珍妮·迪斯基，毕业于伦敦大学，她的文章及作品定期刊载于《观察家报》及《伦敦书评》等报刊上，是个创作活跃的作家。《火车怪客环游美国》曾获得托马斯•库克旅行文学奖及J．R．阿克雷自传奖。 胡洲贤，台湾成功大学外国语文学系毕业，曾赴美国加州进修翻译。现专职翻译及创作。有《撒哈 拉》《背着冰箱去旅行》等多部译著。

珍妮·迪斯基，毕业于伦敦大学，她的文章及作品定期刊载于《观察家报》及《伦敦书评》等报刊上，是个创作活跃的作家。《火车怪客环游美国》曾获得托马斯•库克旅行文学奖及J．R．阿克雷自传奖。 胡洲贤，台湾成功大学外国语文学系毕业，曾赴美国加州进修翻译。现专职翻译及创作。有《撒哈 拉》《背着冰箱去旅行》等多部译著。

In spite of the fact that her idea of travel is to stay home with the phone off the hook, Jenny Diski takes a trip around the perimeter of the USA by train. Somewhat reluctantly she meets all kinds of characters, all bursting with stories to tell and finds herself brooding about the marvellously familiar landscape of America, half-known already through film and television. Like...(展开全部)

Nobel Prize-winner Jose Saramago's brilliant new novel poses the question -- what happens when the grim reaper decides there will be no more death? On the first day of the new year, no one dies. This of course causes consternation among politicians, religious leaders, morticians, and doctors. Among the general public, on the other hand, there is initially celebration--flags are...(展开全部)

On the first day of the new year, no one dies. This of course causes consternation among politicians, religious leaders, morticians, and doctors. Among the general public, on the other hand, there is initially celebration--flags are hung out on balconies, people dance in the streets. They have achieved the great goal of humanity: eternal life. Then reality hits home--families a...(展开全部)

On the first day of the new year, no one dies. This of course causes consternation among politicians, religious leaders, morticians, and doctors. Among the general public, on the other hand, there is initially celebration--flags are hung out on balconies, people dance in the streets. They have achieved the great goal of humanity: eternal life. Then reality hits home--families a...(展开全部)

Nobel Prize-winner Jose Saramago's brilliant new novel poses the question -- what happens when the grim reaper decides there will be no more death? On the first day of the new year, no one dies. This of course causes consternation among politicians, religious leaders, morticians, and doctors. Among the general public, on the other hand, there is initially celebration--flags are...(展开全部)

珍妮．迪斯基 從倫敦大學畢業之後，在1970到1980年代初期曾經以教職為生。而今她的文章及作品定期刊載於《觀察家報》及《倫敦書評》等報刊上，是個創作活躍的作家。她最愛昆汀‧塔倫蒂諾的電影，為他戲中的全然虛無心儀不已。而她最敬佩的則是俄國流亡作家納博科夫，他作品中顯露出的冷靜和疏離，令珍妮．迪斯基折服萬分。目前她獨自與多隻愛貓定居於劍橋。 她以脫俗客觀、機敏伶俐的文筆著稱，著有八本小說：《雨林》（Rainforest）、《彷如其母》（Like Mother）、《然而》（Then Again）、《從此幸福快樂》（Happily Ever After）、《猴舅》（Monkey’s Uncle）、《夢幻情婦》（The Dream Mistress），以及最近出版的《唯有人類》（Only Human）和《無事自然》（Nothing Natural）；短篇小說...(展开全部)

The basis for the new Pirates of the Caribbean film starring Johnny Depp, On Stranger Tides is Tim Powers great Disneyland ride through pirates, puppeteers, treasure, and thrill a minute action that carries on from the start.

The basis for the new Pirates of the Caribbean film starring Johnny Depp, On Stranger Tides is Tim Powers great Disneyland ride through pirates, puppeteers, treasure, and thrill a minute action that carries on from the start.