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吳明益(Wu Ming-Yi) 現任東華大學華文文學系教授。有時寫作、畫圖、攝影、旅行、談論文學，副業是文學研究。 著有散文集《迷蝶誌》、《蝶道》、《家離水邊那麼近》、《浮光》；短篇小說集《本日公休》、《虎爺》、《天橋上的魔術師》；長篇小說《睡眠的航線》、《複眼人》；論文「以書寫解放自然系列」三冊。 曾五度獲《中國時報》「開卷」年度十大好書，兩度獲「金石堂」年度十大最具影響力的書，並獲法國島嶼文學獎小說獎（PRIX DU LIVRE INSULAIRE）、《Time Out Beijing》「百年來最佳中文小說」、《亞洲週刊》年度十大中文小說、台北國際書展小說大獎、《聯合報》小說大獎等等。作品已售出英、美、法、捷克、土耳其、日、韓、印尼等多國版權。

吳明益(Wu Ming-Yi) 現任東華大學華文文學系教授。有時寫作、畫圖、攝影、旅行、談論文學，副業是文學研究。 著有散文集《迷蝶誌》、《蝶道》、《家離水邊那麼近》、《浮光》；短篇小說集《本日公休》、《虎爺》、《天橋上的魔術師》；長篇小說《睡眠的航線》、《複眼人》；論文「以書寫解放自然系列」三冊。 曾五度獲《中國時報》「開卷」年度十大好書，兩度獲「金石堂」年度十大最具影響力的書，並獲法國島嶼文學獎小說獎（PRIX DU LIVRE INSULAIRE）、《Time Out Beijing》「百年來最佳中文小說」、《亞洲週刊》年度十大中文小說、台北國際書展小說大獎、《聯合報》小說大獎等等。作品已售出英、美、法、捷克、土耳其、日、韓、印尼等多國版權。

"Everyone knows that the world is flat, and supported on the backs of four elephants. But weren't there supposed to be five? Indeed there were. So where is it?..."When duty calls. Commander Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork constabulary answers. Even when he doesn't want to. He's been "invited" to attend a royal function as both detective and diplomat. The one role he relishes; the oth...(展开全部)

When a man's favourite elephant vanishes, the balance of his whole life is subtly upset; a couple's midnight hunger pangs drive them to hold up a McDonald's; a woman finds she is irresistible to a small green monster that burrows through her front garden; an insomniac wife wakes up to a twilight world of semi-consciousness in which anything seems possible - even death. In every...(展开全部)

A classic tale by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo, America's beloved storyteller. When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? The fortuneteller's mysterious answer (an elephant! An elephant will lead him there!)...(展开全部)

In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected — and making the extraordinary come true. What if? Why not? Could it be? When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he...(展开全部)

In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected — and making the extraordinary come true. What if? Why not? Could it be? When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he...(展开全部)

"I asked the sailor what an Elephant looked like; he replied that it was like nothing on earth." "England, 1766: " After a long voyage from the East Indies, a ship docks in Bristol, England, and rumor quickly spreads about its unusual cargo--some say a mermaid is on board. A crowd forms, hoping to catch a glimpse of the magical creature. One crate after another is unpacked: a ...(展开全部)

'I asked the sailor what an Elephant looked like; he replied that it was like nothing on earth.' In the middle of the 18th century, a ship docks at Bristol with an extraordinary cargo: two young elephants. Bought by a wealthy landowner, they are taken to his estate in the English countryside. A stable boy, Tom Page, is given the task of caring for them. 'The Elephant Keeper' ...(展开全部)