"Let it Come Down" tells the story of Dyar, a New York bank clerk who throws up his secure, humdrum job to find a reality abroad with which to identify himself, and his macabre experiences in the inferno of Tangiers.

保罗•鲍尔斯 美国传奇作家、翻译家、作曲家。一生只创作过四部长篇小说，却被视为20世纪美国极具代表性的作家，《时代》周刊称他为那个年代独一无二的作家。2002年，其作品由美国著名非营利性出版机构——美国文库收录出版，成为传世经典。 ◆鲍尔斯深受存在主义文学影响，曾翻译过萨特、博尔赫斯等作家的作品，美国评论界称：“没有哪位作家能像鲍尔斯那样对存在主义哲学作出这样全面的阐释。” ◆1929年，鲍尔斯辍学前往巴黎学习音乐创作，随后为田纳西•威廉斯等著名剧作家作曲，迅速成为美国当代著名作曲家之一。 ◆鲍尔斯一生游离于美国之外，视自己为旅人。1947年，他移居摩洛哥丹吉尔，直到去世。丹吉尔也因为鲍尔斯而吸引了众多文学家，成了一个时代的文学圣地。 · 译者简介 陆汉臻，资深英美文学译者。毕业于北京外国语大学，现任浙江越秀外国语学院教师，浙江省翻译协会理事。代表译...(展开全部)

In "Let It Come Down," Paul Bowles plots the doomed trajectory of Nelson Dyar, a New York bank teller who comes to Tangier in search of a different life and ends up giving in to his darkest impulses. Rich in descriptions of the corruption and decadence of the International Zone in the last days before Moroccan independence, Bowles's second novel is an alternately comic and horr...(展开全部)

'This is Francis writing at his very best' Evening Standard Sid Halley, the ex-champion jockey turned investigator who appears in Odds Against and Whip Hand, is back. In Come to Grief he faces new dangers, new deeply demanding decisions. Sid has uncovered an obnoxious crime committed by a friend whom he - and everyone else - has held in deep affection. On the morning set for th...(展开全部)

Annie Ernaux's father died exactly two months after she passed her exams for a teaching certificate. Barely educated and valued since childhood strictly for his labour, Ernaux's father had grown into a hard, practical man who showed his family little affection. Narrating his slow ascent towards material comfort, Ernaux's cold observation in A Man's Place reveals the shame that ...(展开全部)

Annie Ernaux's father died exactly two months after she passed her practical examination for a teaching certificate. Barely educated and valued since childhood strictly for his labor, Ernaux's father had grown into a hard, practical man who showed his family little affection. Narrating his slow ascent towards material comfort, Ernaux's cold observation reveals the shame that ha...(展开全部)

Annie Ernaux's father died exactly two months after she passed her exams for a teaching certificate. Barely educated and valued since childhood strictly for his labour, Ernaux's father had grown into a hard, practical man who showed his family little affection. Narrating his slow ascent towards material comfort, Ernaux's cold observation in A Man's Place reveals the shame that ...(展开全部)

Annie Ernaux's father died exactly two months after she passed her practical examination for a teaching certificate. Barely educated and valued since childhood strictly for his labor, Ernaux's father had grown into a hard, practical man who showed his family little affection. Narrating his slow ascent towards material comfort, Ernaux's cold observation reveals the shame that ha...(展开全部)