内容简介
FromtheinexhaustibleimaginationofIanMcEwan--amasterofcontemporaryfictionandauthoroftheBookerPrize-winningnationalbestsellerAmsterdam--anenchantingworkoffictionthatappealsequallytochildrenandadults.FirstpublishedinEnglandasachildren'sbook,TheDaydreamermarksadelightfulforaybyoneofourgreatestnovelistsintoanewfictionaldomain.Inthesesevenexquisitelyinterlinkedepisodes,thegrown-upprotagonistPeterFortunerevealsthesecretjourneys,metamorphoses,andadventuresofhischildhood.Livingsomewherebetweendreamandreality,Peterexperiencesfantasticaltransformations:heswapsbodieswiththewiseoldfamilycat;exchangesexistenceswithacrankyinfant;encountersaverybaddollwhohascometolifeandisoutforrevenge;andrummagesthroughakitchendrawerfilledwithuselessobjectstodiscoversomenot-so-uselesscreamthatactuallymakespeoplevanish.Finally,hewakesupasaneleven-year-oldinsideagrown-upbodyandembarksonthetrulyfantasticadventureoffallinginlove.Moving,dreamlike,andextraordinary,TheDaydreamermarksyetanotherimaginativedepartureforIanMcEwan,andonethataddsnewbreadthtohisbodyofwork.
作者简介
IanMcEwanisthebestsellingauthorofmorethantenbooks,includingthenovelsTheComfortofStrangersandBlackDogs,bothshortlistedfortheBookerPrize,Amsterdam,winneroftheBookerPrize,andTheChildinTime,winneroftheWhitbreadAward,aswellasthestorycollectionsFirstLove,LastRites,winneroftheSomersetMaughamAward,andInBetweentheSheets.Hehasalsowrittenscreenplays,plays,televisionscripts,achildren’sbook,andthelibrettoforanoratorio.HelivesinLondon.