《岛上书店》：没有人是一座孤岛

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1、《岛上书店》：没有人是一座孤岛　　加布瑞埃拉?泽文（GabrielleZevin，1977～），美国作家、电影剧本编剧。泽文毕业于哈佛大学英美文学系，现已出版了八部小说，第一部小说《我在另一个世界等你》（Elsewhere）被翻译成二十多种语言。她曾担任电影《与女人们的对话》（ConversationswithOtherWomen）的编剧，并获得独立精神奖提名。《岛上书店》（TheStoriedLifeofA.J.Fikry）是她的第八部小说，在2014年获选美国独立书商选书第一名，登上《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜，风行全球30多个国家。加布瑞埃拉?泽文　　E

2、xcerpts1）　　Oncethestoreisclosed，A.J.goesupstairstochangeintohisrunningclothes.Heleavesthroughthebookstore’sfrontentranceand，ashasbecomehiscustom，doesnotlockthedoor.　　A.J.hadruncross-country2）onhishighschool’steamandthenatPrinceton.Hepickedupthesportmainlybecausehehadnoskillforanyo

3、thersportasidefromtheclosereadingoftexts.Heneverreallyconsideredrunningcross-countrytobemuchofatalent.Hishighschoolcoachhadromanticallyreferredtohimasareliablemiddleman，meaningthatA.J.couldbecountedontofinishintheuppermiddleofanypack.Nowthathehasn’trunfor8awhile，hehastoconcede3）th

4、atithadbeenatalent.Inhiscurrentcondition，hecan’tmakeitmorethantwomileswithoutstopping.Herarelyrunsmorethanfivemilestotal，andhisback，legs，andbasicallyeverypartofhimhurt.Thepainturnsouttobeagoodthing.Heusedtopasshisrunsbyruminating4），andthepaindistractshimfromsuchafruitlessactivity.

5、　　Towardtheendofhisrun，snowbeginstofall.Notwantingtotrackmudindoors，A.J.stopsontheporchtotakeoffhisrunningshoes.Hebraceshimselfonthefrontdoor，anditswingsopen.Heknowsthathedidn’tlockit，butheisreasonablysurethathedidn’tleaveitopen.Heflipsonthelight.Nothingseemsoutofplace.Thecashregi

6、sterdoesn’tlookmolested5）.Probably，thewindhadblownthedooropen.Heflipsoffthelightandisalmosttothestairswhenhehearsacry，sharplikeabird’s.Thecryrepeats，moreinsistentthistime.　　A.J.turnsthelightsbackon.Hewalksbacktotheentranceandthenmakeshiswayupanddowneachaisleofthebookstore.Hecomest

7、othelastrow，thepoorlystockedChildren’sandYoungAdultsection.Onthefloorsitsababywiththestore’slonecopyofWheretheWildThingsAre（oneofthefewpicturebooksIsland6）evendeigns7）tocarry）initslapandopenedtothemiddle.Itisalargebaby，A.J.thinks.Notanewborn.A.J.8can’tclocktheagebecause，asidefromh

8、imself，hehasneverreallyknownanyba