Tracy Chevalier, New Boy
特蕾西?雪佛蘭《新來(lái)的男孩》

Chevalier's retelling of Othello builds tension effortlessly. She sets her tale of love, jealousy, racism and violence in the 1970s in Washington DC, her hometown. O (for Osei), a Ghanian diplomat's son, is entering his fourth school in six years. It's an all-white school where his presence is a shock. The first to notice him is Dee, the most popular girl in sixth grade. By lunch time O has shown himself to be a powerful kickball player and caressed Dee's cheek on the playground. Ian – the shrewdest, most calculating student in the class – spots the attraction between Dee and the new boy, and vows to destroy it. By the end of one school day, Ian has set Dee and O against each other, and orchestrated shocking violence. (Credit: Hogarth)
雪佛蘭的《新來(lái)的男孩》改寫(xiě)自《奧賽羅》，小說(shuō)輕而易舉地制造了緊張感。她將這個(gè)關(guān)于愛(ài)情、嫉妒、種族主義和暴力的故事的背景設(shè)在上世紀(jì)70年代的華盛頓，那里也是她的家鄉(xiāng)。奧塞是一個(gè)加納外交官的兒子，他在6年內(nèi)換了4家學(xué)校。這一次是一所白人學(xué)校，而他的存在讓人意外。第一個(gè)注意到他的人是迪伊。她是6年級(jí)最受歡迎的女孩。奧賽在午餐時(shí)間證明自己是一個(gè)強(qiáng)壯的足球運(yùn)動(dòng)員，還在操場(chǎng)上輕撫了迪伊的臉頰。伊恩是班級(jí)里最精明最會(huì)算計(jì)的學(xué)生，他發(fā)現(xiàn)了迪伊和新來(lái)的男生之間的火花，并發(fā)誓要?dú)У羲?。在一天放學(xué)時(shí)，伊恩讓迪伊和奧賽反目，并謀劃了一場(chǎng)令人震驚的暴力事件。（來(lái)源：霍加斯出版社）