卡雷爾•恰佩克Karel Čapek 一八九○年一月九日生於奧匈帝國波西米亞地區的馬雷施瓦頓諾維采，一九三八年十二月二十五日卒於捷克布拉格，世界知名的捷克小說家、劇作家和評論家。 恰佩克早年在布拉格、柏林和巴黎攻讀哲學，一九一七年定居布拉格，從事新聞工作和文學創作。一九○七年到一九二○年代，他的很多作品是與畫家兼插畫家的哥哥約瑟夫聯名創作。早期的短篇小說包括《光淵》（Zářivé hlubiny，與喬瑟夫合作，1916）、《克拉克諾什山的花園》（與喬瑟夫合作，1918）和〈糗事〉（Trapné povídky，1921。收錄於《錢財及其他故事》〔Money and other stories〕）。恰佩克的「黑色烏托邦」作品反思了科技進步的危險，這一系列包括他的劇作《萬能機器人》（1920）、小說《製造逍遙法外》（1922）、《原子狂想》（1924）和...(展开全部)

The Elephant is a collection of devastating satirical sketches by a Polish writer, and it has been called everything from "a short marvel" to "a brilliant literary coup." Mrozek takes deadly aim at the bureaucrats in his own society and, with buoyant and delicious fantasy, makes the absurd seem real and the real absurd. More than a political commentator, as all good satirists h...(展开全部)

R by Example is an example-based introduction to the statistical computing environment that does not assume any previous familiarity with R or other software packages. R functions are presented in the context of interesting applications with real data. The purpose of this book is to illustrate a range of statistical and probability computations using R for people who are learni...(展开全部)

R by Example is an example-based introduction to the statistical computing environment that does not assume any previous familiarity with R or other software packages. R functions are presented in the context of interesting applications with real data. The purpose of this book is to illustrate a range of statistical and probability computations using R for people who are learni...(展开全部)

"Refugee", I said, pointing at my chest. "Asylum". When Saleh Omar arrives at Gatwick Airport late one afternoon, he has a badly faked passport and exhibits no knowledge of English beyond these two words. He was once a furniture shop owner, a husband, and a father. Now he has arrived in England seeking asylum from his native Zanzibar, using silence and claiming ignorance as his...(展开全部)

On a late November afternoon Saleh Omar arrives at Gatwick Airport from Zanzibar, a far away island in the Indian Ocean. With him he has a small bag in which there lies his most precious possession - a mahogany box containing incense. He used to own a furniture shop, have a house and be a husband and father, but now he is an asylum seeker from paradise; silence his only protect...(展开全部)

On a late November afternoon Saleh Omar arrives at Gatwick Airport from Zanzibar, a far away island in the Indian Ocean. With him he has a small bag in which there lies his most precious possession - a mahogany box containing incense. He used to own a furniture shop, have a house and be a husband and father, but now he is an asylum seeker from paradise; silence his only protect...(展开全部)

玛格丽特·杜拉斯（Marguerite Duras，1914-1996）法国小说家、剧作家、电影导演，本名玛格丽特·多纳迪厄，出生于印度支那，在那里度过生命最初十八年的时光。炎热杂乱的殖民地，窘迫变迁的家境，忍耐偏执的母亲，放荡骄纵的大哥，温情落寞的“小哥哥”，如此种种影响了杜拉斯一生，在她日后创作中刻下深深的烙印。1932年后回法国定居，进入大学学习政治、法律等，曾在法国政府殖民部工作，参加过抵抗运动。1943年，以杜拉斯为笔名发表第一部小说《无耻之徒》，从此步入文坛。1950年的《抵挡太平洋的堤坝》广受好评，入围当年龚古尔文学奖，并被改编成电影。一生创作了大量小说、剧作和电影作品，以电影《广岛之恋》（1959年）和《印度之歌》（1975年）赢得国际声誉，以小说《情人》（1984年）获得当年龚古尔文学奖。 译者简介：王东亮，1980年考入北京大学西...(展开全部)

何塞•奥尔特加•伊•加塞特(1883-1955)，20世纪西班牙哲学家、思想家、文艺批评家、随笔作家。其作品涵盖存在主义、历史哲学、艺术理论、文学理论、对西班牙民族性的批判等方面。奥尔特加的著述在西语世界乃至20世纪西方思想史中占有重要地位。代表作有《大众的反叛》《堂吉诃德沉思录》《艺术的去人性化》等。 王军，北京大学西葡语系教授，主要从事西语国家文学研究。著作有《诗与思的激情对话》《二十世纪西班牙小说》《西班牙当代女性成长小说》。 蔡潇洁，文学博士，首都师范大学西班牙语系副教授，主要从事现当代西班牙文学与文化研究。

卢克莱修(Lucretius，Carus约前99～前55)古罗马诗人、哲学家。他继承古代原子学说，特别是阐述并发展了伊壁鸠鲁的哲学观点。认为物质的存在是永恒的，提出了“无物能由无中生，无物能归于无”的唯物主义观点。反对神创论，认为宇宙是无限的，有其自然发展的过程，人们只要懂得了自然现象发生的真正原因，宗教偏见便可消失。承认世界的可知性，认为感觉是事物流射出来的影像作用于人的感官的结果，是一切认识的基础和来源，驳斥了怀疑论。认为幸福在于摆脱对神和死亡的恐惧，得到精神的安宁和心情的恬静。著有哲学长诗《物性论》。