“讲故事是一个古老而又令人尊敬的职业,它与流浪乐师和宫廷弄臣一样古老。”说这话的是加拿大籍畅销书作家阿瑟·黑利,他著有《航空港》,《超载》,《大饭店》,《汽车城》,《钱商》,《08跑道》和《烈药》(暂译名)等小说。“我并不想叫人们改变信仰。如果我能通过写作使读者获得些许知识的话,那就上上大吉了。然而那不是我的主要目的。倘若有人想了解制药工业(他的新作取名为《烈药》),他们可以向教科书请教。我写的是人,而不是其他什么东西。归根结蒂,至关重要的是故事。”黑利的成功是付出了代价的。1979年,当他在小说《超载》面世后宣布退出文坛 “Storytelling is an ancient and venerable occupation, as old as street musicians and court jester.” To be remembered is Arthur Black, the Canadian best-selling author who books “Airport,” “ Overload ”,“ Grand Hotel ”,“ Auto City ”,“ Money Business ”,“ Runway 08 ”and“ Brute ”(temporary translation of names) and other novels. “I do not want people to change their beliefs, and if I can make readers gain some knowledge through writing, that’s not my main goal, and if anyone wants to understand the pharmaceutical industry (whose new title is” Martyr “) who can consult textbooks, I write about people, not anything else, and in the final analysis, it is the story that matters.” The success of Harare comes at a price. In 1979, when he published in the novel “overload” announced his withdrawal from the literary world