1949年出生于英国，国际畅销小说家，他写的故事感动了世界不同角落里的人，多次获得儿童文学大奖，被联合国教科文组织推荐给全球的家长和孩子们，代表作品有《天蓝色的彼岸》《黑暗的速度》《神秘的易拉罐》《躲藏的人》等。 艾利克斯•希尔在电视剧、电影、舞台剧和广播节目方面也颇有成就，剧本《神秘的巧克力》曾获得英国电影和电视艺术学院奖（BAFTA）。

此书的插画，被授予Grigor Vitez奖和2003年度国际插画双年展“金徽奖”。《The Blue Sky》原作现为日本Chihiro艺术博物馆藏品,Chihiro目前是世界上最大的绘本作品收藏馆，已收有来自25个国家147名艺术家共9，700幅作品。

When The Sheltering Sky was first published in 1949, it established Paul Bowles as one of the most singular and promising writers of the postwar generation. Its startlingly original vision has withstood the test of time and confirmed Tennessee Williams's early estimation: "The Sheltering Sky alone of the books that I have . . . read by American authors appears to bear the spi...(展开全部)

A beautiful 65th anniversary paperback edition of the landmark literary work by acclaimed author Paul Bowles. In this classic work of psychological terror, Paul Bowles examines the ways in which Americans apprehend an alien culture—and the ways in which their incomprehension destroys them. The story of three American travelers adrift in the cities and deserts of North Africa af...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 When The Sheltering Sky was first published in 1949, it established Paul Bowles as one of the most singular and promising writers of the postwar generation. Its startlingly original vision has withstood the test of time and confirmed Tennessee Williams's early estimation: " The Sheltering Sky alone of the books that I have . . . read by American authors appears to b...(展开全部)

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

Revised introduction; new chronology and further reading Translated with an Introduction by Paul Turner.

There is a spot. It is a good spot. It is the perfect spot to stand. There is no reason to ever leave. But somewhere above there is also a rock. A rock from the sky. Here comes The Rock from the Sky, a hilarious meditation on the workings of friendship, fate, shared futuristic visions, and that funny feeling you get that there’s something off somewhere, but you just can’t put y...(展开全部)

Ten years have passed on Tines World, where Ravna Bergnsdot and a number of human Children ended up after a disaster that nearly obliterated humankind throughout the galaxy. Ravna and the pack animals for which the planet is named have survived a war, and Ravna has saved more than one hundred Children who were in cold-sleep aboard the vessel that brought them. While there is pe...(展开全部)