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The Night Circus. By Erin Morgenstern.
《午夜马戏团》,艾琳·摩根斯坦著。
Magic in fiction has had a renaissance in the past decade, with the success of J.K. Rowling and Philip Pullman. In this respect Morgenstern's debut, “The Night Circus”, is right on trend. The book has many of the ingredients of a conventional fairy tale: cruel parenting, blighted love and a life-and-death contest. But ordinary elements combined with flair deserve to be recognised, and “The Night Circus” is a beguiling, gripping read, which is sure to be a commercial hit.

近十年来，随着JK罗琳的和菲利普普尔曼的成功，小说中的魔法元素大有复兴繁荣的趋势。在此方面，艾琳摩根斯坦的第一部小说《午夜马戏团》正好赶上了潮流。这本书有着传统童话故事里都有的情节：严酷残忍的父母，被阻挠的感情，生死攸关的斗争，但这些普通的情节被作者运用其天赋将它们串起来时，这本小说焕然一新，值得一读。情节扣人心弦，读者读起来欲罢不能，它肯定会很很畅销。

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