壹蘋派生活美語　24 小時神祕書店（二）

　　Robin Sloan grew up in Troy, Michigan, where he developed a passion for reading at the city’s public library. While studying at Michigan State University, he co-founded a literary magazine named Oats. Later, he moved to San Francisco and worked in digital media. Similar to that of the main character in Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Sloan’s interest covers both the printed and digital realms. Sloan was inspired to write Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore after a friend misread “24-hour book drop” as “24-hour bookshop.”

　　羅賓．史隆在密西根州的特洛伊市長大，他在該市的公共圖書館培養了對閱讀的熱情。當他就讀密西根州立大學時，他和別人共同創辦了名為 Oats 的文學雜誌。後來，他搬到舊金山並在數位媒體領域工作。與《24 小時神祕書店》的主角相似，史隆的興趣涵蓋印刷及數位的範疇。史隆在一位朋友將「24 小時還書服務」誤讀成「24 小時書店」後，被激發靈感而寫下《24 小時神祕書店》。

 

生活必備字詞：

passion　n. 熱情，熱愛

literary　a. 文學的

cover　vt. 包含

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