Longlisted for the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence Against the background of a thousand years of vivid history, acclaimed writer Marie Arana tells the timely and timeless stories of three contemporary Latin Americans whose lives represent three driving forces that have shaped the character of the region: exploitation (silver), violence (sword), and religion (stone). Leonor Gonzales lives in a tiny community perched 18,000 feet above sea level in the Andean cordillera of Peru, the highest human habitation on earth. Like her late husband, she works the gold mines much as the Indians were forced to do at the time of the Spanish Conquest. Illiteracy, malnutrition, and disease reign as they did five hundred years ago. And now, just as then, a miner’s survival depends on a vast global market whose fluctuations are controlled in faraway places. Carlos Buergos is a Cuban who fought in the civil war in Angola and now lives in a quiet community outside New Orleans. He was among hundreds of criminals Cuba expelled to the US in 1980. His story echoes the violence that has coursed through the Americas since before Columbus to the crushing savagery of the Spanish Conquest, and from 19th- and 20th-century wars and revolutions to the military crackdowns that convulse Latin America to this day. Xavier Albó is a Jesuit priest from Barcelona who emigrated to Bolivia, where he works among the indigenous people. He considers himself an Indian in head and heart and, for this, is well known in his adopted country. Although his aim is to learn rather than proselytize, he is an inheritor of a checkered past, where priests marched alongside conquistadors, converting the natives to Christianity, often forcibly, in the effort to win the New World. Ever since, the Catholic Church has played a central role in the political life of Latin America—sometimes for good, sometimes not. In Silver, Sword, and Stone Marie Arana seamlessly weaves these stories with the history of the past millennium to explain three enduring themes that have defined Latin America since pre-Columbian times: the foreign greed for its mineral riches, an ingrained propensity to violence, and the abiding power of religion. What emerges is a vibrant portrait of a people whose lives are increasingly intertwined with our own. Review “Marie Arana’s monumental, stupendous new history of Latin America, Silver Sword, and Stone, is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand this hemisphere and our current crises.” -- Julia Alvarez, author of In the Time of the Butterflies “Meticulously researched, the book’s greatest strengths are the power of its epic narrative, the beauty of its prose and its rich portrayals of character. . . . Arana’s strength is the power and passion of her storytelling, and her explanation of what has shaped Latin America over the past half-millennium has the ring of truth. . . . [A] marvelous book.” -- Tom Gjelten, The Washington Post “Silver, Sword, and Stone, as Arana points out, is not a straightforward history of Latin America. Neither is it journalism. Rather, it’s a hybrid, combining learned historical analysis with in-depth reporting and political commentary. . . . [And] an informed and authoritative voice, one that deserves a wide audience.” -- Álvaro Enrigue, The New York Times “Through the power and beauty of her writing, Arana brings extraordinary clarity to one of the most complex regions of the world. I have never before read a book of such astonishing breadth and intricate depth, capturing both the magnificent sweep of history and the gripping immediacy of journalism. The stories she tells will break your heart and blow your mind, but they will also give you a much clearer understanding of Latin America and a deep sense of wonder at the strength and resilience of its people.” -- Candice Millard, author of Hero of the Empire “Gets at the identity conundrum of Latin America with storytelling that is both clear-eyed and evocative. . . . The sweep and soar of her narrative recalls Victor Hugo. . . . Arana gives us an epic story of stories — of regions conjoined by desire for treasure, power and control, and of the emotional mortar which binds people together through endurance.” -- Marcela Davison Aviles, NPR.org “An elegant and incisive writer and observer, Marie Arana has given us a thoughtful and revealing portrait of the fabled—and too-little-understood—world of Latin America. Combining history with contemporary reportage, Silver, Sword & Stone is compelling reading.” -- Jon Meacham, author of The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels “Like a condor soaring above the Andes, Marie Arana gives a sweeping overview of Latin American history. History is usually written by the winners, but this book throbs with passion for the victims and underdogs. It also celebrates the cultural triumphs, exuberance and generosity that make Latin America so lovable.” -- John Hemming, author of The Conquest of the Incas “To trace the soul of a continent is an extraordinary feat, and Marie Arana does it with scholarly precision, moral thoroughness and elegance of style. For anyone interested in understanding—really understanding—what Latin America is and where it comes from, Silver, Sword and Stone has to be the first step.” -- Juan Gabriel Vásquez, author of The Sound of Things Falling "Peruvian-born author Marie Arana takes us directly to the mysterious and misunderstood center of Latin America in her latest book. . . . The sweep is enormous and complex, but Arana’s storytelling and her obvious compassion guide us through the past millennium as an absorbing, even poignant, kaleidoscopic journey to places it behooves us all to comprehend." -- Yvette Benavides, San Antonio News-Express “Arana’s fluency in Latin American history blossoms in this unique and arresting inquiry into three ‘crucibles’ which have shaped Latin American life for centuries. . . . In this masterwork of exploration, connection, and analysis, Arana offers a fresh, gripping, and redefining perspective on a vital and magnificent region betrayed by toxic greed and vicious tyranny.”, Booklist (starred review)

