【看英文中國郵報學英文】我們終於能以電子書閱讀沙林傑(J.D. Salinger)晚期的書籍了。

You’ll finally be able to catch the late J.D. Salinger’s books in digital format.

沙林傑的長期出版商「利特爾&布朗」(Little, Brown and Company)日前表示，包括麥田捕手在內的四部沙林傑經典著作將於週二出版電子書。這是首次沙林傑的全套書籍以電子書出版。

Longtime Salinger publisher Little, Brown and Company said all four of his works, including “The Catcher and the Rye,” will be made available as e-books Tuesday, marking the first time that the entirety of his published work will be available in digital format.

他的兒子麥特沙林傑(Matt Salinger)說道，之所以不再堅持僅以書本形式出版，是為了顧及有些讀者習慣使用電子書，且一些身障人士僅能透過電子書閱讀。

His son, Matt Salinger, said the digital holdout ended because many readers use e-books exclusively and some people with disabilities can only use them.

「我爸爸雖然喜愛印刷書籍所提供的閱讀體驗，但他更愛他的讀者，不論他們是否符合他心中理想讀者的模樣。」沙林傑的文學財產目前由麥特管理。

“There were few things my father loved more than the full tactile experience of reading a printed book, but he may have loved his readers more — and not just the ‘ideal private reader’ he wrote about, but all his readers,” said Salinger, who helps oversee his father’s literary estate.

除了「麥田捕手」以外，這次電子書的出版還包括「九個故事」、「法蘭妮與卓依」、「抬高房梁，木匠們；西摩：小傳」等作品。

In addition to “The Catcher in the Rye,” the e-books include “Nine Stories,” ”Franny and Zooey,” and “Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction.”

電子書的出版將持續紀念作者百年誕辰並追憶他對文壇的貢獻。

The electronic publication continues a yearlong centennial celebration of author’s birth and his contributions to literature.

沙林傑於2010年逝世。往生前，他隱居在新罕布夏州，且很少透過媒體發言。他不再出版新書，更拒絕以電子書或其他形式再版舊書。

Salinger, who died in 2010, lived a reclusive life in cornish, New Hampshire, and rarely spoke to the media. He not only stopped releasing new work, but rejected any reissues or e-book editions.

然而，這一切很快就會改變。這次除了出版電子書之外，更推出新的封面設計以及新版套書。

But things are changing. In addition to the e-books, there have been new covers and a boxed edition.

麥特沙林傑提到，父親尚未出版的晚期作品也將問世。但他表示，新書的出版可能要等到幾年之後。

Matt Salinger also has said unpublished work by his late father will be coming out. But he said any publication of new works may be years away.