Six stories, six worlds, six characters in exile, spanning Europe, Africa, and South America, with styles ranging from symbolism and realism to inner monologues. The protagonists find themselves in vast, empty landscapes or unfamiliar lands, navigating the ebb and flow of reality and hope, searching for freedom and a way out. Through these six short stories, the book depicts different kinds of loneliness faced by people in different situations: a woman trapped in a marriage of convenience, a worker frustrated in his dealings with capitalists; a solitary humanitarian, a seemingly successful artist, a self-exiled engineer…
六段故事,六个世界,六个身处放逐的人物,地域横越欧洲、非洲与南美洲,风格从象征、写实到内心独白,主角们置身虚无的广漠或陌生的异域,透过现实与希望浮沉,探寻自由与生命的出口。本书通过六个短篇,分别描述了人们在不同状态下所面临的不同孤寂:困在徒具形式婚姻里的女子,与资本家周旋挫败的工人;又或者是孤绝的人道主义者,看似一帆风顺的艺术家,自我流放的工程师……
六段故事,六个世界,六个身处放逐的人物,地域横越欧洲、非洲与南美洲,风格从象征、写实到内心独白,主角们置身虚无的广漠或陌生的异域,透过现实与希望浮沉,探寻自由与生命的出口。本书通过六个短篇,分别描述了人们在不同状态下所面临的不同孤寂:困在徒具形式婚姻里的女子,与资本家周旋挫败的工人;又或者是孤绝的人道主义者,看似一帆风顺的艺术家,自我流放的工程师……