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The Casual Vacancy
J. K. Rowling、Tom Hollander · 初版 2012 年
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Barry Fairbrother 在四十出头时意外去世，小镇 Pagford 陷入震惊。Pagford 表面上是一幅英国田园牧歌景象，有鹅卵石铺就的集市广场和一座古老的修道院，但在这美丽外表背后，是一个陷入战争的小镇。富人与穷人交战，青少年与父母交战，妻子与丈夫交战，教师与学生交战……Pagford 并非初见时的模样。而 Barry 在镇议会留下的空缺席位，很快成为小镇迄今最大一场战争的导火索。在这场充满激情、
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有意思的是，这本书的评论比《The Casual Vacancy》好那么多。我想知道它是不是真的写得更好，还是《The Casual Vacancy》只是因为挂了 J. K. Rowling 的名字才吃亏。（期望太高，人们想看看这么一位畅销……
Interesting that the reviews for this book were so much better than The Casual Vacancy. I wonder whether it is in fact better written, or simply that The Casual Vacancy suffered for having J. K. Rowling's name attached to it. (Expectations too high, people wanting to see such a high-selling…
……写了第一本 Harry Potter 书：“Harry Potter”作者 J.K. Rowling 认为政府福利里有魔法。她做客“The Daily Show”，和 Jon Stewart 聊她的新书《The Casual Vacancy》，并深入谈到政府补助如何帮助她度过了早年的艰难时光。“如果我没有那几年穷到不能再穷的日子，我根本写不出这本书……”
…wrote the first Harry Potter book: “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling argues that there’s magic in government benefits. She stopped by “The Daily Show” to chat with Jon Stewart about her new book “The Casual Vacancy,” and delved into how government assistance helped her survive in her early years. “I couldn’t have written this book if I hadn’t had a few years where I’ d been really as poor as it’s possible to go…