"Cobra is composed of jewel-like sentences that unfold like paper origami in convoluted proliferation. . . . Maitreya is one of the most radiant texts I have ever read, and the translation by Suzanne Jill Levine appears as seamless as a single ocean wave, spilling us from high elegance to low camp and back again without pause."

Set in Rembrandt's Amsterdam, "An Obscure Man" is the story of Nathanael--innocent, open to experience--born like Everyman upon the stream of life. In "A Lovely Morning," Nathanael's young son joins a touring company of Jacobean actors. "Anna, soror . . .," the final tale, is an account of illicit passion in the baroque world of Naples. ""An Obscure Man" swarms with life. This...(展开全部)

In these compelling interviews given shortly before his death in 1994, Karl Popper warns us against the increasing violence and egoism that threaten our democratic society. Believing that the philosopher has a duty to intervene in politics, he utters a clear call for all of us to rise to the challenge of finding solutions to our environmental problems, preventing the violence e...(展开全部)

Essays in this volume demonstrate how science fiction can serve as a bridge between science and the humanities. Essays are arranged chronologically and form a historical survey of science fiction, showing how early writers like Dante and Mary Shelley revealed a gradual shift toward a genuine understanding of science; how H.G. Wells first showed the possibilities of a literature...(展开全部)

- 作者简介 - 吉尔伯特·西蒙东（Gilbert Simondon，1924—1989），法国哲学家，主要著作有《个体及其物理—生物起源》、《心理与集体的个体生成》和《论技术物的存在模式》。他对个体生成、技术物等概念的阐发深刻地影响了吉尔·德勒兹、菲利克斯·加塔利、贝尔纳·斯蒂格勒、布鲁诺·拉图尔等哲学家。 - 译者简介 - 宋德超，巴黎第八大学法国语言与文学专业博士，现任教于西安外国语大学欧洲学院，研究方向为语言的诗学与政治学，译有《追寻消失的真实》等书。

It surprises no one that the charming but wayward Vadinho dos Guimaraes–a gambler notorious for never winning—dies during Carnival. His long suffering widow Dona Flor devotes herself to her cooking school and her friends, who urge her to remarry. She is soon drawn to a kind pharmacist who is everything Vadinho was not, and is altogether happy to marry him. But after her wedding...(展开全部)

"Finally the English-speaking world can see what inspired Francois Truffaut to make one of his best films. How wonderful to finally have Henri-Pierre Roche's Two English Girls in translation "

- 作者简介 - 吉尔伯特·西蒙东（Gilbert Simondon，1924—1989），法国哲学家，主要著作有《个体及其物理—生物起源》、《心理与集体的个体生成》和《论技术物的存在模式》。他对个体生成、技术物等概念的阐发深刻地影响了吉尔·德勒兹、菲利克斯·加塔利、贝尔纳·斯蒂格勒、布鲁诺·拉图尔等哲学家。 - 译者简介 - 宋德超，巴黎第八大学法国语言与文学专业博士，现任教于西安外国语大学欧洲学院，研究方向为语言的诗学与政治学，译有《追寻消失的真实》等书。