伯纳德·莱德威奇是弗洛拉的丈夫,英国外交官,1980年在弗拉马里翁出版社发表过一部小说《边界》。本篇短篇小说原来题为《什么事也没有》(Rien du tout),译者根据内容改为《半个克朗》。这是童年的回忆,是给作者留下深刻印象的一段往事。篇幅虽小,却细腻地描绘出儿童的心理活动和落魄的“上等人”的悲惨境遇。 Bernard Ledwich, the husband of Flora and a British diplomat, published a novel Boundary in the Flemish Press in 1980. The short story was originally entitled “Rien du tout,” and the translator changed to “half a krone” according to the content. This is a childhood memory, is impressed the author of a long past. Although the space is small, but delicate to describe the psychological activities of children and abjection “good people ” miserable situation.