文學小說
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2014-06-03
I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You
Courtney Maum
Touchstone
June 2014
352pp
書籍編號:
01-1741
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《沒有你,我正快活》(I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You)幽默述說一段在巴黎與倫敦上演的逆轉愛情。一名無法對伴侶專一的男子苦尋解答:可不可能,再度愛上妳?

機智幽默,電影感十足,令書評已在腦中想像伊森霍克與茱莉蝶兒主演的畫面!

英國藝術家理察三十四歲就在巴黎舉辦首度個人展,風光無比。開幕當晚,畫作熱銷的速度令藝廊喜出望外,展覽間擠滿了微醺的收藏家與藝術圈上流人士。然而,儘管事業大獲成功,儘管他聰慧迷人的法國律師妻子安妮與女兒卡蜜兒都在場共襄盛舉,理察心裡卻感到悲哀至極。

他沉浸在憤怒與憂傷中,因為他的美國情婦麗莎竟然甩了他,與一位餐具設計師結婚。結婚!?

當理察意識到,一幅新婚時為懷孕妻子創作的畫也賣出了,他才猛然醒悟,決心拋開荒唐的情事,重新投入家庭——不過事與願違,安妮發現了那疊厚厚的情書。

理察被趕到雙親在倫敦郊區的住處,既懊悔又落魄,不得不重新檢視婚姻的未來,也反省近來流於商業的創作路線。他決定回巴黎展開一連串挽回攻勢,其中一項就是重拾前衛藝術的精神,創作一件以伊拉克為主題的驚世駭俗之作。他要向安妮證明自己仍是當初那位令她傾心的男人——這可讓理察才剛口袋飽飽的經紀藝廊傷透腦筋!

《沒有你,我正快活》(I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You)巧妙地融合犀利幽默與真誠情感,令人聯想到《囧媽的極地任務》(Where’d You Go, Bernadette)與《如果那一天》(This is Where I Leave You),訴說一對夫妻試著挽救婚姻的逆轉愛情。作者完美地描繪了一個不完美家庭,動人而不濫情地探索婚姻、愛情與忠誠的主題。究竟背叛之後的婚姻,有沒有愛情重燃的餘地?

 

● 作者簡介

Courtney Maum,美國布朗大學比較文學系畢業後,在法國生活了五年,從事與學科背景完全無關的公關PM工作。目前在美國伯克郡、紐約市與法國巴黎三地生活,擔任創意品牌策略師、幽默專欄作家與書評。這是她的第一本小說。個人網站: CourtneyMaum.Tumblr.com;推特帳號:@CMaum

 

● 媒體報導

“An honest, staggeringly realized journey . . . Equally funny and touching, the novel strikes deep, presenting a sincere exploration of love and monogamy. These characters are complex, and their story reflects their confusion and desire. . . . An impressive, smart novel.”——出版人周刊,星級書評

"Courtney Maum writes with such honesty and verve about how we struggle to deserve the people we love. Intensely personal and engagingly complex, I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You is a moving, complicated, big-hearted novel."——Kevin Wilson,《非普通家庭》(The Family Fang)作者

"A gem of a novel about the tangles of love, regret, and hope that might or might not hold a marriage together. Courtney Maum's deft, beguiling debut charms with its wit and glows with compassion."——Maggie Shipstead,洛杉磯時報2012年度最佳首作小說獎《Seating Arrangements》作者

"Maum’s tale deftly captures a thirty something’s sense of grief for the lost passion of youth and the search for something of depth to take its place. Writing with an authentic and affecting vulnerability, Maum considers sentimentality from every possible angle—interpersonal relationships, lofty idealism, and art—and each receives an equally unflinching examination. An unapologetically thoughtful novel told without melodrama and with a lot of heart."——書單