偷影子的人

THESHADOWTHIEFContent···MainCharactersSynopsis[sɪˈnɒpsɪs]AuthorAUTHORMarcLevy（马克·李维）出生于1961年10月16日，著名法国作家。主要作品有TheShadowThief《偷影子的人》（2010）、《如果一切重来》、《伊斯坦布尔的假期》、IfOnlyitWereTrue《假如这是真的》、WillYouBeThere《你在哪里》、SevenDaysforanEternity《七日成永恒》等。“Ihopeeveryonecanbefoundhischildhoodshadowinthisstory,canrecalltheirdreamsandhopeatonetime,thosetimeofdaythatareengravedonourdeepmemory,thosemomentthatcreateourcharacterandaffectourfuture.——MarcLevyWhentheboyandtheotherpeople’sshadowoverlap,theirshadowswillbeexchanged.Everyonehassomeregretsaboutchildhood,eitherbecausetheyhavedonesomethingwrongorbecausetheyhavemissedsomething.Whenwegrowupandrealizethatitisapity,ifgiveustheopportunitytomakeupforitortoredeemit,accordingwetrytodoitornot,canvalidatesthatifwe’regrowingup.SYNOPSISThecontentfocusesonaboyfromhischildhoodignorancetomaturitywhenhegrowsup.Ithastheestrangementbetweenhimandhisparents,thefriendshipbetweenhimandhisfriends,andthegradualmaturityandtransformationofhisviewsonloveinthisbook.Themostamazingthingishehasspecialabilitythathecanstealotherpeople'sshadow,talkingwiththeshadow,seeingsomeoneelse’smind,knowingthepeople’ssecretwhattheyunwillingtotellothers,aslongashewants.Hebegantobeasoulmatewhoneededhelp,tofindthelightoflifeforeverystolenshadow.MAINCHARACTERSTHEBOYClaremotherLukeYvesSophieTheboy’sbestfriendAguardoftheboy’sschoolAdeafanddumbgirl/hisfirstloveHisgirlfriendwhenhegrowup一Onceamanbeginstolie,heneverknowshowtostop.（我一直想挥别童年，成为大人，童年却紧贴着我的皮肉，钻入这具对我而言太挤太小的身躯）Inhischildhood,theboywasaskinnyboywhowasbulledandmockedbyhisclassmates,andhisparents’divorcewasagreatblowtohim.二Onceamanbeginstolie,heneverknowshowtostop.（人一旦开始撒了一个谎，就再也不知道如何停止）Hismotherlovestheboyverymuch,andproudofhim.Untilshedied,theboyknowtocherishit,andhefoundasecrethiddenbyhismother,brokingthemother’slie.三Mother'sexistenceislikeadeepwellthatcouldnotbefilled,andhecouldonlymakeupalettertocoverit.（妈妈的存在就像一口深不见底的井，一口无法被填满的悲伤之井，而他只能杜撰出来的信，为这口井封上盖子。）Yveslosthismotherwhenhebirth,withthehelpoftheboy,hedecidedtoquitandseekthelifethathereallywanted.四Shestaredatme,smiled,andwroteonthepaper,youstolemyshadow,andwhereveryouare,I'llalwaysthinkofyou.Clarespentanicesummervacationwiththeboyonthebeach,theypromiseofreunioninthefuture.Yearslater,theymeteachotheragain五BecausetoocherishthisfriendthatIdon'twanttohearanysecretthathedoesn'twanttotellme.(因为太珍惜这个朋友，所以我不想听到任何他不想对我说出口的秘密）Lukewantedtobeadoctor，buthelearnedtobakewithhisfather,withthehelpoftheboy，hecametruehisdream，buteventuallyfoundhereallyliketobeabaker.六Onceamanbeginstolie,heneverknowshowtostop.（我只是你生活里的一个影子，你却在我的生命里占有重要地位）Sophieaccompaniedandencouragedhimbefore,andattherighttimetochoosetoletgo,finallyshereapanotherlove,havingatruehappiness.七Somepeoplejustkisstheshadow,sotheyonlyhavetheillusionofhappiness.（有些人只拥吻影子，于是只拥有幸福的幻影）Tip:Youshoulddeterminewhatyoureallywantfirstly,andtochaseit,insteadofwastingtimeonillusion[ɪˈlu:ʒn]andphantom[ˈfæntəm].THANKYOU——陆乐商英152