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In the early 1950s, an eleven-year-old boy in Colombo boards a ship bound for England. At mealtimes he is seated at the “cat’s table”—as far from the Captain’s Table as can be—with a ragtag group of “insignificant” adults and two other boys, Cassius and Ramadhin. As the ship makes its way across the Indian Ocean, through the Suez Canal, into the Mediterranean, the boys tumble f...
In the early 1950s, an eleven-year-old boy in Colombo boards a ship bound for England. At mealtimes he is seated at the “cat’s table”—as far from the Captain’s Table as can be—with a ragtag group of “insignificant” adults and two other boys, Cassius and Ramadhin. As the ship makes its way across the Indian Ocean, through the Suez Canal, into the Mediterranean, the boys tumble from one adventure to another, bursting all over the place like freed mercury. But there are other diversions as well: one man talks with them about jazz and women, another opens the door to the world of literature. The narrator’s elusive, beautiful cousin Emily becomes his confidante, allowing him to see himself “with a distant eye” for the first time, and to feel the first stirring of desire. Another Cat’s Table denizen, the shadowy Miss Lasqueti, is perhaps more than what she seems. And very late every night, the boys spy on a shackled prisoner, his crime and his fate a galvanizing mystery that will haunt them forever.
As the narrative moves between the decks and holds of the ship and the boy’s adult years, it tells a spellbinding story—by turns poignant and electrifying—about the magical, often forbidden, discoveries of childhood and a lifelong journey that begins unexpectedly with a spectacular sea voyage.
From the Hardcover edition.
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迈克尔·翁达杰 作者
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迈克尔•翁达杰Michael Ondaatje(1943— )
加拿大小说家、诗人。生于斯里兰卡,十一岁随母亲来到英国,十九岁移居加拿大,现居多伦多。迄今为止,翁达杰共出版了六部长篇小说、十余部诗集及非虚构作品。其中,《英国病人》(1992)获布克奖,后被改编成同名电影,大获成功;《菩萨凝视的岛屿》(2000)获吉尔奖和美第奇奖;《遥望》(2007)获加拿大总督文学奖。迈克尔•翁达杰的文字富于想象,兼具视觉和听觉效果,为诗歌和小说两个领域都注入了新的生机。
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生命中绕不过的“猫桌”
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1992年,加拿大作家迈克尔•翁达杰凭借《英国病人》将布克奖收入囊中,从此翁达杰一举成名。随着《英国病人》被改编成电影,并斩获了9项奥斯卡大奖。翁达杰更是成为了享誉世界的作家。 这本《猫的桌子》就是迈克尔•翁达杰由自己小时候的经历改编而成的小说。 故事的情节设... (展开)
《猫的桌子》:幻想的奥朗兹号与那被遗忘的重量

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那场漫长的远行,留下来的独一无二的东西
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迈克尔·翁达杰是一位以诗闻名的小说家,所以他的作品里总能看到诗意和想象的笔触结合,将诗歌和小说、真实和虚构完美地融为一体。就连诺贝尔奖作家石黑一雄都感叹到“迈克尔·翁达杰的想象力接近超现实”。 《猫的桌子》是作者迈克尔·翁达杰以自己11岁时跟随母亲去到英国的经... (展开)
人生就是一场旅行,在猫桌上
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