【自由、死亡、交易,超寫實的飢餓遊戲】
美國非裔青年作家阿傑-布連約首部小說,諷刺美國監獄、資本主義與暴力體育,獲紐時、郵報逾卅個媒體選為年度最期待之書。小說描述美國大型民營監獄的囚犯可以選擇參加競技場的死亡競賽以爭取自由,企業則從中獲利。人氣鬥士洛蕾塔奮戰三年,可望在數場比賽後獲釋,準備離開之際,她也思索著未來要抵制比賽幫助隊友保有人性,但這絕非企業所願。
A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK • A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR • Two top women gladiators fight for their freedom within a depraved private prison system not so far-removed from America’s own in this explosive, hotly-anticipated debut novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Friday Black