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Rick Bragg: "Aku mulai membaca novel Harper Lee di bawah naungan pinus...

"Aku mulai membaca novel Harper Lee di bawah naungan pinus di luar rumah nenekku, beagles gemuk menekanku, memohon perhatian, diabaikan. Dalam kegelapan, aku terus membaca, pertama di sofa, roti lapis bologna di satu tangan, lalu di tempat tidurku, di bawah lampu bohlam 60 watt yang tergantung di langit-langit dengan kabel warna oranye. Ketika ibu saya keluar dari pekerjaannya sebagai pembantu rumah tangga dan mencabut kabel saya, saya memutar ulang cerita itu di kepala saya sampai penuh dengan mimpi. Saya bangun keesokan paginya, mencium biskuit, dan meraih buku itu lagi."

--- Rick Bragg

Versi Bahasa Inggris

I began reading Harper Lee's novel in the skimpy shade of a pine outside my grandmother's house, fat beagles pressing against me, begging for attention, ignored. At dark, I kept reading, first on the couch, a bologna sandwich in one hand, then in my bed, by the light of a 60-watt bulb hanging from the ceiling on an orange drop cord. When my mother came in from her job as a maid and unplugged my chandelier, I replayed the story in my head until it was crowded out by dreams. I woke the next morning, smelling biscuits, and reached for the book again.