孤魂騎士(隨書附美加墨地圖)

孤魂騎士(隨書附美加墨地圖)
ISBN-10
6267279235
ISBN-13
9786267279236
Category
Literary Collections / Canadian
Pages
157
Language
Chinese
Published
2023-06-28
Publisher
讀書共和國╱好人出版
Author
尼爾•佩爾特

Description

加拿大歷史上最成功的搖滾樂團Rush的傳奇鼓手兼詞曲創作人
尼爾.佩爾特
堅持哲學人生,盡情享受孤獨的旅行回憶錄


  熟悉搖滾樂的讀者應該對加拿大搖滾樂團Rush以及鼓手尼爾.佩爾特不陌生,他入選「現代鼓手名人堂」、被《當代鼓手》、《鼓手世界》讀者票選最佳鼓手第一名,公認是當今最偉大的鼓手之一。尼爾.佩爾特一直被認為是搖滾音樂舞台上最有天賦的鼓手之一,對於一代又一代的搖滾歌迷來說,他是一個打擊樂之神。

  一九九七年,住在魁北克的尼爾與妻子賈姬與正要回到多倫多就讀大學的女兒賽琳娜告別。然而直到夜幕降臨,應該已回到學校的女兒卻遲遲沒有打電話報平安。幾個小時後,當地的警方前來告知女兒車禍喪生的厄耗。尼爾與賈姬的生活頓時天崩地裂,但這只是第一個不幸。傷心欲絕的賈姬不久後即被診斷出癌症,一心求死的她在十個月後隨女兒而去。

  在十個月的時間裡,尼爾.佩爾特遭受了巨大的家庭變故,以至於讓他成為一個幽靈——形體上是一個人,但內心空洞,什麼都沒有。

  沒有希望,沒有意義,沒有信仰,也沒有繼續活下去的慾望。悲劇發生一年後,尼爾在生命和自己的死亡之間做出選擇。最後,他騎上他的BMW摩托車,在接下來的十四個月裡,騎行了八萬八千公里,尋找活下去的理由。在逃亡、流放和探索的旅程中,他從魁北克到阿拉斯加,沿著加拿大和美國海岸和西部地區,到墨西哥和貝里斯,最後回到魁北克。在「療癒之路」上,尼爾在日記中記錄了他在悲傷╱治愈過程中的進展和挫折,以及不斷憶起失去摯愛的痛苦。

  有一些人確實說過他們羨慕我,雖然大多是陌生人,我不覺得你會那麼膚淺或只關心自己。他們覺得我這樣看起來比任何人都渴望的自由還更自由。然而,這更像是「絕望的逃亡」,而我給自己的另一個名字是「孤魂騎士」。我是一個鬼魂,我也帶著一些鬼魂同行,我在一個不太真實的世界裡騎行。但只要我繼續前進,我就沒事。

  尼爾是加拿大傳奇搖滾樂團Rush的鼓手,早在這一切不幸發生之前已是一位名人,在樂界享有盛譽,並且因其樂團的成就獲得加拿大平民的最高榮譽「加拿大勳章」。他一生閱讀甚豐,文筆暢達,不僅是Rush樂團主要的作詞人,本身也出過許多文學作品。

  在尼爾的真摯書寫中,他一路跟隨著眾多文學巨擘的作品與足跡,寫下了加美墨的人文風情與地理景觀,以及他與親友遭逢生命巨變的失落與困頓。翻開本書踏上尼爾的療癒之旅,感受一縷遺世的孤魂,如何在天地之間從破碎的生命中重建力量找回幸福。

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