Mr Pierre’s anti-hero shares much with his previous protagonist, Vernon, and could be an image of his former self.

皮埃尔的这位“反主角”和他之前小说的主角维农有许多相似之处，有可能是作者自身的真实写照。

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Whatever you think of the rubber-faced funnyman, hard-boiled sax-noodling anti-hero is unlikely to be the first image that comes to mind.

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