And Quiet Flows the Don or Quietly Flows the Don (Тихий Дон, lit. "The Quiet Don") is 4-volume epic novel by Russian writer Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov. The 1st three volumes were written from 1925 to '32 & published in the Soviet maga
The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket-杂货店的秘密生活
作者:Benjamin Lorr
标题:The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket《杂货店的秘密生活》
简介:This book is an investigation into th
标题:The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket《杂货店的秘密生活》
简介:This book is an investigation into th
Naguib Mahfouz: Three Novels of Ancient Egypt(The Egyptian Trilogy #1-3)
Mahfouz reaches back thousands of years to bring us tales from his homeland's majestic early history—tales of the Egyptian nobility and of war, star-crossed love, and the divine rule of the pharoahs. In Khufu's Wisdom, the legendary Fourth Dynas
Naguib Mahfouz Thebes at War(The Egyptian Trilogy #3)-底比斯战争
Known and loved throughout Egypt as a work that celebrates the national character, Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz’s Thebes at War tells of a high point in Egyptian history–ancient Egypt’s defeat of Asiatic foreigners who had dominated northern Egypt for tw
Naguib Mahfouz Rhadopis of Nubia(The Egyptian Trilogy #2)-努比亚
Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz mines the riches of his homeland’s ancient past in Rhadopis of Nubia, an unforgettable love story set against the high politics of Egypt’s Sixth Dynasty.
While the ravishing courtesan Rhadopis is bathing, a falcon lifts on
While the ravishing courtesan Rhadopis is bathing, a falcon lifts on
Naguib Mahfouz Khufu's Wisdom(The Egyptian Trilogy #1)-胡夫的智慧
At the center of Khufu’s Wisdom, Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz’s majestic first novel, is the legendary Fourth Dynasty monarch Khufu (Cheops), for whom the Great Pyramid of Giza was built.
When a seer prophesies the end of Khufu’s dynasty and the asce
When a seer prophesies the end of Khufu’s dynasty and the asce
The Cairo Trilogy: Palace Walk / Palace of Desire / Sugar Street(The Cairo Trilogy #1-3)
Naguib Mahfouz’s magnificent epic trilogy of colonial Egypt appears here in one volume for the first time. The Nobel Prize-winning writer's masterwork is the engrossing story of a Muslim family in Cairo during Britain's occupation of Egypt in th
Naguib Mahfouz Sugar Street(The Cairo Trilogy #3)-糖街
Sugar Street is the third and concluding volume of the celebrated Cairo Trilogy, which brings the story of Al-Sayid Ahmad and his family up to the middle of the twentieth century.
Aging and ill, the family patriarch surveys the world from his houseware
Aging and ill, the family patriarch surveys the world from his houseware
Naguib Mahfouz Palace of Desire(The Cairo Trilogy #2)-大明宫词
The sensual and provocative second volume in the Cairo Trilogy, Palace Of Desire follows the Al Jawad family into the awakening world of the 1920's and the sometimes violent clash between Islamic ideals, personal dreams and modern realities.
Havin
Havin
Naguib Mahfouz Palace Walk(The Cairo Trilogy #1)-宫殿步道
Volume I of the masterful Cairo Trilogy. A national best-seller in both hardcover and paperback, it introduces the engrossing saga of a Muslim family in Cairo during Egypt's occupation by British forces in the early 1900s.
Before the Throne: Dialogs with Egypt's Great from Menes to Anwar Sadat
In this extraordinary drama-in-dialogue, Naguib Mahfouz reveals his love for all of Egypt's extensive history-and his deep knowledge of it. In Before the Throne, he summons nearly sixty of Egypt's rulers to the afterlife Court of Osiris, from a
Naguib Mahfouz Akhenaten: Dweller in Truth-阿肯那顿:真实的居住者
From the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and author of the Cairo trilogy, comes Akhenaten, a fascinating work of fiction about the most infamous pharaoh of ancient Egypt.
