V.S.奈保尔（V. S. Naipaul） 英国著名作家。 1932年生于特立尼达岛上一个印度移民家庭，1950年进入牛津大学攻读英国文学，毕业后迁居伦敦。 50年代开始写作，著有《米格尔街》、《斯通先生与骑士伙伴》、《毕司沃斯先生的房子》、《自由国度》、《大河湾》、“印度三部曲”、《非洲的假面剧》等。2001年荣获诺贝尔文学奖。

Do you know I am quite looking forward to meeting your clever husband- Lady Chiltern. Since he has been at the Foreign Office- he has been so much talked of in Vienna. They actually succeed in spelling his name right in the newspapers. That in itself is fame- on the continent.' (Excerpt from Play)

Wilde’s scintillating drawing-room comedy revolves around a blackmail scheme that forces a married couple to reexamine their moral standards. A supporting cast of young lovers, society matrons, and a formidable femme fatale exchange sparkling repartee, keeping the action of the play at a lively pace.

Wilde’s scintillating drawing-room comedy revolves around a blackmail scheme that forces a married couple to reexamine their moral standards. A supporting cast of young lovers, society matrons, and a formidable femme fatale exchange sparkling repartee, keeping the action of the play at a lively pace.

Do you know I am quite looking forward to meeting your clever husband- Lady Chiltern. Since he has been at the Foreign Office- he has been so much talked of in Vienna. They actually succeed in spelling his name right in the newspapers. That in itself is fame- on the continent.' (Excerpt from Play)

Introduction by Barbara Hardy

Introduction by Barbara Hardy

My love for him felt so total and so annihilating that it was often impossible for me to see him clearly at all. Years ago, Sukie moved in with Nathan because her mother was dead and her father was difficult, and she had nowhere else to go.

亚历山德罗·巴里科（Alessandro Baricco），意大利作家。1958年生于都灵。曾获意大利坎皮耶罗奖、法国美第奇外国作品奖、维亚雷焦文学奖和博斯克城堡文学奖。巴里科的作品有着浓烈的艺术与童话气质，富有实验性与音乐感，浓缩了人类美好而温暖的情感，既古老又新鲜，既传统又现代。 译者： 陈英，意大利马切拉塔大学语言学博士，现为四川外国语大学教授。译有马格里斯《微型世界》、费兰特“那不勒斯四部曲”、斯塔尔诺内《鞋带》、巴里科《一个人消失在世上》《海上钢琴师》、格罗西《拳头》等。2020年获评“单向街年度译者”，2021 年获意大利共和国总统颁布的“意大利之星”骑士勋章、意大利外交与国际合作翻译奖。