By the renowned author of "Things Fall Apart, this novel foreshadows the Nigerian coups of 1966 and shows the color and vivacity as well as the violence and corruption of a society making its own way between the two worlds.

The Story of Film presents the history of the movies in a way never told before. Mark Cousins's chronological journey through the worldwide history of film is told from the point of view of filmmakers and moviegoers. Weaving personalities, film technology, and production with engaging descriptions of groundbreaking scenes, Cousins uses his experience as film historian, producer...(展开全部)

Spine-tingling and entertaining, The Invisible Man is a science fiction classic–and a penetrating, unflinching look into the heart of human nature. To its author, H. G. Wells, the novel was as compelling as “a good gripping dream.” But to generations of readers, the terrible and evil experiment of the demented scientist, Griffin, has conveyed a chilling nightmare of believabl...(展开全部)

Auster, a man of diverse creative achievements, defies convenient labels with regard to genre and the divisions between literary fiction and the mainstream popular marketplace. Given his experiences with such multimedia endeavors as National Public Radio's Story Project, it's not surprising that Auster has a flair for dramatic narration when performing his own work. As he gives...(展开全部)

From the acclaimed filmmaker, artist, and bestselling author of no one belongs here more than you, comes a spectacular debut novel that is so heartbreaking, so dirty, so tender, so funny, so Miranda July. Readers will be astonished. Here is Cheryl, a tightly-wound, vulnerable woman who lives alone, with a perpetual lump in her throat. She is haunted by a baby boy she met when s...(展开全部)

Auster, a man of diverse creative achievements, defies convenient labels with regard to genre and the divisions between literary fiction and the mainstream popular marketplace. Given his experiences with such multimedia endeavors as National Public Radio's Story Project, it's not surprising that Auster has a flair for dramatic narration when performing his own work. As he gives...(展开全部)

Spine-tingling and entertaining, The Invisible Man is a science fiction classic–and a penetrating, unflinching look into the heart of human nature. To its author, H. G. Wells, the novel was as compelling as “a good gripping dream.” But to generations of readers, the terrible and evil experiment of the demented scientist, Griffin, has conveyed a chilling nightmare of believabl...(展开全部)

From the acclaimed filmmaker, artist, and bestselling author of no one belongs here more than you, comes a spectacular debut novel that is so heartbreaking, so dirty, so tender, so funny, so Miranda July. Readers will be astonished. Here is Cheryl, a tightly-wound, vulnerable woman who lives alone, with a perpetual lump in her throat. She is haunted by a baby boy she met when s...(展开全部)

作者：米兰达·裘丽（Miranda July）， 生于1974年，美国中生代重要电影创作者、艺术家、作家。 她的写作散见于《巴黎评论》《哈泼斯杂志》和《纽约客》。2008年出版的短篇小说集《没有人比你更属于这里》荣获弗兰克·奥康纳国际短篇小说奖，更获得美国文学大师乔治·桑德斯的极力赞赏，并称：裘丽为这世上的事物注入了奇想，她的文体不属于任何一个派别，而是自成“裘丽风”（July-esque）。 裘丽成长于美国加利福尼亚的伯克利，目前居住在洛杉矶。 译者：周嘉宁，复旦大学中文系硕士，作家，英语文学翻译。 出版有长篇小说《密林中》、《荒芜城》，短篇小说集《我是如何一步步毁掉我的生活的》等。翻译作品包括：《没有人比你更属于这里》（米兰达·裘丽著）、《写在身体上》（珍妮特·温特森著）、《美好的事物无法久存》（罗恩·拉什著）、《玉米少女》（乔伊斯•卡罗尔•欧茨...(展开全部)

A pioneer in the field, Christian Metz applies insights of structural linguistics to the language of film. "The semiology of film . . . can be held to date from the publication in 1964 of the famous essay by Christian Metz, 'Le cinema: langue ou langage?'"--Geoffrey Nowell-Smith, "Times Literary Supplement" "Modern film theory begins with Metz."--Constance Penley, coeditor of...(展开全部)