记者| 徐悦东
据《福布斯》杂志报道,明尼阿波利斯的雨果叔叔科幻书店
(Uncle Hugo’s Science Fiction Bookstore)和埃德加·爱伦坡叔叔推理书店
(Uncle Edgar’s Mystery Bookstore)在乔治·弗洛伊德
(George Floyd)之死引发的骚乱中惨遭焚毁。
Last night, Uncle Hugo’s bookstore was burned down. It was the oldest surviving independent science fiction and fantasy bookstore in the United States, and its collection of books is irreplaceable.
— April King (@CubeApril) May 30, 2020
No place is worth a life, but as far as places goes this really hurts a lot. pic.twitter.com/gn654JG1EC
雨果叔叔科幻书店和埃德加·爱伦坡叔叔推理书店变成了废墟,
雨果叔叔科幻书店成立于1974年3月2日,是全美国历史最悠久的科幻类独立书店。该书店和埃德加·爱伦坡叔叔推理书店的老板和经营者是当地的传奇书商Don
Blyly,一直备受美国读者欢迎,也成为了明尼阿波利斯的文化地标。在新冠肺炎疫情中,美国多家独立书店发起众筹,以求渡过难关。雨果叔叔科幻书店跟许多独立书店一样,在今年三月份就关闭,在疫情之中苦苦挣扎。据《明尼阿波利斯/圣保罗商业周刊》报道,Don
Blyly表示,由于疫情影响,他的六名员工有四名被解雇,到现在依然失业。由于现金流有限,他还欠出版商5万美元。
但谁也没想到的是,乔治·弗洛伊德死于警察执法所引起的骚乱,直接将这两所书店“夷为平地”。Don
Blyly表示,在上周六凌晨三点半,他接到保险公司电话,说雨果叔叔科幻书店的门被撬开了。他急忙赶往现场。当他到达雨果叔叔科幻书店时,书店已经烧起来了。有人告诉Don
Blyly,他的两家书店是被一个戴面具的白人纵火烧毁的。
The Uncle Hugo~q~s fundraiser is now AUTHORIZED and being run by a family member of the owner. If you would like to donate to help reopen the oldest independent science fiction bookstore in the US, the link is below.https://t.co/hlyCPWaNjF
— Naomi Kritzer (@NaomiKritzer) June 2, 2020
雨果叔叔科幻书店和埃德加·爱伦坡叔叔推理书店原先的样子。
这场大火使得Don
Blyly的两家书店被烧掉了超过十万本书,其中包括许多珍贵的作家签名版图书和收藏数十年的珍藏图书,损失超过一百万美元。Don
Blyly已将书店和存货都投保了,他的旧保单在今年5月23日过期。尽管他续签了,但是他到现在仍然没有收到付款,对此,他十分紧张。
Don
Blyly表示,他想在原址重建这两家书店,不过这要看保险公司能赔他多少钱。因为他所有的财产都跟这两家书店捆绑在一起了。雨果叔叔科幻书店的悲惨遭遇也在美国社交媒体上引起了反响。美国许多科幻作家发出提议,让作家给自己的书签名,并让Don
Blyly在网上销售他们的签名本,以补贴Don Blyly的损失。很多热心网民希望为这两间书店众筹。Don
Blyly暂时拒绝了众筹,他感谢许多热心读者的支持,但他告诉人们,暂时不要给他众筹,因为他要看保险公司最终能赔多少钱再来做决定。
Farewell to the Minneapolis twin institutions of Uncle Hugo’s/Uncle Edgar’s. Destroyed in a fire, most probably set by nazi scum.
— Better Call Schaal (@GregSchaal) May 30, 2020
I still own the oversized trade of the classic Doctor Who comic “The Iron Legion” as well as too many Target novels and assorted Who ephemera. pic.twitter.com/AWvxzQBD8i
雨果叔叔科幻书店原先的样子。
明尼阿波利斯的许多小企业主都赞成美国民众为乔治·弗洛伊德之死而发声。但是许多小企业主认为,抗议者不应该砸他们的店。他们为社区服务,也支持平权运动,为许多黑人提供就业,抗风险能力很弱。在这次的骚乱中,很多黑人开的店也都被烧毁了,这让明尼阿波利斯的许多小企业主感到不解。
Gandhi Mahal Restaurant, destroyed by fire. Hexagon Bar, destroyed by fire. US Post Office, destroyed by fire. Uncle Hugo~q~s & Uncle Edgar~q~s bookstores, destroyed by fire.
— Briana Bierschbach (@bbierschbach) June 1, 2020
On a normal day (week, month, year) all of these would warrant their own story https://t.co/cUXpiDzQ6c
参考链接:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/06/02/in-a-riots-ashes-minneapolis-business-owners-support-protesters-but-wish-it-wouldve-gone-differently/#416207c07848,
https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2020/06/02/don-blyly-watched-his-bookstore-burn-and.html,
https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/25887/20200601/oldest-independent-science-fiction-bookstore-burned-down-minneapolis-riots.htm
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