It is 1985, in an Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal and timber merchant, faces into his busiest season. As he does the rounds, he feels the past rising up to meet him - and encounters the complicit silences of a people controlled by the Church. The long-awaited new work from the author of Foster, Small Things Like These is an unforgettab...(展开全部)

Destined to be a modern classic from “an original and a canonical presence in Irish fiction” (Colm Tóibín), Small Things Like These is Claire Keegan’s landmark new novel, the tale of one man’s courage — and a remarkable portrait of love and family. It is 1985 in a small Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man, who is fa...(展开全部)

克莱尔•吉根 （1968— ） 生于爱尔兰威克洛郡一个大家庭，是家中最小的孩子。十七岁时远赴美国路易斯安那州新奥尔良，在洛约拉大学主修英语和政治学，一九九二年回到爱尔兰，在威尔士加迪夫大学生活一年，获创意写作硕士学位，并在威尔士大学教授本科生。 故事发表于《纽约客》《格兰塔》《巴黎评论》和《美国最佳故事》。曾获得威廉•特雷弗奖、鲁尼爱尔兰文学奖、奥利弗•库克奖和二〇〇九年戴维•伯恩斯爱尔兰写作奖。其他奖项包括休•伦纳德奖学金、麦考利奖学金、马丁•希利奖、基尔肯尼奖和汤姆•加仑奖。两次获得弗朗西斯•麦克马纳斯奖，同时是温盖特奖学金获得者。都柏林圣三一学院和剑桥大学彭布罗克学院选择吉根作为二〇二一年布里纳•斯汤顿访问学者（Briena Staunton Visiting Fellow）。 二〇〇九年，小说《寄养》获得由美国作家理查德•福特担任评委的戴维...(展开全部)

Destined to be a modern classic from “an original and a canonical presence in Irish fiction” (Colm Tóibín), Small Things Like These is Claire Keegan’s landmark new novel, the tale of one man’s courage — and a remarkable portrait of love and family. It is 1985 in a small Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man, who is fa...(展开全部)

It is 1985, in an Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal and timber merchant, faces into his busiest season. As he does the rounds, he feels the past rising up to meet him - and encounters the complicit silences of a people controlled by the Church. The long-awaited new work from the author of Foster, Small Things Like These is an unforgettab...(展开全部)

克莱尔•吉根 （1968— ） 生于爱尔兰威克洛郡一个大家庭，是家中最小的孩子。十七岁时远赴美国路易斯安那州新奥尔良，在洛约拉大学主修英语和政治学，一九九二年回到爱尔兰，在威尔士加迪夫大学生活一年，获创意写作硕士学位，并在威尔士大学教授本科生。 故事发表于《纽约客》《格兰塔》《巴黎评论》和《美国最佳故事》。曾获得威廉•特雷弗奖、鲁尼爱尔兰文学奖、奥利弗•库克奖和二〇〇九年戴维•伯恩斯爱尔兰写作奖。其他奖项包括休•伦纳德奖学金、麦考利奖学金、马丁•希利奖、基尔肯尼奖和汤姆•加仑奖。两次获得弗朗西斯•麦克马纳斯奖，同时是温盖特奖学金获得者。都柏林圣三一学院和剑桥大学彭布罗克学院选择吉根作为二〇二一年布里纳•斯汤顿访问学者（Briena Staunton Visiting Fellow）。 二〇〇九年，小说《寄养》获得由美国作家理查德•福特担任评委的戴维...(展开全部)

In 1884, Edwin A. Abbott published a brilliant novel about mathematics and philosophy that charmed and fascinated all of England. As both a witty satire of Victorian society and a means by which to explore the fourth dimension, Flatland remains a tour de force. Now, British mathematician and accomplished science writer Ian Stewart has written a fascinating, modern sequel to Abb...(展开全部)

The brilliant "sequel" to one of the all-time classics of popular mathematics. First there was Edwin A. Abbott's remarkable Flatland , published in 1884, and one of the all-time classics of popular mathematics. Now, from mathematician and accomplished science writer Ian Stewart, comes what Nature calls "a superb sequel." Through larger-than-life characters and an inspired st...(展开全部)

In 1884, Edwin A. Abbott published a brilliant novel about mathematics and philosophy that charmed and fascinated all of England. As both a witty satire of Victorian society and a means by which to explore the fourth dimension, Flatland remains a tour de force. Now, British mathematician and accomplished science writer Ian Stewart has written a fascinating, modern sequel to Abb...(展开全部)

The brilliant "sequel" to one of the all-time classics of popular mathematics. First there was Edwin A. Abbott's remarkable Flatland , published in 1884, and one of the all-time classics of popular mathematics. Now, from mathematician and accomplished science writer Ian Stewart, comes what Nature calls "a superb sequel." Through larger-than-life characters and an inspired st...(展开全部)