The last of Italo Calvino's works to appear during the author's lifetime, Collection of Sand is a group of essays never before published in English, discussing subjects ranging from cuneiform and antique maps to Mexican temples and Japanese gardens. Italo Calvino’s unbounded curiosity and masterly imagination are displayed in peak form in Collection of Sand, the last of his wor...(展开全部)

The last of Italo Calvino's works to appear during the author's lifetime, Collection of Sand is a group of essays never before published in English, discussing subjects ranging from cuneiform and antique maps to Mexican temples and Japanese gardens. Italo Calvino’s unbounded curiosity and masterly imagination are displayed in peak form in Collection of Sand, the last of his wor...(展开全部)

Italo Calvino in Collection of Sand claimed that 'the brain begins in the eye'. The essays collected here display his fascination with the visual universe, in which the things we see tell a truth about the world. With encyclopedic knowledge and engaging curiosity, Calvino writes about such diverse subjects as the imaginative pleasures of maps, bizarre exhibitions and the earlie...(展开全部)

Italo Calvino in Collection of Sand claimed that 'the brain begins in the eye'. The essays collected here display his fascination with the visual universe, in which the things we see tell a truth about the world. With encyclopedic knowledge and engaging curiosity, Calvino writes about such diverse subjects as the imaginative pleasures of maps, bizarre exhibitions and the earlie...(展开全部)

In this bestselling compilation of essays, written in the clear-eyed, uncompromising language for which he is famous, Orwell discusses with vigor such diverse subjects as his boyhood schooling, the Spanish Civil War, Henry Miller, British imperialism, and the profession of writing.

In this bestselling compilation of essays, written in the clear-eyed, uncompromising language for which he is famous, Orwell discusses with vigor such diverse subjects as his boyhood schooling, the Spanish Civil War, Henry Miller, British imperialism, and the profession of writing.

This is the new novel from the international bestselling author of the Wool trilogy. The old world is buried. A new one has been forged atop the shifting dunes. Here in this land of howling wind and infernal sand, four siblings find themselves scattered and lost. Palmer has never been the same since his father walked out twelve years ago. His elder sister, Vic, is trying to run...(展开全部)

休·豪伊 (Hugh Howey) 美国著名作家。深爱读书和海洋。其代表作《羊毛记》畅销数十个国家，深受全世界科幻读者的喜爱。该作品曾获得Kindle书评2012年度独立图书奖、诚品书店年度畅销书第1名、博客来书店外国文学新人作品畅销榜第1名、亚马逊电子书总榜及科幻畅销榜双料冠军 。另有代表作《异星记》《信标记》《潜沙记》《离沙记》等。

This is the incredible new novel and brand new world from the international bestselling author of the Wool trilogy. The old world is buried. A new one has been forged atop the shifting dunes. Here in this land of howling wind and infernal sand, four siblings find themselves scattered and lost. Palmer has never been the same since his father walked out twelve years ago. His elde...(展开全部)

沃尔夫冈•赫伦多夫 ( Wolfgang Herrndorf, 1965 - 2013 ) 德国文坛陨落的巨星！他的作品，被译成34种语言，兼顾流行与经典，深受评论家和大众喜爱，打破了纯文学和通俗小说的边界。 赫伦多夫凭借小说《契克》赢得了巨大的声誉，并获2011年莱比锡图书奖提名。他的最后一部作品《小心，沙漠有人》，斩获2012年莱比锡图书奖。此外，他还获得过德国短篇小说家奖、布伦塔诺文学奖以及汉斯－法拉达文学奖。 由于患恶性脑瘤，在失去思考与写作能力的痛苦中，他开枪结束了自己年轻的生命，也许如同他所说：“失去了语言，如同失去了生命”。