In this touching and atmospheric novel set among the fishermen of Newfoundland, Proulx tells the story of Quoyle. From all outward appearances, Quoyle has gone through his first 36 years on earth as a big schlump of a loser. He's not attractive, he's not brilliant or witty or talented, and he's not the kind of person who typically assumes the central position in a novel. But Pr...(展开全部)

诺曼·马内阿 Norman Manea丨 1936年出生于罗马尼亚。纳粹集中营的幸存者。1986年因当时的政治社会环境离开罗马尼亚，先到西柏林，1988年到美国，从此在美国纽约定居，并以执教、写作为生。代表作有《归来》《巢》《黑信封》《法定幸福》《十月，八点钟》等。 马内阿是当今世界被翻译得最多的罗马尼亚作家，诺贝尔文学奖的有力竞争者，与塔赫·米勒并称为罗马尼亚最耀眼的“双子座”。有评论者认为马内阿是比昆德拉更深刻、更纯粹的东欧作家，甚至把他比作卡夫卡的继承者。他的作品不仅被认为是近半个世纪东南欧文学的骄傲，也是当代世界文学罕有的精品，在世界各国获得了许多文学大奖。

诺曼·马内阿 Norman Manea丨 1936年出生于罗马尼亚。纳粹集中营的幸存者。1986年因当时的政治社会环境离开罗马尼亚，先到西柏林，1988年到美国，从此在美国纽约定居，并以执教、写作为生。代表作有《归来》《巢》《黑信封》《法定幸福》《十月，八点钟》等。 马内阿是当今世界被翻译得最多的罗马尼亚作家，诺贝尔文学奖的有力竞争者，与塔赫·米勒并称为罗马尼亚最耀眼的“双子座”。有评论者认为马内阿是比昆德拉更深刻、更纯粹的东欧作家，甚至把他比作卡夫卡的继承者。他的作品不仅被认为是近半个世纪东南欧文学的骄傲，也是当代世界文学罕有的精品，在世界各国获得了许多文学大奖。

News is to the mind what sugar is to the body. In 2013 Rolf Dobelli stood in front of a roomful of journalists and proclaimed that he did not read the news. It caused a riot. Now he finally sets down his philosophy in detail. And he practises what he preaches: he hasn't read the news for a decade. Stop Reading the News is Dobelli's manifesto about the dangers of the most toxic ...(展开全部)

One of the acknowledged masterpieces of Mexican literature, Fernando del Paso's News from the Empire is a powerful and encyclopedic novel of the tragic lives of Maximilian and his wife, Carlota, the short-lived Emperor and Empress of Mexico. Simultaneously intimate and panoramic, the narrative flows from Carlota's fevered memories of her husband's ill-fated empire to the multip...(展开全部)

Newly translated and unabridged in English for the first time, Simone de Beauvoir’s masterwork is a powerful analysis of the Western notion of “woman,” and a groundbreaking exploration of inequality and otherness. This long-awaited new edition reinstates significant portions of the original French text that were cut in the first English translation. Vital and groundbreaking, Be...(展开全部)

Newly translated and unabridged in English for the first time, Simone de Beauvoir’s masterwork is a powerful analysis of the Western notion of “woman,” and a groundbreaking exploration of inequality and otherness. This long-awaited new edition reinstates significant portions of the original French text that were cut in the first English translation. Vital and groundbreaking, B...(展开全部)

诺曼·马内阿 Norman Manea丨 1936年出生于罗马尼亚。纳粹集中营的幸存者。1986年因当时的政治社会环境离开罗马尼亚，先到西柏林，1988年到美国，从此在美国纽约定居，并以执教、写作为生。代表作有《归来》《巢》《黑信封》《法定幸福》《十月，八点钟》等。 马内阿是当今世界被翻译得最多的罗马尼亚作家，诺贝尔文学奖的有力竞争者，与塔赫·米勒并称为罗马尼亚最耀眼的“双子座”。有评论者认为马内阿是比昆德拉更深刻、更纯粹的东欧作家，甚至把他比作卡夫卡的继承者。他的作品不仅被认为是近半个世纪东南欧文学的骄傲，也是当代世界文学罕有的精品，在世界各国获得了许多文学大奖。