娥蘇拉．勒瑰恩（Ursula K. Le Guin） 美國重要奇幻科幻、女性主義文學作家，1929年生。著有長篇小說20餘部、短篇小說集10本、詩集7本、評論集4本、童書10餘本；並編纂文選與從事翻譯，包括將老子《道德經》譯成英文。曾獲美國國家書卷獎、號角書獎、紐伯瑞獎、世界奇幻獎、軌跡獎、星雲獎、雨果獎、小詹姆斯．提普翠獎、卡夫卡獎、普須卡獎……等，以及SFWA大師、洛杉磯時報Robert Kirsch終生成就獎等榮譽。 她的奇幻成長小說系列「地海六部曲」與「魔戒」、「納尼亞傳說」並列奇幻經典，科幻小說《黑暗的左手》、《一無所有》等也是科幻迷心目中永遠的經典。小說探討的議題，從自我成長與認同，到社會制度探討與性別問題，都鞭辟入裡，在優美恬澹的敘事風格中予人寬廣深沉的省思空間。西洋文學評論家哈洛．卜倫將她列為美國經典作家之列，日本作家村上春樹也是她的...(展开全部)

The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and the Pushcart Prize, Ursula K. Le Guin is renowned for her lyrical writing, rich characters, and diverse worlds. <em>The Wind's Twelve Quarters</em> collects seventeen powerful stories, each with an introduction by the author, ranging from fantasy to intriguing scientific concept...(展开全部)

This is Ursula Le Guin's first and perhaps most famous collection of short stories. The author's novels include &#34;The Left Hand of Darkness&#34;, &#34;The Dispossessed&#34;, &#34;Always Coming Home&#34; and &#34;The Earthsea&#34; trilogy. She has also published a book of essays entitled &#34;Dancing at the Edge of the World&#34;.

作者简介 威廉·梅克皮斯·萨克雷（William Makepeace Thackeray，1811-1863），著名的英国现实主义作家，与著名作家狄更斯并称维多利亚时代的代表作家。他的不朽之作《名利场》被认为是英国文学的一个里程碑，在英国文学史上一直占有非常重要的地位。 译者简介 顾均正（1902-1980），浙江嘉兴人，现代科普作家、文学翻译家。 1923年他考入商务印书馆编译所当编辑。1928年，到开明书店工作，历任编校部主任、编辑部主任。1953年调入中国青年出版社任副社长和副总编辑。 顾均正先生早年的创作以翻译为主，译有法布尔的《化学奇谈》、史蒂文森的《宝岛》（金银岛）、萨克雷的《玫瑰与指环》、安徒生的系列童话等世界名著。20世纪30年代后，他转向了科普创作，其作品富有生活气息，密切联系实际，风格独特，构思严谨，而且创作形式多样。主要作品有：...(展开全部)

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作者简介 威廉·梅克皮斯·萨克雷（William Makepeace Thackeray，1811-1863），著名的英国现实主义作家，与著名作家狄更斯并称维多利亚时代的代表作家。他的不朽之作《名利场》被认为是英国文学的一个里程碑，在英国文学史上一直占有非常重要的地位。 译者简介 顾均正（1902-1980），浙江嘉兴人，现代科普作家、文学翻译家。 1923年他考入商务印书馆编译所当编辑。1928年，到开明书店工作，历任编校部主任、编辑部主任。1953年调入中国青年出版社任副社长和副总编辑。 顾均正先生早年的创作以翻译为主，译有法布尔的《化学奇谈》、史蒂文森的《宝岛》（金银岛）、萨克雷的《玫瑰与指环》、安徒生的系列童话等世界名著。20世纪30年代后，他转向了科普创作，其作品富有生活气息，密切联系实际，风格独特，构思严谨，而且创作形式多样。主要作品有：...(展开全部)

A newly reissued edition of Agatha Christie's 'Mary Westmacott' novel, a Crime of the Heart novel about love and anguish across the class divide. Everyone expected Isabella Charteris, beautiful, sheltered and aristocratic, to marry her cousin Rupert when he came back from the War. It would have been such a suitable marriage. How strange then that John Gabriel, an ambitious and...(展开全部)

From Kristin Hannah, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone, comes an epic novel of love and heroism and hope, set against the backdrop of one of America’s most defining eras―the Great Depression. Texas, 1934. Millions are out of work and a drought has broken the Great Plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their land and their livelihoods...(展开全部)

"The Bestselling Hardcover Novel of the Year."--Publishers Weekly From the number-one bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone comes a powerful American epic about love and heroism and hope, set during the Great Depression, a time when the country was in crisis and at war with itself, when millions were out of work and even the land seemed to have turned agains...(展开全部)

"The Bestselling Hardcover Novel of the Year."--Publishers Weekly From the number-one bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone comes a powerful American epic about love and heroism and hope, set during the Great Depression, a time when the country was in crisis and at war with itself, when millions were out of work and even the land seemed to have turned agains...(展开全部)