From the internationally acclaimed author of The Infatuations comes the mesmerizing story of a couple living in the shadow of a mysterious, unhappy history--a novel about the cruel, tender punishments we exact on those we love. Madrid, 1980. Juan de Vere, nearly finished with his university degree, takes a job as personal assistant to Eduardo Muriel, an eccentric, once-successf...(展开全部)

In Thus Bad Begins, prize-winning author Javier Marias examines a household living in the unhappy shadow of history, and explores the cruel, tender punishments we exact on those we love. As a young man, Juan de Vere takes a job that will haunt him for the rest of his life. Eduardo Muriel is a famous film director - urbane, discreet, irreproachable - an irresistible idol to a yo...(展开全部)

From the acclaimed filmmaker, artist, and bestselling author of no one belongs here more than you, comes a spectacular debut novel that is so heartbreaking, so dirty, so tender, so funny, so Miranda July. Readers will be astonished. Here is Cheryl, a tightly-wound, vulnerable woman who lives alone, with a perpetual lump in her throat. She is haunted by a baby boy she met when s...(展开全部)

作者：米兰达·裘丽（Miranda July）， 生于1974年，美国中生代重要电影创作者、艺术家、作家。 她的写作散见于《巴黎评论》《哈泼斯杂志》和《纽约客》。2008年出版的短篇小说集《没有人比你更属于这里》荣获弗兰克·奥康纳国际短篇小说奖，更获得美国文学大师乔治·桑德斯的极力赞赏，并称：裘丽为这世上的事物注入了奇想，她的文体不属于任何一个派别，而是自成“裘丽风”（July-esque）。 裘丽成长于美国加利福尼亚的伯克利，目前居住在洛杉矶。 译者：周嘉宁，复旦大学中文系硕士，作家，英语文学翻译。 出版有长篇小说《密林中》、《荒芜城》，短篇小说集《我是如何一步步毁掉我的生活的》等。翻译作品包括：《没有人比你更属于这里》（米兰达·裘丽著）、《写在身体上》（珍妮特·温特森著）、《美好的事物无法久存》（罗恩·拉什著）、《玉米少女》（乔伊斯•卡罗尔•欧茨...(展开全部)

From the acclaimed filmmaker, artist, and bestselling author of no one belongs here more than you, comes a spectacular debut novel that is so heartbreaking, so dirty, so tender, so funny, so Miranda July. Readers will be astonished. Here is Cheryl, a tightly-wound, vulnerable woman who lives alone, with a perpetual lump in her throat. She is haunted by a baby boy she met when s...(展开全部)

You just boarded a flight to New York. There are one hundred and forty-three other passengers onboard. What you don’t know is that thirty minutes before the flight your pilot’s family was kidnapped. For his family to live, everyone on your plane must die. The only way the family will survive is if the pilot follows his orders and crashes the plane. Enjoy the flight.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An unforgettable cast of small-town characters copes with love and loss in this new work of fiction by #1 bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout.Winner of The Story Prize • A Washington Post and New York Times Notable Book • One of USA Today’s top 10 books of the yearRecalling Olive Kitteridge in its richness, structure, and co...(展开全部)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An unforgettable cast of small-town characters copes with love and loss in this new work of fiction by #1 bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout.Winner of The Story Prize • A Washington Post and New York Times Notable Book • One of USA Today’s top 10 books of the yearRecalling Olive Kitteridge in its richness, structure, and co...(展开全部)

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