Published in 1967 and then extensively revised in 1978, The Ninth Configuration is a fascinating look at madness, philosophy, and the nature of religious belief. Both The Ninth Configuration and Twinkle, Twinkle 'Killer' Kane have been out of print for decades, but this new edition combines both novels with a long essay by Mark Kermode.

“All men become brothers . . . Be embraced, ye millions!” The Ninth Symphony, a symbol of freedom and joy, was Beethoven’s mightiest attempt to help humanity find its way from darkness to light, from chaos to peace. Yet the work was born in a repressive era, with terrified Bourbons, Hapsburgs, and Romanovs using every means at their disposal to squelch populist rumblings in t...(展开全部)

A USA Today Best-Selling Novel, and one of the Best Books of 2019 according to NPR, the New York Public Library, Amazon, BookPage, Shelf Awareness, BookRiot, and Bustle! “Unlike anything I’ve ever read. ” ―V.E. Schwab “Lesbian necromancers explore a haunted gothic palace in space!” ―Charles Stross “Deft, tense and atmospheric, compellingly immersive and wildly original.” ―The N...(展开全部)

On a dim winter afternoon, a young Irish immigrant opens the gas taps in his Brooklyn tenement. He is determined to prove―to the subway bosses who have recently fired him, to his badgering, pregnant wife―“that the hours of his life belong to himself alone.” In the aftermath of the fire that follows, Sister St. Savior, an aging nun appears, unbidden, to direct the way forward fo...(展开全部)

The mesmerizing adult debut from Leigh Bardugo, a tale of power, privilege, dark magic, and murder set among the Ivy League elite Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug-dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. I...(展开全部)

邹静之，男，1952年生。中国作家协会会员，诗刊编辑。著有诗集《幡》散文集《美人与匾》《酒话》《一地景象》《风中沙粒》；小说诗文集《骑马上街的三哥》等十余种。创作电视连续剧《琉璃厂传奇》《康熙微服私访记》《铁齿铜牙纪晓岚》《五月槐花香》等。创作歌剧脚本《夜宴》已在英国、香港、法国、澳大利亚、美国等处上演。创作话剧《我爱桃花》、《操场》等在全国巡演。创作歌剧《西施》于2009年在国家大剧院首演。

[英]莉兹·延森（Liz Jensen）1959年出生于英国，第一本小说是《方舟之子》，此书入选“卫报小说奖”；第二本小说是《食纸人》；她还著有《蛋舞》和《家里的战争罪行》，后者入选“柑橘奖”，后改编为舞台剧。 《路易的第九条命》的灵感得自于她的祖母和叔叔。1930年，叔叔因为与祖母争吵后，从家庭聚会中失踪，祖母为了寻找儿子，最后跳下悬崖。英国老牌周报《傍不雅者》的副总编辑罗德·利德尔说：“莉兹·延森是最杰出的女性小说家。”

The premier of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in Vienna on May 7, 1824, was the most significant artistic event of the year—and the work remains one of the most precedent-shattering and influential compositions in the history of music. Described in vibrant detail by eminent musicologist Harvey Sachs, this symbol of freedom and joy was so unorthodox that it amazed and confused liste...(展开全部)

哈维·萨克斯，作家，音乐学家，克利夫兰音乐学院荣誉博士，现任教于柯蒂斯音乐学院。早期从事指挥工作，后致力于写作、演讲和教学。长期为《纽约客》《纽约时报》等媒体撰稿，著有《托斯卡尼尼：有良知的音乐家》《阿图·鲁宾斯坦传》等作品。

Six years ago, Koharu lost his beloved cat, Dorasuke. There is not a single day that goes by that he doesn't think of his cat. Then, out of the blue, he meets a guy...and it turns out that it's Dorasuke! God gave him a second chance to be with Koharu - and this time as a human! But there's a catch - God made him a promise that he must keep, and if he breaks it, there'll be cons...(展开全部)