内容简介
AningeniousnewworkoffictionfromtheNobelPrizeawinningauthorof"Disgrace"J.M.Coetzeeonceagainbreaksliterarygroundwith"DiaryofaBadYear,"abookthatis,inthewordsofitsprotagonist,aaresponsetothepresentinwhichIfindmyself.aAgingauthorSenorChasbeencommissionedtowriteaseriesofessaysentitledaStrongOpinions,aofwhichhehasmany.AfterhiringabeautifulyoungtypistnamedAnya,thetwoembarkonarelationshipthatwillhaveaprofoundimpactonthembothaespeciallywhenAlan,Anyaasno-goodboyfriend,developsdesignsonSenorCasbankaccount.Toldinthesethreevoicessimultaneously,Coetzeehascreatedanyentirelynewwayoftellingastory,andnothinglessthananainvolving,argumentative,movingnovela("TheNewYorker").
作者简介
J.M.CoetzeewasawardedtheNobelPrizeinLiteraturein2003.Theauthorofeighteenbooks,hehaswonmanyliteraryawards,includingtheBookerPrize(twice),thePrixétrangerFemina,andtheCommonwealthWritersPrize.AnativeofSouthAfrica,henowlivesinAdelaide,Australia.--ThistextreferstoanalternatePaperbackedition.