The first word of this haunting novel is 'no'. It is how the narrator, a middle-aged Hungarian Jewish writer, answers an acquaintance who asks if he has a child and it is how he answered his, now ex-, wife when she told him she wanted a baby. The loss, longing, and regret that haunt the years between those two 'no's' give rise to one of the most eloquent meditations ever writte...(展开全部)

The first word in this mesmerizing novel by the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature is “No.” It is how the novel’s narrator, a middle-aged Hungarian-Jewish writer, answers an acquaintance who asks him if he has a child. It is the answer he gave his wife (now ex-wife) years earlier when she told him that she wanted one. The loss, longing and regret that haunt the years bet...(展开全部)

Kertesz, a Hungarian Jew, was imprisoned in Auschwitz during his youth. His novel Fateless was translated into English in 1992 and told the story of a Jewish boy's experiences in the concentration camps and his attempts to reconcile himself to those experiences after World War II. Kaddish was originally published in Hungarian in 1990 and in German in 1992. The narrator of Kaddi...(展开全部)

This is a prayer written for one little girl, but it is a prayer for boys and girls all over the world. It is full of the intimate gentleness for familiar things, the love of friends and family, and the kindly protection of God. It carries a universal appeal for all ages and races, and brings to our hearts and minds the deep responsibility of preserving for all times the faith ...(展开全部)

作者:(美)雷切尔·菲尔德 译者:叶赫那拉·薆孛 插图作者:(美)伊丽莎白·奥尔顿·琼斯 雷切尔·菲尔德（Rachel Field，1894-1942）美国著名作家、诗人。她在马萨诸塞州长大，就读于瑞迪克利夫学院。在短暂的一生中，她撰写了许多经典的作品，《木头娃娃百年传奇》是她最为著名的作品，1930年获得了纽伯瑞儿童文学金奖。菲尔德还是一个成功的成人童话作家，她创作了畅销书《很久以前》《锦上添花》《从现在起到明天》，还有诗歌《野雁告诉的》等。她将美国儿童文学界最有分量的几个奖项全部收入囊中，共获得一次纽伯瑞儿童文学奖金奖、一次纽伯瑞儿童文学奖银奖、一次美国国家图书奖、两次刘易斯·卡洛书架奖，以及一次凯迪克金奖。 伊丽莎白·奥尔顿·琼斯完美地捕捉到了《孩子的祈祷》传达出的崇高精神内涵。她拥有通往孩子纯真内心的魔法钥匙。她还著有《树枝》《大苏珊》和《太...(展开全部)

Beat movement icon and visionary poet, Allen Ginsberg broke boundaries with his fearless, pyrotechnic verse. This new collection brings together the famous poems that made his name as a defining figure of the counterculture. They include the apocalyptic "Howl", which became the subject of an obscenity trial when it was first published in 1956; the moving lament for his dead mot...(展开全部)

In "Alphabet for Gourmets," M.F.K. Fisher arranges a selection of her essays in a whimsical way that reveals the breadth and depth of her passion. From A for (dining) alone to Z for Zakuski, "a Russian hors d'oeuvre," Fisher alights on both longtime obsessions and idiosyncratic digressions. As usual, she liberates her readers from caution and slavish adherence to culinary tradi...(展开全部)

New Edition of the AAP consumer title that has shaped the health and well being of children for nearly 20 years

For sixty years children and parents have shared in the joy and inspiration of Rachel Field and Elizabeth Orton Jones's Prayer for a Child. This new edition commemorates the diamond anniversary of the award-winning modern classic's original publication.

Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries and key readings - all in the same volume. The innovative and flexible 'two-dimensional' structure is bu...(展开全部)