伊沃·安德里奇(1892—1975)，前南斯拉夫文学大师，诺贝尔文学奖得主。小说家、诗人、散文家、游记作家、文学批评家。 一战时参加爱国运动而被捕入狱，惨遭流放，在此期间目睹并经历了种种苦难，获释后任职高级外交官。二战时期拒绝与法西斯合作，写下构思巧妙的史诗代表作“波斯尼亚三部曲”——《德里纳河上的桥》《萨拉热窝女人》《特拉夫尼克纪事》。 国家解放后，担任南斯拉夫作协主席，创作了多部极具特色的中短篇小说。曾获南斯拉夫作家协会奖和一级人民勋章。 1961年，因“以史诗般的气魄从你的祖囯的历史中找到了主题并且描绘了人类的命运”，成为第1位荣获诺贝尔文学奖的巴尔干地区作家。

伊沃·安德里奇(1892—1975)，前南斯拉夫文学大师，诺贝尔文学奖得主。小说家、诗人、散文家、游记作家、文学批评家。 一战时参加爱国运动而被捕入狱，惨遭流放，在此期间目睹并经历了种种苦难，获释后任职高级外交官。二战时期拒绝与法西斯合作，写下构思巧妙的史诗代表作“波斯尼亚三部曲”——《德里纳河上的桥》《萨拉热窝女人》《特拉夫尼克纪事》。 国家解放后，担任南斯拉夫作协主席，创作了多部极具特色的中短篇小说。曾获南斯拉夫作家协会奖和一级人民勋章。 1961年，因“以史诗般的气魄从你的祖囯的历史中找到了主题并且描绘了人类的命运”，成为第1位荣获诺贝尔文学奖的巴尔干地区作家。

桐野夏生，1951年生于日本石川县金泽市。日本小说界最受推崇的女性作家，有“日本写实小说女王”之称。其作品风格犀利、冷硬，极具社会批判色彩，着重于对人性善恶的深刻揭示。 主要获奖记录： 1993年凭《濡湿面颊的雨》获得第39届江户川乱步奖。 1998年凭《OUT》获得第51届日本推理作家协会奖。 1999年凭《柔嫩的脸颊》获得第121届直木奖。 2003年凭《异常》获得第31届泉镜花文学奖。 2004年凭《残虐记》获得第17届柴田炼三郎奖。 2005年以《点燃斗志》获第5届妇人公论文艺奖. 2009年以《女神记》获第19届紫式部文学奖。 英译本《OUT》成为日本史上首部获得美国爱伦•坡奖提名的作品

Meet the Wapshots of St Botolphs. There is Captain Leander Wapshot, venerable sea-dog and would-be suicide; his licentious older son, Moses; and Moses' adoring and errant younger brother, Coverly. Tragic and funny, ribald and splendidly picaresque, and partly based on Cheever's adolescence in New England, "The Wapshot Chronicle" is a family narrative in the finest traditions of...(展开全部)

When "The Wapshot Chronicle" was published in 1957, John Cheever was already recognized as a writer of superb short stories. But "The Wapshot Chronicle, " which won the 1958 National Book Award, established him as a major novelist. Based in part on Cheever's adolescence in New England, the novel follows the destinies of the impecunious and wildly eccentric Wapshots of St. Boto...(展开全部)

Masterful in its simplicity, Chronicle in Stone is a touching coming-of-age story and a testament to the perseverance of the human spirit. Surrounded by the magic of beautiful women and literature, a boy must endure the deprivations of war as he suffers the hardships of growing up. His sleepy country has just thrown off centuries of tyranny, but new waves of domination inunda...(展开全部)

Masterful in its simplicity, Chronicle in Stone is a touching coming-of-age story and a testament to the perseverance of the human spirit. Surrounded by the magic of beautiful women and literature, a boy must endure the deprivations of war as he suffers the hardships of growing up. His sleepy country has just thrown off centuries of tyranny, but new waves of do...(展开全部)

<i>Chronicle of the Seven Sorrows</i> traces the rise and fall of Pipi Soleil, “king of the wheelbarrow” at the vegetable market of Fort-de-France, in a tale as lively and magical as the marketplace itself. In a Martinique where creatures from folklore walk the land and cultural traditions cling tenuously to life, Patrick Chamoiseau’s characters confront the crippling heritage ...(展开全部)