Peter Mayle, francophile phenomenon and author of A Year in Provence , brings another delightful (and delicious) account of the good life, this time exploring the gustatory pleasures to be found throughout France. The French celebrate food and drink more than any other people, and Mayle shows us just how contagious their enthusiasm can be. We visit the Foire aux Escargots. We...(展开全部)

Peter Mayle, francophile phenomenon and author of A Year in Provence , brings another delightful (and delicious) account of the good life, this time exploring the gustatory pleasures to be found throughout France. The French celebrate food and drink more than any other people, and Mayle shows us just how contagious their enthusiasm can be. We visit the Foire aux Escargots. We...(展开全部)

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The Water Knife is a 2015 science fiction novel by Paolo Bacigalupi. It is Bacigalupi's sixth novel, and is based on his short story, The Tamarisk Hunter, first published in the news magazine High Country News. It takes place in the near future, where drought brought on by climate change has devastated the Southwestern United States. --------------------------- Central characte...(展开全部)

The Water Knife is a 2015 science fiction novel by Paolo Bacigalupi. It is Bacigalupi's sixth novel, and is based on his short story, The Tamarisk Hunter, first published in the news magazine High Country News. It takes place in the near future, where drought brought on by climate change has devastated the Southwestern United States. --------------------------- Central characte...(展开全部)

斯蒂文•米尔豪瑟（Steven Millhauser，1943－），美国重量级作家，曾获美第契外国文学奖（1975年）、世界奇幻文学奖（1990年）、普利策奖（1997年）等多项大奖。米尔豪瑟的小说极具创新精神，涵盖侦探、哥特、爱情、奇幻等各种题材，故事可读性强，且寓意深刻；他的叙事技巧多变，语言凝练，受到厄普代克尊崇。其短篇小说《魔术师艾森海姆》（Eisenheim the Illusionist）曾被拍成电影《魔术师》（The Illusionist），获得巨大成功。其代表作有：《艾德文•穆尔豪斯》、《马丁•德塞勒：一位美国梦幻家的传说》、《飞刀表演者》、《危险的大笑》等。

In the title story of Souvankham Thammavongsa's debut collection, a young girl brings a book home from school and asks her father to help her pronounce a tricky word, a simple exchange with unforgettable consequences. Thammavongsa is a master at homing in on moments like this -- moments of exposure, dislocation, and messy feeling that push us right up against the limits of lang...(展开全部)