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  1. Sin Under the Sun (UK) Agatha Christiecompleted Agatha Christie's "Crime Under the Sun" tells the story of Mrs. Elena Marshall, the most impressive guest at the Jolly Roger Hotel. Among her many admirers, she quickly became attached to the handsome Patrick Redfern. Mrs. Redfern was sad and angry, but Mr. Marshall remained calm. The show had just begun, but Elena disappeared until people found her beautiful body abandoned on the beach with no sunshine, leaving terrible handprints on her neck... —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  2. Captain Grant's Sons and Daughters (German Classic) (French) Written by Jules Verne; Translated by Jin Yicompleted In order to find Captain Grant who died at sea two years ago, the owner of the Duncan, Sir Glenarvan and his wife, took the captain's two sons and daughters, a knowledgeable and confused geographer, and a group of brave explorers. Based on the three distress letters sent by the captain, they followed the 37th parallel south through the mountains and grasslands of South America, across Australia and New Zealand, and embarked on a global adventure to rescue the captain. —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  3. Mrs. Craddock (Written by Somerset Maugham) (UK) William Somerset Maughamcompleted In the countryside of Kent, England, at the end of the 19th century, Bertha, the eldest daughter of a declining family, fell in love with Craddock, the son of a tenant farmer. She pursued love wholeheartedly and married him regardless of the disparity in status and the obstruction of others. The happy newlywed life makes Bertha feel that "the world has just begun." However, soon after her marriage, her ideals of love began to encounter setbacks. She was disappointed again and again. When she put —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  4. Dancing Girl Written by Mori Ogai, Translated by Xu Jianxiongcompleted This book selects ten masterpieces of Mori Ogai's unique short stories and short stories. The writer writes about impossible loves around the themes of human awakening, individual independence, and the pursuit of freedom: misses that are not faults, unspeakable thoughts, and hopes that have come to naught... They are full of sad emotions and flowing with romantic sentimentality. In addition to popular masterpieces on love themes, this book also includes historical novels by Mori Ogai, in order t —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  5. Queen Margot (Top, Middle, Bottom) [France] Alexandre Dumascompleted In France in the 16th century, where blood and fire were intertwined, Alexandre Dumas wrote the thrilling historical legend of "Queen Margot" with great power. The bells of the Saint-Bartholomew Massacre were still ringing, but the beautiful and intelligent Margaret de Valois was forced to enter into a political marriage with her old enemy Henri de Navarre. The wedding banquet turned into a bloody Shura scene, and the queen's life was pushed into the abyss of religious vendetta and palace conspi —Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  6. Blood Stained Style (French) Stendhalcompleted You can read some world novels: a collection of short and medium-length works by the 19th-century French critical realist writer Stendhal. When Stendhal was 17 years old, he joined the army and followed Napoleon in the north and south, winning Napoleon's admiration. After the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty in 1814, he was wanted and exiled in Milan. He began publishing works in 1817, and later published his works under the pen name Stendhal. In 1821 he was forced to leave Milan and return to —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  7. Assassin's Creed: Heresy (US) Written by Christie Gordon; Translated by Xia Qing and Kong Yingcompleted An endless conflict. An ancient mistake. A new revelation. Simon Hathaway, a member of the Inner Temple of the Knights Templar, brings a cool head and a detached attitude to his new position: Director of Historical Research at Abstergo Industries. But Simon also had an insatiable curiosity, and he was fascinated by the idea of ​​experiencing history firsthand through his ancestor, Gabrielle Laxal, who fought alongside the legendary Joan of Arc. As he enters the newly designed Animus to carry out —Reads8.8Score—Shelves
  8. Room with View (English) Written by E. M. Foster; Translated by Wang Shijiucompleted A deeply restrained aristocratic girl, a wild young man of low origin, a dramatic encounter in Florence, a quiet awakening and resistance... Lucy, a girl from the upper class of England, accidentally met the humble but free-spirited George while traveling in Florence. George's free and passionate love touched Lucy, who had long been bound by various etiquette norms. After the two reunited in England, Lucy continued to examine her own heart and began to think independently about what kind of lif —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  9. Heart (Duke Classic Library) (Japan) Written by Natsume Soseki; Translated by Huang Yueshengcompleted Natsume Soseki's masterpiece, a must-read for Japanese nationals! Original story