赫尔曼·布洛赫（Hermann Broch，1886—1951） 奥地利小说家，与卡夫卡、穆齐尔、贡布罗维奇一起被昆德拉誉为“中欧最伟大的四位小说家”。布洛赫生于维也纳，父亲是纺织厂老板，母亲是犹太富商的女儿，他在20岁时接管父亲的纺织厂，后结识卡尔·克劳斯、托马斯·曼、茨威格、罗伯特·穆齐尔、埃利亚斯·卡内蒂、爱因斯坦等人，40岁时进入维也纳大学学习数学、心理学和哲学，45岁时出版首部长篇小说《梦游人》，1938年流亡美国，晚年主要从事群众心理学研究，1950年被提名诺贝尔文学奖，次年心脏病发作，于美国康涅狄格州纽黑文去世。主要代表作有小说《无罪者》《着魔》《梦游人》《维吉尔之死》《未知量》。 徐迟 翻译者，炼字的人。译作有《眩晕》《独自迈向生命的尽头》《他人的行当》等。

布克獎得主Alan Hollinghurst擅長描寫男同志之間的情慾曖昧，露骨卻不流於低俗，04年BOOK PRIZE的得獎作品《The Line of Beauty》與前幾本創作也都是以男同志間的故事為主。而這本創作於1998年的《Spell》也不例外，是一部同性戀的風尚諧劇，小說講述了一名已經36歲的政府外交官員Alex，對他朋友22歲的兒子產生了情愫。《The Spell》處處洋溢著Alan Hollinghurst擅長的機敏對話與人物的鮮明性格。

布克獎得主Alan Hollinghurst擅長描寫男同志之間的情慾曖昧，露骨卻不流於低俗，04年BOOK PRIZE的得獎作品《The Line of Beauty》與前幾本創作也都是以男同志間的故事為主。而這本創作於1998年的《Spell》也不例外，是一部同性戀的風尚諧劇，小說講述了一名已經36歲的政府外交官員Alex，對他朋友22歲的兒子產生了情愫。《The Spell》處處洋溢著Alan Hollinghurst擅長的機敏對話與人物的鮮明性格。

In 2007, when a new edition of the Oxford Junior Dictionary ― widely used in schools around the world ― was published, a sharp-eyed reader soon noticed that around forty common words concerning nature had been dropped. Apparently they were no longer being used enough by children to merit their place in the dictionary. The list of these “lost words” included acorn, adder, bluebe...(展开全部)

In 2007, when a new edition of the Oxford Junior Dictionary ― widely used in schools around the world ― was published, a sharp-eyed reader soon noticed that around forty common words concerning nature had been dropped. Apparently they were no longer being used enough by children to merit their place in the dictionary. The list of these “lost words” included acorn, adder, bluebe...(展开全部)

这是一片神奇的土地，一个魔法统治一切的世界。 这里的天空中有火龙飞翔，水里有人鱼嬉戏，大地上奔驰着马人、异兽。植物中既有可怕的猎食树，也有宜人的啤酒树、面包树、水果树。就连无机物都各有自己趋利避害的法门：石头变成兀立的怪岩为的是不被砸碎成为铺路石子儿；湖水把自己打扮得清凉甘甜，为的是维护自己的生态系统……动物、植物、无机物，相互竞争，又相互依存，形成一个生机蓬勃的世界。 这个世界的统治者是人，拥有魔法的人。 他们的先辈也是普普通通的平凡人，生活在平凡世界中，过着平凡的生活，甚至在迁徙进入这个神奇世界之后，他们的生活也依然是平凡的。但是，渐渐地，他们意识到自己的后代拥有了种种自己难以想像的能力，成了这个神奇世界的一分子，甚至成为这个世界的主人——威力无比的魔法师。 因为这片土地本身便具有魔力。这个世界的名字叫：赞斯。 赞斯没有通常意义上的入口，也没有人...(展开全部)

An innovative thinker tackles the controversial question of why we believe in God and how religion shapes our lives and our future For a growing number of people, there is nothing more important than religion. It is an integral part of their marriage, child rearing, and community. In this daring new book, distinguished philosopher Daniel C. Dennett takes a hard look at t...(展开全部)

For all the thousands of books that have been written about religion, few until this one have attempted to examine it scientifically: to ask why—and how—it has shaped so many lives so strongly. Is religion a product of blind evolutionary instinct or rational choice? Is it truly the best way to live a moral life? Ranging through biology, history, and psychology, Daniel C. Den...(展开全部)

Few forces in the world are as potent as religion: it comforts people in their suffering and inspires them to both magnificent and terrible deeds. In this provocative and timely book, Daniel C. Dennett seeks to uncover the origins of religion and discusses how and why different faiths have shaped so many lives, whether religion is an addiction or a genuine human need, and even ...(展开全部)