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。

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)

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)

作者斯图尔特•斯科特（Stuart Scott）博士现任美南浸信会神学院副教授，同时担任国家圣经辅导协会（NANC）董事会成员。他有30多年的教牧辅导经验，其中有9年在约翰•麦克阿瑟牧师创办的太阳谷恩典社区教会担任婚姻家庭事工的牧师。斯科特博士还是一位广受欢迎的作者，作品包括《从骄傲到谦卑》、《沟通与化解冲突》等。他与妻子桑德拉结婚30年，育有两子。 和妻子的一次剧烈争吵，让作者看到自己并没有如自己所说的，像基督爱教会那样用牺牲的爱去爱她。他给予妻子的爱，不过是举手之劳或在人前做秀。他意识到自己虽然一直相信“二人要成为一体”，但实际上他就是全部。仿佛像受到先知拿单的谴责一样，他看到自己的自私，看到自己缺乏基督徒应有的品格，并以此为突破点重新省察自己。这本书就是作者不断省察自己结出的果子

A BELLETRIST BOOK CLUB PICK In this suspenseful and darkly funny debut novel, a sophisticated French woman spends her life obsessing over her perfect husband—but can their marriage survive her passionate love? Winner of France’s First Novel Prize • Named a Best Book of the Summer by Vogue • theSkimm • Oprah Daily • The Millions At forty years old, she has an enviable life: a su...(展开全部)

Introduction by Barbara Hardy

Introduction by Barbara Hardy

The setting is Hong Kong, 1963. The action spans scarcely more than a week, but these are days of high adventure: from kidnapping and murder to financial double-dealing and natural catastrophes—fire, flood, landslide. Yet they are days filled as well with all the mystery and romance of Hong Kong—the heart of Asia—rich in every trade…money, flesh, opium, power.