map, return to the scene where the story happened! Only "Heart" can understand the fragility in your heart that you want to say but can't express! Includes an original 10,000-word introduction, Natsume Soseki's important events and a chronology of his works. The husband committed suicide. Leave a long suicide note. The husband is rich in knowledge, has a good family background, and his wife is loving. He seems to ha —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  10. Black Skin, White Mask Frantz Fanoncompleted This book profoundly analyzes the spirit and psychology of the colonizers and the colonized, and depicts the spiritual "enslavement" of colonialism on people of color. Under the hegemony of white people's discourse, black people are considered ignorant and backward, while white people are civilized people. Taking the black people living in the Antilles, the former French Overseas Department, as an example, Fanon described how black people lost their subjectivity and identity in colonialism. Anti —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  11. Everyone Is Going to Die Simone De Beauvoircompleted A mysterious immortal body has witnessed six hundred years of historical changes in Europe and the United States. It is a nightmare that will never end. Family, love, and friendship are all the ultimate nothingness. French existentialist leader, founder of the feminist movement, Goncourt Prize winner, author of "The Second Sex" representative work of Beauvoir: In the 19th century, Regina, a drama actress who was unwilling to be mediocre, accidentally picked up Fosca, a man suspected of being men —Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  12. Biographies of Villains (Argentina) Written by Jorge Luis Borges; Translated by Wang Yongniancompleted Borges's first novel, published in 1935, tells the stories of "villains" from all over the world, including slave traders in the American South, gang leaders in New York, and British tramps who pretend to be descendants of noble families. They even include Kira Uenosuke, a courtesy official in Japan's Edo shogunate period who insulted the Ako feudal lord and was eventually avenged, and Widow Zheng, a female pirate in the Qing Dynasty in China. The real historical background is intertwined with t —Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  13. Great Grouse [France] Michel Tourniercompleted "The Big Grouse" collects 14 of Tournier's short stories, which include reinterpretations of classic literature or myths and legends, humorous and satirical descriptions of real life, and bizarre explorations of human nature or society. He hides profound philosophical implications in ordinary daily life scenes to create a wonderful and extraordinary reading experience: children's first adventure, a strange girl's death exploration, the secret desires of marginalized characters, love stories on t —Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  14. Despise Alberto Moravia; Liu Xirong; Shen Emeicompleted "Contempt" is about the crisis of marriage and the inability of modern people to love. After two years of marriage, the husband kept losing ground in the face of work, money and ideals, and his wife's contempt became the biggest punishment for him. He always wondered why he was despised by his wife, but pushed her further and further away. An originally happy marriage was about to collapse. "I despise you, that's why I don't love you anymore." —Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  15. Cheers with a Wink Anonymous (Anchor: Anonymous)ongoing Keigo Higashino's insight into human nature! Malice deeper than "malice" is hidden in desire! The story takes place in a luxury hotel in Ginza, where one woman was poisoned and another woman was brutally murdered. At the same time, an old case from ten years ago gradually surfaced. The novel combines socialism and personality reasoning to explore the malice and desires hidden in human nature. Through exquisite layout and suspenseful techniques, Keigo Higashino shows how humans become prisoners o —Reads—Score—Shelves
  16. Poison Laughter Novel (2018 Edition) (Japanese) Written by Keigo Higashino; Translated by Li Yingchuncompleted "Poison Laughter Novel" is a rare short story collection by Higashino Keigo, consisting of 12 short stories. The author Keigo Higashino said: Every time before writing "something that makes people laugh," I would seriously think about "why people laugh." I couldn't help but think of the vagaries of the human heart, so I focused on the funnyness and ugliness of human beings. "The Novel of Poisonous Laughter" is such a work. Summary of the story of "Poison Laughter Novel": I killed my wife and cam —Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  17. Weird Laughter Novel (2018 Edition) (Japan) Keigo Higashinocompleted "Strange Laughter Novel" is Keigo Higashino's masterpiece of short stories. It contains 9 interesting stories. It also rarely includes Keigo Higashino's own explanation of each story in the book. In "Strange Laughter Novel", Keigo Higashino pokes fun at current social hot issues such as buying a house, chasing celebrities, and education. The imaginative story settings, witty and funny dialogues, and