揮別哈利波特 JK羅琳要轉寫成人小說

JK Rowling, the Harry Potter author, has signed a publishing deal with Little, Brown, to release her first ever novel for adults, in what is set to become one of the most anticipatedbook launches in years.

《哈利•波特》之母、英國著名女作家 J.K. 羅琳日前與小布朗出版社簽約，準備出版她第一本爲成年人寫的書。羅琳的新書也將成爲近年來最受期待的新書發佈之一。

The deal means that Rowling's long-standing relationship with Bloomsbury, the London-based publisher that launched the Harry Potter books, has come to an end, at least in terms of new works by the author.

另一方面，羅琳與小布朗出版社的簽約，也意味着她與倫敦的布魯姆斯伯裏出版社的長期合作關係結束，至少在新書發佈上不會再合作。布魯姆斯伯裏出版社是哈利波特系列小說的發行商。

Rowling, who is worth an estimated ￡530 million, said that the new novel will be nothing like the Harry Potter series, which sold over 30 million copies in the UK alone. She said that with the move from children's to adult fiction, a move to a new publisher seemed like a logical step.

目前身價約5.3億英鎊的羅琳表示，新書和哈利波特系別完全不同。她的哈利波特系列創造了巨大成功，僅在英國就賣出3000萬本。羅琳表示從兒童小說向成人小說轉型，找一個新的發行商是情理之中的事情。

She said: "Although I've enjoyed writing it every bit as much, my next book will be very different to the Harry Potter series. The freedom to explore new territoryis a gift that Harry's success has brought me."

她這樣說道：“雖然我很享受在哈利波特系列寫作的點點滴滴，但我的新書跟哈利波特系列完全不同。可以去探索新的寫作領域，這是哈利波特的成功帶給我的禮物。”

As soon as the deal was announced, speculation swirledaround Twitter about the book's content.

簽約消息一發布，Twitter立即展開了關於新書內容的討論。

Ian Rankin, the Edinburgh-based author whose highly-successful Rebus detective novels are also set in the city, suggested Rowling's book will be a crime novel.

來自愛丁堡的著名偵探小說家伊恩蘭金，猜測羅琳的新書可能是犯罪小說。他的John Rebus偵探系列小說的故事設定也在愛丁堡。

"Wouldn't it be funny if J K Rowling's first novel for adults turned out to be a crime story set in Edinburgh? My word yes," he said.

他表示：“要是羅琳的第一部成人小說是犯罪小說，故事也設定在愛丁堡，那就太有趣了！”