Last Orders-杯酒留痕

作者：Graham Swift

书名：Last Orders《杯酒留痕》

中文简介：首先要说的是，这本讲述死亡的书入选了“20世纪最令人愉悦的书”。如作者所言，这是一本为了诠释生命而描绘死亡的书，是一本有关死亡被生命不断打断的书。它的语言和风格都受到福克纳的《在我弥留之际》影响。《杯酒留痕》讲了一群退伍老兵的故事，采用了大量的倒序手法。故事的主线是这群人遵循杰克·道兹的遗愿，从伯蒙德西前往马盖特，要将他的骨灰洒向大海。它在2001年被改编成电影，由弗雷德·谢波西导演，译名也作《遗言》。

英文简介：Four men once close to Jack Dodds, a London butcher, meet to carry out his peculiar last wish: to have his ashes scattered into the sea. For reasons best known to herself, Jack's widow, Amy, declines to join them. On the surface the tale of a simple if increasingly bizarre day's outing, Last Orders is Graham Swift's most poignant exploration of the complexity and courage of ordinary lives.