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.

科马克·麦近作《路》与吉姆·克雷斯新《隔离病院》有着惊人相似，不意味着克雷斯有抄袭之嫌。