经由这部20世纪的情爱经典，读者可以踏上战前法国知识分子心灵的黑暗之旅。 彼时，欧洲正疯狂滑向法西斯主义的深渊。正值西班牙内战，亨利 托普曼离开巴黎的病床，前往巴塞罗那，在那里见证了加泰罗尼亚大罢工。让他进退维谷的三个女人这时也来到了巴塞罗那：拉扎尔，马克思主义犹太人和政治活动家，如果被捕，她可能被佛朗哥政权迫害；蒂尔媞（多萝西娅），无节制的酒精沉迷者，她是托普曼的性伴侣；格耶妮，一个年轻女子，在巴黎期间，她曾照料发高烧的托普曼。 作为巴塔耶公开的政治作品之一，它将暴力、权力和死亡结成可怖的一体，同时探索性作为一种颠覆力量的模棱两可。
本书由三个文本组成。 *个文本是D（狄亚努斯）的日志，它构成了被称为 鼠的故事 的*部分。这部分以D的视角展开，记述了他与B的情乱，同时，在这场混乱的激情中，A（阿尔法主教）作为一个衔接D与B之关系的人物在场。 *部分也涉及了D与E的情乱，而这构成了第二个文本的记述核心。第二部分被称为 狄亚努斯 ，是A的笔记。这部分以A的视角展开。 这两个文本共同结构了本书的故事。被称为 俄瑞斯忒斯 的第三部分则更像是一个总的视角，或者说，一则诗性概述。它由诗歌和诗论组成。巴塔耶写道： 为了在一片明显的不可能中抓住一丝可能，我必须首先想象相反的情境。
《十方一念》的内容简介：享誉华人世界的作词人林夕作品10×10首诗写下“有字天书”10×10帧图还原被遗忘的刹那感受当汉字的灵魂从流行音乐的旋律中挣脱，在文与图最玄妙的张力间，激发出三百二十万个将生即灭的灵光。
《中国经典原境界》是20世纪国学大师顾随以课堂讲授的方式传习人文、培育人才、启迪人生的之作，六十多年后首度问世。它以中国初始的经典为核心，精湛的学识与睿智的思想融会贯通，徜徉在经典内外，求索于历史上下，升华至理想境界。古今中西，文史哲禅，博大精深却又通俗而富有生气；情思文采，妙趣横生，学问的真与讲述的美珠联璧合有逼近心灵。经典流淌在中华文脉中、赓续在日常生活中，一脉相承的智慧生生不息，恒久的魅力令人心安。做人与读经相映成辉，修身与悟道相得益彰，怡情与治学水乳交融。在中国经典的人文关怀中，追寻古典文化原初的清纯精神，开启现实人生本真的至高境界。 《中国经典原境界》为《顾随讲坛实录》的下册。
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Written with burning intensity in the last years of RobertoBolano's life, "2666" has been greeted across the world as thegreat writer's masterpiece, surpassing everything in imagination,beauty and scope. It is a novel on an astonishing scale from apassionate visionary. 'The best book of 2008 ...A masterpiece, theelectrifying literary event of the year' - "Time". 'Readers whohave snacked on Haruki Murakami will feast on Roberto Bolano'-"Sunday Times". 'Bolano makes you feel changed for having read him;he adjusts your angle of view on the world' - "Guardian".
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'We said there warn't no home like a raft, after all. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft.' Huck Finn escapes from his alcoholic father by faking his own death and so begins his journey through the Deep South, seeking independence and freedom. On his travels, Huck meets an escaped slave, Jim, who is a wanted man, and together they journey down the Mississippi River. Raising the timeless and universal l issues of prejudice, bravery and hope, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was and still is considered the great American novel.
Translated literally, upanishad means "sitting neardevotedly," which conjures images of the contemplating studentlistening with rapt attention to the teachings of a spiritualmaster. The principal Upanishads offered in this edition have beenrecognized throughout the centuries by Hindu believers and greatWestern thinkers--such as Goethe, Schopenhauer, and Emerson--asphilosophical and spiritual meditations of the highest order. The Upanishads reflect the direct, overwhelming religiousexperiences of the Hindu sages in the often-poetic language ofdivine inspiration. Although they are among India's oldest texts,this brilliant translation reveals their universal appeal, withtheir profound speculations about the creation of the world, thenature of reality, and the abiding unity of all existence.
