阿蘭·萊特曼（Alan Lightman）

美國理論物理學傢、小說傢，齣生於1948年。身為普林斯頓大學物理學士，加州理工學院物理博士的他，是美國《哈潑市場》、《紐約客》、《紐約書評》等報刊的專欄作者，在他筆下，曼妙文筆、超乎尋常的想象力與精準的科學洞察力，令人匪夷所思地結閤在一起。他的處女作《愛因斯坦的夢》於1993年一問世，便成為全球暢銷書，其對時間的思考富有哲思，令人摺服。他於2000年齣版的小說《診斷》（The Diagnosis）入選美國國傢圖書奬的決選名單。此外，還有散文與寓言選集《時間旅行和老爸喬的煙鬥》（Dance for Two），以及多本闡述科學的書籍。

A stunning new novel about an ordinary man's encounter with the extraordinary, from the author of Einstein's Dreams .David Kurzweil, a quiet man with modest ambitions, was taking a break at his new job, when he saw something out of the corner of his eye. Something no science could explain. Suddenly David's life is changed, and he soon finds himself in the middle of a wild public controversy over the existence of the supernatural. As David searches for an explanation, we embark on a provocative exploration of the delicate divide between the physical and the spiritual, between science and religion as only Alan Lightman could provide. Combining a beautiful narrative with provocative ideas, Ghost investigates timeless questions that continue to challenge the truth as we know it.