Art Deco

Alastair Duncan
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Art Deco is one of the most exciting chapters in the history of the decorative arts. Conceived in France before the First World War, it spread throughout Europe and had its greatest and most spectacular success in the United States. Myriad influences shaped the style - Cubism, Constructivism, Orientalism, the Ballets Russes, the Bauhaus - and its exponents included many of the century's most celebrated artists, designers and craftsmen.

This volume traces the history of the art deco movement and examines its influence on design.
Examples are given of art deco furniture, textiles, ironwork, lighting, silver, glass, ceramics, sculpture, graphics, posters, books, jewellery, and architecture.

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The “Art Deco. The France-China Connection” exhibition traces the origins of Art Deco in France, examines its influence of Chinese arts and craftsmanship on French designers and artisans, and explores the Art Deco lifestyle in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Hangzhou. The artefacts include furniture, sculptures, paintings, posters, costumes, ceramic glassware, vases, jewellery, cosmetic cases and more, highlighting the versatility, originality and adaptability of Art Deco designs. READ MORE

“Art Deco. The France-China Connection” Exhibition
Date: 6 March 2019 to 30 June 2019 (Closed on Mondays)
Time: 10am to 7pm
Venue: CityU Exhibition Gallery, City University of Hong Kong
Admission: Free of charge

便利店人間 = コンビニ人間

村田沙耶香
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第155屆芥川賞得獎作品
今年度，最衝擊社會普世價值，
動搖「正常」與「異常」的人格界線，
引起媒體熱烈討論，極具話題性的寫實小說。

36歲未婚女性古倉惠子，大學畢業後沒有就職，
在便利店打工已歷經18個年頭，至今未交過男朋友。

某天，以尋找結婚對象而加入打工行列的男人白羽，
卻對惠子的生活方式提出質疑：
「妳不覺得丟臉嗎？」

從此，惠子向來信奉的價值被徹底顛覆了，
失去基準的她，能找回真正的自我嗎？

「本作品透過將主角設定為一個偏離社會常識的怪物般角色，銳利、淺白、並且滑稽地刻畫出人類世界的這個真相。本作品堪稱傑作。」----------------奧泉光

「將身為社會異物的主角，放入人工式的正常化超商盒子裡，便鮮明地映照出外頭世界的人們的奇異。作者自由地伸縮這曖昧模糊的境界線，這部分的發展讀來趣味盎然。」---------------小川洋子

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On China

Henry Kissinger
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"Fascinating, shrewd . . . The book deftly traces the rhythms and patterns of Chinese history." —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

In this sweeping and insightful history, Henry Kissinger turns for the first time at book length to a country he has known intimately for decades and whose modern relations with the West he helped shape. On China illuminates the inner workings of Chinese diplomacy during such pivotal events as the initial encounters between China and tight line modern European powers, the formation and breakdown of the Sino-Soviet alliance, the Korean War, and Richard Nixon’s historic trip to Beijing. With a new final chapter on the emerging superpower’s twenty-first-century role in global politics and economics, On China provides historical perspective on Chinese foreign affairs from one of the premier statesmen of our time.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

Glimpses of China from a Bygone Era – An Exhibition of the Library’s Special Collection showcases treasured items dating back to the Ming and Qing dynasties from Special Collection & Archive of the City University of Hong Kong Library. The exhibition is being held from 14 January to 21 March 2019 at Wofoo Foundation Gallery, Run Run Shaw Library, City University of Hong Kong. READ MORE

小說課 : 折磨讀者的秘密

許榮哲
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這是一本小說的武功祕笈，從招式解密到攫取心法––從小說創作的36個關鍵入手，引用古今中外三十多個經典作品為例，以最淺顯的方式讓讀者了解小說。

關於「人物」，它說：描寫性格比描寫長相重要！
關於「場景」，它說：每間星巴克都長得不一樣！
關於「對話」，它說：看得到的對話是水面上的八分之一，看不到的對話是水面下的八分之七！

從「全世界最好的小說開頭」到「一切都是羅生門」，文藝營達人許榮哲帶你深入小說的世界––讀過，看懂，學到！

本書深入淺出，從國中生到大學生，讓愛讀小說的人，更了解小說的構成；想寫小說的人，更不能缺少這本書的指引。

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India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy

by Ramachandra Guha
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A magisterial account of the pains, the struggles, the humiliations, and the glories of the world's largest and least likely democracy, Ramachandra Guha's India After Gandhi is a breathtaking chronicle of the brutal conflicts that have rocked a giant nation and the extraordinary factors that have held it together. An intricately researched and elegantly written epic history peopled with larger-than-life characters, it is the work of a major scholar at the peak of his abilities.

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With the generous book donation from the Consulate General of India, Hong Kong, an invaluable set of books will be added to the City University of Hong Kong Library's collection. The "Know India – Sharing India with the World" Book Donation Ceremony will be held on 26 February 2019 at the Run Run Shaw Library of the City University of Hong Kong. READ MORE

漢字書法之美

蔣勳
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．美學大師蔣勳談漢字的起源與書寫的美學
．漢字的美，彷彿是通過五千年歲月在天地間的各式書寫：可刻，可畫，可歌，可舞......
．如水波跌宕，如簷牙高啄，如飛鳥雙翼翱翔，筆鋒隨書寫者情緒流走。書法是舞蹈，是音樂，是心情的節奏，是審美的符號。
．「漢字書寫，對於我，像一種修行。我希望能像古代洞窟裡抄寫經文的人，把一部《法華經》一字一字寫好，像最初寫自己的名字一樣慎重端正。我不斷回想起父親握著我的手書寫的歲月，那些簡單的『上』、『大』、『人』，也是我的手被父親的手握著，一起完成的最美麗的書法。」
「漢字書寫，是我與自己相處最真實的一種儀式。」──蔣勳

......蔣勳說：書法是呼吸，是養生，是身體的運動，是性情的表達，是做人處事的學習，是安定保佑的力量，是生活現實裡的記憶，是還原到初寫自己名字時的認真......

作者以他獨特的美學情懷，述說動人的漢字書法故事。文字編織成畫面，我們走進了那古老卻又現代的漢字時間光廊，東方書寫的敬意與喜悅，就在你我的指間心中！

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"Science and Art: Chinese and Korean Student Calligraphy Exhibition" is being staged at the Run Run Shaw Library of the City University of Hong Kong until 28 February 2019. READ MORE