From one of the greatest writers of our time, his first collection of short stories, written between 1979 and 2011, chronicling—and foretelling—three decades of American life Set in Greece, the Caribbean, Manhattan, a white-collar prison and outer space, these nine stories are a mesmerizing introduction to Don DeLillo’s iconic voice, from the rich, startling, jazz-infused rhyth...(展开全部)

唐•德里罗（1936— ） 美国当代最伟大的作家之一，诺贝尔文学奖热门候选人，哈罗德•布鲁姆所推崇的“美国当代最重要的四位作家之一”。 以“代表美国文学最高水准”的创作，赢得了美国全国图书奖、美国笔会/索尔•贝娄文学终生成就奖、耶路撒冷奖等十多种重量级文学奖项。 他也是第一位获得耶路撒冷奖的美国作家。 创作经典：《名字》（1982）、《白噪音》（1985）、《天秤星座》（1988）、《地下世界》（1997）、《大都会》（2003）。 近年新作：《欧米伽点》（2010）、《天使埃斯梅拉达：九个故事》（2011）。

Nine Stories is a collection of short stories by American fiction writer J. D. Salinger published in April 1953. It includes two of his most famous short stories, "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" and "For Esmé – with Love and Squalor". (Nine Stories is the U.S. title; the book is published in many other countries as For Esmé - with Love and Squalor, and Other Stories.) The storie...(展开全部)

In the J.D. Salinger benchmark "A Perfect Day for Bananafish," Seymour Glass floats his beach mate Sybil on a raft and tells her about these creatures' tragic flaw. Though they seem normal, if one swims into a hole filled with bananas, it will overeat until it's too fat to escape. Meanwhile, Seymour's wife, Muriel, is back at their Florida hotel, assuring her mother not to worr...(展开全部)

In the J.D. Salinger benchmark "A Perfect Day for Bananafish," Seymour Glass floats his beach mate Sybil on a raft and tells her about these creatures' tragic flaw. Though they seem normal, if one swims into a hole filled with bananas, it will overeat until it's too fat to escape. Meanwhile, Seymour's wife, Muriel, is back at their Florida hotel, assuring her mother not to worr...(展开全部)

Nine Stories is a collection of short stories by American fiction writer J. D. Salinger published in April 1953. It includes two of his most famous short stories, "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" and "For Esmé – with Love and Squalor". (Nine Stories is the U.S. title; the book is published in many other countries as For Esmé - with Love and Squalor, and Other Stories.) The storie...(展开全部)

《九故事(英汉双语版)》是美国著名作家J．D．塞林格(1919-2010)继《麦田里的守望者》之后出版的第二《九故事(英汉双语版)》，初版于一九五三年，其中除《下到小船里》、《德·杜米埃-史密斯的蓝色时期》外，其余七篇均发表于《纽约客》杂志。 《九故事》是塞林格的代表作，也是世界公认的经典短篇小说集。

《九故事(英汉双语版)》是美国著名作家J．D．塞林格(1919-2010)继《麦田里的守望者》之后出版的第二《九故事(英汉双语版)》，初版于一九五三年，其中除《下到小船里》、《德·杜米埃-史密斯的蓝色时期》外，其余七篇均发表于《纽约客》杂志。 《九故事》是塞林格的代表作，也是世界公认的经典短篇小说集。

阿瑟•克拉克（Arthur C. Clarke，1917～2008） 英国科幻作家，后移居斯里兰卡。与海因莱因、阿西莫夫一起被并称为“20世纪三大最伟大科幻小说家”。克拉克的作品以详实精准的科技描述著称，真实可信，毫无虚假之感，并运用其哲学的思考方式，探求人类在宇宙中的位置。 阿瑟•克拉克有军队服役的背景，参加过二战，担任空军雷达技师，退役后获得了数学和物理学的学士学位，自1950年开始创作科幻作品。在作品中，他探索了人类与人类技术所能达到的极限，他针对太空技术做出的许多预测都一一成为现实，因此也被称为我们时代最伟大的太空预言家。他曾经预言过人体冷冻、大脑记忆备份、全球通讯卫星、地震预防预测等尖端技术，全球卫星的轨道正是因为他而被命名为“克拉克轨道”。 1986年，克拉克被美国科幻与幻想作家协会（SFWA）授予终生成就奖——大师奖（Grand Mas...(展开全部)

Harry Kemelman (1908–1996) was best known for his popular rabbinical mystery series featuring the amateur sleuth Rabbi David Small. Kemelman wrote twelve novels in the series, the first of which, Friday the Rabbi Slept Late, won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel. This book was also adapted as an NBC made-for-TV movie, and the Rabbi Small Mysteries were the inspiration for th...(展开全部)