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1. 澳大利亚 Cloudstreet by Tim Winton 蒂姆·温顿《云街》 An epic novel that regularly tops the list of best-loved novels in Australia. After two separate catastrophes, two very different families leave the country for the bright lights of Perth. The Lambs are industrious, united, and―until God seems to turn His back on their boy Fish―religious. The Pickleses are gamblers, boozers, fractious, and unlikely landlords. Change, hardship, and the war force them to swallow their dignity and share a great, breathing, shuddering house called Cloudstreet. 《云街》是一部史诗小说，常常位列澳大利亚最受欢迎的小说排行榜榜首。在经历了两次灾难后，两个截然不同的家庭搬到了阳光明媚的珀斯（澳大利亚第四城市）。兰姆一家积极工作、团结一致，而在神明带走他们的孩子菲什之前，这一家人是虔诚的宗教徒。皮寇勒赛斯一家则赌徒酒鬼混杂，他们极易发怒，不像地主。变化、困难与战争致使这两家人无奈抛下尊严，共享一栋颤颤巍巍而有生机的大房子——云街。 2. 日本 Manazuru by Hiromi Kawakami 川上弘美《真鹤》 Twelve years have passed since Kei’s husband, Rei, disappeared and she was left alone with her three-year-old daughter. Her new relationship with a married man—the antithesis of Rei—has brought her life to a numbing stasis, and her relationships with her mother and daughter have spilled into routine, day after day. | 
