Fanqie library
Browse
- Titles
- 5
Every Fanqie book we index, searchable by title, author or tag.
-
The Filth of Human Nature
"The Filth of Humanity" was published in 2000 as the third volume of the "American Trilogy" and won the Faulkner Award and the National Jewish Writing Award. This work is filled with conflicts and collisions of various elements, including race and identity, individual and era, chance and fate, etc. The author dives into the hearts of the characters in the story, and uses scalpel-like precision to create a shocking portrayal and merciless criticism of the hypocrisy and struggle of human nature, t
—Reads8.8Score—Shelves
-
Mortal
"Old age is not a battle; old age is a massacre." Philip Roth's late masterpiece, which describes the grief, anger and helplessness of the ordinary world, has been highly recommended by many authoritative European and American book review media. The title "Mortal" comes from a medieval morality play that tells the story of a "mortal"'s deathbed experience when he is summoned by death. Roth's "Mortal" is a story about loss and regret, illness and death. The protagonist of the novel was once the c
—Reads9.3Score—Shelves
-
Anatomy Class
After burying his father, Nathan Zuckerman, who was in his late teens, suddenly suffered from an undiagnosable pain that spread from his shoulders and neck to his torso, and even his mind was occupied by this pain. No doctor knew where his ailment came from. He had to rely on painkillers to survive, could not continue writing, and even his movements were hampered by pain. Bored, he began to let his mind wander, recalling his failed marriage and family relationships. Outflanked by extreme nostalg
—Reads8.6Score—Shelves
-
Professor of Desire
When David Kepsh was young, he pursued absolute personal freedom, followed the call of desire, and indulged himself. This kind of life made him physically and mentally exhausted. And when he got the chance to return to the right path of life, he hesitated, fearing that his freedom would be imprisoned by marriage. Later, he became a professor of comparative literature. While he was preparing to open a course to teach about desire in European novels, he was thinking about life: he believed that he
—Reads9.2Score—Shelves
-
Dying Body
"The Dying Flesh" tells the story of an unusual erotic relationship between David Kepusch, an American professor who is over sixty years old, and his student, Consuela, a twenty-four-year-old Cuban girl. Kepus was obsessed with Consuela's body, and for Consuela, his age and status legitimately gave her the right to submit. However, gradually, the fear of the age gap and the jealousy of youth robbed Kepus of his self-confidence, leaving him struggling between sex and death. The end of this relati
—Reads9.0Score—Shelves