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一部愛與恐怖、失去與再造並存的現代史詩，展現令人迷醉的非凡洞察力
「猶如我們這個時代的大亨小傳。」──《柯克斯書評》星級評論
一位背景神秘的富豪與他的三個兒子，擺脫過去，從不知名的異地移居美國，住進紐約一個與世隔絕的社區「the Gardens」的豪宅中。他們接受了新了身分和名字，成為Nero Golden，Petya、Apu和D──尼祿、佩特羅尼烏斯、阿普列烏斯和狄奧尼修斯。時值2008年，歐巴馬總統剛剛就職。
謎樣的過去和奇特的羅馬名字，以及隱約散發的危險氣息，都讓他們在社區裡引人注目，尤其引起了一位野心勃勃的電影製片人鄰居René的興趣。睿智但心靈飽受折磨的Petya，耀眼的藝術家Apu，和D，二十一歲的么兒，身上埋藏了爆炸性的秘密，甚至連他自己都不知道──神秘而富有魅力的Golden一家是René夢寐以求的電影取材對象。他迎合這家人以打進他們的世界，直到工於心計的俄羅斯美人Vasilisa出現，抓住了年逾七十歲的Nero，成為他的皇后，隨著René和Vasilisa間滋長出的親密關係，他無可避免地被牽連進這個家族的爭執、背叛，甚至是犯罪之中。
結合文學、神話、流行文化、和電影等，魯西迪再次展現了廣博的知識背景，並在這個故事中爬梳了過去八年來美國的政治局勢，以光怪陸離的當代美國社會為背景，從小說開場的歐巴馬就職到川普競選總統，整部作品涵蓋身分政治、出生地懷疑運動、茶黨、玩家門事件等等，魯西迪帶來了描繪身分、真相、恐怖和謊言的終極之作，這部傑出、令人心碎的現實主義作品，不僅有著驚人的先見之明，更展現了這位世界頂尖小說家的文字魔力。(文/博客來編譯)
When powerful real-estate tycoon Nero Golden immigrates to the States under mysterious circumstances, he and his three adult children assume new identities, taking 'Roman' names, and move into a grand mansion in downtown Manhattan. Arriving shortly after the inauguration of Barack Obama, he and his sons, each extraordinary in his own right, quickly establish themselves at the apex of New York society.
The story of the powerful Golden family is told from the point of view of their Manhattanite neighbour and confidant, René, an aspiring filmmaker who finds in the Goldens the perfect subject. René chronicles the undoing of the house of Golden: the high life of money, of art and fashion, a sibling quarrel, an unexpected metamorphosis, the arrival of a beautiful woman, betrayal and murder, and far away, in their abandoned homeland, some decent intelligence work.
Invoking literature, pop culture, and the cinema, Rushdie spins the story of the American zeitgeist over the last eight years, hitting every beat: the rise of the birther movement, the Tea Party, gamergate and identity politics; the backlash against political correctness; the ascendency of the superhero movie, and, of course, the insurgence of a ruthlessly ambitious, narcissistic, media-savvy villain wearing make-up and with coloured hair.
In a new world order of alternative truths, Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity, truth, terror and lies. A brilliant, heartbreaking realist novel that is not only uncannily prescient but shows one of the world’s greatest storytellers working at the height of his powers.
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