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Book Review;New fiction;Rings oftruth 书评;新小说;真实的故事 Gold. By Chris Cleave. 《赤子之心》，克瑞斯克里夫著。 Novels about sport are notoriously hard to pull off.It seems somewhat odd for a literary mind to carehow often a ball makes it to the back of the net orhow long it takes to sprint down a track. Yet thatneed not be so. The classic quest narrativeinwhich an individual overcomes obstacles toachieve a goalcould be a template for any single match or sporting career. Gold, ChrisCleave s third novel, is a skilful demonstration of the form. 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。 This is the story of Zoe, Kate and Jack, three obsessive race cyclists who meet as younghopefuls. There is bike geekery and Lycra aplenty. As the title suggests, Mr Cleave evendares to set his story around the Olympics, the ultimate sporting circus. Yet this is no nichebook for aficionados looking for a brief summer distraction. | 
