西蒙·萊斯《中國陰影》(1977首版）Chinese Shadows by Simon Leys (1977) – First Viking Press English Edition 香港 sobre todo

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稳坐社交媒体“宠儿”宝座。 ———————————————————— 对于一种质地奇怪、味道不甜、煮熟后会变苦的水果来说，这似乎是一个令人震惊的发展轨迹，但正是这些矛盾之处促成了牛油果的崛起——尽管它奇奇怪怪，但它脂肪丰富、营养密集、相当健康。在销售商数十年如一日的创造性营销努力下，牛油果逐渐成为一种新颖而正确的食物，一个“干禧一代”生活方式的潮流标志。 ———————————————————— 通过生动的逸事、多彩的图片和美味的食谱，本书追溯了牛油果的百年上位史：它与更新世时期的巨型食草动物共同进化；它被墨西哥的西班牙征服者欣然接纳；它走向现代人的餐桌，成为水果中的“超级水果”。 ———————————————————— 在轻松的逸事和严肃的历史之间取得了令人愉快的平衡。——《书商》(The Bookseller) ———————————————————— 这是一个引人入胜的牛油果故事，讲得很动听。——玛丽恩·内斯特尔(Marion Nestle) 纽约大学营养学、食品研究和公共卫生荣誉教授

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西蒙·萊斯《中國陰影》(1977首版）Chinese Shadows by Simon Leys (1977) – First Viking Press English Edition 香港 sobre todoSynopsis Chinese Shadows is a deeply observant and candid account of life in the People's Republic of China during the 1970s. Authored by the Belgian sinologist and art historian Pierre Ryckmans, writing under the pseudonym "Simon Leys," this book offers a stark contrast to the common portrayals of China at the time. Through a series of vignettes, Leys shares his experiences as a foreigner in Peking, documenting his encounters with bureaucracy and the