Even before the invention of the electric light bulb, the author produced a remarkable work of speculative fiction.

甚至在电灯泡发明之前，作者就创作了一部杰出的推理小说。

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Whether the lore of the sandwich is fact or fiction, there's no denying that even the most serendipitous invention can have big repercussions.

不管三明治的这个传说是真是假，但是不可否认，即使最偶然的发明，也可以产生巨大的影响。

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It sounds like a far-fetched invention from science-fiction or fairytales.

乍听之下，这像是科幻小说或童话故事中牵强附会的发明。

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Kushner employs a similarly eerie confidence throughout her novel, which constantly entwines the invented with the real, and she often uses the power of invention to give her fiction the authenticity of the reportorial, the solidity of the historical.

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