*LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2019*

A brilliant collection of fictions in the vein of Roald Dahl, Etgar Keret and Amy Hempel. These are stories of what the world looks like from a child's pure but sometimes vengeful or muddled perspective. These are stories of life in a war zone, life peppered by surreal mistakes, tragic accidents and painful encounters. These are stories of fantasist matadors, lost limbs and perplexed voyeurs. This is a collection about sex, death and the all-important skill of making life into a joke.

入围2019年国际布克奖长名单

一部兼具Roald Dahl, Etgar Keret和 Amy Hempel风格的精彩小说集。这些故事描述了从孩子纯洁但有时心存报复或混乱的角度所看到的世界。这些故事讲述了战区的生活，充满离奇错误的生活，悲惨的事故和痛苦的遭遇。这些故事讲述了充满幻想的斗牛士、失去的肢体和困惑的偷窥者。这里汇集了性、死亡和将生活变成笑话技能。