A landmark history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family historyIn 1899, Yusuf Diya al-Khalidi, mayor of Jerusalem, alarmed by the Zionist call to create a Jewish national home in Palestine, wrote a letter aimed at Theodore Herzl: the country had an indigenous people who would not easily accept their own displacement. He warned of the perils ahead, ending his note, “in the name of God, let Palestine be left alone.” Thus Rashid Khalidi, al-Khalidi’s great-great-nephew, begins this sweeping history, the first general account of the conflict told from an explicitly Palestinian perspective.Drawing on a wealth of untapped archival materials and the reports of generations of family members―mayors, judges, scholars, diplomats, and journalists―The Hundred Years' War on Palestine upends accepted interpretations of the conflict, which tend, at best, to describe a tragic clash between two peoples with claims to the same territory. Instead, Khalidi traces a hundred years of colonial war on the Palestinians, waged first by the Zionist movement and then Israel, but backed by Britain and the United States, the great powers of the age. He highlights the key episodes in this colonial campaign, from the 1917 Balfour Declaration to the destruction of Palestine in 1948, from Israel’s 1982 invation of Lebanon to the endless and futile peace process. Original, authoritative, and important, The Hundred Years' War on Palestine is not a chronicle of victimization, nor does it whitewash the mistakes of Palestinian leaders or deny the emergence of national movements on both sides. In reevaluting the forces arrayed against the Palestinians, it offers an illuminating new view of a conflict that continues to this day.

Deaf Republic opens in an occupied country in a time of political unrest. When soldiers breaking up a protest kill a deaf boy, Petya, the gunshot becomes the last thing the citizens hear―they all have gone deaf, and their dissent becomes coordinated by sign language. The story follows the private lives of townspeople encircled by public violence: a newly married couple, Alfonso and Sonya, expecting a child; the brash Momma Galya, instigating the insurgency from her puppet theater; and Galya’s girls, heroically teaching signing by day and by night luring soldiers one by one to their deaths behind the curtain. At once a love story, an elegy, and an urgent plea, Ilya Kaminsky’s long-awaited Deaf Republic confronts our time’s vicious atrocities and our collective silence in the face of them.

本书以中文打字机为对象，追溯了中文与现代信息技术相适应的历史。近现代以来，汉字作为非字母文字，在技术语言现代化的过程中遭遇了来自字母文字中心主义的重重阻碍，其一便是无法适应西式打字机。本书通过讲述中文打字机的发明历程，展示了汉语世界的机械革命，探索了中文寻求生存、适应且影响科技变革的历史。书中描述了在近一个世纪之间，中文使用者在发明中文打字机的过程中进行的各种尝试、经历种种失败或成功的故事，由此反映了中文如何突破字母文字霸权而融入全球化信息时代，重新获得独特地位。

2008 film by Stephen Daldry

The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.

