The forbidden worlds of Haruki Murakami (村上春樹)

Matthew Carl Strecher
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In an “other world” composed of language—it could be a fathomless Martian well, a labyrinthine hotel or forest—a narrative unfolds, and with it the experiences, memories, and dreams that constitute reality for Haruki Murakami’s characters and readers alike. Memories and dreams in turn conjure their magical counterparts—people without names or pasts, fantastic animals, half-animals, and talking machines that traverse the dark psychic underworld of this writer’s extraordinary fiction.

Fervently acclaimed worldwide, Murakami’s wildly imaginative work in many ways remains a mystery, its worlds within worlds uncharted territory. Finally in this book readers will find a map to the strange realm that grounds virtually every aspect of Murakami’s writing. A journey through the enigmatic and baffling innermost mind, a metaphysical dimension where Murakami’s most bizarre scenes and characters lurk, The Forbidden Worlds of Haruki Murakami exposes the psychological and mythological underpinnings of this other world. Matthew Carl Strecher shows how these considerations color Murakami’s depictions of the individual and collective soul, which constantly shift between the tangible and intangible but in this literary landscape are undeniably real.

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我是猫

夏目漱石 著
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在我這隻貓看來，現代人不論醒著或睡著，都在不斷盤算著怎樣對自己最有利，因此當然要像密探和盜賊一樣加強自覺意識。整天東張西望，膽戰心驚，直到進入墳墓，片刻不得安寧，這便是現代人的心理，文明的詛咒！愚蠢至極！

日本國民作家——夏目漱石透過貓兒獨特的視野，對人類世界大肆品頭題足一番，詼諧的口吻中，也生動地刻畫出人性的真實與庸俗的醜態。財閥的勢利、政治黑暗的鬥爭、金權主義下的阿諛奉承、知識分子的無病呻吟，種種荒謬狂妄的言行舉止，在貓兒眼裡昭然若揭。

這是一部討論「自我定位」的書，也是夏目漱石三十年生活經驗的省思；藉由擬貓的陳述，經歷調適自我與社會規範，對資本主義社會進行了無情的攻擊與嘲笑。

本書特色
★日本國民作家夏目漱石一舉成名的不朽著作！
★日本《朝日新聞》票選為日本一千年來最受歡迎的文學家之首！
★夏目漱石最膾炙人口的處女作，更因此被譽為最有價值的新時代作家。

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Imperial Illusions: Crossing Pictorial Boundaries in the Qing Palaces

Kristina Kleutghen
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In the Forbidden City and other palaces around Beijing, Emperor Qianlong (r. 1736-1795) surrounded himself with monumental paintings of architecture, gardens, people, and faraway places. The best artists of the imperial painting academy, including a number of European missionary painters, used Western perspectival illusionism to transform walls and ceilings with visually striking images that were also deeply meaningful to Qianlong. These unprecedented works not only offer new insights into late imperial China’s most influential emperor, but also reflect one way in which Chinese art integrated and domesticated foreign ideas ...

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“Giuseppe Castiglione – Lang Shining New Media Art Exhibition” is being staged at City University of Hong Kong until 25 August 2016. The exhibition combines analog and digital technologies to present the masterpieces of Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766), an Italian Jesuit missionary who became a highly influential painter at the imperial court of the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong Emperors.

跟徐志摩去流浪: 英倫文學飛翔版圖

謝金玄 著
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倫敦是隨性嘻鬧的，是五光十色的，是歷史堆疊的，但也籠罩化不開的文藝氣息……。你想知道：徐志摩所知道的康橋是什麼樣子嗎？莎士比亞在哪裡邂逅他的茱麗葉呢？歐蘭朵真是吳爾芙的影子情人？祕密花園裡究竟藏了什麼祕密？長不大的小熊維尼和羅賓到哪去了？聽著柳林風聲的動物們冬眠去了嗎？

作者走訪了十三位英國偉大文人（包括四位兒童文學作家）的故居，及其經典著作的真實場景；並附景點之交通、開放時間、門票等詳細資訊，同時穿插寫意式的水彩地圖。人間四月天時，請安排一趟文學之旅，去發現倫敦最初的溫柔。

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The Economic Consequences of Brexit: A Taxing Decision

Rafal Kierzenkowski, Nigel Pain, Elena Rusticelli and Sanne Zwart
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Membership of the European Union has contributed to the economic prosperity of the United Kingdom. Uncertainty about the outcome of the referendum has already started to weaken growth in the United Kingdom. A UK exit (Brexit) would be a major negative shock to the UK economy, with economic fallout in the rest of the OECD, particularly other European countries. In some respects, Brexit would be akin to a tax on GDP, imposing a persistent and rising cost on the economy that would not be incurred if the UK remained in the EU. The shock would be transmitted through several channels that would change depending on the time horizon. In the near term, the UK economy would be hit by tighter financial conditions and weaker confidence and, after formal exit from the European Union, higher trade barriers and an early impact of restrictions on labour mobility.

By 2020, GDP would be over 3% smaller than otherwise (with continued EU membership), equivalent to a cost per household of GBP 2200 (in today’s prices). In the longer term, structural impacts would take hold through the channels of capital, immigration and lower technical progress. In particular, labour productivity would be held back by a drop in foreign direct investment and a smaller pool of skills. The extent of foregone GDP would increase over time. By 2030, in a central scenario GDP would be over 5% lower than otherwise – with the cost of Brexit equivalent to GBP 3200 per household (in today’s prices). The effects would be larger in a more pessimistic scenario and remain negative even in the optimistic scenario. Brexit would also hold back GDP in other European economies, particularly in the near term resulting from heightened uncertainty would create about the future of Europe. In contrast, continued UK membership in the European Union and further reforms of the Single Market would enhance living standards on both sides of the Channel.

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後殖民食物與愛情 香港卷

許子東 主編
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人們不再祇是宣示“我們的城市”，“我們的故事”，“我們的小說”，並呼喊“我們不是天使”，而是必須思考我們究竟生活在什麼樣的城市。我們不是天使，我們是什麼？人們不再祇是以文學為工具來建構“香港意識”，而且也以文學的方式反省“香港意識”的基礎和問題。

圖書目錄
序/許子東
後殖民食物與愛情/也斯
老鼠/文津
嘻嘻嘻酒吧/王璞
長城營造/西西
諾言/亦舒
關於我和影子的故事/邱心
日落安靜道/陳慧
重復的城市/黃勁輝
宋金倩在樓梯街/黃淑嫻
桃花紅/黃碧雲
青春遺事/黃燦然
美人關/陶然
疲勞綜合症/黃婉霞
ICQ以外的介面/斃南
陪我睡/游靜
香港制造/董啟章
看樓/鄺國惠
芭比的世界/潘文偉
回鄉/綠騎士
一張裸照/戴平
襄驛之戰/鐘英偉
短篇兩題/鐘菊芳
電梯/韓麗珠

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