In a strange room

In a Strange Room

Editor's Recommendation:
◆A man's three journeys, in the endless longing and frustration of searching for love and the place he calls home;
A great novel not to be missed, with a unique and bold style, novel structure, full of tension, and touching the heart;
Shortlisted for the 2010 Man Booker Prize, Jane Morris praised it as "an impeccable masterpiece";
Damon Galgett, hailed as the successor to Gordimer and Coetzee, represents the future direction and hope of literature. His works have been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, and the Dublin Prize many times.
◆The unique technique of "memories are fiction", loneliness, wandering, pursuit... three seemingly uninterrupted stories, questioning human nature and deeply understanding the most indescribable relationship between people.
Introduction:
This story, which is made up of a trilogy full of sorrow and sadness, tells the story of the protagonist Damon's travel experiences in Greece, South Africa, India and Africa. During this period, he met the handsome and charming German Rainer, and walked with him to a small town in Lesotho in the heart of South Africa; then he met a group of casual backpackers in Africa, fell into a subtle and ambiguous homosexual relationship with Jerome, a beautiful boy from Switzerland, and even followed them to Europe; finally, he accompanied a suicidal female mental patient to India, but experienced a farce that ended in tragedy.
In these three stories, revolving around a solitary journey, Damon plays the roles of follower, lover, and protector. Under his narrative of "memories are fiction," he transitions from being ridiculed to being loved and relied upon, seemingly signaling a gradual rise in his influence among others. However, each ultimately leads to a more disastrous outcome: a breakup, accidental death, and attempted suicide. While all three journeys ended in failure, each one led to a clearer understanding of the world and himself, with each travel companion serving as a mirror through which he could discern his true self.

2016-07-01

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Chuchen Culture

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