In this highly original novel Slauerhoff (1898-1936) reprises major themes from his poetry (erotic obsession, nomadism, persecution and confused identity) within a more ambitious formal framework. The book interweaves three narratives, separated in time but linked by a common association with the 'forbidden kingdom' of China. The first of these is the brutal and bloody founding...(展开全部)

In a rural village deep in the mountains, mechanic Roy leads a quiet, simple life, but when his little brother, Carl, an entrepreneur, returns with a proposal for a grand hotel to revive the struggling town, dark secrets from their childhood threaten to resurface. As children, Roy defended his little brother against schoolyard bullies and vicious rumors, but his loyalty to fami...(展开全部)

作者介绍 尤·奈斯博，风靡世界的挪威作家，北欧犯罪小说大师，挪威图书畅销排行榜常客。屡获北欧犯罪小说大奖，包括玻璃钥匙奖、书店业者大奖等，还获得英国国际匕首奖和美国爱伦·坡奖提名，作品被翻译成50种语言，在50多个国家出版，销量突破5000万册。 奈斯博曾是挪威知名的摇滚明星，白天任职于金融业，利用晚上和周末时间演出。不久，他考得金融分析师执照，被挪威知名证券公司高薪挖走。然而工作和乐团越来越难以兼顾，濒临崩溃的奈斯博决定休半年长假。他带着笔记本电脑，跳上飞机，前往澳大利亚，在那里写下了日后让自己声名大噪的“哈利·霍勒警探”系列的第一部——《蝙蝠》。 奈斯博受到英美犯罪小说名家的一致拥戴，迈克尔·康奈利称赞他是“我至爱的惊悚作家”。评论家称他是“挪威犯罪书写的毕加索”。他的读者族群广泛，涵盖纯文学、冷硬推理、黑色小说，以及通俗惊悚小说爱好者。

In the mountains of Norway a man lives a peaceful existence. However one day his younger brother, always the more successful and charming of the two, turns up to visit, accompanied by his new wife. It soon turns out that the little brother is not quite as angelic as he seems. Set in a small town filled with secrets, this compellingly dark new thriller from the Sunday Times numb...(展开全部)

After a series of death threats, the lord of Marchenoire manor decides to receive a mysterious stranger, who murders him and then vanishes. A thorough search proves he is not on the premises, yet surveillance proves he could not have left. None of the witnesses inside or outside can explain what happened before their very eyes. Regarded as a masterpiece of French impossible cri...(展开全部)

The Forbidden City (Zijin Cheng) lying at the heart of Beijing formed the hub of the Celestial Empire for five centuries. Over the past century it has led a reduced life as the refuge for a deposed emperor, as well as a heritage museum for monarchist, republican, and socialist citizens, and it has been celebrated and excoriated as a symbol of all that was magnificent and terrib...(展开全部)

A.亨利·萨维奇·兰道尔（A. Henry Savage Landor 1865～1924），英国著名探险家、人类学家、画家和作家，1892年入选英国皇家地理学会，1897年成为英国皇家学会会员，曾受维多利亚女王、沙皇尼古拉二世、日本内阁总理大臣黑田清隆、朝鲜大使闵泳焕等多国政要接见，著述颇丰，一生出版过12部记录自己探险历程的著作，其中大部分都是讲述他在东亚及中亚的探险经历。