Slow Boat to China and Other Stories (Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan) Yijiachuban “As a poet

“As a poet

5亿），其历史著作也如纪录片一样深入浅出，全方位调动感官，带领读者一起听到、闻到、感觉到、尝到、看到过去，体验历史中真实的生活与喜怒哀乐。 ★被译为十国语言，广受好评，《纽约时报》《华盛顿邮报》《时代》杂志等著名媒体推荐 ----------------------------------- ◎推荐语 这本书是一部真正的杰作，结合了关于早期古典世界的令人惊叹的博学和知识，以及十分流畅的写作。 ——约翰·朱利叶斯·诺里奇(著有“拜占庭三部曲”、《伟大的城市》等) 几千年来，海伦一直是西方文化意识中的一部分，常常被视为女性性权力的一个令人不安的形象。英国历史学家贝塔妮·休斯追索了关于海伦的历史和神话，以呈现这个原型化的象征……长久以来，男性思想家对女性的看法都可以通过海伦窥见……本书呈现出的故事令人着迷且具有启发性。它对史前社会、政治和宗教制度的阐述尤其有趣，纠正了在基督教影响下对海伦以及所有女性的（错误）建构。 ——美国《出版人周刊》 （阅读）这段历史的最大乐趣在于作者唤醒感觉的能力……休斯对细节的关注唤起了一种共情的体验，不仅是快乐，还有痛苦……休斯提醒我们，曾经有一个时代，女性对土地产品的统治以及她们自己的性能力，使她们中的一些人成为爱慕、崇拜和欲望的强大主体和光芒四射的对象。 ——美国《圣地亚哥联合论坛报》

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An acclaimed journalist on contemporary China lays bare the country's two-decade quest for global dominance and how the Chinese Communist Party coopted what Western leaders have long considered their most powerful tool in the fight for liberal democracy—capitalism—to expand its illiberal influence worldwide

Slow Boat to China and Other Stories (Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan) Yijiachuban “As a poet"Dream and Swine and Aurora," "Deep in the Rubber Forest," "Fish Bones," "Allah's Will," "Monkey Butts, Fire, and Dangerous Things"Ng Kim Chew's stories are raw, rural, and rich with the traditions of his native Malaysia. They are also full of humor and spirit, demonstrating a deep appreciation for human ingenuity in the face of poverty, oppression, and exile. Ng creatively captures the riot of cultures that roughly coexist on the Malay Peninsula and