英国当代著名作家威廉·戈尔丁今年又有新作问世。这部题为《近方位》的小说是戈尔丁的第十部长篇,从内容上看,可以被看作是《过境的仪式》(1980)的续篇。《过境的仪式》曾为戈尔丁赢得英国最高的图书奖布克书奖,而《近方位》 William Golding, a famous contemporary British writer, came out with new works this year. This novel, entitled “Near Position,” is Golding’s tenth novel, which, in its content, can be seen as a sequel to the “Ceremony of the Transit” (1980). The “Ceremony for Transit” won Golding for the Book of Bucks Prize, Britain’s tallest book award, and “near-position”