ZEBRA CROSSING
Book ID/图书代码： 08090013B65027
English Summary/英文概要： Ghost. Ape. Living dead. Young Chipo has been called many names, but to her mother — Zimbabwe ’s most loyal Manchester United supporter — she had always just been Chipo, meaning gift. On the eve of the World Cup, Chipo and her brother flee to Cape Town hoping for a better life and to share in the excitement of the greatest sporting event ever to take place in Africa. But the Mother City’s infamous Long Street is a dangerous place for an illegal immigrant and albino. Soon Chipo is caught up in a get-rich-quick scheme organized by her brother and the terrifying Dr Ongani. Exploiting gamblers’ superstitions about albinism, they plan to make money and get out before rumors of looming xenophobic attacks become reality. But their scheming has devastating consequences.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： “鬼魂、猿人、活死人，小Chipo被别人取了很多的”昵称但对Chipo的母亲而言，女儿是被赐予的礼物，她还是津巴布韦最忠实的曼联球迷。在世界杯前夜，Chipo和哥哥逃到开普敦希望能过上更好的生活，还想感受非洲这前所未有的盛事所带来的喜悦与兴奋。但是母亲城的这条臭名昭著的长街对非法移民和白化病患者来说是异常危险的。Chipo的哥哥和可怕的Ongani博士密谋了一个快速致富的计划，很快，Chipo就被卷入其中。他们利用赌徒对于白化病人的迷信进而谋财，并预备在流言四起前抽身而退，但他们的计划会带来毁灭性的的结果。（XAT）
Awards/获奖情况：“这是一个令人胆战心惊的故事，但我们必须读一读，因为有这样的一个习俗使得那么多人因为自己的不同而遭受痛苦。”——Sindiwe Magona
“《斑马线》是2013年社会关注题材小说中最出彩的作品之一，从中可以看出作者非凡的文学功力和理解力。”(Litnet.co.na)
"A chilling must-read that works us up from a habit that allows for so many to suffer only because they are different." — Sindiwe Magona
’A chilling must-read.’(Sindiwe Magona)
’Zebra Crossing is one of the very best works of socially conscious fiction produced in 2013, one that provides ample evidence of tremendous literary ability and a fine understanding of form.’
(Litnet.co.na)
About the Author/作者介绍： 梅格•凡德默维是故事集《我称为家的地方》的作者，由南非莫迪亚基图书出版社于2010年出版。梅格拥有东英吉利大学创意写作硕士学位。这部小说是她在攻读兰开斯特大学创意写作博士学位过程中完成的。梅格同时也是西开普大学创意写作和英国文学的导师。她目前正在创作她的第二本小说。Meg Vandermerwe is the author of a collection of stories, This Place I Call Home, published by Modjaji Books, South Africa, 2010. She has an MA in Creative Writing from UEA. This novel is part of her Ph.D. in Creative Writing at the University of Lancaster. Meg is also a Lecturer in Creative Writing and English Literature at the University of the Western Cape. She is now working on her second novel.
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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Rights: Umuzi/Random House (South Africa),June 2013; Oneworld Publications (World English) for US publication in April 214 and UK in March 2014.
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