爱尔兰作家威廉·特雷弗是当代英语文坛少数在长篇小说和短篇小说领域均有世界声誉的文学大师之一,但在中国尚未正式出版作品。在其长篇小说《露西·高特的故事》中文版即将出版之际,本刊特约定居美国、用英语写作的中国作家李翊云撰文介绍这位年逾八旬的老作家。本文亦为《露西·高特的故事》中文版序言。——编者 Irish writer William Trevor is one of the few literary masters of contemporary English literary world that enjoys a worldwide reputation in both novels and short stories, but has not yet officially published it in China. In the forthcoming publication of the Chinese version of The Story of Lucifer Gote, the journal specializes in the United States, and Li Yiyun, an English writer in English, writes about the over eighty year old writer. This article is also a preface to the Chinese version of Lucy Gaunt’s Tale. --editor