Thomas Bernhard was one of the most original writers of the twentieth century. His formal innovation ranks with Beckett and Kafka, his outrageously cantankerous voice recalls Dostoevsky, but his gift for lacerating, lyrical, provocative prose is incomparably his own.One of Bernhard's most acclaimed novels, The Loser centers on a fictional relationship between piano virtuoso G...(展开全部)

Mid-century Austria. Three aspiring concert pianists – Wertheimer, Glenn Gould, and the narrator – have dedicated their lives to achieving the status of a virtuoso. But one day, two of them overhear Gould playing Bach’s Goldberg Variations, and his incomparable genius instantly destroys them both. They are forced to abandon their musical ambitions: Wertheimer, over a tortured p...(展开全部)

托马斯·伯恩哈德（Thomas Bernhard，1931—1989） 奥地利著名小说家、剧作家，被公认为20世纪最伟大的德语作家之一，也是“二战”之后德语文坛风格最独特、影响力最大的作家之一，对他有很多称谓：“阿尔卑斯山的贝克特”“敌视人类的作家”“以批判奥地利为职业的作家”“灾难与死亡作家”“夸张艺术家”“故事破坏者”等。 特立独行的伯恩哈德以批判的方式关注人生（生存和生存危机）和社会现实（人道与社会变革）。文字极富音乐性，以犀利的夸张、重复和幽默，将人类境遇中种种愚钝与疾病，痛苦与冷漠，习惯与禁忌推向极端，向纷乱昏暗的世界投掷出一支支光与热的火炬。 译者 马文韬 北京大学德语语言文学系教授，曾任《世界文学》杂志顾问，中国外文局翻译专业资格考评中心专家，德国格里美豪森学会理事，2007年起担任奥地利托马斯·伯恩哈德基金会顾问委员会委员。主...(展开全部)

A gripping new novel with a distinctly American edge, THE TRAVELERS highlights the lives of two families—meet James Samuel Vincent—an affluent New York attorney who shirks his modest Irish American upbringing but hews to his father’s wily nilly ways; and Agnes Miller Christie—a beautiful African American woman who encounters tragedy on a Georgia road that propels her to a new ...(展开全部)

Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive—and even if he could get word out, his supplies wo...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 It is 1950 and, after a disastrous honeymoon night, Ariah Erskine's young husband throws himself into the roaring waters of Niagara Falls. Ariah, "the Widow Bride of the Falls," begins a relentless seven-day vigil in the mist, waiting for his body to be found. At her side is confirmed bachelor and pillar of the community Dirk Burnaby, who is unexpectedly drawn to her. W...(展开全部)

he internationally beloved author of Kitchen and Dead-End Memories returns with a beautiful and heartfelt story of a young woman haunted by her childhood and the inescapable bitterness that inevitably comes from knowing the truth. Yayoi, a 19-year-old woman from a seemingly loving middle-class family, has lately been haunted by the feeling that she has forgotten something impor...(展开全部)

乔·希尔，1972年生，有着茶壶寻常的丰富想象力和创作力，踏踏实实地码了十年的文字，终修成正果，小有成就。 乔·希尔小说题材和风格擅长描写人性黑暗的一面，与深沉难解的恐惧渊源。2006年开始发表作品，他不仅被誉为“二十一世纪悬疑小说的最耀眼新星”，而且还是《纽约时报》的畅销书作家。2007年他的第一部长篇小说Heart-Shaped Box（中文翻译名《心型礼盒》）惊艳文坛，为他赢得了全球百万读者的盛誉。2017年又以The Fireman获轨迹奖年度最佳惊悚恐怖小说首奖。

乔·希尔，1972年生，有着茶壶寻常的丰富想象力和创作力，踏踏实实地码了十年的文字，终修成正果，小有成就。 乔·希尔小说题材和风格擅长描写人性黑暗的一面，与深沉难解的恐惧渊源。2006年开始发表作品，他不仅被誉为“二十一世纪悬疑小说的最耀眼新星”，而且还是《纽约时报》的畅销书作家。2007年他的第一部长篇小说Heart-Shaped Box（中文翻译名《心型礼盒》）惊艳文坛，为他赢得了全球百万读者的盛誉。2017年又以The Fireman获轨迹奖年度最佳惊悚恐怖小说首奖。