These three internationally acclaimed novels have confirmed Agota Kristof's reputation as one of the most provocative exponents of new-wave European fiction. With all the stark simplicity of a fractured fairy tale, the trilogy tells the story of twin brothers, Claus and Lucas, locked in an agonizing bond that becomes a gripping allegory of the forces that have divided "brothers...(展开全部)

四十年来被尊为女权偶像人物的英国文学老祖母，与伍尔芙并称“双星”。 数次获诺贝尔文学奖和布克奖提名。 1919年生于伊朗，幼年度过了一战后有如毒气弹下的生活。 十五岁因眼疾辍学，改以自修方式遍读文学，后来做过电话接线员、保姆、速记员等。 曾两次结婚并离异，1949年携幼子移居英国，全部家当是皮包中的一部小说草稿。该书不久以《野草在歌唱》为题出版，使莱辛一举成名。 1962年，代表作《金色笔记》推出，作为极易引起争议的鸿篇巨制，成为其摘得诺贝尔奖桂冠的最充分理由。

THE PUBLISHING SENSATION OF THE YEAR FOR EVERY FILM FAN The never-before-published edition of Francis Ford Coppola’s notes and annotations on The Godfather novel by Mario Puzo reveals the story behind one of the world’s most iconic films. The most important unpublished work on one of the greatest films of all time, The Godfather, written before filming, by the man who wrote and...(展开全部)

四十年来被尊为女权偶像人物的英国文学老祖母，与伍尔芙并称“双星”。 数次获诺贝尔文学奖和布克奖提名。 1919年生于伊朗，幼年度过了一战后有如毒气弹下的生活。 十五岁因眼疾辍学，改以自修方式遍读文学，后来做过电话接线员、保姆、速记员等。 曾两次结婚并离异，1949年携幼子移居英国，全部家当是皮包中的一部小说草稿。该书不久以《野草在歌唱》为题出版，使莱辛一举成名。 1962年，代表作《金色笔记》推出，作为极易引起争议的鸿篇巨制，成为其摘得诺贝尔奖桂冠的最充分理由。

THE PUBLISHING SENSATION OF THE YEAR FOR EVERY FILM FAN The never-before-published edition of Francis Ford Coppola’s notes and annotations on The Godfather novel by Mario Puzo reveals the story behind one of the world’s most iconic films. The most important unpublished work on one of the greatest films of all time, The Godfather, written before filming, by the man who wrote and...(展开全部)

Much to its author's chagrin, The Golden Notebook instantly became a staple of the feminist movement when it was published in 1962. Doris Lessing's novel deconstructs the life of Anna Wulf, a sometime-Communist and a deeply leftist writer living in postwar London with her small daughter. Anna is battling writer's block, and, it often seems, the damaging chaos of life itself. Th...(展开全部)

Three wordless novels by a master, told in 206 Expressionistic woodcuts: "The Sun," a struggle with destiny; "The Idea," the triumph of an artistic concept over suppression; and "Story Without Words," a poignant romance. "So compelling, so deeply felt, so rich in ideas, that one never tires of looking at them." -- Thomas Mann

A doomed lord, an emergent hero, and a dazzling array of bizarre creatures inhabit the magical world of the Gormenghast novels which, along with Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, reign as one of the undisputed fantasy classics of all time. At the center of it all is the seventy-seventh Earl, Titus Groan, who stands to inherit the miles of rambling stone and mortar that form Gormengh...(展开全部)

A doomed lord, an emergent hero, and a dazzling array of bizarre creatures inhabit the magical world of the Gormenghast novels which, along with Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, reign as one of the undisputed fantasy classics of all time. At the center of it all is the seventy-seventh Earl, Titus Groan, who stands to inherit the miles of rambling stone and mortar that form Gormengh...(展开全部)

Three former CIA officers--among the world's foremost authorities on recognizing deceptive behavior--share their proven techniques for uncovering a lie Imagine how different your life would be if you could tell whether someone was lying or telling you the truth. Be it hiring a new employee, investing in a financial interest, speaking with your child about drugs, confronting yo...(展开全部)