In an old and slightly seedy house in North London there lives a family of men: Max, the aging but still aggressive patriarch; his younger, ineffectual brother Sam; and two of Max's three sons, neither of whom is married -- Lenny, a small-time pimp, and Joey, who dreams of success as a boxer. Into this sinister abode comes the eldest son, Teddy, who, having spent the past six y...(展开全部)

达尼埃尔·佩纳克（Daniel Pennac，1944- ）出生于摩洛哥的卡萨布兰卡，青少年时期的求学生涯对他简直就是灾难，但差生遇上了教导有方的恩师，使他最终完成学业并当上了教师和作家。 佩纳克至今已出版二十余部作品，大多是为青少年写的小说、随笔。他于1989年写的《卖散文的女孩》以及1992年出版的《如同一部小说》，都曾高居袖珍本畅销书的榜首，一度被法国《读书》杂志称为“佩纳克现象”。 2007年，他的自传体小说《上学的烦恼》荣获雷诺多文学奖。 佩纳克一直以来提倡大声朗读，从朗读中获得阅读的快乐。他也是有声读物的爱好者，并为自己的书录制有声版。近年来，他的书已经成为法国学生、家长和老师最喜欢的文学读品之一。

达尼埃尔·佩纳克（Daniel Pennac，1944- ）出生于摩洛哥的卡萨布兰卡，青少年时期的求学生涯对他简直就是灾难，但差生遇上了教导有方的恩师，使他最终完成学业并当上了教师和作家。 佩纳克至今已出版二十余部作品，大多是为青少年写的小说、随笔。他于1989年写的《卖散文的女孩》以及1992年出版的《如同一部小说》，都曾高居袖珍本畅销书的榜首，一度被法国《读书》杂志称为“佩纳克现象”。 2007年，他的自传体小说《上学的烦恼》荣获雷诺多文学奖。 佩纳克一直以来提倡大声朗读，从朗读中获得阅读的快乐。他也是有声读物的爱好者，并为自己的书录制有声版。近年来，他的书已经成为法国学生、家长和老师最喜欢的文学读品之一。

詹姆斯•萨利斯（James Sallis）（1944－），美国著名犯罪小说作家、诗人和音乐家。通过六本小说，他成功塑造了私家侦探卢•格里芬（ Lew Griffin）的形象。作品曾入围星云奖、艾伦•坡奖、夏姆斯奖和金匕首奖。获得2007年度布契大会终身成就奖。根据他的小说《亡命驾驶》改编的同名电影，为导演赢得第64届戛纳电影节最佳导演奖。

詹姆斯•萨利斯（James Sallis）（1944－），美国著名犯罪小说作家、诗人和音乐家。通过六本小说，他成功塑造了私家侦探卢•格里芬（ Lew Griffin）的形象。作品曾入围星云奖、艾伦•坡奖、夏姆斯奖和金匕首奖。获得2007年度布契大会终身成就奖。根据他的小说《亡命驾驶》改编的同名电影，为导演赢得第64届戛纳电影节最佳导演奖。

Much later, as he sat with his back against an inside wall of a Motel 6 just north of Phoenix, watching the pool of blood lap toward him, Driver would wonder whether he had made a terrible mistake. Later still, of course, there'd be no doubt. But for now Driver is, as they say, in the moment. And the moment includes this blood lapping toward him, the pressure of dawn's late lig...(展开全部)

Nearing the end of his life, Baron Bela Wenckheim decides to return to the provincial Hungarian town of his birth. Having escaped from his many casino debts in Buenos Aires, where he was living in exile, he wishes to be reunited with his high-school sweetheart Marika. What follows is an endless storm of gossip, con men and local politicians, vividly evoking the small town's alt...(展开全部)

Set in contemporary times, Baron Wenckheim’s Homecoming tells the story of a Prince Myshkin–like figure, Baron Bela Wenckheim, who decides to return at the end of his life to the provincial Hungarian town of his birth. Having escaped from his many casino debts in Buenos Aires, where he was living in exile, he wishes to be reunited with his high school sweetheart Marika. What fo...(展开全部)

Set in contemporary times, Baron Wenckheim’s Homecoming tells the story of a Prince Myshkin–like figure, Baron Bela Wenckheim, who decides to return at the end of his life to the provincial Hungarian town of his birth. Having escaped from his many casino debts in Buenos Aires, where he was living in exile, he wishes to be reunited with his high school sweetheart Marika. What fo...(展开全部)

Nearing the end of his life, Baron Bela Wenckheim decides to return to the provincial Hungarian town of his birth. Having escaped from his many casino debts in Buenos Aires, where he was living in exile, he wishes to be reunited with his high-school sweetheart Marika. What follows is an endless storm of gossip, con men and local politicians, vividly evoking the small town's alt...(展开全部)