Originally published in 1982 as the first of Edmund Whiteas trilogy of autobiographical novels, "A Boyas Own Story" became an instant classic for its pioneering portrayal of homosexuality. The bookas unnamed narrator, growing up during the 1950s, is beset by aloof parents, a cruel sister, and relentless mocking from his peers, compelling him to seek out works of art and literat...(展开全部)

Originally published in 1982 as the first of Edmund Whiteas trilogy of autobiographical novels, "A Boyas Own Story" became an instant classic for its pioneering portrayal of homosexuality. The bookas unnamed narrator, growing up during the 1950s, is beset by aloof parents, a cruel sister, and relentless mocking from his peers, compelling him to seek out works of art and literat...(展开全部)

An instant classic upon its original publication, A Boy's Own Story is the first of Edmund White's highly acclaimed trilogy of autobiographical novels that brilliantly evoke a young man's coming of age and document American gay life through the last forty years. The nameless narrator in this deeply affecting work reminisces about growing up in the 1950s with emotionally aloof...(展开全部)

An instant classic upon its original publication, A Boy's Own Story is the first of Edmund White's highly acclaimed trilogy of autobiographical novels that brilliantly evoke a young man's coming of age and document American gay life through the last forty years. The nameless narrator in this deeply affecting work reminisces about growing up in the 1950s with emotionally aloof...(展开全部)

白先勇，小说家、散文家、评论家、剧作家。1937年生，广西桂林人。台湾大学外文系毕业，美国爱荷华大学“作家工作室”（Writer's Workshop）文学创作硕士。他的小说被译成英、法、德、意、日、韩等多种语言文字，在海内外拥有读者无数。著有短篇小说集《寂寞的十七岁》、《台北人》、《纽约客》，长篇小说《孽子》，散文集《蓦然回首》、《明星咖啡馆》、《第六只手指》、《树犹如此》，电影剧本《金大班的最后一夜》、《玉卿嫂》、《孤恋花》、《最后的贵族》等，重新整理明代大剧作家汤显祖的戏曲《牡丹亭》、高濂《玉簪记》，并撰有父亲白崇禧及家族传记。

白先勇，小说家、散文家、评论家、剧作家。1937年生，广西桂林人。台湾大学外文系毕业，美国爱荷华大学“作家工作室”（Writer's Workshop）文学创作硕士。他的小说被译成英、法、德、意、日、韩等多种语言文字，在海内外拥有读者无数。著有短篇小说集《寂寞的十七岁》、《台北人》、《纽约客》，长篇小说《孽子》，散文集《蓦然回首》、《明星咖啡馆》、《第六只手指》、《树犹如此》，电影剧本《金大班的最后一夜》、《玉卿嫂》、《孤恋花》、《最后的贵族》等，重新整理明代大剧作家汤显祖的戏曲《牡丹亭》、高濂《玉簪记》，并撰有父亲白崇禧及家族传记。

As the Civil Rights movement begins to reach the black enclave of Frenchtown in segregated Tallahassee, Elwood Curtis takes the words of Dr. Martin Luther King to heart: He is "as good as anyone." Abandoned by his parents, but kept on the straight and narrow by his grandmother, Elwood is about to enroll in the local black college. But for a black boy in the Jim Crow South of th...(展开全部)

As the Civil Rights movement begins to reach the black enclave of Frenchtown in segregated Tallahassee, Elwood Curtis takes the words of Dr. Martin Luther King to heart: He is "as good as anyone." Abandoned by his parents, but kept on the straight and narrow by his grandmother, Elwood is about to enroll in the local black college. But for a black boy in the Jim Crow South of th...(展开全部)

伊丽莎白·斯特劳特 (Elizabeth Strout)美国当代著名作家。1956年生于美国缅因州的波特兰市，大学毕业后开始文学创作，作品散见于《纽约客》等重要文学杂志。1998年，出版长篇处女作《艾米和伊莎贝拉》（Amy and Isabelle），先后荣获《洛杉矶时报》最佳首作奖及《芝加哥论坛报》中心文学奖，并入选橘子奖决选名单和美国笔会/福克纳奖提名。2006年出版《与我同在》（Abide with Me），登上全美畅销榜，入选美国独立书商协会选书。2008年出版第三部作品《奥丽芙·基特里奇》（Olive Kitteridge），次年获得普利策小说奖。 《伯吉斯家的男孩们》是她的最新作品。作者用一个家庭的故事，精妙地刻画了文化之间、人性之间的冲突和矛盾。在美国出版后，即成为“《纽约时报》畅销书”“亚马逊十大精装书”，同时被《华盛顿邮报》、美国国...(展开全部)

Winner of the Caldecott Medal Once, all the stories in the world belonged to Nyame, the Sky God. He kept them in a box beside his throne. But Ananse, the Spider man, wanted them -- and caught three sly creatures to get them. This story of how we got our own stories to tell is adapted from an African folktale.