This brilliantly ironic novel about literature and writing, in Vila-Matas’s trademark witty and erudite style, is told in the form of a lecture delivered by a novelist clearly a version of the author himself. The “lecturer” tells of his two-year stint living in Marguerite Duras’s garret during the seventies, spending time with writers, intellectuals, and eccentrics, and trying ...(展开全部)

After reading A Moveable Feast, aspiring novelist Enrique Vila-Matas moves to Paris to be closer to his literary idol, Ernest Hemingway. Surrounded by the writers, artists and eccentrics of '70s Parisian café culture, he dresses in black, buys two pairs of reading glasses, and smokes a pipe like Sartre. Now, in later life, he reflects on his youth while giving a three-day lectu...(展开全部)

After reading A Moveable Feast, aspiring novelist Enrique Vila-Matas moves to Paris to be closer to his literary idol, Ernest Hemingway. Surrounded by the writers, artists and eccentrics of '70s Parisian café culture, he dresses in black, buys two pairs of reading glasses, and smokes a pipe like Sartre. Now, in later life, he reflects on his youth while giving a three-day lectu...(展开全部)

This brilliantly ironic novel about literature and writing, in Vila-Matas’s trademark witty and erudite style, is told in the form of a lecture delivered by a novelist clearly a version of the author himself. The “lecturer” tells of his two-year stint living in Marguerite Duras’s garret during the seventies, spending time with writers, intellectuals, and eccentrics, and trying ...(展开全部)

“题目借取于《诗经·卷耳》，原意是那些行军在外的男人只能依靠饮酒来摆脱思念亲人的痛苦。到了这本书里意思变为：只有把这件事写下来，才不至于永远地伤怀。十几个不同性格的人物依次走进小说之中，前后跨度为三十余年，或许还会再久一些。显然一桩命案的发生使第二十年成为本书时间的核心。整部长篇被肢解为五个不同文体的中篇。这样写可以由您所好来选择翻开此书先读哪一部。如果您对情节性强的故事感兴趣，小说的第四都将向您讲述三种让人心酸的爱情；结构纷杂叙述转换稍显频繁的第三部会给您带来领悟小说技巧和体验阅读快感的乐趣；要是您更偏爱侦探小说， 当然可以先去阅读第二部的一至十；第二部的1－10应该会给您一种伦理道德上的震撼；然而首先阅读第一部则基于一个不可剥夺的理由，因为这是您了解《维以不永伤》，全貌的入口。”

“题目借取于《诗经·卷耳》，原意是那些行军在外的男人只能依靠饮酒来摆脱思念亲人的痛苦。到了这本书里意思变为：只有把这件事写下来，才不至于永远地伤怀。十几个不同性格的人物依次走进小说之中，前后跨度为三十余年，或许还会再久一些。显然一桩命案的发生使第二十年成为本书时间的核心。整部长篇被肢解为五个不同文体的中篇。这样写可以由您所好来选择翻开此书先读哪一部。如果您对情节性强的故事感兴趣，小说的第四都将向您讲述三种让人心酸的爱情；结构纷杂叙述转换稍显频繁的第三部会给您带来领悟小说技巧和体验阅读快感的乐趣；要是您更偏爱侦探小说， 当然可以先去阅读第二部的一至十；第二部的1－10应该会给您一种伦理道德上的震撼；然而首先阅读第一部则基于一个不可剥夺的理由，因为这是您了解《维以不永伤》，全貌的入口。”

From Publishers Weekly Based on first-person accounts， scholarly studies and data from a nationwide survey of college campuses conducted by Ms. magazine， freelance journalist Warshaw draws a devastating portrait of men who rape women they know. The Ms. survey reveals that 25% of the college women polled have been the victims of rape or attempted rape， 84% of the victims were a...(展开全部)

罗宾•沃肖 (Robin Warshaw) 她从事社会问题、医疗和健康问题的写作。在写《危险的熟人》的过程中，她为那些分享经历的女性取了化名，而且自己也第一次直白地写下了她亲历的熟人强奸遭遇。她从没有后悔过这个决定，并且感激那些多年来一直与她联系，告诉她这本书对自己的帮助有多大的女性（和一些男性）。 沃肖也为其它非营利性出版物撰稿，并且是作家协会（Authors Guild）、美国记者与作家协会和卫生保健记者协会的成员。她的作品曾多次荣获美国新闻奖。

Ever since his creation, Sherlock Holmes has enthralled readers. Our perception of him and his faithful companion, Dr Watson, has been shaped by a long line of film, TV and theatre adaptations. This richly illustrated book, compiled by Alex Werner, Head of History Collections at the Museum of London, is an essential guide to the great fictional detective and his world. Using th...(展开全部)

The critically acclaimed Charlie and Lola books -- now an animated series on television! Lola is a fussy eater. A very fussy eater. She won’t eat her carrots (until her brother Charlie reveals that they’re orange twiglets from Jupiter). She won’t eat her mashed potatoes (until Charlie explains that they’re cloud fluff from the pointiest peak of Mount Fuji). There are many th...(展开全部)