In this beguiling new novel, originally published in 1985 and now appear
In this beguiling new novel, originally published in 1985 and now appear
Kenzaburō Ōe Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids-掐灭花蕾,射杀孩子
Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids recounts the exploits of 15 teenage reformatory boys evacuated in wartime to a remote mountain village where they are feared and detested by the local peasants. When plague breaks out, the villagers flee, blocking the boys ins
Julian Barnes A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters-世界历史分10个半章节
It's an hilarious revisionist account of Noah's ark, narrated by a passenger who doesn't appear in Genesis
Julian Barnes The Sense of an Ending-结束的感觉
By an acclaimed writer at the height of his powers, The Sense of an Ending extends a streak of extraordinary books that began with the best-selling Arthur & George and continued with Nothing to Be Frightened Of and, most recently, Pulse.
This intense n
This intense n
Julian Barnes The Porcupine-豪猪
In his latest novel, Julian Barnes, author of Talking It Over and A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters, trains his laser-bright prose on the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe.
Stoyo Petkanov, the deposed Party leader, is placed on trial for
Stoyo Petkanov, the deposed Party leader, is placed on trial for
Julian Barnes Arthur & George-亚瑟与乔治
As boys, George, the son of a Midlands vicar, and Arthur, living in shabby genteel Edinburgh, find themselves in a vast and complex world at the heart of the British Empire. Years later—one struggling with his identity in a world hostile to his ancestry,
Julian Barnes A History of the World in 10½ Chapters-世界历史共10½章
Beginning with an unlikely stowaway's account of life on board Noah's Ark, A History of the World in 10½ Chapters presents a surprising, subversive, fictional history of earth told from several kaleidoscopic perspectives. Noah disembarks from hi
Chang-rae Lee The Surrendered-投降者
A stunning story about how love and war inalterably change the lives of those they touch, The Surrendered is elegant, suspenseful, and unforgettable: a profound meditation on the nature of heroism and sacrifice, the power of love, and the possibilities fo
Chang-rae Lee A Gesture Life-姿态人生
A Gesture Life by Chang-rae Lee is a taut, suspenseful story about love, family, and community, and the secrets we all harbor. It is the story of a proper man, an upstanding citizen who comes to epitomize the decorous values of his New York suburban town.
Karen Tei Yamashita 1968: Eye Hotel-1968年:眼睛酒店
"Eye Hotel" is the first novella of I Hotel, a National Book Award finalist and epic of America’s struggle for civil rights as it played out in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Yamashita’s cast of students, laborers, artists, revolutionaries, and prov
Julie Berry The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place-派克威洛广场可耻的姐妹情谊
There's a murderer on the loose—but that doesn't stop the girls of St. Etheldreda's from attempting to hide the death of their headmistress in this rollicking farce.
The students of St. Etheldreda's School for Girls face a bothersom
The students of St. Etheldreda's School for Girls face a bothersom
José Saramago Baltasar and Blimunda-修道院纪事
From the recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature, a “brilliant...enchanting novel” (New York Times Book Review) of romance, deceit, religion, and magic set in eighteenth-century Portugal at the height of the Inquisition. National bestseller. Trans
José Saramago The History of the Siege of Lisbon-里斯本围城的历史
"If proofreaders were given their freedom and did not have their hands and feet tied by a mass of prohibitions more binding than the penal code, they would soon transform the face of the world, establish the kingdom of universal happiness, giving dri
Orhan Pamuk Silent House-寂静之家
In an old mansion in Cennethisar (formerly a fishing village, now a posh resort near Istanbul) the old widow Fatma awaits the annual summer visit of her grandchildren: Faruk, a dissipated failed historian; his sensitive leftist sister, Nilgun; and the you
Herta Müller The Appointment-任命
From the winner of the IMPAC Award and the Nobel Prize, a fierce novel about a young Romanian woman's discovery of betrayal in the most intimate reaches of her life
"I've been summoned. Thursday, ten sharp." Thus begins one day in t
"I've been summoned. Thursday, ten sharp." Thus begins one day in t
Mario Vargas Llosa The Way to Paradise-通往天堂之路
Flora Tristán, the illegitimate child of a wealthy Peruvian father and French mother, grows up in poverty and journeys to Peru to demand her inheritance. On her return in 1844, she makes her name as a champion of the downtrodden, touring the French countr
Mario Vargas Llosa The War of the End of the World-世界末日的战争
The War of the End of the World is one of the great modern historical novels. Inspired by a real episode in Brazilian history, Mario Vargas Llosa tells the unforgettable story of an apocalyptic movement, led by a mysterious prophet, in which prostitutes,
Mario Vargas Llosa The Dream of the Celt-凯尔特人的梦想
A subtle and enlightening novel about a neglected human rights pioneer by the Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa
In 1916, the Irish nationalist Roger Casement was hanged by the British government for treason. Casement had dedicated his extraordinary lif
In 1916, the Irish nationalist Roger Casement was hanged by the British government for treason. Casement had dedicated his extraordinary lif
Mario Vargas Llosa Guide to the Perfect Latin American Idiot-完美拉丁美洲白痴指南
Three Latin American writers quote, dissect and review this character in a cultural critique that combines analysis with humor and a relentless self-criticism.
