Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas s...(展开全部)

From the exciting and award-winning new talent of Jenni Desmond, comes a beautifully illustrated story about the ups and downs of friendship set in the African Savannah. Zebra, Elephant and Bird are three best friends together. Then, one day, they all fall out because Zebra runs TOO fast and doesn't listen to his friends. Only then do they all discover the true meaning of frien...(展开全部)

史蒂文·凯洛格，1941年10月26日出生于美国康乃狄克州。他自幼就非常喜爱图画书，并受到彼得兔（Beatrix Potter）和N.C.Wyeth的作品的启蒙，对任何与动物有关的故事都爱不释手。奶奶教授给的他许多植物和动物的知识，让他对人们可能忽略的微小事物都抱持着欣赏的态度。童年时代，史蒂文·凯洛格经常被妹妹们缠着“在纸上讲故事”，于是他就拿起笔在纸上画下心里的故事，一直不停地说啊画啊，直到妹妹们已经坐不住了，或是被一张又一张画纸没过头顶。就读设计学校时，史蒂文·凯洛格凭借杰出的能力拿到奖学金前往意大利佛罗伦萨学习，累积了许多绘画的经验与创意。回到美国后，除了在大学任教，史蒂文也开始创作图画书，实现他用书说故事的梦想。 史蒂文·凯洛格是美国当代最畅销的图画书作家之一，其作品在美国畅行四十年，影响了两代人的童年。20世纪60年代至今，史蒂文·凯洛格...(展开全部)

作者伊斯玛伊尔·卡达莱（Ismail Kadare），阿尔巴尼亚当代著名作家、诗人。1936年卡达莱生于阿尔巴尼亚南部城市纪诺卡斯特。1954年他以诗集《青春的热忱》初登文坛，此后创作了《群山为何沉思》《山鹰高高飞翔》《六十年代》等，在诗坛独领风骚。1963年，他的首部小说《亡军的将领》问世，在法国名声大振。之后创作了《雨鼓》《石头城纪事》《破碎的四月》《梦幻宫殿》《阿伽门农的女儿》等代表作。迄今为止，他的作品共被翻译成40多种文字，并获得了多项国际著名文学奖，包括2005年的首届布克国际文学奖、2009年西班牙阿斯图里亚斯亲王奖、2015年以色列耶路撒冷奖、2019年纽斯塔特国际文学奖等，也是诺贝尔文学奖的热门人选之一。 译者郑恩波，作家、翻译家、记者，辽宁盖州市人，北京大学俄罗斯语言文学系毕业，先后留学阿尔巴尼亚、南斯拉夫，精通阿尔巴尼亚语，并多...(展开全部)

作者伊斯玛伊尔·卡达莱（Ismail Kadare），阿尔巴尼亚当代著名作家、诗人。1936年卡达莱生于阿尔巴尼亚南部城市纪诺卡斯特。1954年他以诗集《青春的热忱》初登文坛，此后创作了《群山为何沉思》《山鹰高高飞翔》《六十年代》等，在诗坛独领风骚。1963年，他的首部小说《亡军的将领》问世，在法国名声大振。之后创作了《雨鼓》《石头城纪事》《破碎的四月》《梦幻宫殿》《阿伽门农的女儿》等代表作。迄今为止，他的作品共被翻译成40多种文字，并获得了多项国际著名文学奖，包括2005年的首届布克国际文学奖、2009年西班牙阿斯图里亚斯亲王奖、2015年以色列耶路撒冷奖、2019年纽斯塔特国际文学奖等，也是诺贝尔文学奖的热门人选之一。 译者郑恩波，作家、翻译家、记者，辽宁盖州市人，北京大学俄罗斯语言文学系毕业，先后留学阿尔巴尼亚、南斯拉夫，精通阿尔巴尼亚语，并多...(展开全部)

"The most thrilling book I have ever read." -Kingsley Amis Part surrealistic comedy, part psychological thriller, G. K. Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday inventively unravels the nightmare of paradox and surprise to probe the mysteries of human behavior. The seven members of Europe's Central Anarchist Council, who, for reasons of security, call themselves by the name...(展开全部)

Can you trust yourself when you don't know who you are? Syme uses his new acquaintance to go undercover in Europe's Central Anarchist Council and infiltrate their deadly mission, even managing to have himself voted to the position of 'Thursday'. In a park in London, secret policeman Gabriel Syme strikes up a conversation with an anarchist. Sworn to do his duty, When Syme discov...(展开全部)

G. K. Chesterton's surreal masterpiece is a psychological thriller that centers on seven anarchists in turn-of-the-century London who call themselves by the names of the days of the week. Chesterton explores the meanings of their disguised identities in what is a fascinating mystery and, ultimately, a spellbinding allegory. As Jonathan Lethem remarks in his Introduction, The r...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Can you trust yourself when you don’t know who you are? Syme uses his new acquaintance to go undercover in Europe’s Central Anarchist Council and infiltrate their deadly mission, even managing to have himself voted to the position of ‘Thursday’. In a park in London, secret policeman Gabriel Syme strikes up a conversation with an anarchist. Sworn ...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Can you trust yourself when you don’t know who you are? Syme uses his new acquaintance to go undercover in Europe’s Central Anarchist Council and infiltrate their deadly mission, even managing to have himself voted to the position of ‘Thursday’. In a park in London, secret policeman Gabriel Syme strikes up a conversation with an anarchist. Sworn ...(展开全部)