That saying? Behind every famous man ...? From Mrs Midas to Queen Kong, from Elvis' twin sister to Pygmalion's bride, they're all here, in Carol Ann Duffy's inspired and inspirational collection, "The World's Wife". Witty and thought-provoking, this is a tongue-in-cheek, no-holds-barred look at the real movers and shakers across history, myth and legend. If you have ever wondered how, exactly, Darwin came up with his theory of evolution, or what, precisely, Frau Freud thought about her husband, then this is the book for you. 'Inventive, subversive and written with great rhythmical and rhyming dash' - "Sunday Telegraph". 'Carol Ann Duffy reveals the foibles of the great, the ghastly and the ordinary bloke, and the sufferings of those closest to them. The result is a melange of history lesson, fairy-tale and modern-day domestic tragedy, with the occasional joke thrown in for good measure' - "Scotsman".

卡罗尔·安·达菲

英国三百年来第一位桂冠女诗人，当代最靠近诺贝尔文学奖的女诗人之一。以其卓越的诗艺，丰富多元的创作题材，大胆泼辣的诗风成为世界文坛的明星诗人。

陈黎

台湾师大英语系毕业。著有诗集，散文集，音乐评介集等20余种。曾获台湾文艺奖，吴三连文艺奖，时报文学奖推荐奖、叙事诗首奖、新诗首奖，联合报文学奖新诗首奖，台湾文学奖新诗金典奖，梁实秋文学奖翻译奖等。

张芬龄

台湾师大英语系毕业。著有《现代诗启示录》，与陈黎合译有诗集20余种。曾获林荣三文学奖散文奖、小品文奖，并多次获梁实秋文学奖翻译奖。