Dream of Fair to Middling Women is Samuel Beckett’s first novel. Written in English "in a matter of weeks" in 1932 when Beckett was only 26 and living in Paris, the clearly autobiographical novel was rejected by publishers and shelved by the author. It is set in the town of Kassel, Germany, where 17-year-old Peggy Sinclair, a cousin of Beckett, lived with her parents. Beckett m...(展开全部)

Samuel Beckett’s first novel and “literary landmark” (St. Petersburg Times), Dream of Fair to Middling Women is a wonderfully savory introduction to the Nobel Prize–winning author. Written in the summer of 1932, when the twenty-six-year-old Beckett was poor and struggling to make ends meet, the novel offers a rare and revealing portrait of the artist as a young man. Later on, B...(展开全部)

Samuel Beckett's "high energy and boisterously libidinous" (Booklist) first novel--a wonderfully savory introduction to the Nobel Prize-winning author during this centenary year. Written in the summer of 1932, when the 26-year-old Beckett was poor and struggling, Dream of Fair to middling Women offers a rare and revealing portrait of the artist as a young man. Later on, ...(展开全部)

Samuel Beckett's "high energy and boisterously libidinous"(Booklist) first novel--a wonderfully savory introduction to the NobelPrize-winning author during this centenary year.Written in the summer of 1932, when the 26-year-old Beckett was poor andstruggling, Dream of Fair to middling Women offers a rare and revealingportrait of the artist as a young man. Later on, Beckett woul...(展开全部)

德里克·史密斯（1927-2003），本名德里克·豪·史密斯，英国侦探小说作家、密室研究家。史密斯深受约翰·狄克森·卡尔的影响，创作了挑战不可能犯罪的长篇处女作《召唤恶魔》（1953），在许多密室书单上都可以见到其身影。但是，之后创作的长篇小说《致命舞台》和《雕塑家之死》一直未能在欧美正式出版，只有前者于1997年在日本私人出版，因数量稀少成为价格不菲的珍本书。直到2014年，史密斯三部作品英文版才在美国推出，同时中文版也与中国读者见面。

The Washington Post calls Come to Paddington Fair “a masterpiece.” The death scene of a West End play goes horribly wrong in front of a matinee audience to which someone has invited a Scotland Yard inspector and his detective friend. But was the heroine shot by the stage gun fired by her jealous lover, or by the mystery man alone in a stage-side box? Apparently neither could ha...(展开全部)

德里克·史密斯（1927-2003），本名德里克·豪·史密斯，英国侦探小说作家、密室研究家。史密斯深受约翰·狄克森·卡尔的影响，创作了挑战不可能犯罪的长篇处女作《召唤恶魔》（1953），在许多密室书单上都可以见到其身影。但是，之后创作的长篇小说《致命舞台》和《雕塑家之死》一直未能在欧美正式出版，只有前者于1997年在日本私人出版，因数量稀少成为价格不菲的珍本书。直到2014年，史密斯三部作品英文版才在美国推出，同时中文版也与中国读者见面。

大卫·林奇（David Lynch），导演、编剧、制作人。1977 年，凭借长片处女作《橡皮头》，跻身国际知名导演。此后，由他执导的《象人》《蓝丝绒》《穆赫兰道》，三次获得奥斯卡最佳导演奖提名。1990年，《我心狂野》获第43届戛纳电影节金棕榈奖。同年，悬疑犯罪电视剧《双峰》在美国广播公司（ABC）播出，狂热席卷全国，他才华横溢的艺术家形象也由此为世人所熟知。林奇的作品风格独特，常被影评家称为“林奇主义”（Lynchian）。2019年，林奇获奥斯卡终身成就奖。他还著有《钓大鱼：大卫·林奇的创意之道》（Catching the Big Fish ） *** 克里斯汀·麦肯纳（Kristine McKenna），评论家、记者，1976年至1998年在《洛杉矶时报》担任记者。她还为《艺术论坛》《纽约时报》《艺术新闻》《名利场》《华盛顿邮报》《滚石》等报刊...(展开全部)

An unprecedented look into the personal and creative life of the visionary auteur David Lynch, through his own words and those of his closest colleagues, friends, and family

作者大衛.馮大拿博士（Dr. David Fontana）以傳統容格（Jung）派的精神分析，發展出獨創的夢境工作室，提出有效的方法，引導你與夢對話