<H3 ALIGN=CENTER>Who is Lirael?</H3> Lirael has never felt like a true daughter of the Clayr. Abandoned by her mother, ignorant of her father's identity, Lirael resembles no one else in her large extended family living in the Clayr's Glacier. She doesn't even have the Sight -- the ability to See into the present and possible futures -- that is the very birthright of the Clayr...(展开全部)

• Unabridged edition. • Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins. • Narrated by Gisela Chípe. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau is a 2022 novel by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. It is loosely based on The Island of Doctor Moreau, an 1896 novel by H.G. Wells. The novel received critical acclaim, with reviewers particularly praising its exploration of feminism and colonialism. The novel received nomination...(展开全部)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a lavish historical drama reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico. “This is historical science fiction at its best: a dreamy reimagining of a classic story with vivid descriptions of lush jungles and feminist themes. S...(展开全部)

The Daughter of Doctor Moreau is a 2022 novel by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. It is loosely based on The Island of Doctor Moreau, an 1896 novel by H.G. Wells. The novel received critical acclaim, with reviewers particularly praising its exploration of feminism and colonialism. The novel received nominations for the 2023 Hugo Award for Best Novel and 2023 Locus Award for Best Science F...(展开全部)

Lirael has never felt like a true daughter of the Clayr. Now, two years past the time when she should have received the Sight that is the Clayr's birthright, she feels alone, abandoned, unsure of who she is. Nevertheless, the fate of the Old Kingdom lies in her hands. With only her faithful companion, the Disreputable Dog, Lirael must undertake a desperate mission under the g...(展开全部)

虹影 享誉世界文坛的著名女作家。1962年生于重庆。曾在北京鲁迅文学院、上海复旦大学读书。代表作有长篇小说《阿难》、《饥饿的女儿》、《K》、《一个流浪女的未来》，中短篇小说集《脏手指・瓶盖子》，散文集《危险年龄》和诗集《鱼教会鱼歌唱》等。 编著有《海外中国女作家小说精选》和《墓床》等。 曾获“英国华人诗歌一等奖”、中国台湾《联合报》短篇小说奖新诗奖、纽约《特尔菲卡》杂志“中国最优秀短篇小说奖”、三部长篇小说被译成16种文字在欧美、以色列、澳大利亚和日本等国出版。长篇自传体小说《饥饿的女儿》曾获中国台湾1997年《联合报》读书人最佳书奖。被中国权威媒体评为2000年十大人气作家之一。

威廉·戈德曼（William Goldman, 1931–2018） 美国小说家、剧作家、电影编剧。出生于芝加哥，毕业于哥伦比亚大学英文系，二十六岁时出版了第一部小说《金殿》，后来进入好莱坞，为电影撰写剧本，成为横跨小说和编剧两大领域的殿堂级人物，被作家肖恩·伊根称为“ 20世纪下半叶最受欢迎的说书人之一”。他的小说代表作包括《马拉松人》《公主新娘》等，编剧代表作包括《虎豹小霸王》《总统班底》《危情十日》等。 ———————— 刘勇军 资深英语译者，湖南邵东人，闲暇时读书、译书、写作，翻译出版过《霍比特人》《纳尼亚传奇》《月亮与六便士》等多部文学作品。

Margaret Atwood's The Robber Bride is inspired by "The Robber Bridegroom," a wonderfully grisly tale from the Brothers Grimm in which an evil groom lures three maidens into his lair and devours them, one by one. But in her version, Atwood brilliantly recasts the monster as Zenia, a villainess of demonic proportions, and sets her loose in the lives of three friends, Tony, Ch...(展开全部)

马歇尔·麦克卢汉（1911—1980），信息社会、电子世界的先知，20世纪的思想巨人。他一生勤于学问，拿了百个学位，写了十余种书 ，留下几百万珍贵的文字，代表作有《机器新娘》、《理解媒介》、《谷登堡星汉璀璨》等。他一生完成了几次重大的学术转向，从工科转向文学、哲学、文学批评、社会批评、大众文化研究、媒介研究，成为多伦多传播学派的旗手和主帅。他提出的“技术媒介决定论”、“地球村”等理论，给人文学科留下了一笔丰富的遗产。他的思想现在仍然对若干学科产生影响，尤其是对媒介研究、现代艺术和符号学产生着重大的影响。

威廉·戈德曼（William Goldman, 1931–2018） 美国小说家、剧作家、电影编剧。出生于芝加哥，毕业于哥伦比亚大学英文系，二十六岁时出版了第一部小说《金殿》，后来进入好莱坞，为电影撰写剧本，成为横跨小说和编剧两大领域的殿堂级人物，被作家肖恩·伊根称为“ 20世纪下半叶最受欢迎的说书人之一”。他的小说代表作包括《马拉松人》《公主新娘》等，编剧代表作包括《虎豹小霸王》《总统班底》《危情十日》等。 ———————— 刘勇军 资深英语译者，湖南邵东人，闲暇时读书、译书、写作，翻译出版过《霍比特人》《纳尼亚传奇》《月亮与六便士》等多部文学作品。