From the liars of the fantastical and fabular and from the domains of the unconscious's mysteries...lie the brides in the Bloody Chamber - hunts unwillingly the Queen of the Vampires - slips Red Riding Hood into the arms of the Wolf - pimps our Puss-In-Boots for his lustful master. In tales that glitter and haunt - strange nuggets from a writer whose wayward pen spills forth st...(展开全部)

安洁拉·卡特（Angela Carter,1940-1992），英国最具独创性的作家之一，书写风格混杂魔幻写实、歌德式、女性主义。曾获得切特南文学节奖、詹姆斯．泰特．布雷克纪念等奖项。 安洁拉·卡特的作品以幻想题材为主，糅合魔幻现实主义、女性主义、哥特风格和寓言色彩于一体，戏仿童话，重塑传奇，想象奇诡，语言瑰丽，于世界文坛独树一帜。她曾于1969年获毛姆奖，1983年担任布克奖评委。《时代》周刊将其誉为二十世纪最杰出的作家之一。《焚舟纪》是其短篇小说全集。 安洁拉愠祓蹲1940年在英国伊斯特本（Eastbourne）出生。二十岁结婚，在克逻伊登广告（Croydon Advertise）工作，并在布里斯托尔（Bristol）大学英国文学系进修。1969年离婚，迁居日本两年。 1976 至78年，她成为大不列颠艺术协会研究员，在谢菲尔德大学开设写作课程，...(展开全部)

First edition. Julian Symons, familiar with detective and crime novels from the viewpoint of both author and critic, has produced a history of the genre that is both informative and full of lively comment. He traces its development from the early eighteenth century to modern times, examining the influences of societal standards and political changes. This book will instruct and...(展开全部)

First edition. Julian Symons, familiar with detective and crime novels from the viewpoint of both author and critic, has produced a history of the genre that is both informative and full of lively comment. He traces its development from the early eighteenth century to modern times, examining the influences of societal standards and political changes. This book will instruct and...(展开全部)

伊恩‧歐佛頓 Iain Overton 畢業於劍橋大學唐寧學院，在倫敦的慈善機構「對武裝暴力採取行動」(Action on Armed Violence)擔任主席，並於劍橋大學擔任客座講師，同時也是調查記者兼戰地記者，於全世界超過八十國工作，在柬埔寨、伊拉克和索馬利亞等殺戮地區報導新聞。他也以製片的身分，為BBC、ITN和Al Jazeera等導演紀錄片，並且和《衛報》(the Guardian)、《獨立報》(the Independent)、《周日時報》(Sunday Times)等合作。他的報導曾榮獲皮博迪獎(Peabody Award)，兩度獲得國際特赦組織獎(Amnesty Award)以及一座英國電影和電視藝術學院蘇格蘭獎(BAFTA Scotland)。他成立調查新聞報導局(Bureau of Investigative Journali...(展开全部)

A reissue of a collection of short stories first published ten years ago. They include "The Company of Wolves", on which the prize-winning film of the same name was based. Angela Carter is the author of "Nights at the Circus" and "The Magic Toyshop". --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

A reissue of a collection of short stories first published ten years ago. They include "The Company of Wolves", on which the prize-winning film of the same name was based. Angela Carter is the author of "Nights at the Circus" and "The Magic Toyshop". --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From familiar fairy tales and legends - Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, Puss in Boots, Beauty and the Beast, vampires and werewolves - Angela Carter has created an absorbing collection of dark, sensual, fantastic stories.

The long-awaited follow-up to the megabestseller Kitchen Confidential In the ten years since his classic Kitchen Confidential first alerted us to the idiosyncrasies and lurking perils of eating out, from Monday fish to the breadbasket conspiracy, much has changed for the subculture of chefs and cooks, for the restaurant business—and for Anthony Bourdain. Medium R...(展开全部)

The long-awaited follow-up to the megabestseller Kitchen Confidential In the ten years since his classic Kitchen Confidential first alerted us to the idiosyncrasies and lurking perils of eating out, from Monday fish to the breadbasket conspiracy, much has changed for the subculture of chefs and cooks, for the restaurant business—and for Anthony Bourdain. Medium R...(展开全部)