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1、J·K·罗琳犯罪小说《布谷鸟在呼唤》销量大增时间:2014-01-3009:50来源:VOA官网作者:voa365点击:100次SalesofcrimenovelTheCuckoo'sCallinghaverocketedsinceitsauthorRobertGalbraithwasunmaskedasJKRowling,accordingtoTheBookseller.Itsaid17,662hardbackcopiesweresoldbetween14and20July,upfromjust43copi
2、esthepreviousweek,accordingtoNielsenBookScandata.TheCuckoo'sCallingwastheweek'sbestsellinghardbacknovel,despitesomebooksellersrunningoutofstock.TheHarryPotterauthorwasidentifiedinanewspaperarticlelastweek.Onawebsitededicatedtohernomdeplume,Rowlingsaid8,500E
3、nglishlanguagecopieshadbeensoldacrossallformats,includinge-books,beforeherunmasking.Theauthoraddedthatshehadreceivedtwooffersfromtelevisionproductioncompanies."Thesituationwasbecomingincreasinglycomplicated,largelybecauseRobertwasdoingratherbetterthanwehade
4、xpectedhimto,"shesaid."Butweallstillhopedtokeepthesecretalittlelonger."Robert'ssuccessduringhisfirstthreemonthsasapublishedwriter(discountingsalesmadeafterIwasfoundout)actuallycomparesfavourablywithJKRowling'ssuccessovertheequivalentperiodofhercareer."Howev
5、er,TheBooksellerreportedthehardbackhadsoldfewerthan500copiesinitsthree-monthperiodonsalebeforetheSundayTimes'expose.TherecentspikeinsaleswerenotenoughtosendTheCuckoo'sCallingtothetopspotintheofficialUKtop50,insteadlandingitinthirdplace.TheRowlingrevelationc
6、oincidedwiththepaperbackreleaseofTheCasualVacancy-herfirstofficialpost-Potterwork-whichsold19,548copiesinthesameweek,makingthebooknumbertwointhesaleschart.NeithertitlemanagedtotoppleJohnGrisham'sTheRacketeerfromthetopofthechart,whichshifted24,222copies-a19%
7、droponthepreviousweek.ElsewhereontheRobertGalbraithwebsite,Rowlinghasrevealedthereasonshechoseherpenname.ShesaidshepickedRobertbecauseUSsenatorRobertFKennedywasher"hero"andshehadneverusedthenameinoneofherearlierbooks."IcanonlyhopealltherealRobertGalbraithso
8、uttherewillbeasforgivingastherealHarryPottershavebeen,"shewrote.AsequeltoTheCuckoo'sCallinghasbeenfinishedandshouldbepublishednextyear,theauthoradded.据英国书商周刊报道，自犯罪小说《布谷鸟在呼唤》的作者“罗伯特·加尔布雷斯”被披露其真实身份为J·K·罗
