阿来，一九五九年生于四川北部阿坝藏区。履历表上列为籍贯的马尔康县俗称“四土”，即四个土司统辖之地。 八十年代中期开始创作。出版过小说集《旧年的血迹》与诗集《梭磨河》。《尘埃落定》是其第一部长篇 小说。

阿来，一九五九年生于四川北部阿坝藏区。履历表上列为籍贯的马尔康县俗称“四土”，即四个土司统辖之地。 八十年代中期开始创作。出版过小说集《旧年的血迹》与诗集《梭磨河》。《尘埃落定》是其第一部长篇 小说。

At the heart of this epic saga, set just before the Opium Wars, is an old slaving-ship, The Ibis. Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean, its crew a motley array of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts. In a time of colonial upheaval, fate has thrown together a truly diverse cast of Indians and Westerners, from a bankrupt Raja to a widowed villager, f...(展开全部)

A "San Francisco Chronicle" Best Book of 2008A "Chicago"" Tribune" Best Book of 2008A "Washington"" Post" Best Book of 2008An "Economist" Best Book of 2008A "New York" Best Book of 2008A "Christian Science Monitor" Best Book of 2008A "Publishers Weekly "Best Book of 2008Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the "Ibis," Its destin...(展开全部)

"A pungent play of ideas with a big heart. Yellow Face brings to the national discussion about race a sense of humor a mile wide, an even-handed treatment and a hopeful, healing vision of a world that could be."--Variety "Charming, touching, and cunningly organized as well as funny, with] an Ibsenite reach and stature far beyond any issues of Hwang's self-image."--The Village ...(展开全部)

Martin Amis's brilliant and controversial new novel, already hailed in the British press as "Dickens with a snarl" and a "great comic extravagance." After Xan Meo is brutally attacked in the garden of a London pub and suffers a severe head trauma, his wife and daughters find they are living with a stranger—unpredictable, violent, vengeful, lost: "His condition felt like the twe...(展开全部)

Brilliant, painful, dazzling, and funny as hell, Yellow Dog is Martin Amis’ highly anticipated first novel in seven years and a stunning return to the fictional form. When “dream husband” Xan Meo is vengefully assaulted in the garden of a London pub, he suffers head injury, and personality change. Like a spiritual convert, the familial paragon becomes an anti-husband, an anti-...(展开全部)

When 'dream husband' Xan Meo is vengefully assaulted in the garden of a London pub, he suffers head-injury, and personality-change. Like a spiritual convert, the familial paragon becomes an anti-husband, an anti-father. He submits to an alien moral system - one among many to be found in these pages. We are introduced to the inverted worlds of the 'yellow' journalist, Clint Smok...(展开全部)

WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD 2012 WINNER OF THE HEMINGWAY/PEN AWARD 2012 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST AN AMAZON EDITOR'S PICK: BEST BOOKS OF 2012 A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR AN INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE YEAR A TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR AN EVENING STANDARD BOOK OF THE YEAR A SUNDAY EXPRESS BOOK OF THE YEAR A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR A ...(展开全部)

Seven thought-provoking stories employ charm and humor to examine relations between the sexes from a feminist perspective. In addition to the title story, an 1892 classic that recounts a woman’s descent into madness, this collection includes "Cottagette," "Turned," "Mr. Peebles’ Heart," and more.