New York Times Bestseller: Brilliant but nave country doctor David Newcome courts tragedy when he invites a stranger into his home.In the English factory town of Calderbury, few figures are as respect

New York Times Bestseller: Brilliant but nave country doctor David Newcome courts tragedy when he invites a stranger into his home.In the English factory town of Calderbury, few figures are as respect

马修•托马斯（Matthew Thomas），作家，出生于美国纽约，毕业于芝加哥大学。获美国霍普金斯大学文学硕士及美国加州大学欧文分校艺术硕士双学位。 《不属于我们的世纪》是马修倾注10年心血完成的小说处女作，故事围绕着爱尔兰裔美国女人艾琳的一生展开。在丈夫身患早发性阿 尔茨海默病之后，家庭三人的生活与个人追求都遭受了强烈的冲击，作者淋漓尽致地刻画了普通中产阶级家庭的现实矛盾与痛楚。这本史诗色彩的家庭小说，流动着深沉而动人的情感，更浓缩着美国社会半个多世纪以来的民生百态和世事变迁。 2013年4月，《不属于我们的世纪》成为轰动伦敦书展的话题大书，西蒙·舒斯特以超过百万美元的天价买下版权，其电影版权由好莱坞第一文学制片人斯科特·鲁丁购得。作品于夏天一经问世，便获得极高评价，同时入围包括弗莱厄蒂-邓南首作奖、英国弗里奥文学奖、英国布莱克纪念奖、都柏林国际...(展开全部)

From Boy Scouts to soldiers, nurses to UPS workers, chefs to nuns, Paul Fussell describes, in sharp and telling anecdotes, the history and meanings of various uniforms. He reveals their secret language and unfolds their cultural significance. Focusing on the American scene, he holds up a mirror to the folks who head off to work each morning in regulated clothing and charts the ...(展开全部)

According to the renowned social critic and historian Paul Fussell, we are what we wear, and it doesn't look good. Uniforms parses the hidden meanings of our apparel -- from brass buttons to blue jeans, badges to feather flourishes -- revealing what our clothing says about class, sex, and our desire to belong. With keen insight and considerable curmudgeonly flair, Fussell unfol...(展开全部)