Bee trap

Author: [British] Ian Banks, Li Xin
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: Ranked as one of the 100 best novels of the 20th century by The Independent! As long as it is a classic, it will not be forgotten. It is the first time it has met Chinese readers since its publication in 1984! The 16-year-old boy Frank has lived on a desolate small island with his father since childhood. He is eccentric, cold, obsessed with violence, and enjoys killing small animals to predict what will happen. Since childhood, his family has been shrouded in shadows—his mother left soon after his birth, and his father did not register his birth certificate. His older brother has always hated his father, once ran away from home, and was later sent to a mental hospital for trying to set fire to a group of dogs. When his older brother escaped from the mental hospital and returned home to avenge his father, he unexpectedly discovered that Frank was actually a girl. It turns out that Frank's father had been giving her hormones since childhood, so she herself was unaware that she was a woman. But why was all this done? In the novel, Ian Banks offers an incisive insight into human nature and the darkness of society—hidden within a series of seemingly terrifying and bloody stories is a profound reflection on the fate of humanity and a deep concern about the negative impacts of technological advancement. The book sparked widespread controversy upon its publication and was once ranked among the 100 most important novels of the 20th century in the UK. Ian Banks is the most imaginative novelist among his contemporaries in the UK.—Time Magazine A highly bizarre Gothic horror story that is chillingly unsettling, with a plot that is both unique and gripping.—Financial Times The Flytrap is a must-read for 80s enthusiasts. Banks and Schlink tell social stories in completely different ways. Compared to early Ian McEwan, Banks has a more terrifying tension.—The Guardian
The 16-year-old boy Frank has lived on a desolate small island with his father since childhood. He is eccentric, cold, obsessed with violence, and enjoys killing small animals to predict what will happen. Since childhood, his family has been shrouded in shadows—his mother left soon after his birth, and his father did not register his birth certificate. His older brother has always hated his father, once ran away from home, and was later sent to a mental hospital for trying to set fire to a group of dogs. When his older brother escaped from the mental hospital and returned home to avenge his father, he unexpectedly discovered that Frank was actually a girl. It turns out that Frank's father had been giving her hormones since childhood, so she herself was unaware that she was a woman. But why was all this done? In the novel, Ian Banks offers an incisive insight into human nature and the darkness of society—hidden within a series of seemingly terrifying and bloody stories is a profound reflection on the fate of humanity and a deep concern about the negative impacts of technological advancement. The book sparked widespread controversy upon its publication and was once ranked among the 100 most important novels of the 20th century in the UK.