This is the first book in V.S. Naipaul's acclaimed Indian Trilogy . An Area of Darkness is V.S. Naipaul's semi-autobiographical account - at once pain......
As a novelist, Graham Swift delights in the possibilities of the human voice, imagining his way into the minds and hearts of an extraordinary range of......
This collection of short stories includes "In a Grove", a psychologically sophisticated tale about murder, rape, and suicide; "Rashomon", the story of......
China's most popular traditional novel, <i>Journey to the West</i> is the thrilling story of the Monkey King and his epic ......
Written when Hemingway was at the height of his creative powers, the stories in "Winner Take Nothing" glow with the mark of his unique talent. Hunters......
Book DescriptionSubtitled "A Romantic Novel in Honour of the Passing of a Great Race", "The Torrents of Spring" - Hemingway's second published work - ......
In the last book he wrote before he died,Junichiro Tanizaki returns to a theme that dominates much of his earlier work: the relationship between sexua......
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The fifteen essays in this captivating volume treat the inner rather than the outer，life of Japan For this reason，they have been grouped under the tit......
Written with complete access to the Queen Mother's personal letters and diaries, William Shawcross's riveting biography is the truly definitive accoun......
Florentino Ariza has never forgotten his first love. He has waited nearly a lifetime in silence since his beloved Fermina married another man. No woma......
From one of the most beloved authors of our time—more than six million copies of his books have been sold in this country alone—a fascinating excursi......
芥川赏史上最年轻入围者 日本文坛明日之星 畅销榜黑马冠军，超人气电视剧《野猪大改造》原作者白岩玄扛鼎之作！ 日本全国书店店长真诚推荐！ —纯粹得不像存在这个世上，这个故事说的是真正的恋爱！ —如澄澈的蓝天般透明，如阳光般温暖……我看见最洁白无暇的不舍…… 我死了吗？但为什么你的凝......
脱胎于手机小说的《红线》是日本最具人气的80后女生纯爱小说，充满了忧伤的日本式情结，浪漫而伤痛。套装含有上册、下册和大结局。 因为《红线》是作者芽衣的半自传体小说，为了避免读者对号入座，芽衣一直相当低调，被日本媒体称为“最具人气的神秘人”。由知名漫画家米沙所配的插图也为《红线》增色不少。 ......
In these seven stories, Tanizaki, the author of The Makioka Sisters explores the territory where love becomes self-annihilation, where the contemplati......
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Five Modem Noh Plays brilliantly revives a great art form that has long fasci-nated audiences and readers throughout the world. In his introduction, D......
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For deft plotting, riotous inventiveness, unforgettable characters, and language that brilliantly captures the lively rhythms of American speech, no A......
