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·麦卡锡近作《路》与吉姆·克雷《院》有着惊人相似，但这并不意味着克雷有抄袭之嫌。