Meg Howrey, The Wanderers
梅格‧荷瑞《漫游者》
Howrey’s new novel was inspired by a 2011 news report on Mars500, a 520-day simulation of a space trip to Mars with a six-member crew from Russia, China and Europe. She gives equal time to Yoshi, Sergei and Helen, a crew of three astronauts from Japan, Russia and the US, who hope to be chosen for the Mars mission sponsored by a private company. As they endure a 17-month simulation, each must prove to have the stamina, sanity and discipline to withstand the enforced isolation and the series of calculated failures created by the “sim” team. The key question for each: “Does it feel real?”
荷瑞的这部新作灵感来源于2011年一篇有关“火星500”项目的资讯报道。该项目是一个为期520天的模拟火星考察项目,由来自俄罗斯、中国和欧洲的六名宇航员参与。她的小说中有三位主人公,来自日本的Yoshi,俄罗斯的Sergei以及美国的Helen。他们三人都希望能被选中参加这个由私人公司赞助的火星项目。他们要经历17个月的模拟训练,每个人都必须证明自己有毅力、足够的理性以及自律经受强制隔离的环境以及模拟团队设置的一系列故障。每个人面临的一个最重要的问题是:“跟真实场景感觉一样吗?”
Douglas Coupland, Bit Rot
道格拉斯•库普兰《数据退化》
Canadian writer, designer and artist Coupland names his new collection of stories and essays for a digital archiving term describing how files can spontaneously decompose. With characteristic wit, he extends that term to describe “the way my brain has been feeling since 2000, as I shed older and weaker neurons and connections and create and enhance new and unexpected ones.” Bit Rot offers priceless insights. Few people are better at explaining the ramifications of the digital era.
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