Readers know that few authors are able to create an atmosphere of unease and terror as well as Oates, a fact confirmed by the four novellas presented here. In the title story, Evil Eye, a young woman has recently become the fourth wife of a highly demanding man. When his first wife comes to stay with them, she warns the new bride that her husband is insane, and that she must fi...(展开全部)

乔伊斯·卡罗尔·欧茨（Joyce Carol Oates，1938－）美国当代著名女作家。已三度获得诺贝尔文学奖提名。 欧茨是一位多产作家，自1963年出版首部短篇小说集《北门边》（By the North Gate）以来，迄今为止已发表《他们》《被诅咒的》等长篇小说四十余部，另著有多部短篇小说、诗歌、戏剧、随笔、文学评论等文集。1970年以长篇小说代表作《他们》（Them）获得美国国家图书奖，《人间乐园》（A Garden of Earthly Delights，1966）等5部小说曾得到图书奖提名奖，《漆黑的水》（Black Water，1992）等3部作品曾获普利策提名奖，《大瀑布》（The Falls，2004）荣获2005年度法国费米纳文学奖。 欧茨是一位把恐怖小说写到极致的作家，她对普通人内心至阴至暗部分的洞悉可与陀思妥耶夫斯基匹敌。 她...(展开全部)

By chance, a number of complete strangers find themselves stranded in Yoshima, a remote mountain village of Japan bounded by waterfalls. Separately, they make their way to the only visible shelter, a windowless building across the river known as the Box of the Evil Eye. The sole occupants of the Box for many years have been a seer, revered by the villagers for her infallible pr...(展开全部)

By chance, a number of complete strangers find themselves stranded in Yoshima, a remote mountain village of Japan bounded by waterfalls. Separately, they make their way to the only visible shelter, a windowless building across the river known as the Box of the Evil Eye. The sole occupants of the Box for many years have been a seer, revered by the villagers for her infallible pr...(展开全部)

The original, enthusiastically acclaimed Prince of Nothing fantasy series continues with a griping novel of Holy War and court intrigue. The Holy War continues its inexorable march southward. But the suspicion begins to dawn that the real threat comes not from the infidel but from within... Steering souls through the subtleties of word and expression, Kellhus strives to extend ...(展开全部)

Have you noticed -- the greater a mans skill, the more he achieves with less? And the skill of strength is no exception. From the ancient days of Greek wrestling, to the jealously guarded secrets of Chinese Kung Fu masters, to the hard men of modern spec ops, warriors and allied strongmen have developed an amazing array of skills for generating inhuman strength. But these skill...(展开全部)

开拓，欢愉，虚无，丰饶，毁灭，巡猎，智识，同谐，存护，记忆，纯美，秩序，贪饕，不朽，终末，神秘 以及「杂乱」

Evil Media develops a philosophy of media power that extends the concept of media beyond its tried and trusted use in the games of meaning, symbolism, and truth. It addresses the gray zones in which media exist as corporate work systems, algorithms and data structures, twenty-first century self-improvement manuals, and pharmaceutical techniques. Evil Media invites the reader to...(展开全部)