profound insights into the issues make people smile from time to time. Welcome to Keigo Higashino —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  18. Black Laughter Novel (2018 Edition) (Japan) Keigo Higashinocompleted "Black Laughter Novel" is one of Keigo Higashino's short story masterpieces. It consists of 13 interesting short stories. Keigo Higashino uses a sincere and self-deprecating attitude to write his worries before becoming famous and the anxiety after becoming famous into novels full of suspense, reversal and fun, and share them with readers. He said: ""Black Laughter Novel" allows me to think about what I am like in the literary world. It is a great experience to laugh at myself as a bystander and —Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  19. Laplace's Witch Written by Keigo Higashino; Translated by Wang Yunjiecompleted Keigo Higashino: "I wanted to destroy the novel I wrote before, so this work was born." Hydrogen sulfide poisoning incidents occurred in two hot springs one after another. Although after investigation by Professor Qinge, it was determined that it was "impossible to be man-made" and the case was closed accidentally. However, various doubts and the mysterious girl who appeared at the scene have made it impossible for former policeman Takeo, geochemistry professor Qingie and Nakaoka, who is respons —Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  20. The Mystery of White Horse Villa [Japan] Keigo Higashino; Translated by Pan Yulingcompleted Keigo Higashino's almost perfect classical style! The prototype of the "Witch" series, the "Super Secret Room" with two female protagonists as detectives VS all the suspects! Keigo Higashino challenged the limits of his own reasoning and called it a golden masterpiece that he could never write again! Keigo Higashino's "No Survivors"! A multi-trick work that combines nursery rhyme murder/secret room murder/spell code/code deciphering! In order to find out the truth behind her brother's suicide, N —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  21. Silent Parade (Japan) Keigo Higashinocompleted Japanese contemporary novels. Nineteen-year-old girl Saori was murdered, and the suspect was identified as Hasuma, but the police did not have enough evidence to prosecute him. The rogue Hasuma constantly provokes Saori's family, arousing public outrage. In fact, Hasunuma was identified as a suspect in a murder case twenty-three years ago, but was acquitted at the time due to insufficient evidence. At present, Saori's case is likely to face the same outcome. On the day of the autumn festival, Ha —Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  22. Aerial Murder Scene (2019 Edition) (Japan) Keigo Higashinocompleted "Murder Scene in the Sky" is an exquisite mystery work by the king of reasoning Keigo Higashino. It is a novel full of suspense and humor. At an altitude of 10,000 meters, scenes of bizarre cases are unfolding: a baby appeared on the plane out of thin air, but all the passengers said they did not know him; the man and woman who committed suicide in the hotel room were actually two strangers; who lost the suicide note on the plane, and who looked like someone who was about to die? Why do some peo —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  23. Mask Game Keigo Higashinocompleted [Editor's Recommendation] [Higashino Keigo's complete new novel! The 99th work in his creative career, once again challenging your brain and tear ducts] ★Da Vinci's annual novel is Top 1, Japan's and East Asia's best-sellers are TOP 2, and the Japanese version of the series has sold more than 4.95 Million copies. ★The third largest IP in Higashino Universe! After the "Devotion of Suspect ★Kimura Takuya and Nagasawa Masami star in the film adaptation of the series, and the top cast interprets the —Reads9.0Score—Shelves
  24. Awakeners (Japanese) Written by Keigo Higashinocompleted In this day and age, what other reasons can make a woman willing to give birth to a child? Not for love, not for money, not for old age, why on earth did I ask her? She smiled and secretly told me that it was for another woman. Recently, there are still "hers" of one kind or another appearing in Qingba "TRAP HAND". There is someone's daughter, someone's lover, someone's daughter-in-law, someone's mother, someone's bride-to-be. They can't help themselves, but when they come here, they don't inten —Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  25. Langhua Teen Detective Team (Japan) Keigo Higashinocompleted On Christmas Eve, a woman died in her bathroom, with the word "cake" left on the wall. The police determined that the possibility of suicide was very low, but there were no signs of anyone else coming or going at the scene, and no murder weapon was found. The investigation was in trouble. The female teacher Shinobu Takeuchi did not expect that she would be related to this case. She planned to spend Christmas with her students and bought a cake, but found a knife inside. The blood stains on it we —Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  26. Saint's Relief (Japan) Keigo Higashinocompleted "The Rescue of the Saint" is a classic novel by the Japanese writer Keigo