《哈利·波特》前传手稿被盗,罗琳呼吁大家不要买
2017-05-15本刊编辑部
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It is not just a normal postcard, but a rare"Harry Potter" prequel①prequel 美 ['prikwəl] n. 先行篇,前传handwritten that has been stolen.
In 2008, Rowling wrote an 800-word manuscript②manuscript 英 ['mænjʊskrɪpt] 美 ['mænjuskrɪpt]n. 手稿;原稿 adj. 手写的, on two sides of an A5 postcard, for a charity auction, which has been stolen during a burglary③burglary 英 ['bɜːglərɪ] 美 ['bɝɡləri]n. 盗窃,夜盗;盗窃行为 v. 入室行窃in central England.
The distressed author took to Twitter and requested Harry Potter fans, "PLEASE DON'T BUY THIS IF YOU'RE OFFERED IT. Originally auctioned for @englishpen, the owner supported writers' freedoms by bidding for it."
The 800-word storywas sold for 25,000 British Pound and the proceeds of the auction were donated to④donate to 赠予an organization English PEN, which champions freedom of expression.
The untitled prequel features the characters Sirius Black and Harry's father James.
被偷走的不只是一张普通的明信片,而是《哈利·波特》前传的珍贵手稿。
2008年,罗琳在一张A5大小的明信片的正反面写下了一篇800字的手稿。后来这张手稿被拿来用于慈善拍卖,然而在英格兰中部发生的一起盗窃事件中,这张手稿被偷走了。
这位苦恼的作家通过推特发帖请求《哈利·波特》的粉丝,“如果有人向你出售这张手稿,请不要购买。该手稿原本是为了英国作家协会而拿出来拍卖的,所有者竞拍了这张手稿,支持了作家的自由。”
这篇800字的故事以25000英镑的价格出售,拍卖收益捐给了英国作家协会,而该组织是言论自由的捍卫者。
这篇未命名的前传的主人公是小天狼星布莱克和哈利的父亲詹姆斯。