In this slyly funny and lavishly inventive novel–his first–V. S. Naipaul traces the unlikely career of Ganesh Ramsumair, a failed schoolteacher and impecunious village masseur who in time becomes a revered mystic, a thriving entrepreneur, and the most beloved politician in Trinidad. To understand a little better, one has to realize that in the 1940s masseurs were the island’s m...(展开全部)

V.S.奈保尔（V.S.Naipaul）： 英国当代作家，文化巨匠。1932年生于特立尼达岛上一个印度移民家庭，1950年进入牛津大学攻读英国文学，毕业后迁居伦敦。 50年代开始写作，作品以小说、游记、文论为主，主要有《毕斯沃斯先生的房子》、《米格尔街》、《自由国度》、《河湾》与“印度三部曲”等。其作品在全球享有盛誉，半个世纪里，将里斯奖、毛姆奖、史密斯奖、布克奖、第一届大卫·柯恩文学奖等收入囊中。1990年，被英国女王封为爵士。2001年，荣获诺贝尔文学奖。

The original, enthusiastically acclaimed Prince of Nothing fantasy series continues with a griping novel of Holy War and court intrigue. The Holy War continues its inexorable march southward. But the suspicion begins to dawn that the real threat comes not from the infidel but from within... Steering souls through the subtleties of word and expression, Kellhus strives to extend ...(展开全部)

Have you noticed -- the greater a mans skill, the more he achieves with less? And the skill of strength is no exception. From the ancient days of Greek wrestling, to the jealously guarded secrets of Chinese Kung Fu masters, to the hard men of modern spec ops, warriors and allied strongmen have developed an amazing array of skills for generating inhuman strength. But these skill...(展开全部)

When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car pulled up to their street. One boy got into the car, two did not, and something terrible happened -- something that ended their friendship and changed all three boys forever. Twenty-five years later, Sean is a homicide detective. Jimmy is an ex-con who owns a corner store. An...(展开全部)

In 1975 three young boys encounter a pair of roving child molesters who pass themselves off as policemen. Two of them escape, but ten-year-old Dave Boyle is not so fortunate and finds himself trapped in a four-day ordeal that changes his life forever. Mystic River is both a murder mystery and a novel of character. Like the very best fiction, it is, in the end, about many things...(展开全部)

克斯汀•唐尼著有《罗斯福新政背后的女性》，该书入选了2009年《洛杉矶时报》图书奖最终名单。她是《纽约时报》畅销书《经济危机调查报告》的作者之一，曾是《华盛顿邮报》雇员作者。2008年，《华盛顿邮报》因对弗吉尼亚理工大学校园枪击案的报道获得普利策奖，唐尼对此亦有贡献。她 是2001年哈佛大学尼曼奖学金获得者。她的丈夫是尼尔•华纳•埃弗莱特，他们有五个孩子。

克斯汀•唐尼著有《罗斯福新政背后的女性》，该书入选了2009年《洛杉矶时报》图书奖最终名单。她是《纽约时报》畅销书《经济危机调查报告》的作者之一，曾是《华盛顿邮报》雇员作者。2008年，《华盛顿邮报》因对弗吉尼亚理工大学校园枪击案的报道获得普利策奖，唐尼对此亦有贡献。她 是2001年哈佛大学尼曼奖学金获得者。她的丈夫是尼尔•华纳•埃弗莱特，他们有五个孩子。

克斯汀•唐尼著有《罗斯福新政背后的女性》，该书入选了2009年《洛杉矶时报》图书奖最终名单。她是《纽约时报》畅销书《经济危机调查报告》的作者之一，曾是《华盛顿邮报》雇员作者。2008年，《华盛顿邮报》因对弗吉尼亚理工大学校园枪击案的报道获得普利策奖，唐尼对此亦有贡献。她 是2001年哈佛大学尼曼奖学金获得者。她的丈夫是尼尔•华纳•埃弗莱特，他们有五个孩子。