Powerfully written and filled with magnificent vignettes of the daily life of a medieval estate, 'The Son Avenger' suggests a Greek tragedy whose vision of fate coexists with a Christian sense of suffering and forgiveness. And in the somber, twi
Sigrid Undset In the Wilderness(The Master of Hestviken #3)-荒野
It is Norway in the thirteenth century, a land rent by unremitting warfare and feebly lit by Christianity. Olav Audunsson was once an outlaw; now he is a man of wealth and stature. But he is haunted by the memory of crimes for which there is no easy atone
Sigrid Undset The Snake Pit(The Master of Hestviken #2)-蛇穴
Set in medieval Norway, the books follow Olav and Ingunn, who, though raised as brother and sister, have become lovers in a world caught between the fading sphere of pagan worship and vendettas and the expansion of Christianity.
Sigrid Undset The Axe(The Master of Hestviken #1)-斧头
Set in thirteenth-century Norway, a land racked by political turmoil and bloody family vendettas, The Axe is the first volume in Sigrid Undset's epic tetralogy, The Master of Hestviken. In it we meet Olav Audunsson and Ingunn Steinfinnsdatter, who we
Sigrid Undset The Unknown Sigrid Undset: Jenny and Other Works-未知的西格丽德·温德塞特:珍妮和其他作品
Sigrid Undset's Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy is an internationally best-selling classic, but her earlier work has long been out of print. In this new collection, readers finally have a window into Undset's views on women's sexuality, the r
Sigrid Undset Kristin Lavransdatter(Kristin Lavransdatter #1-3)-克里斯汀·拉夫朗的女儿
In her great historical epic Kristin Lavransdatter, set in fourteenth-century Norway, Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset tells the life story of one passionate and headstrong woman. Painting a richly detailed backdrop, Undset immerses readers in the day-to-day
Thomas Mann Royal Highness-殿下
Royal Highness is the delightfully ironic tale of a small, decadent German duchy and its invigoration by the intellect and values of an independent-minded American woman. Peopled with a range of characters from aristocrat to artisan, Royal Highness provid
Thomas Mann Lotte in Weimar-魏玛乐天
In seinem Goethe-Roman ist es Thomas Mann gelungen, "den großen Alten auf die Bühne zu stellen". Ausgangspunkt ist der historisch belegte Besuch Charlotte Kestners, Goethes unglückliche Jugendliebe und Vorbild für die Figur der Lotte im 'We
Thomas Mann Joseph and His Brothers-约瑟和他的兄弟们
This remarkable new translation of the Nobel Prize-winner’s great masterpiece is a major literary event.
Thomas Mann regarded his monumental retelling of the biblical story of Joseph as his magnum opus. He conceived of the four parts–The Stories of Jac
Thomas Mann regarded his monumental retelling of the biblical story of Joseph as his magnum opus. He conceived of the four parts–The Stories of Jac
Thomas Mann Doctor Faustus-浮士德博士
Thomas Mann's last great novel, first published in 1947 and now rendered into English by acclaimed translator John E. Woods, is a modern reworking of the Faust legend, in which Germany sells its soul to the Devil. Mann's protagonist, the compose
Thomas Mann Buddenbrooks: Decline of a family-巴登布鲁克斯:一个家族的衰落
Buddenbrooks, first published in Germany in 1901, when Mann was only twenty-six, has become a classic of modern literature.
It is the story of four generations of a wealthy bourgeois family in northern Germany facing the advent of modernity; in an unce
It is the story of four generations of a wealthy bourgeois family in northern Germany facing the advent of modernity; in an unce
Thomas Mann Death in Venice: And Seven Other Stories-威尼斯之死:和其他七个故事
In addition to Death in Venice, this volume includes "Mario and the Magician," "Disorder and Early Sorrow," "A Man and His Dog," "Felix Krull," "The Blood of the Walsungs," "Tristan," and "T
Thomas Mann The Magic Mountain-魔法山
In this dizzyingly rich novel of ideas, Mann uses a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps, a community devoted exclusively to sickness, as a microcosm for Europe, which in the years before 1914 was already exhibiting the first symptoms of its own terminal irration
Sinclair Lewis The Innocents: A Story For Lovers-无辜者:情人的故事
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as par
Sinclair Lewis The Trail of the Hawk-鹰的踪迹
This volume contains Sinclair Lewis' 1915 novel, "The Trail of the Hawk: A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life." The story revolves around the life of Carl Ericson and follows him through his early life to maturity. This humorous and masterfu
Sinclair Lewis The Job-工作
1926. Lewis, was the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Possibly the greatest satirist of his age, Lewis wrote novels that present a devastating picture of middle-class American life in the 1920s. Although he ridiculed the values, the l
Sinclair Lewis Free Air-自由空气
Fame was just around the corner when Sinclair Lewis published Free Air in 1919, a year before Main Street. The latter novel zeroed in on the town of Gopher Prairie; the former stopped there briefly and then took the reader by automobile in search of Ameri
Sinclair Lewis Elmer Gantry-埃尔默龙门
Universally recognized as a landmark in American literature, Elmer Gantry scandalized readers when it was first published, causing Sinclair Lewis to be "invited" to a jail cell in New Hampshire and to his own lynching in Virginia. His portrait o
Sinclair Lewis Our Mr. Wrenn; the romantic adventures of a gentle man-我们的雷恩先生;温柔男人的浪漫冒险
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Sinclair Lewis Dodsworth-多兹沃思
First published in 1929, Dodsworth tells the story of a young American couple who moves to Europe. When the woman becomes involved with another man, her husband must choose between forgiving his wife or abandoning the relationship, & Europe, forever.
Sinclair Lewis Work of Art-艺术品
In WORK OF ART three generations of the Weagle family grow up in and work for boarding houses, inns and hotels. Focus is on two brothers, Myron and Ora, of the second generation. Poetic, ethereal Ora could not wait to escape hotel drudgery, though never t
Sinclair Lewis Babbitt-巴比特
Babbitt is a satirical novel about American culture and society that critiques the vacuity of middle class life and the social pressure toward conformity. The controversy provoked by Babbitt was influential in the decision to award the Nobel Prize in Lite
Sinclair Lewis Main Street-大街
With Commentary by E. M. Forster, Dorothy Parker, H. L. Mencken, Lewis Mumford, Rebecca West, Sherwood Anderson, Malcolm Cowley, Alfred Kazin, Constance Rourke, and Mark Schorer.
Main Street, the story of an idealistic young woman's attempts to re
Main Street, the story of an idealistic young woman's attempts to re
Sinclair Lewis Arrowsmith-阿罗史密斯
Arrowsmith is often described as the first "scientific" novel. The books explores medical and scientific themes in a fictional way and it is difficult to think of an earlier book that does this. Although he was not a doctor, Sinclair Lewis'
Luigi Pirandello Tales of Suicide-自杀故事
Suicide, the act of killing oneself voluntarily and intentionally, is clearly one of the most important themes developed by Pirandello during his long literary career. Although he never focused on self-destruction as an end in itself, he made ample use of