他方世界 – Little, Big by John Crowley

二十世纪的某一天里，史墨基•巴纳柏要从大城出发，去往一个名叫艾基伍德的陌生地方迎娶他命中注定的妻子黛莉•艾丽斯•德林克沃特。他不能搭车，只能走路，不能买吃的，只能吃自己的食物，不能住店，只能借宿。因为新娘的姑婆已用纸牌测算过，如果不照做，就会有坏事发生。

一百多年前，相信精灵王国存在的约翰•德林克沃特建造了一座由不同建筑风格构成的复合体建筑，家族七代人居住于此。

随着时间的流逝，这个庞大家族的秘密逐渐揭开：迷宫般的走廊、古怪的建筑内室、观星仪、预言未来的纸牌、水塘里的鳟鱼爷爷、照片中若隐若现的精灵、消失的莱拉克……

代代相传的家族预言慢慢浮现，通往精灵王国的神秘之门即将打开。

Edgewood – which is not found on any map – is many houses, all put inside each other or across each other. It’s filled with and surrounded by mystery and enchantment; the further in you go, the bigger it gets.

Smoky Barnable, who has fallen in love with Daily Alice Drinkwater, travels from the City on foot to Edgewood, her family home. There he finds himself on the magical border of an otherworld.

Crowley’s work has a special alchemy – mixing the world we know with an imagined world that seems more true and real. Winner of the World Fantasy Award, Little, Big is elegant, sensual, funny, and unforgettable. It is a story of fantastic love and heartrending loss, of impossible things and unshakable destinies, and of the great Tale that envelops us all. It is a wonder.

John Crowley is an American writer who has also worked in television and documentary films. His fantasy and science fiction have established him as a major voice in imaginative writing. His other novels include The Deep, Engine Summer, and Ægypt.

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