詹姆斯·乔伊斯(James Joyce，1882—1941)，爱尔兰作家、诗人。1882年2月2日出生于都柏林，1941年1月13日卒于瑞士苏黎世。他是意识流文学的开山鼻祖，其长篇小说《尤利西斯》成为意识流文学的代表作，是二十世纪最伟大的小说之一。他一生颠沛流离，辗转于的里雅斯特、罗马、巴黎等地，多以教授英语和为报刊撰稿糊口，又饱受眼疾折磨，到晚年几乎完全失明。但他对文学矢志不渝，勤奋写作，终成一代巨匠。《都柏林人》是詹姆斯·乔伊斯久负盛名的短篇小说集，称得上20世纪整个西方最著名的短篇小说集了。1914年出版，置景于二三十年代的都柏林，截取中下层人民生活的横断面，一个片刻一群人，十五个故事汇集起来，宛若一幅印象主义的绘画，笔触简练，错落成篇，浮现出苍凉世态，遥远、清冷，然而精致，是上上之品。

A troupe of black actors perform their own "Tempest." Cesaire's rich and insightful adaptation draws on contemporary Caribbean society, the African-American experience and African mythology to raise questions about colonialism, racism and their lasting effects.Aime Cesaire, who was born in Martinique in 1913, is one of this century's major writers. In his poetry, plays and political activities he has waged a lifelong struggle to restore dignity to colonized people. His best known work is "Return to My Native Land" first published in 1949 and his "Collected Poems" are published by the University of California Press.

邂逅，一般都会发生在最糟的地方。
石田衣良“池袋西口公园”系列第九弹热烈上市！池袋，街头故事的汇聚点，这里有温暖邂逅，有无情欺骗，还充斥着暴力的因子。水果店的看店人兼街头杂志撰稿人真岛诚，这次又遇上了什么样的邂逅呢？利用可以当模特儿的梦想骗光女孩们积蓄的诈骗团体，该如何从他们手里夺回被诈骗的金钱呢？
在人们忽略的公园地带，徘徊的流浪汉数量锐减，背后似乎有看不见的手在操控。
活到二十八岁从未有过恋爱史的胖职员，在“交友房间”邂逅的女孩，究竟是放荡还是纯情？
看似简单的一纸合同，却牵系着上百人及其家人的命运，众人寻找的失踪中国女研修生，她有没有可能主宰自己的命运呢？
面对这一系列扑朔迷离的事件，真岛诚作为池袋的麻烦终结者，再度发挥他独特的正义感和判断力……

《坎特伯雷故事》讲述当这三十几个来自不同阶层的人们开始讲故事的时候，人世百态便从他们的嘴里汩汩流出，欲望、贪婪、伪善、虚荣、阿谀情欲、忠贞以及美好的爱情等等各式各样的人性都赤裸裸地开放在腐朽的中世纪英国黑暗中。这部里程碑式的作品描写一群朝圣者来到伦敦泰晤士河南岸萨瑟克的泰巴旅店，正巧结为旅伴，同去朝拜1170年被刺身亡而被奉为殉难圣徒的坎特伯雷主教托马斯·阿·贝克特的圣祠；旅店主人建议朝圣者们在赴坎特伯雷城的来回路上讲几个故事以供旅途中的消遣，大家欣然同意，并请旅店主人担任裁判，看谁的故事讲得最好、最有意义又最有趣味。这二十九位朝圣者来自英国社会的不同阶层，个性各异，诗人在长达858行的“总引”中一一进行了生动细致的刻画：或温柔如少女，或唯利是图，或欺诈成性，或为宫廷式爱情的化身。在长达二千三百五十余行的故事前后引子与类型各不相同的二十四篇故事中，巴思妇人的开场白与故事最富于战斗性与现实性，这个为妇女的社会地位问题而大声疾呼的人物竟在中世纪慷慨陈词，提出男婚女嫁应该自由自主、他人不得干涉的主张，委实令人惊叹。卖赎罪券教士的无耻自白同样发人深省，这个灵魂堕落到不可救药的地步的教士，按其宗教职责本该劝人认罪而改恶从善以求重蒙神恩，却公然招摇撞骗，谈起自己的罪恶来又居然毫无愧色，诗人对这种无赖相的大胆揭露无疑是对黑幕重重的教会的辛辣讽刺。

Jane Austen’s first novel, Northanger Abbey —published posthumously in 1818—tells the story of Catherine Morland and her dangerously sweet nature, innocence, and sometime self-delusion. Though Austen’s fallible heroine is repeatedly drawn into scrapes while vacationing at Bath and during her subsequent visit to Northanger Abbey, Catherine eventually triumphs, blossoming into a discerning woman who learns truths about love, life, and the heady power of literature. The satirical Northanger Abbey pokes fun at the gothic novel while earnestly emphasizing caution to the female sex.
This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the first edition of 1818.

