When a traveller from China crash-lands on Mars, he finds himself in a country inhabited entirely by Cat People. Befriended by a local cat-man, he becomes acquainted with all aspects of cat-life: he learns to speak Felinese, masters cat-poetry, and appreciates the narcotic effects of the reverie leaf - their food staple. But curiosity turns to despair when he ventures further i...(展开全部)

Haunting, harrowing, and downright horrifying, this classic collection from the modern master of the fantastic features: THE SMALL ASSASSIN: a fine, healthy baby boy was the new mother's dream come true -- or her nightmare . . . THE EMISSARY: the faithful dog was the sick boy's only connectioin with the world outside -- and beyond . . . THE WONDERFUL DEATH OF DUDLEY STONE: a m...(展开全部)

Book Description To this haunting novel of wasted love, Kawabata brings the brushstroke suggestiveness and astonishing grasp of motive that earned him the Nobel Prize for Literature. As he chronicles the affair between a wealthy dilettante and the mountain geisha who gives herself to him without illusions or regrets, one of Japan's greatest writers creates a work that is dense...(展开全部)

Book Description To this haunting novel of wasted love, Kawabata brings the brushstroke suggestiveness and astonishing grasp of motive that earned him the Nobel Prize for Literature. As he chronicles the affair between a wealthy dilettante and the mountain geisha who gives herself to him without illusions or regrets, one of Japan's greatest writers creates a work that is dense...(展开全部)

A 2018 Caldecott Honor book There was a cat who lived alone. Until the day a new cat came . . . And so a story of friendship begins, following the two cats through their days, months, and years until one day, the older cat has to go. And he doesn’t come back. This is a poignant story, told in measured text and bold black-and-white illustrations about the act of moving on.

Cat traces the relationship between humans and the cat from its original domestication in ancient Egypt c. 2000 BC, through the centuries as a utilitarian rodent catcher, its gradual acceptance as a charming and amiable pet, and its present status as a companion on a par with the dog. Long before people valued cats, however, they recognized something special about them. Their g...(展开全部)

"Cat" traces the relationship between humans and the cat from its original domestication in ancient Egypt c. 2000 BC, where it enjoyed high status, through its centuries as a mere utilitarian rodent catcher, its gradual acceptance as a charming and amiable pet, and its present status as a companion on a par with the dog. "Cats" spread from Egypt, reaching Britain by the fourth ...(展开全部)

简介：他就像一只猫，触碰我，使我着迷。

Check out all the way-cool ocean creatures while Pete searches high and low for his favorite fish a seahorse!

作者简介： 埃德娜·奥布莱恩（Edna O'Brien，1936—2024） 爱尔兰文学的骄傲与不法之徒。她是最早为爱尔兰不同世代女性的经历发声的作家之一，被誉为“书写爱尔兰生活的索尔仁尼琴”；如今已成为爱尔兰年轻一代作家的文学教母——“她是我们的契诃夫，我们的艾丽丝·门罗，我们的安妮·埃尔诺”；她也曾因书写而获罪，因生活方式而招致非议，一度成为轰动事件的主角和全民公敌，终至逃离故土；她以无惧世俗审判的人生与写作，为后辈女性蹚出一条路：去成为自己吧——去生活，去经历，大声将它们讲述出来。 1960年，她的首部作品《乡下女孩》因大胆讨论女性欲望和情感生活而引发争议，进而被禁。这一主题贯穿她写作生涯的大部分作品。她共创作了20多部作品，包括小说、短篇集、戏剧和回忆录。晚期作品常涉及政治和社会问题。作品包括《异教徒之地》（1970）、《森林里》（2002）...(展开全部)