Eleanor Catton The Luminaries-发光体
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It is 1866, and young Walter Moody has come to make his fortune upon the New Zealand goldfields. On the stormy night of his arrival, he stumbles across a tense gathering of twelve loca
It is 1866, and young Walter Moody has come to make his fortune upon the New Zealand goldfields. On the stormy night of his arrival, he stumbles across a tense gathering of twelve loca
Carter Malkasian The American War in Afghanistan: A History-美国阿富汗战争:历史
The first authoritative history of American's longest war by one of the world's leading scholar-practitioners.
The American war in Afghanistan, which began in 2001, is now the longest armed conflict in the nation's history. It is current
The American war in Afghanistan, which began in 2001, is now the longest armed conflict in the nation's history. It is current
Illusions of Victory: The Anbar Awakening and the Rise of the Islamic State-胜利的幻象
In the immediate aftermath of the 2007 "Surge" of American troops in Iraq, the defeat of al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) in Anbar Province was widely hailed as one of America's signature victories. US Marines and soldiers fought for years there, in
War Comes to Garmser: Thirty Years of Conflict on the Afghan Frontier-加姆瑟之战
If you want to understand Afghanistan, writes Carter Malkasian, you need to understand what has happened on the ground, in the villages and countryside that were on the frontline. These small places are the heart of the war.
Modeled on the classic Viet
Modeled on the classic Viet
Carter Malkasian The Korean War-朝鲜战争
The Korean War was a significant turning point in the Cold War. This book explains how the conflict in a small peninsula in East Asia had a tremendous impact on the entire international system and the balance of power between the two superpowers, America
Louise Erdrich The Master Butchers Singing Club-主屠夫歌唱俱乐部
From National Book Award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author Louise Erdrich, a profound and enchanting new novel: a richly imagined world “where butchers sing like angels.”
Having survived World War I, Fidelis Waldvogel returns to his quiet Germ
Having survived World War I, Fidelis Waldvogel returns to his quiet Germ
Jennifer Egan The Invisible Circus-看不见的马戏团
In Jennifer Egan’s highly acclaimed first novel, set in 1978, the political drama and familial tensions of the 1960s form a backdrop for the world of Phoebe O’Connor, age eighteen. Phoebe is obsessed with the memory and death of her sister Faith, a beauti
Jennifer Egan Manhattan Beach-曼哈顿海滩
Anna Kerrigan, nearly twelve years old, accompanies her father to visit Dexter Styles, a man who, she gleans, is crucial to the survival of her father and her family. She is mesmerized by the sea beyond the house and by some charged mystery between the tw
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette-冰雪王国
作者:Hampton Sides
书名:In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette《冰雪王国:美国军舰珍妮特号的极地远征》
简介:On July 8, 187
书名:In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette《冰雪王国:美国军舰珍妮特号的极地远征》
简介:On July 8, 187
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey-怀疑之河:Theodore Roosevelt最黑暗的旅程
1913-1914年,巴西著名探险家C ndido Mariano da Silva Rondon率队穿越亚马孙雨林,他们要到亚马孙河支流Rio da Dúvida考察,并顺利绘制出那里的地图。作为探险队成员的Ro