作者簡介 維特多．沙博爾夫斯基Witold Szabłowski 一個天生說故事的人，波蘭最優秀的報導文學作家之一。畢業於華沙大學新聞系與政治學系。在業內素以簡潔靈動的語言運用而聞名。對於土耳其的政治、婦女及犯罪議題有深入研究，他對於土耳其「榮譽殺人」的報導〈姐妹，這是出於愛〉曾獲得國際特赦組織的榮譽推薦，而他的土耳其長篇報導《來自杏城的刺客》則獲波蘭最重要的文學獎——「尼刻」獎（NIKE）提名。除了土耳其，他也關注中歐和東歐國家從共產鐵幕走向民主自由的過程中，人們所經歷的種種轉型不易，這些故事在他的《跳舞的熊》和與妻子伊莎貝拉．梅札（Izabela Meyza）合著的《我們的小小波蘭共和國：一場重返共產的社會實驗》中皆可讀到。他的最新力作《正義的叛徒，瓦萊尼亞的鄰居》是關於二戰期間瓦萊尼亞與東加利西亞波蘭人大屠殺事件中，冒著生命危險拯救波蘭人的烏克...(展开全部)

作者簡介 維特多．沙博爾夫斯基Witold Szabłowski 一個天生說故事的人，波蘭最優秀的報導文學作家之一。畢業於華沙大學新聞系與政治學系。在業內素以簡潔靈動的語言運用而聞名。對於土耳其的政治、婦女及犯罪議題有深入研究，他對於土耳其「榮譽殺人」的報導〈姐妹，這是出於愛〉曾獲得國際特赦組織的榮譽推薦，而他的土耳其長篇報導《來自杏城的刺客》則獲波蘭最重要的文學獎——「尼刻」獎（NIKE）提名。除了土耳其，他也關注中歐和東歐國家從共產鐵幕走向民主自由的過程中，人們所經歷的種種轉型不易，這些故事在他的《跳舞的熊》和與妻子伊莎貝拉．梅札（Izabela Meyza）合著的《我們的小小波蘭共和國：一場重返共產的社會實驗》中皆可讀到。他的最新力作《正義的叛徒，瓦萊尼亞的鄰居》是關於二戰期間瓦萊尼亞與東加利西亞波蘭人大屠殺事件中，冒著生命危險拯救波蘭人的烏克...(展开全部)

A dazzling collection of fifteen stories from Margaret Atwood, the internationally acclaimed, award-winning author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments. Margaret Atwood is celebrated as one of the most gifted storytellers in the world. These stories explore the full warp and weft of experience, from two best friends disagreeing about their shared past, to the right way to ...(展开全部)

The Hasselblad award is an international photography award. Since 1980 it has been presented annually, with the exception of the year of Erna Hasselblad’s death, 1983. The Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography is recognized as one of the most important prizes in the world today. The Hasselblad award is granted to “a photographer recognized for major achieveme...(展开全部)

Available again, a newly translated collection of twenty-three stories from one of the most influential figures in modern Japanese literature. Yasunari Kawabata is widely known for his innovative short stories, some called "palm-of-the-hand" stories short enough to fit into ones palm. This collection reflects Kawabata's keen perception, deceptive simplicity, and the deep ...(展开全部)

"Bears Discover Fire, " the title story in this eagerly awaited collection, is one of the most acclaimed science fiction stories of the Nineties. "Particularly delightful, " raved The Christian Science Monitor, while Newsday called it "the finest story in the Dozois [Best of the Year] volume." Michael Swanwick, the Nebula Award-winning author of Stations of the Tide, pronounced...(展开全部)

Thirty-six stories by the Nobel Prize winner, including some of his most famous such as "Zlateh the Goat," "Mazel and Shlimazel," and "The Fools of Chelm and the Stupid Carp."

‘The brown bears paced, brushing their thick coats against the bars; their heads swayed low to the ground, in rhythm with some ritual of stealth they were born knowing and pointlessly never forgot’ It is 1967 and two Viennese university students decide to liberate the Vienna Zoo, as was done after World War II. The eccentric duo, Graff and Siggy, embark on an adventure-fi...(展开全部)

It is 1967 and two Viennese university students want to liberate the Vienna Zoo, as was done after World War II. But their good intentions have both comic and gruesome consequences, in this first novel written by a twenty-five year old John Irving, already a master storyteller. From the Paperback edition.