鲁伯特·克里斯琴（Rupert Christiansen） 曾就读于剑桥大学和哥伦比亚大学，并成为富布赖特学者。他是《每日电讯报》的歌剧评论家和《星期日邮报》的舞蹈评论家，同时也为多家美国、英国期刊杂志撰稿，其中包括：《旁 观者》杂志，《哈勃斯奎因》杂志，《名利场》，《泰晤士报文学增刊》，《文学评论》。他还是《欧普拉》杂志的编委会成员。

鲁伯特·克里斯琴（Rupert Christiansen） 曾就读于剑桥大学和哥伦比亚大学，并成为富布赖特学者。他是《每日电讯报》的歌剧评论家和《星期日邮报》的舞蹈评论家，同时也为多家美国、英国期刊杂志撰稿，其中包括：《旁 观者》杂志，《哈勃斯奎因》杂志，《名利场》，《泰晤士报文学增刊》，《文学评论》。他还是《欧普拉》杂志的编委会成员。

“Beautifully written and refreshingly original… makes us see [Paris] in a different light.” -- San Francisco Chronicle Book Review Swapping his native San Francisco for the City of Light, travel writer David Downie arrived in Paris in 1986 on a one-way ticket, his head full of romantic notions. Curiosity and the legs of a cross-country runner propelled him daily from an un...(展开全部)

Appointed to conquer the 'crime capital of the world', the first police chief of Paris faces an epidemic of murder in the late 1600s. Assigned by Louis XIV, Nicolas de La Reynie begins by clearing the streets of filth, and installing lanterns throughout Paris, turning it into the City of Light. The fearless La Reynie pursues criminals through the labyrinthine neighborhoods of t...(展开全部)

'Wonderfully poetic ... extraordinary freshness ... a Virginia Woolf quality' Margaret Drabble It is Spring. A young woman, left by her husband, starts a new life in a Tokyo apartment. Territory of Light follows her over the course of a year, as she struggles to bring up her two-year-old daughter alone. Her new home is filled with light, streaming through the windows, so bright...(展开全部)

津岛佑子（1947—2016），走向世界文坛的日本女性作家代表，文豪太宰治（本名：津岛修治）与津岛美知子的女儿。毕业于白百合女子大学英语文学专业，大学期间开始创作，获得了许多重量级日本文学奖项，如川端康成文学奖、谷崎润一郎奖、大佛次郎奖、紫式部文学奖等，在日本现代文学史上占据重要地位。津岛佑子以男性的“不在场”、人际关系的孤绝及由此带来的生活真相为创作母体，擅长调度女性特有的感受力和视角，熟稔运用幻想与现实交织的手法，来揭示女性命运中难言的困局和独有的生命体验。不少作品被翻译介绍到国外，在国际上享有盛誉。代表作包括《光之领地》《微笑的狼》《火之山：山猿记》《宠儿》等。

Earth is long since dead. On a colony planet, a band of men has gained control of technology, made themselves immortal, and now rules their world as the gods of the Hindu pantheon. Only one dares oppose them: he who was once Siddhartha and is now Mahasamatman. Binder of Demons. Lord of Light.

In a distinguished career which produced many bold, award-winning works, this towering tale of invention and adventure may be Roger Zelazny's single most brilliant achievement. Earth is long since dead. On a colony planet, a band of men has gained control of technology, made themselves immortal, and now rule their world as the gods of the Hindu pantheon. Only one dares oppo...(展开全部)

The time: long after the death of Earth. The place: a colony planet where a group of men have gained control of all available technology with it, they have given themselves godlike powers and immortality. They rule thwir world as the gods of the Hindu pantheon. Kali, Goddess of Destruction; Yama, Lord of Death; Krishna, God of Lust - all are opposed by he who was Siddhartha and...(展开全部)