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·麦卡锡近作《路》与吉姆·雷斯新书《隔离病院》有着惊人，但这并不意味着雷斯有抄袭之嫌。