在线阅读本书 The Moonstone, a priceless Indian diamond which had come to England as spoils of war, is given to Rachel Verrinder on her 18th birthday. That night, the stone is stolen. The phlegmatic Sergeant Cuff is called in, and with the help of the loquacious steward, Betteredge, the mystery is solved. From AudioFile This seminal English mystery is presented in an unusual, but appropriate, manner, reflecting the episodic nature of the story. Three actors present the story in parts, taking on separate first-person accounts of events. All the voices are convincing, cultured British intonations describing the events surrounding the apparent theft of the Moonstone diamond from a country mansion. Each voice shades the various characters featured within the particular parts, just as the narrative offers characterizations of the other persons without attempting an outright mimicry. The abridgment is nicely done, too, avoiding any choppiness.
In this, his final adventure, Buchan's hero Richard Hannay becomes embroiled in one of the most hazardous escapades of his life. Two men are honour bound to help the tormented Valdemar Haraldsen, and a third decides to mastermind the whole affair out o-f sheer love of adventure and a dislike of villains. In the final event, the fate of Haraldsen and his three redoubtable defenders rests on the undaunted bravery of two children. Buchan is one of the best-loved story-tellers of histime, and this thriller reflects a fundamental faith in the magnanimity of human nature that is both inspiring and refreshing.
The Bhagavad-Gita is the Gospel of Hinduism, and one of thegreat religious classics of the world. Its simple, vivid message isa daily inspiration in the lives of millions throughout the worldand has been so for countless generations. Here is a distinguished translation that can be read by everyperson, not as an archaic monument to an ancient culture, but as aliving contemporary message that touches the most urgent personaland social problems.
Seventeen interlinked tales by the winner of the 1988 NobelPrize for Literature follow such themes as betrayal, intrigue,obsessive love, social injustice, reincarnations, and wrongsrighted or made worse. Reprint. K.
Bellow evokes all the rich colour and exotic customs of a highlyimaginary Africa in this comic novel about a middle-aged Americanmillionaire who, seeking a new, more rewarding life, descends uponan African tribe. Henderson's awesome feats of strength and hisunbridled passion for life earns him the admiration of the tribe -but it is his gift for making rain that turns him from mere herointo messiah. A hilarious, often ribald story, "Henderson the RainKing" is also a profound look at the forces that drive a manthrough life.
As a child, Catherine Crier was enchanted by film portrayals of crusading lawyers like Clarence Darrow and Atticus Finch. As a district attorney, private lawyer, and judge herself, she saw firsthand how the U.S. justice system worked – and didn’t. One of the most respected legal journalists and commentators today, she now confronts a profoundly unfair legal system that produces results and profits for the few – and paralysis, frustration, and injustice for the many. Alexis de Tocqueville’s dire prediction in Democracy in America has come true: We Americans have ceded our responsibility as citizens to resolve the problems of society to "legal authorities" – and with it our democratic freedoms. The Case Against Lawyers is both an angry indictment and an eloquent plea for a return to common sense. It decries a system of laws so complex even the enforcers – such as the IRS – cannot understand them. It unmasks a litigation-crazed society where billion-dollar judgments mostly line the pockets of p
This story of class conflict in Victorian England serves as a powerful critique of the social injustices that plagued the Industrial Revolution.THIS ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: - A concise introduction that gives the reader important background information- A chronology of the author's life and work- A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context- An outline of key themes and plot points to guide the reader's own interpretations- Detailed explanatory notes- Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work- Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction- A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience
Laurence is a young ex-sailor who can't resist the lure of the good life, and when he finds a job as chauffeur to the wealthy Mr and Mrs Bannister, his occasional work leaves him free to indulge. Bannister himself is bitter - his twisted leg keeps him on the sidelines while his ravishingly beautiful wife endures his moods with saintly patience. Or does she? It's the Bannisters' closest friend, Grisby, who starts stirring, getting Laurence to agree to a crazy plot. It will net him thousands, no strings attached. But is it all too easy?
