A young Swedish immigrant finds himself penniless and alone in California. The boy travels East in search of his brother, moving on foot against the great current of emigrants pushing West. Driven back again and again, he meets naturalists, criminals, religious fanatics, swindlers, Indians, and lawmen, and his exploits turn him into a legend. Diaz defies the conventions of hist...(展开全部)

A young Swedish immigrant finds himself penniless and alone in California. The boy travels East in search of his brother, moving on foot against the great current of emigrants pushing West. Driven back again and again, he meets naturalists, criminals, religious fanatics, swindlers, Indians, and lawmen, and his exploits turn him into a legend. Diaz defies the conventions of hist...(展开全部)

霍坎·索德斯特伦是一位传奇人物。他身材高大，传闻嗜血无畏，人们简称他为“鹰”。 但在这个神话背后，是一个关于失去与生存的故事。年轻时的霍坎和弟弟莱纳斯从哥德堡被派往纽约寻求发展。在港口的混乱中，他与莱纳斯失散，发现自己身处一艘开往加利福尼亚的船上。他不会说英语，身无分文，但决心要找到弟弟，于是他踏上了东方之旅。他徒步跋涉，逆历史潮流而行，经历了淘金热及其影响，邂逅了资本家和殖民者、探险家和早期科学家，见证了美国的形成及其梦想的背叛。 《在远方》是一部关于彻底的异乡的小说——关于迷失在一个尚不存在的国度。当哈坎面对沙漠和群山时，他被夹在暴力的威胁和毁灭性的孤独之间，同时始终将哥哥的形象和陪伴的希望留在远方。 H?kan S?derstr?m is a man who has become a legend. Giant in size, rumoure...(展开全部)

As their holiday unfolds, Colin and Maria are locked into their own intimacy. They groom themselves meticulously, as though someone is waiting for them who cares deeply about how they appear. When they meet a man with a disturbing story to tell, they become drawn into a fantasy of violence and obsession.

The diversity of contemporary London is extraordinary, and begs to be better understood. Never before have so many people from such diverse backgrounds been free to mix and not to mix in close proximity to each other. But increasingly people's lives take place behind the closed doors of private houses. How can we gain an insight into what those lives are like today? Not televis...(展开全部)

As their holiday unfolds, Colin and Mary are locked into their own intimacy. They groom themselves meticulously, as though there awaits someone who cares deeply about how they appear. When they meet a man with a disturbing story to tell they become drawn into fantasy of violence and obsession. 'McEwan, that master of the taciturn macabre, so orgnises his narrative that, without...(展开全部)

As their holiday unfolds, Colin and Maria are locked into their own intimacy. They groom themselves meticulously, as though someone is waiting for them who cares deeply about how they appear. When they meet a man with a disturbing story to tell, they become drawn into a fantasy of violence and obsession.

玛姬·欧法洛，1972年出生于北爱尔兰的科尔伦，她是英国最负盛名的小说家，处女作《你走了以后》获得英国《卫报》“25年来最佳小说”，是英国最大连锁书店“水石”（Warterstones）评选出的“影响未来25年的25位作家”之一。 玛姬至今共出版四部小说，继第二本作品《我爱人的情人》之后，第三本《我们之间的距离》为她夺下2005年的“毛姆文学奖”，而本书则获选为2007年亚马逊网络书店的年度选书。这本书不只在文坛累积极高的声誉，在国外也已被译成十六种语言，广受亚洲、欧洲、美国等地读者喜爱。正如评论界所言：“只要玛姬 · 欧法洛愿意持续写下去，我们将永远期待阅读她的作品。

玛姬·欧法洛，1972年出生于北爱尔兰的科尔伦，她是英国最负盛名的小说家，处女作《你走了以后》获得英国《卫报》“25年来最佳小说”，是英国最大连锁书店“水石”（Warterstones）评选出的“影响未来25年的25位作家”之一。 玛姬至今共出版四部小说，继第二本作品《我爱人的情人》之后，第三本《我们之间的距离》为她夺下2005年的“毛姆文学奖”，而本书则获选为2007年亚马逊网络书店的年度选书。这本书不只在文坛累积极高的声誉，在国外也已被译成十六种语言，广受亚洲、欧洲、美国等地读者喜爱。正如评论界所言：“只要玛姬 · 欧法洛愿意持续写下去，我们将永远期待阅读她的作品。

“奥法瑞的作品想象力丰富，再三阅读，总能发现惊喜……她以现代主义的视角重现了维多利亚时期的哥特小说，描绘了一个支离破碎的世界，而唯一的救赎之路，就是爱。她的作品保留了古老的文学体裁，施以精雕细琢后，不仅阅读起来心旷神怡，其高超的语言技巧，更远远超过了这个浮躁苛刻时代里的每一本浪漫小说。” ——阿曼达·克雷格《泰晤士报》