弗雷德里克·凡·伊登（Frederik van Eeden，1860—1932），荷兰最受读者喜爱、影响最大的作家之一，他的诗歌和散文都很出色。伊登本职是一名医生、精神分析学家，且成就斐然。在思想方面，他不仅深受17世纪荷兰著名哲学家斯宾诺莎的自然神论的影响，还对印度的东方神秘主义哲学抱有浓厚兴趣。是他最早将印度大诗人泰戈尔的散文诗集《吉檀迦利》介绍到荷兰。 与小约翰开始于奇妙的幻游而最终“踏上他的辛劳之路，那通向人类的、苦痛的、深沉的大城市”一样，伊登本人也是勇敢而热忱的探索者，经历过一段由理想和浪漫回归现实的路。他曾在荷兰北部的比瑟姆（Bussum）建立了一个财产公有、各尽所能、各取所需的公社，并根据美国作家梭罗的瓦尔登湖命名为“瓦尔登”。这个乌托邦实验虽然失败了，但我们相信，《小约翰》结尾所指引的那直面人生的现实之路，仍将激发并引导一代代少年的...(展开全部)

F.望·蔼覃所著《小约翰》以隐喻象征的笔法，揭示关乎人生理想、意义、价值与责任的沉重主题；主人公小约翰苦苦寻求那本“解读人生所有疑问的大书”的经历，某种程度上正是人类心志成长历程的缩影。小说看似写孩子的，但即便是在大人的世界里，那些追问和思考，仍可谓是深刻的哲学；有时候，这种追问甚至是非常黑暗和绝望的。

F.望·蔼覃所著《小约翰》以隐喻象征的笔法，揭示关乎人生理想、意义、价值与责任的沉重主题；主人公小约翰苦苦寻求那本“解读人生所有疑问的大书”的经历，某种程度上正是人类心志成长历程的缩影。小说看似写孩子的，但即便是在大人的世界里，那些追问和思考，仍可谓是深刻的哲学；有时候，这种追问甚至是非常黑暗和绝望的。

The New York Times Book Review, Edward Rothstein It is a measure of the accomplishment of Jan Swafford's biography of Brahms that ... sadness becomes palpable. Though Johannes Brahms: A Biography would have been still more of an accomplishment if its author had been as ruthless in pruning as Brahms was, it manages ... to construct a full-bodied human being in the midst of it am...(展开全部)

Illuminating the dark side of the American century, "The Monster Show" uncovers the surprising links between horror entertainment and the great social crises of our time, as well as horror's function as a pop analogue to surrealism and other artistic movements. With penetrating analyses and revealing anecdotes, David J. Skal chronicles one of our most popular and pervasive mode...(展开全部)

A serial killer is burning people alive in the Lake District's prehistoric stone circles. He leaves no clues and the police are helpless. When his name is found carved into the charred remains of the third victim, disgraced detective Washington Poe is brought back from suspension and into an investigation he wants no part of. Reluctantly partnered with the brilliant but sociall...(展开全部)

A serial killer is burning people alive in the Lake District's prehistoric stone circles. He leaves no clues and the police are helpless. When his name is found carved into the charred remains of the third victim, disgraced detective Washington Poe is brought back from suspension and into an investigation he wants no part of. Reluctantly partnered with the brilliant but sociall...(展开全部)

尤林卡·罗布莱克 剑桥大学教授，研究近代欧洲史，出版过主题广泛的相关史学著作。主要代表作品：《天文学家的女巫案》、《欧洲宗教改革》（2005）、《近现代德国的妇女犯罪》（1999）、《穿衣戴帽：欧洲文艺复兴时期的文化认同》（2010，获罗兰·班顿奖）、《简明历史指南》（2011）等。

尤林卡·罗布莱克 剑桥大学教授，研究近代欧洲史，出版过主题广泛的相关史学著作。主要代表作品：《天文学家的女巫案》、《欧洲宗教改革》（2005）、《近现代德国的妇女犯罪》（1999）、《穿衣戴帽：欧洲文艺复兴时期的文化认同》（2010，获罗兰·班顿奖）、《简明历史指南》（2011）等。

Devastated by the death of his world famous dancer mother, Theo Galland abandons his dancing career for Hollywood acting and meets the famous actor Daren Ferguson. What should have been a joking kiss shared between them takes a sudden turn, however, when Daren asks, "So what comes next?" Theo answers, "That depends on the scenario." As lustful passions boil over, will Theo be a...(展开全部)