THE uncanny resemblance between Cormac McCarthy's recent novel, “The Road”, and Jim Crace's new book, “The Pesthouse”, does not mean Mr Crace is an imitator.

科·卡锡的近作《路》与吉姆·雷斯的新《隔离病院》有着惊人的相似，但这并着雷斯有抄袭之嫌。