forthcoming film directed by Mélanie Laurent

诺贝尔文学奖得主《二手时间》作者阿列克谢耶维奇代表作 切尔诺贝利核灾难幸存者口述实录 简体版首度完整出版，作者全新修订，指定译本 诺贝尔文学奖颁奖词：她的复调书写，是对我们时代的苦难和勇气的纪念 切尔诺贝利核事故32周年，以本书作为对受难者、牺牲者的祭祷 ...... ............. ※编辑推荐※ ★ 阿列克谢耶维奇代表作，“乌托邦之声”系列中的最感人肺腑的篇章 。 ★ 切尔诺贝利核灾难幸存者口述实录，揭开切尔诺贝利灾难的“内幕和真相”。文学史上最震撼人心的非虚构写作。 ★ 每一页都是奇异而残忍的故事，每一个故事都透视着俄国人的灵魂 。阿列克谢耶维奇探访事故发生地，历时数年，采访了超过500位灾难受害者，真实地记录人们的愤怒、恐惧、勇敢、同情和爱。她拼写出了一个时代的声音和一幅幅不同的人性图像。 ★ 阿列克谢耶维奇是经典俄语文学的继承者。她继承了从普希金开始，到托尔斯泰、契诃夫的现实主义脉络。她的作品是俄罗斯现实主义传统的当代体现。 ★ 一部反思人类技术灾难的启示录。福岛核泄露、朝鲜核试验等人类的科技危险正潜伏在我们身边，当我们反思历史，该如何避免灾难重演？ ................... ※内容简介※ 1986年4月26日，前苏联治下的乌克兰境内，切尔诺贝利核电站发生爆炸，这是人类史上最惨烈的技术悲剧之一。上万平民因放射性物质长期受到感染或致命；数万亩土地被污染，切尔诺贝利一夜之间化为废城。 事故后十年，著名记者阿列克谢耶维奇冒着核辐射危险，深入事故发生现场，历时数年，访问了超过500位幸存者，用普通个体的声音平贴出时代的全景，书写了一部人类的启示录。在这里，平凡人物的真实经历比小说更惊人。每个人的声音都透视着历史的崩塌、国家机器的隐瞒、俄罗斯人的价值观，以及人们的愤怒、恐惧、勇敢、同情和爱。 「切尔诺贝利核爆是二十世纪最重大的灾害事件，时至今日我还是不解，我所见证的究竟是过去还是未来？……一不小心，就会陷入恐惧的窠臼。」——阿列克谢耶维奇 ................... ※媒体推荐※ 因涉及苏联历史上富有争议的主题，阿列克谢耶维奇常将自己置于险境，她挑战过往叙事，并重新审视历史事件对普通人的影响。 ——《纽约客》 她的书具有危险的力量，记录着二十世纪的暴力、愚蠢与残酷，毫无冷场。 ——德国国家广播电台 阿列克谢耶维奇为历史中的灰色地带举起一盏明灯。 ——瑞典《赫尔辛伯格日报 》 每一页都是残酷、荒诞的故事，就像核辐射残存在幸存者的体内。 ——《纽约时报》 阿列克谢耶维奇在这部非凡的作品中，记录了她的白俄罗斯同胞的生与死。本书终于在美国出版……简直是无与伦比的见证。 ——《国家》杂志 比起戈尔巴乔夫的经济改革，切尔诺贝利事件可能是苏联解体的真正原因。 ——《政治事务》杂志 如同古希腊悲剧表演的合唱团，本书收录了众人的心声。短期之内，我们恐怕不会再有机会读到这般真实记录愤怒、愚昧、英勇和伤亡的文字。 ——《伦敦时报》 口语叙述的历史在脑海中挥之不去，充斥着面对命运时的无奈、艰苦卓绝的勇气，以及浓厚的黑色幽默……如同不可磨灭的X光透视着俄国人的灵魂。 ——《出版人周刊》 书中记录着受污染的世界里骇人的生活。这些典型的故事分别传达出不同的声音：愤怒、恐惧、无知、艰苦、英勇、同情和爱。阿列克谢耶维奇冒着损害健康的风险，深入前线收集这些见证，把故事转化成令人难忘的精辟著作，我们只能期盼书中的灾难不会重现。 ——《书目杂志》 阅读阿列克谢耶维奇的作品，或多或少都会让人感到哀伤。她的写作技法好似无言的雄辩，描绘了时代的无助、英雄主义和苦难。从受访者的独白中，她创造了这样一种历史：读者无论离事件多遥远，都会感同身受。阅读本书让我第一次感受到切尔诺贝利是欧洲的一场海啸，这场由人类造成的海啸，永无止尽…如果你关心未来，我强烈推荐本书。阿列克谢耶维奇的切尔诺贝利充满着极端和未知，它是技术爆炸的试验场。 —— Julian Evans，《每日电邮报》 她创造了一部情感史，你甚至可以认为它是一部灵魂史。 ——Sara Danius，瑞典皇家科学院常任干事

Paul Baumer enlisted with his classmates in the German army of World War I. Youthful, enthusiastic, they become soldiers. But despite what they have learned, they break into pieces under the first bombardment in the trenches. And as horrible war plods on year after year, Paul holds fast to a single vow: to fight against the principles of hate that meaninglessly pits young men of the same generation but different uniforms against each other--if only he can come out of the war alive."The world has a great writer in Erich Maria Remarque. He is a craftsman of unquestionably first trank, a man who can bend language to his will. Whether he writes of men or of inanimate nature, his touch is sensitive, firm, and sure."THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