In 2009, New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James took a leap that many people dream about: she sold her house, took a sabbatical from her job as a Shakespeare professor, and moved her family to Paris. Paris in Love: A Memoir chronicles her joyful year in one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
With no classes to teach, no committee meetings to attend, no lawn to mow or cars to park, Eloisa revels in the ordinary pleasures of life—discovering corner museums that tourists overlook, chronicling Frenchwomen’s sartorial triumphs, walking from one end of Paris to another. She copes with her Italian husband’s notions of quality time; her two hilarious children, ages eleven and fifteen, as they navigate schools—not to mention puberty—in a foreign language; and her mother-in-law Marina’s raised eyebrow in the kitchen (even as Marina overfeeds Milo, the family dog).
Paris in Love invites the reader into the life of a most enchanting family, framed b y la ville de l’amour .

A BIG NOVEL ABOUT A SMALL TOWN ...

When Barry Fairbrother dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils…. Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by Barry on the town’s council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations?

Blackly comic, thought-provoking and constantly surprising, The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling’s first novel for adults.

When Martin Grace enters the hip Philadelphia coffee shop Cornelia Brown manages, her life changes forever. But little does she know that her newfound love is only the harbinger of greater changes to come. Meanwhile, across town, Clare Hobbsaeleven years old and abandoned by her erratic motheragoes looking for her lost father. She crosses paths with Cornelia while meeting with him at the cafA(c), and the two women form an improbable friendship that carries them through the unpredictable currents of love and life. "Love Walked In," the first novel by award-winning poet Marisa de los Santos, is bursting with keen insight and beautifully rendered prose. Invoking classic movies to illuminate the mystery and wonder of love in all its permutations, "Love Walked In" is an uplifting debut that marks the entrance of an enchanting literary voice. BACKCOVER: aLove indeed walks in, and with it, a breath of fresh air.a a"Marie Claire" aThis is a book that will be passed from friend to friend with the words, aYou have to read this.aa a"Richmond Times Dispatch" a"Love Walked In," by Marisa de los Santos, is the kind of book that makes you want to hunker down on a chilly day in a comfy chair and read straight through atil dark. . . .This is a] poignant, heart-tugging story about a single woman and a little girl who develop an unlikely bond.a a"The Washington Post Book World" aA bewitching, warmhearted grown-up fairy tale about old movies, charming princes, and finding happily ever after in the place where youad least expect it.a aJennifer Weiner, author of "Good in Bed, In Her Shoes," and "Little Earthquakes" aMarisa de los Santosas funny and beautifully written love story is as luminous as the silver screen.a aLolly Winston, author of "Good Grief" aA touching, triumphant story of the power and variety and responsibility of love. A joy to read, filled with characters you wish you knew in real life. "Love Walked In" is every bit as engaging as the classic movies Marisa de los Santos lovingly invokes.a aKaren Joy Fowler, author of "The Jane Austen Book Club" aExquisite and stylish, "Love Walked In" proves that love in all of its formsaromantic, friendship, familialais all around us.a aSarah Jessica Parker

What is Un Lun Dun?
It is London through the looking glass, an urban Wonderland of strange delights where all the lost and broken things of London end up . . . and some of its lost and broken people, too–including Brokkenbroll, boss of the broken umbrellas; Obaday Fing, a tailor whose head is an enormous pin-cushion, and an empty milk carton called Curdle. Un Lun Dun is a place where words are alive, a jungle lurks behind the door of an ordinary house, carnivorous giraffes stalk the streets, and a dark cloud dreams of burning the world. It is a city awaiting its hero, whose coming was prophesied long ago, set down for all time in the pages of a talking book.
When twelve-year-old Zanna and her friend Deeba find a secret entrance leading out of London and into this strange city, it seems that the ancient prophecy is coming true at last. But then things begin to go shockingly wrong.

