A beautifully produced near-facsimile of Turner’s sketchbook collecting his “Wilson” studies: Turner’s sketchbooks were private things that he kept to himself. Of the nearly 300 sketchbooks in Turner’s house at the time of his death and now in the care of the Tate Gallery, the little book reproduced here is one of the most delightful and fascinating. It marks an important stage...(展开全部)

This groundbreaking play starred Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeill, Ruby Dee and Diana Sands in the Broadway production which opened in 1959. Set on Chicago's South Side, the plot revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis and matriarch Lena, called Mama. Whe...(展开全部)

"Never before, the entire history of the American theater, has so much of the truth of black people's lives been seen on the stage," observed James Baldwin shortly before A Raisin in the Sun opened on Broadway in 1959. Indeed Lorraine Hansberry's award-winning drama about the hopes and aspirations of a struggling, working-class family living on the South Side of Chicago conn...(展开全部)

"Never before, the entire history of the American theater, has so much of the truth of black people's lives been seen on the stage," observed James Baldwin shortly before A Raisin in the Sun opened on Broadway in 1959. Indeed Lorraine Hansberry's award-winning drama about the hopes and aspirations of a struggling, working-class family living on the South Side of Chicago connect...(展开全部)

Lorraine Hansberry, (born May 19, 1930, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died January 12, 1965, New York, New York), American playwright whose A Raisin in the Sun (1959) was the first drama by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway.

A. J. Fikry’s life is not at all what he expected it to be. He lives alone, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and now his prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, has been stolen. But when a mysterious package appears at the bookstore, its unexpected arrival gives Fikry the chance to make his life over--and see everything anew. “This novel ...(展开全部)

加•泽文 (Gabrielle Zevin ，1977— ) 美国知名作家、编剧。年轻并极富魅力，深爱阅读与创作。 毕业于哈佛大学英美文学系的她，已出版了九本小说，作品被翻译成三十多种语言。14岁时，她写了一封关于“枪与玫瑰乐团”的信函投给当地报社，措词激烈，意外获得该报的乐评人一职，迈出了成为作家的第一步。28岁时，出版《时光倒流的女孩》，一举成名。 一直以来，她对书、书店以及爱书人的未来，都充满见解。她的第八本小说《岛上书店》在2014年以无人能及的高票数，获选美国独立书商选书桂冠图书；在中国已成为超级畅销书，是无数书店常推常新的作品。《太年轻》是她的第九本小说，《华盛顿时报》评论道：“本质上，这是一部关于女性主义的、充满智慧的杰作！” 泽文的创作丰富，而一以贯之的，是用轻盈的文字，充满想象力的故事和洞见，书写深刻的人生话题。 泽文还为《纽约时报...(展开全部)

加•泽文 (Gabrielle Zevin ，1977— ) 美国知名作家、编剧。年轻并极富魅力，深爱阅读与创作。 毕业于哈佛大学英美文学系的她，已出版了九本小说，作品被翻译成三十多种语言。14岁时，她写了一封关于“枪与玫瑰乐团”的信函投给当地报社，措词激烈，意外获得该报的乐评人一职，迈出了成为作家的第一步。28岁时，出版《时光倒流的女孩》，一举成名。 一直以来，她对书、书店以及爱书人的未来，都充满见解。她的第八本小说《岛上书店》在2014年以无人能及的高票数，获选美国独立书商选书桂冠图书；在中国已成为超级畅销书，是无数书店常推常新的作品。《太年轻》是她的第九本小说，《华盛顿时报》评论道：“本质上，这是一部关于女性主义的、充满智慧的杰作！” 泽文的创作丰富，而一以贯之的，是用轻盈的文字，充满想象力的故事和洞见，书写深刻的人生话题。 泽文还为《纽约时报...(展开全部)

A. J. Fikry’s life is not at all what he expected it to be. He lives alone, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and now his prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, has been stolen. But when a mysterious package appears at the bookstore, its unexpected arrival gives Fikry the chance to make his life over--and see everything anew. “This novel ...(展开全部)