本書係五年前過世的知名英國史家修．崔佛羅伯男爵（Hugh Trevor-Roper，1914–2003）依據埃德蒙．拜克豪斯(Sir Edmund Trelawny Backhouse，见http://www.douban.com/subject/3001821/)的回憶錄手稿撰寫而成,但不敢直接採信他的鋪陳，他參考數十份其他資料，甚至比對李蓮英的日記。修．崔佛羅伯不止比對埃德蒙．拜克豪斯回憶錄內容的真偽，也用史家眼光透視埃德蒙．拜克豪斯的成長與性格養成。此書其實就是作者修．崔佛羅伯求證並耙梳埃德蒙．拜克豪斯的回憶錄所做的心得報告。

休·特雷费·罗珀（Hugh Trevor-Roper），英国牛津大学近代史教授。

Never before published in English, these essayistic writings enlarge our understanding of one of the twentieth centrury's most beloved authors. In evocations of Italo Calvino's tumultuous teenage years--his life during Mussolini's rule, at the time of the liberation, and during the Cold War--we learn the story of the author's generation as it confronted moral, civil, and artis...(展开全部)

From one of modern literature’s most captivating and elusive masters comes a posthumous volume of thoughtful, elegant, and quick-witted autobiographical writings, all previously unpublished in English. Here is Italo Calvino paying homage to his literary influences and tracing the evolution of his signature style. Here are his reminiscences of Italy’s antifascist resistance and ...(展开全部)

From one of modern literature’s most captivating and elusive masters comes a posthumous volume of thoughtful, elegant, and quick-witted autobiographical writings, all previously unpublished in English. Here is Italo Calvino paying homage to his literary influences and tracing the evolution of his signature style. Here are his reminiscences of Italy’s antifascist resistance and ...(展开全部)

Never before published in English, these essayistic writings enlarge our understanding of one of the twentieth centrury's most beloved authors. In evocations of Italo Calvino's tumultuous teenage years--his life during Mussolini's rule, at the time of the liberation, and during the Cold War--we learn the story of the author's generation as it confronted moral, civil, and artis...(展开全部)

This unique book provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of life in North Korea today. Drawing on decades of experience, noted experts Ralph Hassig and Kongdan Oh explore a world few outsiders can imagine. In vivid detail, the authors describe how the secretive and authoritarian government of Kim Jong-il shapes every aspect of its citizens' lives, how the command socia...(展开全部)

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