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在《读书》第五期的海外书讯中看到介绍史密斯的《高尔基公园》一书,引起一些对西方畅销书的感想。“畅销书”这个词原来是一个美国词,它一般是指虚构的故事和小说这类书。下面谈的关于一些畅销书的情况也就是指这类书,不包括字典等。《高尔基公园》这本书使作者马丁·克鲁兹·史密斯名利双收。他现在的收入不下二百五十万美金,而且有许多人找他访
Seen in Smith’s “Gorky Park,” in the fifth issue of Overseas Reading, aroused some thoughts about Western bestseller books. The word bestseller was originally a U.S. word, which generally refers to books such as fictional stories and novels. The following talk about some of the best-selling book is the case of such books, excluding dictionaries. The book “Gorky Park” made the author Martin Cruz Schmith’s fame and fortune. He now earns no more than two and a half million U.S. dollars and many people are looking for him