In Shadow Family, Miyuki Miyabe draws readers into the amorphous world of Internet chat rooms-a world of people from all walks of life attracted by the possibility of being whomever they want to be. Police investigating the murder of a middle-aged office worker discover e-mail correspondence on the victim's computer that indicates he had been a regular participant in an Intern...(展开全部)

In Shadow Family, Miyuki Miyabe draws readers into the amorphous world of Internet chat rooms-a world of people from all walks of life attracted by the possibility of being whomever they want to be. Police investigating the murder of a middle-aged office worker discover e-mail correspondence on the victim's computer that indicates he had been a regular participant in an Intern...(展开全部)

"An unparalleled achievement, a work of shattering, almost unbearable radiance. I did not stop crying throughout. For Mills. For my young self. For all of us who have lived and continue to live in that pitiless abyss of childhood abuse. To read this courageous book is to be transformed utterly by Mills's empathy, resilience, and grace. Mark my words: Chosen is destined to be a ...(展开全部)

Discusses the difficult style of Wallace Stevens, looks at his major themes, and analyzes, in detail, several of his poems.

Discusses the difficult style of Wallace Stevens, looks at his major themes, and analyzes, in detail, several of his poems.

灰暗压抑的水泥 无所不在的恐惧 那年夏天 姐姐就已经被我们杀死了…… 怨毒和仇恨可以把人变成怎样的怪物？ 被伤害是不是注定无法再原谅？ 肉体是她，血液是她，声音是她，而灵魂却已属于地狱。 三起诡异的凶案震惊警局 令人发指的密室现场，支离破碎的尸体惨状 难不成他们是被四壁灰暗的水泥所杀？ 屡破奇案的警探王峰继续追踪调查 竟牵扯出自己一段不堪回首的阴暗过去 是人还是魔，精心布置了这个局？ 似乎每个介入其中者，都会被神秘势力揭开自己都不愿再想起的回忆……

An Italian family, sizable, with its routines and rituals, crazes, pet phrases, and stories, doubtful, comical, indispensable, comes to life in the pages of Natalia Ginzburg’s Family Lexicon. Giuseppe Levi, the father, is a scientist, consumed by his work and a mania for hiking—when he isn’t provoked into angry remonstration by someone misspeaking or misbehaving or wearing the ...(展开全部)