子,更經歷了盲目地逃開一切、流浪美國又重回德國的漂泊,然而,「士兵還鄉」的故事始終都在他的心上徘徊不去。
偶然間,他發現那個士兵的家鄉竟然正是他一直以來所居住的城市,而那棟屋子就在觸手可及之處!重拾好奇的彼得,決定從那棟屋子開始探訪,沒想到命運卻因此而改變──他愛上了屋子的女人,更發現了和父親相關的秘密,同時彼得也確信,那部「士兵還鄉」小說的作者就是他的父親!
對自己的身世之謎、對父親的好奇與思念,讓彼得決定再次放下一切,離開家鄉,遠赴美國。只是這一次,他的離去並非逃避,而是為了回歸自己內心的「故鄉」……
德國文壇大師徐林克,繼膾炙人口的經典名作《我願意為妳朗讀》後,睽違十一年,終於再次以優雅透澈的文字,構築出一個精鍊巧妙的故事迷宮。全書充滿著懸疑小說的氣氛,透過主角的自我追尋之旅,深刻地呈現出愛的美好與痛楚,以及對生命本質的探索,猶如現代版的《奧德賽》史詩,讓人不安之餘,更引人深思。
★本書中譯本《歸鄉》由皇冠出版
The first novel by Bernhard Schlink since his international best seller The Reader, Homecoming is the story of one man's odyssey and another man's pursuit.
A child of World War II, Peter Debauer grew up with his mother and scant memories of his father, a victim of war. Now an adult, Peter embarks upon a search for the truth surrounding his mother's unwavering--but shaky--history and the possibility of finding his missing father after all these years. The search takes him across Europe, to the United States, and back: finding witnesses, falling in and out of love, chasing fragments of a story and a person who may or may not exist. Within a maze of reinvented identities, Peter pieces together a portrait of a man who uses words as one might use a change of clothing, as he assumes a new guise in any given situation simply to stay alive.
The chase leads Peter to New York City, where he hopes to find the real person behind the disguises. Operating under an assumed identity of his own, Peter unravels the secrets surrounding Columbia University's celebrated political science professor and best-selling author John de Baur, who is known for his incendiary philosophy and the charismatic rapport he has with his students. Terrifying mind games challenge Peter's ability to bring to light the truth surrounding his family history while still holding on to the love of a woman who promises a new life, free of lies and deceit.
Homecoming is a story of fathers and sons, men and women, war and peace. It reveals the humanity that survives the trauma of war and the ongoing possibility for redemption.
作者簡介
徐林克 Bernhard Schlink
一九四四年生於德國。出身法律世家的徐林克從小就喜愛文學,但卻依從了家人的期待而去鑽研法律,並成為柏林大學的法律教授,也擔任法官,在德國法學界享有盛名。而在法律界的豐富經歷,讓徐林克對犯罪和人性都有著比一般人更深刻的精闢洞察。
一九八七年他與瓦特.波普合著犯罪小說處女作《我遺落的那一半》,即榮獲德國「偵探檔案文學獎」、《世界報》文學獎,並被改編拍成電影。
徐林克在一九九五年出版的《我願意為妳朗讀》,則將他推上了創作生涯的高峰。由於本書的時空背景是作者自己的親身經歷,使得這本書格外地撼動人心,一出版即轟動全歐洲,進軍美國也大獲成功,不但是第一本雄踞紐約時報暢銷排行榜冠軍的德國小說,也成為全美最當紅、最具影響力的「歐普拉秀」推薦選書有史以來第一本入選的外國小說!至今已被翻譯成三十七種語言,獲獎無數。而二○○四年由德國ZDF電視台所舉辦的「百大最愛德語好書」票選活動中,《我願意為妳朗讀》更高踞當代德語文學的第二名!二○○九年《我願意為妳朗讀》改編拍成的電影「為愛朗讀」,不但入圍奧斯卡最佳影片、最佳改編劇本等多項大獎,最後並贏得最佳女主角獎的殊榮。
繼《我願意為妳朗讀》後,徐林克睽違十一年才終於再度發表長篇小說《歸鄉》,同樣席捲了國際文壇,也更加奠定其無可撼動的文學大師地位。他另著有短篇小說集《愛之逃》。
Bernhard Schlink was born in Germany. He is the author of the internationally best-selling novel The Reader, which was an Oprah's Book Club selection. He lives in Berlin and New York.