盖伊·加列佛·凯伊(Guy Gavriel Gay)生于1955年,乃是加拿大著名奇幻作家,自出道以来,投身于奇幻文学创作领域已长达近30年之久,但鲜为人知的是,他的“处女作”却非自己的作品,而是与J·R·R·托尔金(《魔戒之王》的作者)之子克里斯托福·托尔金一起整理、润色并出版名著《精灵宝钻》(原书出版于1978年,该书简体中文版已由译林出版社于2004年推出)。《精灵宝钻》是J·R·R·托尔金花费毕生精力所写作的传奇故事,辞藻优美,气势磅礴,但其实他在身前只留下草稿和残篇,而成书的幕后大功臣之一就是凯伊。对凯伊来讲,他也从这最初、最直接的与大师的接触之中,接受了最正统的奇幻熏陶,可谓师出名门罢!
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