沉迷中國網絡小說 美國男子竟成功戒除毒癮

A man in the U.S. managed to cast off his drug habit after he found something even more alluring: Chinese web novels.

最近美國一男子成功戒掉了毒癮，原因是因爲他找到了更讓他上癮的東西：中國網絡小說。

The books' unique content and imaginative plots rejuvenated the troubled man's life, media reported.

據媒體報道，網絡小說裏獨一無二的內容和富有想象力的劇情讓他重獲新生。

Kevin Cazad, a software programmer, resorted to drugs to alleviate his pain after breaking up with his girlfriend. Severe drug addiction caused him physical and mental pain, even threatening his life at times.

凱文·卡扎德是一名軟件工程師，自從和女友分手之後他便一直用毒品來麻痹自己。嚴重的毒癮給他帶來了身體和心靈上的雙重痛苦，甚至多次威脅到了他的生命。

But things changed in 2014, when Cazad first came across online Chinese literature.

但是2014年事情出現了轉機，當時凱文第一次邂逅了中國網絡文學。

"In the past, whenever I went home, all my attention was on drugs. But when I go home now, the only thing that occupies my mind is Chinese web novels. Like drugs, they can also become an addiction, but the difference is that they can't harm your health," Cazad told the Southern Weekly during an interview, adding that he used to finish five volumes of a popular Chinese web novel named "Coiling Dragon" in a single day.

凱文在一次採訪中對《南方週末》表示：“以前不管什麼時候回家，我的注意力都會集中在毒品上。但是現在，回家之後我腦子裏想的唯一一件事就是中國網絡小說。它們就跟毒品一樣會讓人上癮，但是區別在於它們不會損害你的健康。”他還表示，自己之前甚至在一天的時間內就看完了五部《盤龍》。

Cazad's story shocked the author of the book, who told the Southern Weekly that he never expected so much enthusiasm from a foreign reader.

凱文的故事讓這本書的作者都感到震驚，後者向《南方週末》表示，他從沒想到過一位外國讀者會如此癡迷他的作品。

"Many readers have written letters to me, saying that my web novel reshaped their understanding of life. Some even attribute their achievements to inspiration they got from my books. It was like, are you guys kidding me?" laughed the writer, who goes under the alias "I eat tomatoes."

該書的作者“我吃西紅柿”大笑着說道：“許多讀者給我寫了信，說我的小說重塑了他們對生活的理解。有些人甚至把他們取得的成就歸功於從我書中得到的靈感。你是在逗我嗎？”