Philosophical inquiry, examinations of language, and involuted domestic disputes are the focus of Lydia Davis's inventive collection of short fiction, "Almost No Memory," In each of these stories, Davis reveals an empathic, sometimes shattering understanding of human relationships.

Philosophical inquiry, examinations of language, and involuted domestic disputes are the focus of Lydia Davis's inventive collection of short fiction, "Almost No Memory," In each of these stories, Davis reveals an empathic, sometimes shattering understanding of human relationships.

A dazzling new collection of short stories--the first major new work of fiction from the beloved, internationally acclaimed, Haruki Murakami since his #1 best-selling Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage. Across seven tales, Haruki Murakami brings his powers of observation to bear on the lives of men who, in their own ways, find themselves alone. Here are vanish...(展开全部)

Featuring a diverse range of modern artists and their works, Modern Art Explorer takes young readers on an undercover adventure to discover the stories behind famous works. Witty and brilliantly illustrated, Modern Art Explorer is an approachable introduction to modern art for children. Featuring Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, and many more, this book brings readers...(展开全部)

A Manual for Cleaning Women compiles the best work of the legendary short-story writer Lucia Berlin. With the grit of Raymond Carver, the humor of Grace Paley, and a blend of wit and melancholy all her own, Berlin crafts miracles from the everyday, uncovering moments of grace in the laundromats and halfway houses of the American Southwest, in the homes of the Bay Area upper cla...(展开全部)

Admirers of The Color Purple will find in these stories more evidenceof Walker's power to depict black women--women who varygreatly in background yet are bound together by what they share incommon.Taken as a whole, their stories form an enlightening, disturbing view of life in the South.

露西亚·伯林 LUCIA BERLIN 1936.11.12—2004.11.12 美国作家，1936年出生于阿拉斯加。一生在美国、智利、墨西哥辗转生活，居无定所。有过三次婚姻，独自抚养四个儿子，从事过中学西班牙语教师、电话接线员、病房管理员、急诊室护士、清洁女工 、监狱写作教师等各种职业，一边工作一边创作。2004年于玛琳娜得瑞港去世。 生前共发表76篇短篇小说，故事多基于个人经历写就。由于生活坎坷、不求名利，在世时未得到大众读者的关注，但在文学团体中具有广泛的影响力。直到逝世11年后，《清洁女工手册》出版，这位文学大师才进入大众视野，获得迟来的尊敬和喜爱。

露西亚·伯林 LUCIA BERLIN 1936.11.12—2004.11.12 美国作家，1936年出生于阿拉斯加。一生在美国、智利、墨西哥辗转生活，居无定所。有过三次婚姻，独自抚养四个儿子，从事过中学西班牙语教师、电话接线员、病房管理员、急诊室护士、清洁女工 、监狱写作教师等各种职业，一边工作一边创作。2004年于玛琳娜得瑞港去世。 生前共发表76篇短篇小说，故事多基于个人经历写就。由于生活坎坷、不求名利，在世时未得到大众读者的关注，但在文学团体中具有广泛的影响力。直到逝世11年后，《清洁女工手册》出版，这位文学大师才进入大众视野，获得迟来的尊敬和喜爱。

露西亚·伯林 LUCIA BERLIN 1936.11.12—2004.11.12 美国作家，1936年出生于阿拉斯加。一生在美国、智利、墨西哥辗转生活，居无定所。有过三次婚姻，独自抚养四个儿子，从事过中学西班牙语教师、电话接线员、病房管理员、急诊室护士、清洁女工 、监狱写作教师等各种职业，一边工作一边创作。2004年于玛琳娜得瑞港去世。 生前共发表76篇短篇小说，故事多基于个人经历写就。由于生活坎坷、不求名利，在世时未得到大众读者的关注，但在文学团体中具有广泛的影响力。直到逝世11年后，《清洁女工手册》出版，这位文学大师才进入大众视野，获得迟来的尊敬和喜爱。