2015年度诺贝尔文学奖得主阿列克谢耶维奇最具分量的作品 发表后荣获德国书业和平奖（2013）、法国美第契散文奖（2013）、俄罗斯「大书奖」读者票选最佳文学作品（2014）、波兰卡普钦斯基报告文学奖（2015） 本书是白俄罗斯著名作家阿列克谢耶维奇最新作品，通过口述采访的形式，展现身处关键历史时刻的普通人的生活。本书讲述了苏联解体后，1991年到2012年二十年间的痛苦的社会转型中，俄罗斯普通人的生活，为梦想破碎付出的代价。在书中，从学者到清洁工，每个人都在重新寻找生活的意义。他们的真实讲述同时从宏观和微观上呈现出一个重大的时代，一个社会的变动，为这一段影响深远的历史赋予了人性的面孔。苏联解体已逾二十年，俄罗斯人重新发现了世界，世界也重新认识了俄罗斯。新一代已经成长起来，他们的梦想已不再关乎梦想，不再像90年代他们的父辈，关心信仰。二十年来，人们看了崭新的俄罗斯，但她却早已不是任何人曾经梦想过的俄罗斯了。作者追溯了苏联和苏联解体之后的历史过程，让普通的小人物讲述他们自己的故事，从而展现出身处历史的转折，以及人们如何追寻信仰、梦想，如何诉说秘密和恐惧，让人们重新思考什么是“俄罗斯”和“俄罗斯人”，为什么他们无法适应急剧的现代化，为什么再近两百年之后，依然与欧洲相隔。本书分为上下两部分，采访了生长于理想之下的俄罗斯人和今天的俄罗斯人，以及阿塞拜疆等前苏联国家的普通人，呈现他们的生活细节，所感所想。德国媒体盛赞该书撷取的是最为细小的马赛克，却拼出了一幅完整的后苏联时代图景。“一部20世纪后半叶的微观俄国史，笔力直抵普京时代。”

【内容简介】 奥斯曼帝国六百年，是三百年的强盛加上三百年的衰落的故事。它是一个地跨欧亚非的庞大帝国、世界的十字路口，国运兴衰牵动了世界历史的走向。 土耳其人的祖先来自中亚大草原。公元1300年左右，他们迁徙到亚洲的最西端，在此建立了自己的国家。土耳其人拥有草原民族一贯的凌厉作风，而他们的灵活与包容则在那个时代独树一帜。仅仅经过三位开国苏丹的励精图治，土耳其人就以“帝国”自立，在欧洲留下战无不胜的威名。 1453年征服者穆罕默德攻陷君士坦丁堡，1529年苏莱曼大帝陈兵维也纳城下——鼎盛时代的奥斯曼帝国，为欧亚大陆的政治地图带来了史无前例的冲击。在欧洲，奥斯曼帝国在拜占庭帝国的废墟上建起新的繁荣，被汤因比称为“罗马帝国的第五次复兴”；在亚洲，它再现阿拉伯帝国的辉煌，带领伊斯兰世界回归了团结与强盛。这一切，使得奥斯曼帝国在那个帝国时代无往不利，成为“三洲两海、东方西方、世界中心伊斯坦布尔的主人”。 随着世界现代的降临，奥斯曼帝国却落后了。一个又一个欧洲国家站上历史变革的潮头，哈布斯堡王朝、西班牙、沙皇俄国、拿破仑帝国、大英帝国，与东方强权奥斯曼发生不可避免的碰撞。1683年奥斯曼军队再度围攻维也纳遭遇惨败，从此，“胜利”愈发成为一种奢望：奥斯曼帝国在军事、制度、科技上都被欧洲赶超了。帝国尝试过种种维新道路，新与旧的交锋异常残酷，一些大臣甚至苏丹为了改革事业献出了生命。 帝国的改革亦步亦趋，而世界近代的帝国主义争夺和民族独立运动却来得无比迅猛。1821年，奥斯曼帝国统治下的希腊爆发独立战争；同时期的埃及也自立门户。此后，从奥斯曼帝国的巴尔干、中东和非洲领土上陆续分裂出二十多个国家。其中很多国家迅速沦为英国、法国、俄罗斯等欧洲列强的殖民地。最终，奥斯曼帝国本身也在“一战”战败后倾覆。六百年世界帝国的历史成了被人怀念、叹惋的过去，而现代土耳其以一个共和国的面貌开启了新的篇章。 在土耳其的跌宕国运中，中国读者能找得到祖国的影子，也找得到很多国际现状的根源。那段帝国时代是欧亚两洲，乃至整个世界近代不可磨灭、无法回避的历史记忆。 【编辑推荐】 1. 奥斯曼帝国史，即土耳其的古代、近代史，是我们了解世界近现代变迁必不可少、又常常忽略的一块拼图。奥斯曼帝国的国运兴衰，强时称霸欧洲，弱时被欧洲赶超、欺凌，加上地处“世界的十字路口”，使得土耳其成为理解近代全球力量变迁绝好窗口。从这里，你在了解土耳其自身的同时，也将从另一个视角理解现代欧洲和现代中东的形成。 2. 历史读者的感官盛宴！本书作者曾受著名历史学家阿诺德•汤因比的称赞，说作者兼为“形象刻画的大师”和“叙事写作的大师”。《奥斯曼帝国六百年》作为作者的生涯收官之作，完美诠释作者的大师文笔。傲视欧亚群雄的伟大苏丹，被守旧势力烧死在塔楼中的维新大臣……洋洋洒洒的奥斯曼历史，在作者的笔下鲜活起来。 3. 土耳其时政局势动荡，牵动欧亚两洲乃至全世界的神经。这个地处欧洲和伊斯兰世界之交，背负数百年奥斯曼帝国传统的国家，为何如此重要？这部奥斯曼帝国通史将给你答案。 4. 土耳其旅游访古、感受风情的必备读物。土耳其是一个充满故事的国度，国际旅游的热门目的地。这本书让你不再对土耳其一无所知，你将对伊斯坦布尔的街巷、伊兹密尔的古城、地中海岸的秀丽风光都有不一样的亲切。 5. 你是否是诺奖作家奥尔罕•帕慕克的粉丝？那么《奥斯曼帝国六百年》也将让你一见如故！这是《我的名字叫红》《伊斯坦布尔》《白色城堡》等书背后的历史布景。 6. 土耳其与中国同为亚洲文明古国，到了近代又一同沦为欧洲主导的世界现代化大潮中的落后被欺者。近代的土耳其史称“西亚病夫”。是什么导致了中土两国的相似命运？了解土耳其的历史命运，有助于我们更好地理解自己，理解近现代世界。

