Roderer is consumed by a lust for the unutterable. Rapaciously pursuing knowledge from a radical perspective in a race against time's ravages, he enters a private world of his own creation. While an also-brilliant classmate successfully forges a place in society, Roderer sacrifices all - friends, the girl who loves him, his family, and, ultimately, even himself - in his increas...(展开全部)

Una novela de suspense y ambigüedad incomparables La novela narra el enfrentamiento entre dos jóvenes de inteligencia privilegiada. Uno utiliza esta inteligencia de modo práctico para adaptarse al mundo, el otro para la búsqueda de un conocimiento absoluto que le permita comprender el mundo. Esta búsqueda se verá amenazada por la locura y el suicidio.

One of the distinguishing features of modern life is that it supplies countless opportunities for regarding (at a distance, through the medium of photography) horrors taking place throughout the world. Images of atrocities have become, via the little screens of the television and the computer, something of a commonplace. But are viewers inured -- or incited -- to violence by th...(展开全部)

One of the distinguishing features of modern life is that it supplies countless opportunities for regarding (at a distance, through the medium of photography) horrors taking place throughout the world. Images of atrocities have become, via the little screens of the television and the computer, something of a commonplace. But are viewers inured -- or incited -- to violence by th...(展开全部)

吉列尔莫·马丁内斯 阿根廷当代著名作家、布宜诺斯艾利斯大学数学系教授。一九六二年生于阿根廷港口城市布兰卡港。在布宜诺斯艾利斯大学获得数学博士学位后，他曾赴牛津大学数学研究所进行为期两年的博士后研究，由此受到启发，创作小说《牛津迷案》。该书于二00三年出版后即获得当年度西语文坛大奖——阿根廷行星文学奖。 《象棋少年》是吉列尔莫·巴丁内斯第一部小说，出版于一九九三年，是作者个人迄今最心爱的作品。此外，他还有专著《博尔赫斯与数学》、《歌德尔》以及多部小说。

The architectural structuring principle of the chambered floor plan is as simple as it is economical, yet it allows for spatial and combinatorial freedom that can be interpreted in ever-new, ever-different ways. The resulting self-contained units or spatial sequences are suited for residential purposes as much as for office buildings, museums or schools, with the floor plans pr...(展开全部)

The architectural structuring principle of the chambered floor plan is as simple as it is economical, yet it allows for spatial and combinatorial freedom that can be interpreted in ever-new, ever-different ways. The resulting self-contained units or spatial sequences are suited for residential purposes as much as for office buildings, museums or schools, with the floor plans pr...(展开全部)