Higashino. It is more unexpected and difficult to crack than "The Devotion of Suspect X". Within one week of its release, it topped the three major book lists in Japan: Kinokuniya Bookstore, Sanseido Bookstore, and ORICON Oricon. Keigo Higashino said: "When I was writing "The Devotion of Suspect At 7pm on Sunday, Mashiba, the president of an IT company in Tokyo, was found dead at home. The cause of death was arsenic poison —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  27. Goodbye, Mr. Shinobu (Japan) Keigo Higashinocompleted "Goodbye, Mr. Shinobi" is a suspenseful and energetic novel by the Japanese writer Higashino Keigo. It is published for the first time in simplified Chinese. It is also the sequel to "The Wave Boy Detective Team" and will make you laugh out loud while reading! The protagonist, Mr. Shinobu, is the only female detective in Keigo Higashino's novels. Such a cute girl has never been seen in other Keigo Higashino novels. Keigo Higashino said: "I was very happy during the creation of "Goodbye, Teacher —Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  28. Midsummer Equation (Japan) Keigo Higashinocompleted In a quiet seaside town, Cheng Shi's family runs a hotel that has been in disrepair and has fewer and fewer tourists. One day in midsummer, the hotel welcomed three guests related to Tokyo: Manabu Yukawa, associate professor of the Department of Physics at Teito University, a retired detective from the Metropolitan Police Department, and a fifth-grade elementary school boy. That night, Yukawa Manabu went to a small restaurant; the boy and Narumi's father placed flowers in the backyard; he disapp —Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  29. Dangerous Venus (Japanese) Written by Keigo Higashino; Translated by Sora Hoshinocompleted A phone call from a strange woman, a disappearance, and animal doctor Teshima Brown are involved in an ongoing crime. There are no clues and not even the companions can come close to being trusted. Who is the murderer hidden among the family? "Venus" is not a person, but something crazy that exists in each of us. Evil does not exist at the beginning. Keigo Higashino explains in this book how good people turn into evil. The complex plot twists and turns again and again, but is it the story or the —Reads9.0Score—Shelves
  30. Catastrophe of Snow Country (Japanese) Written by Keigo Higashino; Translated by Zheng Yuecompleted Keigo Higashino's new entertainment suspense experience, no one can stop before reading it! "On behalf of the earth, I want to punish you who are the culprits of destroying the natural environment." A threatening letter filled with nonsense actually involved the entire ski resort into a bomb crisis. No one knows what the prisoner's true purpose is. There may be a bomb buried under every snow, and every guest is a hostage... Faced with the prisoners' unreasonable demands one after another, the st —Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  31. Magic Fetal Movement (Japanese) Written by Keigo Higashino; Translated by Wang Yunjiecompleted The body of an adult man was found at the bottom of Silver Sable Mountain. He died three days ago. The deceased had a driver's license in his pocket, but his family could not be contacted. The police finally confirmed that the man was Omura, the lover of the talented pianist Asahina. Why did Omura, who usually didn't like mountaineering, die on Silver Sable Mountain? In order to find out the truth, Nayuta and Yuanhua came to the place where the accident happened... And the past that Nayuta doesn —Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  32. Whispers of Death: an Autobiography Naoki Thirty-Fivecompleted This is an autobiographical essay written by Japan's "generational literary giant" Naoki in his later years. He suffered from various chronic diseases such as lung disease and bone gangrene. He knew that his life expectancy was unpredictable, so he was asked to look back half his life. Born into a family of descendants of declining samurai, his father opened a second-hand clothes shop in Osaka after his family's fortunes declined. His family was poor. The author was frail when he was young and w —Reads—Score—Shelves
  33. Portrait of a Heretic Shibusawa Tatsuhiko, Liu Jianingcompleted "Portrait of a Heretic" is a collection of essays by Shibusawa Tatsuhiko focusing on famous "abnormal" figures in the history of Western culture, including the "mad king" Ludwig II who built Neuschwanstein Castle, the "magician" Gurdjieff who embodies the mysticism of the 20th century, and the prototype of Baron Charles Mendel in "In Search of Lost Time" The Duke of Squiu-Fouissesac, the hermit Beckford, the author of the strange book "Watek", the former partner of Joan of Arc and the serial mur —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  34. Collection 2 of Dark Aesthetics Master Shibusawa Tatsuhiko's Works (Seven Volumes) Written by Shibusawa Tatsuhiko; Translated by Yu Mengjiao; Xia Yan; Wang Zihao and Otherscompleted 1. "Poison Notes" is a research essay on the history of Western culture with the theme of "poison". 