It towered above the older buildings like a citadel, which indeed it was, the outpost of a new age, perhaps a new civilization, perhaps a new barbarism. 它屹立在古老的建筑之上,像一座城堡,也的确是一个新时代的前哨,这种前哨可能意味着一种新文明,也可能是一种新野蛮。
Mankell asks, “Why does barbarism always wear a human face?” Mankell 经常发问,“为什么野蛮总是要带着一副人类的面具呢?”