烟雾氤氲Wreathed in smoke
<p> <span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Books">Books</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Arts">Arts</span>; <span word="Book">Book</span> <span word="Review">Review</span>;<span word="New">New</span> <span word="thriller">thriller</span>;<span word="Wreathed">Wreathed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span>;<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Scales">Scales</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="Parker">Parker</span> <span word="Bilal">Bilal</span>. 《金色的区域》，<span word="Parker">Parker</span> <span word="Bilal">Bilal</span>于布伦堡著。 <span word="Parker">Parker</span> <span word="Bilal">Bilal</span> <span word="whisks">whisks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reader">reader</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maze">maze</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="alleys">alleys</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="themedieval">themedieval</span> <span word="bazaar">bazaar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sand">sand</span>-<span word="blown">blown</span>, <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="luxuryhousing">luxuryhousing</span> <span word="developments">developments</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="menacing">menacing</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="betrayal">betrayal</span> <span word="swirls">swirls</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="djinns">djinns</span>. <span word="Parker">Parker</span> <span word="Bilal">Bilal</span>带领读者轻松杀入开罗黑暗的心脏。从中世纪市集迷宫般的巷道，到尘土飞扬，尚未竣工的豪宅工地，埃及首都处处是威胁，背叛则如神魔组成的军队一般盘旋梭巡，神出鬼没。 <span word="Makana">Makana</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>-<span word="stricken">stricken</span> <span word="Sudanese">Sudanese</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="exile">exile</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rickety">rickety</span> <span word="houseboat">houseboat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="commissioned">commissioned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Hanafi">Hanafi</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="corrupt">corrupt</span> <span word="Cairene">Cairene</span> <span word="oligarch">oligarch</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="Adil">Adil</span> <span word="Romario">Romario</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="player">player</span>. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="Liz">Liz</span> <span word="Markham">Markham</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="aristocrat">aristocrat</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="tortured">tortured</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="murdered">murdered</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="searching">searching</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="policeman">policeman</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>, <span word="Makana">Makana</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="naif">naif</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perilous">perilous</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="peopled">peopled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Egypts">Egypts</span> <span word="ultra">ultra</span>-<span word="rich">rich</span>, <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="organised">organised</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heady">heady</span> <span word="mix">mix</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Bilal">Bilal</span> <span word="pulls">pulls</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="verve">verve</span>. <span word="Makana">Makana</span>，苏丹人士，穷困潦倒，因政治问题被流放他乡，独居于尼罗河上一艘破败不堪的船屋里。他肩负开罗残暴腐朽的独裁者<span word="Hanafi">Hanafi</span>的使命，寻找足球明星<span word="Adil">Adil</span> <span word="Romario">Romario</span>。同时，英国贵族之女<span word="Liz">Liz</span> <span word="Markham">Markham</span>在寻找20余年前在开罗丢失的女儿时被折磨并被杀害了。<span word="Makana">Makana</span>曾为警察，自然绝不天真，但很快却发现自己身陷人间地狱，周围尽是埃及巨富、伊斯兰好战分子，还有俄罗斯人组织的犯罪。这是个让人眼花缭乱的局面，<span word="Bilal">Bilal</span>先生却用高超的技艺成功驾驭了它。 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="London">London</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="novelist">novelist</span>, <span word="Parker">Parker</span> <span word="Bilal">Bilal</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="prose">prose</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="subtlety">subtlety</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="novels">novels</span>: <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="screwed">screwed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="rods">rods</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="scattered">scattered</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="matchsticks">matchsticks</span> <span word="naked">naked</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="bulbs">bulbs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="flex">flex</span> <span word="resemble">resemble</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vine">vine</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="Arab">Arab</span>-<span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="vividly">vividly</span> <span word="evoked">evoked</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="smells">smells</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="seeping">seeping</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pages">pages</span>. <span word="Characters">Characters</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Okasha">Okasha</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="policeman">policeman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Makanas">Makanas</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ally">ally</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sami">Sami</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="terrier">terrier</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nuanced">nuanced</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="believable">believable</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="flags">flags</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middlealways">middlealways</span> <span word="tricky">tricky</span> <span word="territory">territory</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="noveland">noveland</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="meaningful">meaningful</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="wreathed">wreathed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cigarette">cigarette</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="justice">justice</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sort">sort</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="evildoers">evildoers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="punished">punished</span>, <span word="others">others</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="real">real</span>-<span word="life">life</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="twist">twist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="subtly">subtly</span> <span word="signalled">signalled</span>. <span word="Makana">Makana</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="demons">demons</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="journey">journey</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="learns">learns</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="stays">stays</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="Parker">Parker</span> <span word="Bilal">Bilal</span>生于伦敦，曾居于苏丹和开罗，擅写小说，文笔优美。他的犯罪小说字字璇玑，笔触细腻精妙，有如散文，甚为难得：一位老人饱经风霜，脸上的皱纹交结在一起，如同一张收拢的渔网。建筑工地散乱的钢筋像无数烧过的火柴棍儿灯泡没有灯罩，悬在花线末端，宛如葡萄藤上奇异的水果。小说将故事背景设在阿拉伯之春前，鲜活地重现了当时的开罗：它的喧嚣，它的气味，全都跃然纸上，呼之欲出。小说对角色的刻画细致入微，真实可信;<span word="Makana">Makana</span>的同盟好友<span word="Okasha">Okasha</span>警官，对朋友忠诚友善的记者<span word="Sami">Sami</span>都是如此。然而文章的中段有些拖沓犯罪小说很难处理好这些地方还有一些多余的有意义的会面，人从这头穿过氤氲的烟雾看着桌子的那头。在文章最后，正义勉强算是得到了伸张。一些行恶之人受到了惩罚，一些则在上头的保护下逍遥法外;如果真的是在开罗，最后结局大概也就是这样。结尾的大转折在前文中埋有伏笔。<span word="Makana">Makana</span>心中也有自己的恶魔。在旅途中，他学习着如何与它们一道生活;在这条路上，他与你相随。 </p>
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