摘要
作者的名字首先离去，接着乘乘离开的是书名、情节、令人伤心欲绝的结局，乃至整部小说突然成了一部你从未读过，甚至闻所未闻的小说。
Recently, a colleague mentioned that she had been rereading Richard Hughes＇s A High Wind in Jamaica, .which is about a group of creepy little kids who becomethe unwanted wards of sad, listless1）pirates. She praised it, and her recommendation sent me to Amazon. The title was familiar, as was the vibrant cover of the New York Review Books reissue. One cent and $3.99 for shipping, and the book was on its way.
