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The Day of the Locust Plague
General Fiction蝗灾之日
(us) Nathaniel West
"Many ships have sunk and will never reach the Sea of Algae, but dreams will never disappear. In some places, dreams will torture some unfortunate people, and one day, after that person has been tortured enough, the dream will be reproduced again." Homer, who has worked as an accountant in a hotel for twenty years, Harry, who has played a clown all his life, and young people who have hope but can't find a job, are fascinated by the beautiful halo, floating in desire, and coerced by reality, and finally go to their respective destinations. In this era, it is easy and dangerous to encourage others to pursue their dreams. How many vain desires are used in the name of dreams to make ordinary people spend their lives for it. Therefore, we must take a real and clear look at what we are chasing.
"Many ships have sunk and will never reach the Sea of Algae, but dreams will never disappear. In some places, dreams will torture some unfortunate people, and one day, after that person has been tortured enough, the dream will be reproduced again." Homer, who has worked as an accountant in a hotel for twenty years, Harry, who has played a clown all his life, and young people who have hope but can't find a job, are fascinated by the beautiful halo, floating in desire, and coerced by reality, and finally go to their respective destinations. In this era, it is easy and dangerous to encourage others to pursue their dreams. How many vain desires are used in the name of dreams to make ordinary people spend their lives for it. Therefore, we must take a real and clear look at what we are chasing.
Miss Lonely Heart
General Fiction寂寞芳心小姐
(us) Nathaniel West
The masterpiece of West, the "father of black humor", is a classic of modern American literature alongside "The Sun Also Rises" and "The Great Gatsby"! You are not alone. In every corner there is a broken soul hiding in the dark night shouting: Help me! "Miss Lonely Hearts" is a popular heart-to-heart column of the New York Post. It accepts letters from readers, and the columnist who goes by the pseudonym "Miss Lonely Hearts" responds to them one by one. Some readers asked: Why am I so humble? Some readers ask: Why is my life so miserable? Letter after letter is like a heavy cross. Miss Lonely Heart doesn't know how to help these people who have been hit hard by life, let alone how to save herself who is becoming increasingly overwhelmed. In order to get fired by his boss, he even suggested that readers commit suicide in his column, but his boss only said: "Please remember that your mission is to increase the number of newspaper subscribers. Although suicide is a reasonable suggestion, it will reduce the number of newspaper subscribers." In this way, empty and helpless hearts send out calls from the bottom of life to Miss Lonely Heart. In this cruel story full of black humor, let you and I follow the footsteps of Miss Lonely Heart and walk in the increasingly disordered real world to find complete relief and final belonging.
The masterpiece of West, the "father of black humor", is a classic of modern American literature alongside "The Sun Also Rises" and "The Great Gatsby"! You are not alone. In every corner there is a broken soul hiding in the dark night shouting: Help me! "Miss Lonely Hearts" is a popular heart-to-heart column of the New York Post. It accepts letters from readers, and the columnist who goes by the pseudonym "Miss Lonely Hearts" responds to them one by one. Some readers asked: Why am I so humble? Some readers ask: Why is my life so miserable? Letter after letter is like a heavy cross. Miss Lonely Heart doesn't know how to help these people who have been hit hard by life, let alone how to save herself who is becoming increasingly overwhelmed. In order to get fired by his boss, he even suggested that readers commit suicide in his column, but his boss only said: "Please remember that your mission is to increase the number of newspaper subscribers. Although suicide is a reasonable suggestion, it will reduce the number of newspaper subscribers." In this way, empty and helpless hearts send out calls from the bottom of life to Miss Lonely Heart. In this cruel story full of black humor, let you and I follow the footsteps of Miss Lonely Heart and walk in the increasingly disordered real world to find complete relief and final belonging.