A reissue of Barbara Shelby Merello's 1968 English translation of João Guimarães Rosa's 'Primeiras Estórias,' with the short stories restored to Rosa's original order.

若昂·吉马良斯·罗萨（João Guimarães Rosa，1908—1967） 巴西作家、外交官、医生。生于巴西米纳斯吉拉斯州，早年曾在小镇行医，并在立宪革命中以志愿者医生的身份参军，其后在德国、哥伦比亚和法国担任外交官数年。1963年当选巴西文学院院士，但直到1967年，他才最终决定接受该职位，并在就职演讲中说“我们死去，是为了证明曾经活过”。三天后，他在里约热内卢因心脏病发作去世。当时他正处于文学和外交生涯的巅峰时期，多国机构拟提名他为诺贝尔文学奖候选人。 罗萨通晓20多门语言，同时受流行语和方言的影响，在写作中博学地创造了大量新词和语法。其长篇代表作《广阔的腹地：条条水廊》被誉为“巴西版《尤利西斯》”“几乎不可译的天书”，他被公认为20世纪拉美最伟大的作家之一。

One of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker in 1948. "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses. Today it is considered a classic work of short fiction, a story remarkable for its combination of subtle suspense and pitch-perfect desc...(展开全部)

One of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker in 1948. "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses. Today it is considered a classic work of short fiction, a story remarkable for its combination of subtle suspense and pitch-perfect desc...(展开全部)

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

Eca de Queiroz's sharply satirical work aimed to expose the hypocrisies of his age. In The Mandarin his lascivious anti-heroes Teodoro and Teodorico,are dragged from their narrow Lisbon lives into exotic encounters with Chinese mandarins, the Devil (in the guise of a dark-suited civil servant)and Jesus Christ Himself. This short novel is accompanied by the short stories Jose Ma...(展开全部)

Nobel Laureate J. M. Coetzee reaffirms his place as one of the English language's most acclaimed authors with this fascinating examination of life, death and animals. These six stories by Nobel Prize-winner J. M. Coetzee show us, once more, a writer confronting moral and emotional quandaries, often with wry humour. In the lead story, 'The Pole', concert pianist Witold attempts ...(展开全部)

In this beautifully written and compulsively readable story of love and the mutability of human relationships, pianist Witold's infatuation with Beatriz will change them both. A Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph and Financial Times Book of the Year ‘Confirms Coetzee as one of the great writers of fiction’ Observer After his piano recital in Barcelona, Witold Walczykiewicz – white-h...(展开全部)