真实的故事：有关自行车及生活
<p><span word="NOVELS">NOVELS</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="notoriously">notoriously</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sprint">sprint</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="track">track</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="classic">classic</span> <span word="quest">quest</span> <span word="narrative">narrative</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="overcomes">overcomes</span> <span word="obstacles">obstacles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>-<span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="template">template</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="career">career</span>. <span word="Gold">Gold</span>, <span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="Cleaves">Cleaves</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="novel">novel</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="skilful">skilful</span> <span word="demonstration">demonstration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span>. 写一部关于体育运动的小说，显然是有难度的。让文学去关注一粒球怎样入网，冲刺终点需要多长时间，看起来多少有点奇怪。然而，事实也不尽然。古典文学所追求的叙述方式往往是一个从克服障碍到实现目标的过程。这其实和任何一场单独的比赛或者体育项目的逻辑是一致的。《赤子之心》--克里夫的第三本小说，正是这种叙述方式的巧妙呈现。</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Zoe">Zoe</span>, <span word="Kate">Kate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Jack">Jack</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="obsessive">obsessive</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="cyclists">cyclists</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="hopefuls">hopefuls</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bike">bike</span> <span word="geekery">geekery</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Lycra">Lycra</span> <span word="aplenty">aplenty</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Cleave">Cleave</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="dares">dares</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ultimate">ultimate</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="circus">circus</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="niche">niche</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="aficionados">aficionados</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="distraction">distraction</span>. 书中讲述了三个人的故事：若伊、凯特和杰克--三个狂热的自行车车手，年轻有为，志同道合。故事里有高水准的自行车极客。正如题目所暗示的，克里夫甚至刻意让故事游离在奥运会--那终极的竞技场的边缘。但是，此书也绝对不是为了在炎夏给体育迷们提供一份短暂的消遣。</p>
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