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Andrew Doesn't Want to Die Alone Author: [UK] Richard Roper Publisher: Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House
Andrew Doesn't Want to Die Alone Author: [UK] Richard Roper Publisher: Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House
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Introduction · · · · · ·
Introduction
"Blue moon, you see me standing alone."
Andrew is 42 years old and he often hates himself. He always thinks he will die alone and he doesn't know how to love anyone.
Andrew's job is to deal with death: he attends 25 funerals a year where no one attends. If someone dies alone, he has to go to the deceased's home to investigate whether the deceased has any relatives alive and whether the money left is enough to pay for the funeral. It is a gloomy job. Andrew feels that one day he will die alone and no one will attend his funeral.
Andrew was so lonely that he was suffocating. Suddenly one day, his new colleague Peggy rushed into his life like a big breath of oxygen. The two broke into the houses of lonely elderly people, searching for their stories and exploring the meaning of life. Gradually, Andrew began to think about how to live a good life again...
I always feel that I will die alone, but I also always feel that there is someone walking towards me through the crowd.
Media celebrity comments
This is the story of a neurotic but tender-hearted man trying to learn how not to die alone, and it’s an addictive story on every page.
——Publishers Weekly
Darkly funny and oddly charming, Andrew Doesn't Want to Die is the perfect book for devoted readers of A Man Called Ove Decides to Die.
—Eleanor Brown, bestselling author
"Andrew Doesn't Want to End Up Alone" is both warm and healing, and heartbreaking. The author writes about loneliness and the desire for emotional connection between people. "Andrew Doesn't Want to End Up Alone" will make you feel happy for the protagonist and want to seize the moment.
—Bianca Mahesh, bestselling author
Richard Roper's portrayal of pain, hope, and human connection is moving and entertaining.
——Kirkus Reviews
"Andrew Doesn't Want to Die Alone" is the kind of good book that will make you suffer from the obsessive-compulsive disorder of "not stopping until you finish reading it as soon as possible."
——SoyaKid, a reader of Meiya
I loved this book! It's funny, charming, emotional, witty, and heartwarming.
--J. Ryan Studdell, bestselling author
It's fascinating to read on... Roper's portrayal of Andrew's inner world not only reveals what a strange person he is, but also reveals how strange people all of us are.
—The New York Times
"Andrew Doesn't Want to End Up Alone" tells the story of a lonely and sad man carefully facing the world again.
——People Weekly
About the Author · · · · · ·
About the Author:
Richard Roper
British writer and editor. He has loved reading since childhood and is humorous and charming. He currently lives in London.
Andrew Doesn't Want to Die Alone is his debut work. It was translated into 19 languages and published in more than 20 countries within a year after it was completed. It is well received by readers. It has also been favored by world-renowned media such as The New York Times and Publishers Weekly and many best-selling authors. The inspiration for this book comes from an article the author read, which is a story about a special professional who handles the affairs of lonely elderly people.
In an interview, Richard Roper revealed the opportunity to become a writer. "I also hope that there will be an extraordinary moment of lightning and thunder, which will make me suddenly realize that I want to be a writer. But my moment was actually just after I finished writing an email to all employees of the company. At that moment, I thought, instead of writing an email that no one wants to read, why not write something more interesting than 'Change of meeting location'?"
Translated by Wang Ying
Master of English Language and Literature from Shanghai International Studies University. After graduation, he stayed at the university to teach and later moved to the United States. Now he is a freelance translator. In his spare time, he likes to play with cats, cook, practice yoga, and watch dramas. He has translated works such as "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" and "Dear Mrs. Bird".
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