In One Person

與馮內果、沙林傑齊名的美國文壇巨擘約翰‧厄文矚目新作
十多年來約翰‧厄文最大膽、最直白的性別議題小說！

　　本書揉和了人性慾望與性別認同，作者約翰‧厄文化身為雙性戀者主角，同時也是位作家的Billy Abbott，娓娓述說著與一位變性的圖書館員相識、相戀，以及生命裡對於情慾不斷探索、實驗的過程。這齣逾半世紀的愛情悲喜劇，亦是一段痛並快樂共存的人生篇章。

　　延續前作《心塵往事》與《一路上有你》，約翰‧厄文再次針對性別議題發聲，在書中不?不火地傳達出雙性戀者強烈的孤獨感與面對外界的沉重壓力。他希望透過Billy這個角色來鼓勵所有人，儘管困難重重，我們仍然應該誠實面對心中的慾望，勇敢地認同真實的自己。（文/博客來編譯）

　　A compelling novel of desire, secrecy, and sexual identity, In One Person is a story of unfulfilled love — tormented, funny, and affecting — and an impassioned embrace of our sexual differences. Billy, the bisexual narrator and main character of In One Person, tells the tragicomic story (lasting more than half a century) of his life as a ”sexual suspect,” a phrase first used by John Irving in 1978 in his landmark novel of ”terminal cases,” The World According to Garp.

　　His most political novel since The Cider House Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving’s In One Person is a poignant tribute to Billy’s friends and lovers — a theatrical cast of characters who defy category and convention. Not least, In One Person is an intimate and unforgettable portrait of the solitariness of a bisexual man who is dedicated to making himself ”worthwhile.”