2. "Fox Mei Ji" reinterprets six fantasy stories based on the scattered records of some legendary figures from Japan's Heian period to the Edo period. Shibusawa Tatsuhiko not only tells the classical stories of monsters, but also explains them from the perspective of modern concepts from time to time, making the classic and modern, magic and reality intertwined, full of strange and mysterious colo —Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  35. Works Collection 1 of Master of Dark Aesthetics Shibusawa Tatsuhiko (Three Volumes in Total) Shibusawa Tatsuhikocompleted "Fox Mei Ji" Based on the scattered records of some legendary figures from the Heian period to the Edo period in Japan, six fantasy stories are reinterpreted. Shibusawa Tatsuhiko not only tells the classical stories of monsters, but also explains them from the perspective of modern concepts from time to time, making the classic and modern, magic and reality intertwined, full of strange and mysterious colors. "Collection of Qitan from the Country of Long Yan" Shibusawa Tatsuhiko named his small s —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  36. Dog King [Japan] Written by Furukawa Sunrise Man, Translated by Dong Shuhancompleted In Kyoto under the rule of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, flowers bloomed all over the city, but where the eyes could not see, desires were overflowing. The dog king who was born in the Sarugaku family was born with a strange appearance. His whole body was wrapped in clothes and masks, and no one had ever seen his true face. One day, the dog king met Yuu, a young biwa musician who was blinded by a curse from the Heike family. One of them wants to get rid of his curse and practices the art of Noh day and n —Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  37. Interpretation of "The Little Prince" Anonymous (Anchor: Anonymous)completed "The Little Prince" is a short story about children's literature written by the French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in 1942. The protagonist of the book is a little prince from an alien planet. The book uses a pilot as the narrator to tell the story of the various adventures the little prince experienced during his journey from his own planet to the earth. With the child-like vision of the little prince, the author reveals the emptiness, blindness, ignorance and rigid dogma of adults, and wri —Reads8.1Score—Shelves
  38. Little Prince 2 Anonymous (Anchor: Anonymous)completed Is the little prince bitten by a poisonous snake still alive? Has the little prince returned to planet B612? Have you seen his rose again? Authorized by France's Saint-Exupéry Estate Management Committee, this graphic sequel created by Louvre artist Bian Shiwu in May, who re-created the image of the Little Prince, is full of the sadness of unrequited love in the original Little Prince. In the sequel, the author finally gives the answer. Inspired and encouraged by the fox, the little prince final —Reads7.9Score—Shelves
  39. The Little Prince (Pocket Edition) [France] Written by Antoine De Saint-Exupery; Translated by Xu Yancompleted "The Little Prince" is a sad fairy tale, a fable about love and responsibility, a journey of losing love and finding it again. The little prince comes from the distant planet B612. His planet is very small, with only two extinct volcanoes and one rose on it. Once he had a quarrel with Rose and left in anger. He first traveled to a nearby planet. Along the way, he met kings, vain people, drunkards, businessmen, lamplighters, geographers, and finally arrived on Earth. On the earth, he met a fox, w —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  40. Little Prince Anonymous (Anchor: Jing Yi Shen Yun)ongoing This book is the classic work "The Little Prince" by the famous French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The work tells the story of the various adventures the little prince experienced during his journey from his own planet to Earth. With the child-like vision of the little prince, the author reveals the emptiness, blindness, ignorance and rigid dogma of adults, and writes in plain and innocent language the loneliness of human beings and their fate of wandering in the wind without a foundation. —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  41. Fish Have No Legs Jörn Kalman Stefanssoncompleted Keflavik is known as the darkest place in Iceland, a barren lava, a sea that cannot be fished, and a US military base that cannot be driven away. Writer and publisher Ali returns here because of his seriously ill father, and memories of his childhood come flooding back. Grandfather and grandmother were Icelanders who built their lives on the sea of ​​the East Fjords with courage and will. At that time, the ancient custom was still popular, men brought glory and glory by going to sea, and women e —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  42. Red and Black Anonymous (Anchor: Guan Canghai)completed Julien is the son of a small business owner. With his intelligence and intelligence, he hooked up with the mayor's wife while working as a tutor in the local mayor's house. After the affair was exposed, he fled the mayor's house and entered the seminary. Recommended by the dean of the seminary, he went to Paris to work as a personal secretary for the