《你在高原》是张炜浩繁的文学创作中最宏大、最重要的作品，自问世后深受读者敬重和喜爱，荣获第八届茅盾文学奖。《你在高原》10部各自独立成书，《海客谈瀛洲》是第三部。
主人公宁伽刚到杂志社工作不久，即与古航海史青年专家纪及一起接受了任务：为霍老撰写传记。在考查中，纪及发现了传主的许多瑕疵甚至污点，加上与传主长期霸占的山村少女的爱情，引起了位高权重的霍老深深的嫉恨。纪及结合研究秦王东巡等事件，发表了多年未能完成的古航海专著，结果引起霍老暗中推助的疯狂围剿。于是长期聚集在霍老身边的各色人物粉墨登场，演出了一场亦庄亦谐且血泪交织的现代悲剧。
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张炜，1956年11月出生于山东省龙口市，原籍栖霞县。1975年发表诗，1980年发表小说。山东省作家协会主席、专业作家。发表作品一千余万字，被译成英、日、法、韩、德、瑞典等多种文字。在国内及海外出版单行本四百余部，获奖七十余项。
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1999年《古船》分别被两岸三地评为“世界华语小说百年百强”和“百年百种优秀中国文学图书”，《九月寓言》与作者分别被评为“九十年代最具影响力十作家十作品”。《声音》《一潭清水》《九月寓言》《外省书》《能不忆蜀葵》《鱼的故事》《丑行或浪漫》等作品分别在海内外获得全国优秀小说奖、庄重文文学奖、畅销书奖等多种奖项。
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自序·····················1
卷一
第一章
信难求···················3
五千年的汤················12
夫妻····················24
得一词条·徐村··············35
分与合···················37
第二章
圆心····················47
受命····················56
无可奈何·················64
自传片断·················71
得一词条·君房··············73
自序·····················1
卷一
第一章
信难求···················3
五千年的汤················12
夫妻····················24
得一词条·徐村··············35
分与合···················37
第二章
圆心····················47
受命····················56
无可奈何·················64
自传片断·················71
得一词条·君房··············73
第三章
时间的皱褶················76
东巡·一·················82
得一词条·杀鲛·············89
东巡·二·················91
自传片断·················97
卷二
第四章
季风···················103
耻辱的印记···············113
谁的儿子·················122
吕擎···················130
得一词条·七十二代孙··········139
第五章
秦王路··················142
东巡·三·················153
百花齐放之城··············157
得一词条·童男女············166
东巡·四·················168
自传片断·················175
第六章
陌生的城·················180
和式料理·················188
骡子理疗师···············196
转折···················208
自传片断·················219
卷三
第七章
多声部··················225
走向冬季·················236
得一词条·斋戒·············247
东巡·五·················249
固执的一代···············256
第八章
恫吓···················261
向东方··················269
得一词条·登瀛·············278
东巡·六·················280
逝者···················284
自传片断·················291
第九章
荒原的悲悼···············295
东巡·七·················300
自传片断·················303
大雷雨··················306
得一词条·船场·············321
卷四
第十章
兄弟行··················327
东巡·八·················334
一只小鸟·················341
得一词条·桑岛·············351
蘑菇厅··················354
第十一章
东巡·九·················364
癫狂···················371
得一词条·稷门·············380
回眸···················383
最后的探望···············393
第十二章
秋冬之界·················401
自传片断·················410
东巡·十·················413
催逼···················417
得一词条·红甲板············425
碰撞与疼痛···············429
致海神书·················435
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