多梅尼科•斯坎代拉，一位普通的磨坊主，生活于16世纪意大利东北的弗留利地区。他能读会写，读过《十日谈》、意大利本国语言版《圣经》和曼德维尔游记之类的书，也能用自己的语言重述它们。他先后面对乡邻、神父和宗教法庭的法官，表达自己的情感，阐述自己对教会和世界的看法。如果有机会觐见教皇、国王，他也想要慷慨陈词。 他不相信基督救赎，怀疑圣经文本，讥讽洗礼等诸圣事不过是一桩生意。他说上帝是一缕空气，视众天使为奶酪中的蛆虫。他大声指斥压迫穷人的教士、贵族，呼吁教会放弃特权、返朴归贫，甚至渴望发起一场激进的宗教改革。对他的两次审判相隔十五年，亲朋的退避、教士的斥责和审判官的威吓，皆未动摇他“离经叛道”的立场和信心。 最终，在近乎默默无闻中度过一生之后，由于教皇的直接干预，他被宗教法庭下令烧死在火刑柱上，就死在大名鼎鼎的布鲁诺被烧死前夕。 金茨堡在错综复杂的审判档案和精英文化、低层文化之间穿梭游走，编织了一个结构巧妙、叙述迷人的故事。通过磨坊主多梅尼科的眼睛，我们看到的不仅仅是普通人的生活和思想世界，他的奇思异想、喜怒哀乐和挑战权威的决心，16世纪欧洲大众文化的瑰丽图景乃至欧洲宏大的历史画卷也徐徐展开。 编辑推荐： ★史学巨擘金茨堡经久不衰的经典，出版45年来首次在中文世界出版 本书是几乎每一个学历史的人都知道或听过的名著，自1976年出版以来，享誉全球，至今已以意大利语、英语、法语、德语、葡萄牙语、加泰罗尼亚语、西班牙语、俄语、日语、韩语、捷克语、希伯来语、波兰语、爱沙尼亚语、芬兰语、克罗地亚语等多种文字出版了二十多个版本。本书不仅是微观史学三大代表作之一，经过半个世纪的检验，也已成为当之无愧的现代史学经典。 ★抽丝剥茧，探索个体的知识来源与世界观，呈现精英文化与大众文化的碰撞 在本书中，作者花了很大的力气去探讨主人公离经叛道的思想、读过什么书、可能接触过哪些思想和团体，展示了他读过的那些书与他阅读这些书的方式之间的差异，他以相当不同的方式重述（甚至扭曲）了他读过的内容。通过他的故事，我们不仅看到了他的生活，还看到了普通民众的宗教信仰、他以一己之力向宗教和政治权威发起的挑战，也可以感受到书面文化与口头文化之间的交织渗透：启蒙运动、宗教改革和印刷术都对这个“边缘小人物”产生了影响。

2017 film directed by Joe Wright

2020 film directed by Aaron Sorkin

Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.