A novel about the violence and corruption in Nationalist China in the 1930's by Shen Yanbing (1896-1981), better known by the pen name Mao Tun, was a member of the generation that created a truly vernacular Chinese literature in the early twentieth century. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, he was named Minister of Culture. The central figure in the ...(展开全部)

A novel about the violence and corruption in Nationalist China in the 1930's by Shen Yanbing (1896-1981), better known by the pen name Mao Tun, was a member of the generation that created a truly vernacular Chinese literature in the early twentieth century. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, he was named Minister of Culture. The central figure in the ...(展开全部)

When Edward Cullen and Bella Swan met in Twilight, an iconic love story was born. But until now, fans have heard only Bella's side of the story. At last, readers can experience Edward's version in the long-awaited companion novel, Midnight Sun. This unforgettable tale as told through Edward's eyes takes on a new and decidedly dark twist. Meeting Bella is both the most unnerving...(展开全部)

Life’s struggles bring two men together as they teach one another trust, acceptance, and how to love again. Ethan lives a monotonous life trying to pay off his crippling debt—until the day Mike appears at the neighborhood laundromat looking the worse for wear. Both men find themselves struggling in different ways to go on, and it’s these struggles that bring them together in th...(展开全部)

After decades of internecine warfare, the tribes of the Tiste Edur have at last united under the Warlock King of the Hiroth. There is peacebut it has been exacted at a terrible price: a pact made with a hidden power whose motives are at best suspect, at worst, deadly. To the south, the expansionist kingdom of Lether, eager to fulfill its long-prophesized renaissance as an Empir...(展开全部)

When Edward Cullen and Bella Swan met in Twilight, an iconic love story was born. But until now, fans have heard only Bella's side of the story. At last, readers can experience Edward's version in the long-awaited companion novel, Midnight Sun. This unforgettable tale as told through Edward's eyes takes on a new and decidedly dark twist. Meeting Bella is both the most unnerving...(展开全部)

哈尼夫·库雷西(Hanif Kureishi) 巴基斯坦移民后裔，1954年出生于英国肯特郡。作品包括舞台剧本、小说、广播剧及电视电影剧本等，亦为电影导演。曾两获奥斯卡金像奖最佳电影剧本提名。是继萨尔曼•拉什迪之后在世界文坛成就重大影响的亚裔作家。早期作品中的幽默反讽享誉世界，近作对情欲与两性冲突的探讨充满了动人的深情。以幽默、脱俗、前卫的风格被公认为当今世界文坛最富魅力的杰出作家之一。代表作有获惠特布莱德文学奖的《郊区佛爷》，以及《亲密》、《爱在蓝色时代》、《身体》等。《整日午夜》为其广受欢迎的短篇小说集。