作品简介

　　卡尔在一家旧书店为顾客们负责选书送书，工作了一辈子。每天选好书后，他会穿过城市里曲曲折折的小巷，将顾客们订购的书籍送过去。一天，一个名叫夏夏的九岁小女孩突然出现，坚持要陪着卡尔。夏夏以她灿烂的笑容和活泼的举止很快就赢得了卡尔的喜爱。然而，生活的打击却让卡尔一蹶不振：他最好的、也是唯一的朋友去世了，书店又解雇了他。紧接着，连夏夏也消失不见了。卡尔准备回到自己的公寓里，默默等待生命的结束……

　　卡斯滕·海恩（Carsten Henn）

　　德国作家、评论家。1973年出生于德国科隆，在摩泽尔河畔的梯田上拥有一家葡萄园，饲养鸡和蜜蜂，与猫分享他的生活。大学毕业后，曾担任过电台主持人，现为葡萄酒记者和餐厅评论家。已出版多部畅销作品。《送书人》曾连续两年进入《明镜周刊》畅销书排行榜，版权售至多个国家。新作《故事面包师》一出版，即跻身《明镜周刊》畅销书排行榜，大受读者欢迎。

Introduction of works

Carl worked all his life at a used bookstore, choosing and delivering books for customers. Each day, after selecting a good book, he would walk through the city's winding alleyways to deliver the books that customers had ordered. One day, a nine-year-old girl named Xia Xia suddenly shows up and insists on staying with Carl. Xia Xia quickly wins Carl's affection with her bright smile and lively manners. However, life blows Carl's mind: his best and only friend dies, and the bookstore fires him. Then even Xia Xia disappeared. Carl prepares to go back to his apartment and wait for the end of his life...

Carsten Henn

German writer and critic. Born in Cologne, Germany, in 1973, he owns a vineyard on terraced fields by the Moselle River, raising chickens and bees and sharing his life with cats. After college, he worked as a radio host and is now a wine journalist and restaurant critic. He has published many best-selling books. The Book Giver has been on Der Spiegel's bestseller list for two consecutive years, and the copyright is sold in several countries. As soon as his new work "The Story-Baker" was published, it entered the bestseller list of Der Spiegel and was very popular with readers.