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·麦卡锡的近作《路》·克雷斯的新《隔离病院》有的相似，但这并不意味克雷斯有抄袭之嫌。