Reversed Forecast

Nicola Barker

套用賽馬術語「連贏」概念書就的一本小說。所謂連贏指的是投注者須選中一場賽事中的冠亞軍，毋須順序，只要下注對象雙雙贏得冠亞軍即可。故事以露比及席維亞展開，環繞著賭博、厭惡感、音樂以及小狗，描述倫敦底層社會的生活。本作為妮可拉．巴克文壇出道處女作，正式開啟她日後璀璨的文學之路。

A reversed forecast is a hedged bet which is still a long shot. Reversed forecast is a novel of gambling and allergies, music and dogs, set in some of London's less scenic locations. Its characters select each other and try or don't try to make winning combinations. But as Ruby, this story's soft-nosed heroine, observes: 'Losing: that's the whole point of a gamble.'

Nicola Barker's first collection of stories, Love Your Enemies, was described as 'the most impressive literary début of the season (Elle). This remarkable first novel confirms her as a writer of exceptional talent.'

'One of the most talented young writers in Britain.'

—— Tatler

'An imaginative lowlife tale, told with considerable acuteness and verve.'

—— Literary Review

■妮可拉．巴克／Nicola Barker

Nicola Barker was born in 1966. She lives and works in Hackney, London. She was the winner of the David Higham Prize for Fiction and joint winner of the Macmillan Silver Pen Award for Fiction for Love Your Enemies, her first collection of stories.

作者：妮可拉．巴克／Nicola Barker

版本：New Edition

規格：平裝／Paperback，12.6 x 19.8 x 1.8 cm，200頁

出版商：Faber and Faber

出版日期：1995年11月08日

語言：英文

ISBN-10：0-571-17302-0

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Condition: Good. Pre-owned title with creased book spine, no missing pages or anything that would compromise the legibility or understanding of the text. All pages are intact, with dust jacket.

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