From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. The originality of Rothfuss's outstanding debut fantasy, the first of a trilogy, lies less in its unnamed imaginary world than in its precise execution. Kvothe ("pronounced nearly the same as 'Quothe' "), the hero and villain of a thousand tales who's presumed dead, lives as the simple proprietor of the Waystone Inn under an assumed name. Prompted by a biographer called Chronicler who realizes his true identity, Kvothe starts to tell his life story. From his upbringing as an actor in his family's traveling troupe of magicians, jugglers and jesters, the Edema Ruh, to feral child on the streets of the vast port city of Tarbean, then his education at "the University," Kvothe is driven by twin imperatives—his desire to learn the higher magic of naming and his need to discover as much as possible about the Chandrian, the demons of legend who murdered his family. As absorbing on a second reading as it is on the first, this is the type of assured, rich first novel most writers can only dream of producing. The fantasy world has a new star. (Apr.)
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From Booklist
Travelers to the village where Kote runs an inn are rare, but those who've shown up lately have brought bad news. A sort of demonic spider attacks a local, and then Kote rescues a wandering scholar, bringing him to the inn to recover. The man recognizes Kote as the legendary hero Kvothe and begs him to reveal the reality behind all the legends. Most of the novel is Kvothe's autobiography, that of a young genius growing up in a troupe of elite traveling players, tutored by an old arcanist, until marauders (mere marauders?) destroyed it, after which he made his way to the great university and petitioned for admission. Rothfuss skillfully handles the change of Kvothe's voice from child to youth to student, and the voice of the mature Kvothe in retrospective interjections. Hints of further adventures are strewn about in this series opener, whose one problem lies in its naturally slow, unfortunately sometimes draggy pacing. Not exactly a page-turner, but fanciers of long, intricate plots will be pleased. Frieda Murray
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◎太宰治翻案作品最高杰作
每一个角色都纯真，每一个角色都邪恶
.◎日本无赖派大师的颠覆手笔
神来之笔 笔笔入魂
.◎台湾政大日文系教授专文导读
◎ 著名翻译家文洁若赞誉推荐
.◎特别收录太宰治改写自《聊斋志异》的精彩故事《竹青》和《清贫谭》
.一心想灿烂 死去的太宰治
一生都怀才不遇的蒲松龄
如何以相同的故事刻画人性的荒谬？
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《御伽草纸》是第二次世界大战期间，太宰治躲在防空洞里根据日本传统民间故事改编的故事集。太宰治翻案的《御伽草纸》，因故事里充满的对人性与现实命运的无奈，而使得原本简单单纯的故事，成为更贴合成人世界的充满耽溺之美的人生悲喜剧。
除原《御伽草纸》收录的故事外，《御伽草纸》还特别 收录了太宰治改写自蒲松龄《聊斋志异》的《竹青》和《清贫谭》两篇翻案作品。中国的乡野奇谈在太宰治肆意妄为的笔调演绎之下，与太宰治诠释下的日本经典民间故事一起，共同成为太宰治刻画人性荒谬的载体。

Thousands of them have lived underground. They've lived there so long, there are only legends about people living anywhere else. Such a life requires rules. Strict rules. There are things that must not be discussed. Like going outside. Never mention you might like going outside.
Or you'll get what you wish for.
What the press is saying:
Boing Boing's Official Review: "This story is terrific. I was completely immersed, watching Howey slowly paint a picture of a society gone wrong through the eyes and discovery of some truly compelling characters."
Wired.com's Official GeekDad Review: "Howey is among a growing list of authors who are making successful careers of publishing without the assistance of agents and traditional publishing houses. The traditional argument has been that if a book couldn’t find a publisher it probably wasn’t worth reading. However, just as iTunes changed how consumers found music and the way in which bands made their bread, ebook readers, and in particular the Kindle, are changing the ways in which authors find their readers and make a living. All of this means the old assumptions about indie books no longer hold true, and readers need to be prepared to adjust their expectations accordingly. The Wool Omnibus is a great book and deserves recognition as a full fledged contribution to the science fiction genre."

Thousands of them have lived underground. They've lived there so long, there are only legends about people living anywhere else. Such a life requires rules. Strict rules. There are things that must not be discussed. Like going outside. Never mention you might like going outside.
Or you'll get what you wish for.

The Tales of Beedle the Bard is also a plot device in the seventh novel of the Harry Potter series, Deathly Hallows, in which it is bequeathed to Hermione Granger by Albus Dumbledore. The book is described as a popular collection of Wizarding children's fairy tales, thus while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories, Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard them due to their non-magical upbringing.
The edition Hermione received in chapter seven in Dumbledore's will is a copy of the original edition of fictional books in the novel. It is described as an ancient-looking small book with its binding "stained and peeling in places". In the novel it is also said the book has a title on its cover, written in embossed runic symbols.
The book acts as the vehicle for introducing the Deathly Hallows. Above the story The Tale of the Three Brothers, Hermione Granger finds a strange symbol which later is revealed by Xenophilius Lovegood to be the symbol of the Hallows. The triangle from the symbol represents the Invisibility Cloak, the circle inside the triangle symbolizes the Resurrection Stone, and the vertical line represents the Elder Wand.

Stardust is an utterly charming fairy tale in the tradition of The Princess Bride and The Neverending Story. Neil Gaiman, creator of the darkly elegant Sandman comics and author of The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, tells the story of young Tristran Thorn and his adventures in the land of Faerie. One fateful night, Tristran promises his beloved that he will retrieve a fallen star for her from beyond the Wall that stands between their rural English town (called, appropriately, Wall) and the Faerie realm. No one ever ventures beyond the Wall except to attend an enchanted flea market that is held every nine years (and during which, unbeknownst to him, Tristran was conceived). But Tristran bravely sets out to fetch the fallen star and thus win the hand of his love. His adventures in the magical land will keep you turning pages as fast as you can--he and the star escape evil old witches, deadly clutching trees, goblin press-gangs, and the scheming sons of the dead Lord of Stormhold. The story is by turns thrillingly scary and very funny. You'll love goofy, earnest Tristran and the talking animals, gnomes, magic trees, and other irresistible denizens of Faerie that he encounters in his travels. Stardust is a perfect read-aloud book, a brand-new fairy tale you'll want to share with a kid, or maybe hoard for yourself. (If you read it to kids, watch out for a couple of spicy sex bits and one epithet.)