A harrowing story that follows the wanderings of a boy abandoned by his parents during World War II, this classic novel, originally published in 1965, is a dark masterpiece that examines the proximity of terror and savagery to innocence and love. It is the first, and the most famous, novel by one of the most important and original writers of this century.

A harrowing story that follows the wanderings of a boy abandoned by his parents during World War II, this classic novel, originally published in 1965, is a dark masterpiece that examines the proximity of terror and savagery to innocence and love. It is the first, and the most famous, novel by one of the most important and original writers of this century.

Something is out there, something terrifying that must not be seen. One glimpse of it, and a person is driven to deadly violence. No one knows what it is or where it came from. Five years after it began, a handful of scattered survivors remains, including Malorie and her two young children. Living in an abandoned house near the river, she has dreamed of fleeing to a place where...(展开全部)

Something is out there, something terrifying that must not be seen. One glimpse of it, and a person is driven to deadly violence. No one knows what it is or where it came from. Five years after it began, a handful of scattered survivors remains, including Malorie and her two young children. Living in an abandoned house near the river, she has dreamed of fleeing to a place where...(展开全部)

乔什·玛勒曼 （Josh Malerman） 小说家、摇滚乐队“The High Strung”唱作歌手。 乔什·玛勒曼来自美国著名的音乐之乡底特律，1998年以歌手身份出道，至今发表了二十多张专辑，每年公演多达250场，是绝对酷炫的全职摇滚歌手。 音乐不是他唯一的创作方式，玛勒曼很早就在表演间隙、巡演路上创作短篇小说。2014年，首部长篇小说《鸟盒》出版后由Netflix投资翻拍成电影《蒙上你的眼》，桑德拉·布洛克、莎拉·保罗森主演，2018年上映之后成为当年播放量冠军的恐怖电影。

The Richard & Judy Book Club Pick and Sunday Times Bestseller 'The sweetest, most uplifting, lovely book about courage, friendship, love' Marian Keyes London, 1941. Amid the falling bombs Emmeline Lake dreams of becoming a fearless Lady War Correspondent. Unfortunately, Emmy instead finds herself employed as a typist for the formidable Henrietta Bird, the renowned agony aunt at...(展开全部)

A harrowing story that follows the wanderings of a boy abandoned by his parents during World War II, this classic novel, originally published in 1965, is a dark masterpiece that examines the proximity of terror and savagery to innocence and love. It is the first, and the most famous, novel by one of the most important and original writers of this century.

华莱士·斯特格纳（Wallace Stegner，1909—1993），美国著名作家、环保主义者、历史学家，普利策奖、美国国家图书奖得主。 斯特格纳于1909年出生于艾奥瓦州米尔斯湖，在蒙大拿州、犹他州等地长大，曾在美国和加拿大多地生活，1930年毕业于犹他大学，在艾奥瓦大学获得硕士和博士学位后，先后任教于威斯康星大学和哈佛大学，期间曾指导诺曼·梅勒等人写作。1945年，为指导、扶持更多青年写作者从事文学创作，他转入斯坦福大学创立创意写作项目，并长期在此任教直至退休，二十余年间培养了爱德华·艾比、罗伯特·斯通、戈登·利希等众多知名作家，被称为美国“西部作家的教务长”。1971年斯特格纳退休，斯坦福大学将他设立的创意写作奖学金项目正式命名为“斯特格纳奖金”以示敬意。 斯特格纳一生著有十多部长篇小说、五部史学著作、五十多篇短篇小说及大量散文作品。他曾三度...(展开全部)

Joe Allston is a retired literary agent who is, in his own words, "just killing time until time gets around to killing me." His parents and his only son are long dead, leaving him with neither ancestors nor descendants, tradition nor ties. His job, trafficking the talent of others, had not been his choice. He passes through life as a spectator. A postcard from a friend causes A...(展开全部)

Winner of the National Book Award Joe Allston is a retired literary agent who is, in his own words, ''killing time before time gets around to killing me.'' His parents and his only son are long dead, leaving him with neither ancestors nor descendants, tradition nor ties. His job, trafficking the talent of others, had not been his choice. He passes through life as a spectato...(展开全部)