J.K.罗琳新书封面揭晓 首部成人小说打造古典悬疑

The much anticipated new novel from Harry Potter writer JK Rowling now has a cover. A Casual Vacancy, which will be published in September this year, is designed by Mario J Pulice and features an illustration and lettering by Joel Holland.

《哈利·波特》作者J.K.罗琳万众瞩目的新书《临时空缺》将于今年9月出版。新书封面现已揭晓，由马里奥·J·普利斯设计，上面的插画和文字出自乔尔·霍兰德之手。

It will be the first novel Rowling has written which is aimed at adults. The plot centres on the town of Pagford: "A seemingly English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war", according to the book's publishers, Little Brown.

这是罗琳第一本以成年人为目标群体的小说。故事其中发生在派治福德小镇：“表面看上去是一座英国田园小村庄，有一个铺满鹅卵石的市场，一座古老的修道院，但是在平静假象的背后是激烈的斗争。”出版商小布朗公司这样描述。

The town is left in shock after Barry Fairbrother dies in his early 40s and leaves an empty seat on the parish council.

小村中，巴里·费尔韦瑟四十出头，就去世了。村民们震惊不已，同时，堂区执事的职位空了出来。

Rowling, 46, has amassed a fortune estimated to be more than £620 million from her seven Harry Potter books for children, plus all the spin-off rights.

凭借着七本《哈利·波特》儿童读物和其他所有衍生产权，46岁的罗琳身价预计超过6.2亿英镑。

This will be her first novel since her final Potter book was published in 2007.

这本是自从她2007年出版《哈利·波特》完结本后的第一本小说。