《主仆美国历险记》

    Olivier is an aristocrat* born in France just after the French Revolution. Parrot, the son of an itinerant* English printer and twice Olivier’s age, always wanted to be an artist but has ended up* a servant. Starting on different sides of history, their lives will be joined by a mysterious*, one-armed Marquis.

    When Olivier sets sail for the New World — ostensibly* to study its prisons, but in reality to avoid yet another revolution — Parrot is sent with him, as spy, protector, foe* and foil*.

    As the narrative shifts between the perspectives* of Parrot and Olivier, between their adventures* apart and together — in love and politics, prisons and finance, homelands and brave new lands — a most unlikely* friendship begins to grow. And with their story, author Peter Carey explores the adventure of American democracy* — in theory, in practice, and in ongoing argument*.

    The story is an inventive* reimagining of Alexis de Tocqueville’s famous journey. Above all, it is a funny and tender portrait* of two men who come to form an unlikely friendship, and a completely improbable work of art.

    The Chinese version of the book is available on dangdang.com, and you can find the English book on amazon.

    (SD-Agencies)