Marquis de Larmore, a backbone of the extreme royalist party. He was quickly appreciated and reused by the Marquis. At the same time, Julien had an —Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  43. Someone at That Time (Work by Keigo Higashino) [Japan] Written by Keigo Higashino, Translated by Tu Yacompleted "Someone at That Time" is a collection of short stories and short stories by Keigo Higashino. It is the first time that the author's collection of works in the 25 years since his debut has been compiled and published. The eight stories cover Higashino's creative styles in different periods, each of them is exquisite and unique. A female lawyer kindly took in an amnesiac girl who got lost on a rainy night, but found a bloody dagger in the girl's handkerchief; the daughter who survived the car acc —Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  44. A Letter from a Strange Woman [Austrian] Written by Stephen Zweig, Translated by Zhang Huicompleted "My whole life will always belong to you, you who know nothing about me." When she heard about him for the first time, she didn't know that he would stay with him for ten thousand years until death. That year, she was thirteen years old. But it happened like this, three times of joy and endless waiting, silent waiting and constant disappointment... It was only after their child passed away due to illness that she wrote this heartfelt poem. Her whole life existed only for him, but he knew nothing —Reads9.0Score—Shelves
  45. The Master and Margarita (Fruit Classic) (Russia) Written by Bulgakov; Translated by Gao Huiquncompleted ★A obscured classic of magical realism, written 30 years earlier than "One Hundred Years of Solitude". ★Marquez "I can assure you in good conscience that this is an exquisite book." ★Yu Hua's 5674-word content introduction pays tribute to the "truly great writer" in his heart. ★Exclusive full-color collection of 10 gold-medal illustrations by Russian national treasure artist Andrei Kashak, which is of great collection value. ★The classic translation by Gao Huiqun, a senior translator of Russian —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  46. Immortal Written by Milan Kundera, Translated by Wang Zhensun and Zheng Krucompleted People hope for immortality, but they ignore that immortality is meaningful together with death. The hustle and bustle of life, the trap of oneself, the immortal desire - a road novel with shifting scenery. "Immortality" is Milan Kundera's masterpiece novel and a model of Kundera's musical novel art. The novel alternately tells three stories: the first story is about Agnès, a middle-aged woman living in Paris and her hometown in Switzerland, who decides to withdraw from the trivial daily life an —Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  47. I Am a Cat [Japan] Written by Natsume Soseki, Translated by Xu Jianxiongcompleted "I am a Cat" is Natsume Soseki's masterpiece. From the perspective of a cat, the novel observes and comments on the daily life of its owner, Kushaya, who is a middle school teacher, and his friends, as well as events such as the marriage of the daughter of the capitalist neighbor Kaneda. The cat language in the novel is humorous and witty, and the author uses it to mock the empty spiritual world of the intellectuals in Meiji society and expose the snobbish, vulgar and ferocious nature of the bou —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  48. Dancer of Izu Kawabata Yasunaricompleted This book contains a total of ten exquisite short and medium stories, including "The Dancing Girl of Izu", "The Beast", "Twenty Years Old", "A Daughter's Heart", "The Diary of a Sixteen-Year-Old", "Lyric Song" and "Hot Spring Hotel", and is accompanied by exquisite paintings by the famous painter Takehisa Yumeji. It is a masterpiece that cannot be missed to understand Kawabata Yasunari's aesthetics. Among them, "The Dancing Girl of Izu" is Kawabata Yasunari's early masterpiece and famous work. O —Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  49. Disillusionment Balzaccompleted ★A world-renowned literary masterpiece, the highly praised translation by Fu Lei. ★The text and pictures complement each other perfectly. Honoré de Balzac (May 20, 1799 - August 18, 1850), the greatest French novelist, is known as the "father of modern French novels". His novels are collectively called "Human Comedy" and are known as "the encyclopedia of capitalist society". "Disillusionment" is the largest of Balzac's masterpieces translated by Fu Lei. Its central content is the story of two ta —Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  50. Rejuvenation (Chinese-English Bilingual Illustrated Book) F. S. Fitzgeraldcompleted Benjamin Button was an eighty-year-old man when he was born, and became one year younger every other year. Therefore, he had a life and joys and sorrows that were completely different from others... This story spans a century of time, life and death from World War I to the 21st century. This short story by Fitzgerald was originally inconspicuous, but it became famous after it was adapted into the movie "Rejuvenation" by the famous genius director David Fincher in 2008 at a huge expense. —Reads8.5Score—Shelves