Tracy Chevalier, New Boy
特蕾西?雪佛蘭《新來的男孩》

Chevalier's retelling of Othello builds tension effortlessly. She sets her tale of love, jealousy, racism and violence in the 1970s in Washington DC, her hometown. O (for Osei), a Ghanian diplomat's son, is entering his fourth school in six years. It's an all-white school where his presence is a shock. The first to notice him is Dee, the most popular girl in sixth grade. By lunch time O has shown himself to be a powerful kickball player and caressed Dee's cheek on the playground. Ian – the shrewdest, most calculating student in the class – spots the attraction between Dee and the new boy, and vows to destroy it. By the end of one school day, Ian has set Dee and O against each other, and orchestrated shocking violence. (Credit: Hogarth)
雪佛蘭的《新來的男孩》改寫自《奧賽羅》，小說輕而易舉地制造了緊張感。她將這個關于愛情、嫉妒、種族主義和暴力的故事的背景設在上世紀70年代的華盛頓，那里也是她的家鄉。奧塞是一個加納外交官的兒子，他在6年內換了4家學校。這一次是一所白人學校，而他的存在讓人意外。第一個注意到他的人是迪伊。她是6年級最受歡迎的女孩。奧賽在午餐時間證明自己是一個強壯的足球運動員，還在操場上輕撫了迪伊的臉頰。伊恩是班級里最精明最會算計的學生，他發現了迪伊和新來的男生之間的火花，并發誓要毀掉它。在一天放學時，伊恩讓迪伊和奧賽反目，并謀劃了一場令人震驚的暴力事件。（來源：霍加斯出版社）