In this powerful book we enter the world of Jurgis Rudkus, ayoung Lithuanian immigrant who arrives in America fired with dreamsof wealth, freedom, and opportunity. And we discover, with him, theastonishing truth about "packingtown," the busy, flourishing,filthy Chicago stockyards, where new world visions perish in ajungle of human suffering. Upton Sinclair, master of the"muckraking" novel, here explores the workingman's lot at the turnof the century: the backbreaking labor, the injustices of"wage-slavery," the bewildering chaos of urban life. The Jungle, astory so shocking that it launched a government investigation,recreates this startling chapter if our history in unflinchingdetail. Always a vigorous champion on political reform, Sinclair isalso a gripping storyteller, and his 1906 novel stands as one ofthe most important -- and moving -- works in the literature ofsocial change. --This text refers to an alternate Mass MarketPaperback edition.
Peter Pan is the boy who never grows up. Bringing the Darling children to Neverland, Peter introduces them to a world in which he and the Lost Boys are farever battling the evil Captain Hook, and Tinkerbell the ir-ritable fairy is the only mother any of them know... PENGUIN POPULAR CLASSICS are the per-fect introduction to the world-famous PENGUIN CLASSICS series - which en-compasses the best books ever written, from Homer's Odyssey to Orwelrs 1984 and everything in between. For a full list and ideas on what to read next, visit www.penguinclassics.com
Crime Scene is a sparkling collection of short stories writtenby modern masters and mistresses of the crime fiction genre. Withinthese pages you will find tales of murder, mystery and mayhem in agreat variety of styles and tones from the time-honoured whodunnitto the psychological chiller to the history mystery to the crimeprocedural to the noir thriller to the gangster epic and the darklyhumorous narrative. This volume demonstrates clearly how the crimestory has developed and matured over the last two hundred years orso into the exciting, thought-provoking and thoroughly entertainingform of fiction it is today. The impressive cast of contributorsincludes well-respected and well-established names such as PeterLovesey, Edward Marston, Natasha Cooper, Judith Cutler and RussellJames as well as those currently making their reputation as fineexponents of their craft and a few young lions whose work isbristling with promise. Crime Scene is a treasure chest of delightsfor the fans of crime fiction.
Belonging in the company of the works of Homer and Virgil, The Inferno is a moving human drama, a journey through thetorment of Hell, an expression of the Middle Ages, and a protestagainst the ways in which men have thwarted the divine plan.
The air of Eastwick breeds witches - women whose powerfullongings can stir up thunderstorms and fracture domestic peace.Jane, Alexandra and Sukie, divorced and dangerous, have formed acoven. Into the void of Eastwick breezes Darryl Van Horne, acharismatic magus of a man who entrances the trio, luring them tohis mansions...
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In Aristophanes’ most popular play, sex is a powerful agent ofreconciliation. As war ravages ancient Greece, a band of women, ledby Lysistrata, promise to deny their husbands all sex until theystop fighting. And the battle of the sexes begins
Naguib Mahfouz's haunting novella of post-revolutionary Egyptcombines a vivid pychological portrait of an anguished man with thesuspense and rapid pace of a detective story. After four years in prison, the skilled young thief Said Mahranemerges bent on revenge. He finds a world that has changed in moreways than one. Egypt has undergone a revolution and, on a morepersonal level, his beloved wife and his trusted henchman, whoconspired to betray him to the police, are now married to eachother and are keeping his six-year-old daughter from him. But inthe most bitter betrayal, his mentor, Rauf Ilwan, once a firebrandrevolutionary who convinced Said that stealing from the rich in aunjust society is an act of justice, is now himself a rich man, arespected newspaper editor who wants nothing to do with thedisgraced Said. As Said's wild attempts to achieve his idea ofjustice badly misfire, he becomes a hunted man so driven by hatredthat he can only recognize too late his last chance atredemption.
