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大唐天宝十四年，长安城的小吏李善德突然接到一个任务：要在贵妃诞日之前，从岭南运来新鲜荔枝。荔枝“一日色变，两日香变，三日味变”，而岭南距长安五千余里，山水迢迢，这是个不可能完成的任务，可为了家人，李善德决心放手一搏：“就算失败，我也想知道，自己倒在距离终点多远的地方。” 《长安的荔枝》是马伯庸备受好评的历史小说。 唐朝诗人杜牧的一句“一骑红尘妃子笑，无人知是荔枝来”一千多年来引发了人们的无限遐想，但鲜荔枝的保鲜时限仅有三天，这场跨越五千余里的传奇转运之旅究竟是如何达成的，谁让杨贵妃在长安吃到了来自岭南的鲜荔枝？作者马伯庸就此展开了一场脑洞非常大的想象。 沿袭马伯庸写作一贯以来的时空紧张感，不仅让读者看到了小人物的乱世生存之道，也感受到了事在人为的热血奋斗。随书附赠“荔枝鲜转运舆图”。--Goodreads.com.
In the 14th year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty, Li Shande, a small official in Chang'an City, suddenly received a task: Before the birthday of the imperial concubine, fresh lychees should be shipped from Lingnan. Lychee changes its color in one day, its fragrance in two days, and its taste in three days, and Lingnan is more than 5,000 km away from Chang'an, and it is an impossible task. But for the sake of his family, Li Shande is determined to give it a shot: "Even if I fail, I want to know how far I am from the finish line.--Amazon.ca.