Dead Hand（ISBN=） 英文原版

　　When Jerry Delfont, an aimless travel writer with writer’s
block (his “dead hand”), receives a letter from an American
philanthropist, Mrs. Merrill Unger, with news of a scandal
involving an Indian friend of her son’s, he is intrigued. Who is
the dead boy, found on the floor of a cheap hotel room? How and why
did he die? And what is Jerry to make of a patch of carpet, and a
package containing a human hand?
　　He is swiftly captivated by the beautiful, mysterious Mrs.
Unger—and revived by her tantric massages—but the circumstances
surrounding the dead boy cause him increasingly to doubt the
woman’s motives and the exact nature of her philanthropy. Without
much to go on, Jerry pursues answers from the teeming streets of
Calcutta to Uttar Pradesh. It is a dark and twisted trail of
obsession and need.
　　Beautifully written, A Dead Hand demonstrates the powerful
evocation of place and character that has made Paul Theroux one of
the most perceptive and engaging writers today.

　　PAUL THEROUX’s acclaimed novels include Blinding Light,
Hotel Honolulu, My Other Life, Kowloon Tong, and The
Mosquito Coast. His renowned travel books include Ghost
Train to the Eastern Star, Dark Star Safari, and The Great
Railway Bazaar.