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"Faulkner's Selected Works Series" is a series of literary masterpieces. Specific titles include "The Sound and the Fury", "Go, Moses", "As I Lay Dying" and "Absalom, Absalom!" "The Temple", "The Intruder in the Grave", "August Light", "A Rose for Emily" and "Faulkner's Essays" are nine kinds. This publication selected classic translations that are generally recognized by experts in the literary field and readers. Some of the titles and chapters were revised by the translator.

The latest classic version of FLTRP! The story told in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" took place on a midsummer night. Two pairs of lovers fled to fight against an absurd law. When they fled to the woods, the intervention of elves confused the objects of each other's love. After a period of chaos, everyone finally regained their sanity and harmony.

Goethe's epistolary novel "The Sorrows of Young Werther" tells the story: Once, young Werther attended a country dance, met the girl Lotte, and fell in love at first sight. Unfortunately, Lotte is already married and has an owner, so she is engaged first. In order to get rid of this hopeless and painful love, he decided to leave Lotte and work as a secretary in the legation. The corruption, hypocrisy, vulgarity and boredom of the officialdom prevented him from displaying his talents. Werther left angrily and was invited to stay at a marquis's manor for a period of time. However, he was still incompatible with the environment there, so he returned to Lotte. Lotte was married at this time, and he could no longer stay by her side at will. Love is broken. In that decadent and dark society, he could not find a way out, and finally committed suicide in despair.

"Petro Goriot" is a novel written by the French writer Balzac and published in 1834. The story tells the story of the protagonist Goriot, a flour merchant who started his career during the French Revolution. He lost his wife in middle age. He devoted all his love to his two daughters. In order to let them squeeze into the upper class, he gave them a good education since childhood and gave them a dowry of 800,000 francs each when they got married. However, his two daughters lived a dissolute life and spent money like water. His love was easily defeated by the principle of money supremacy.

The story takes place in England at the turn of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Due to the power struggle within the royal family, the aristocratic Guan Bocang was disfigured by child traffickers when he was a child, turned into a "Laughing Man" and abandoned on the coast on a cold winter night.

"Live, make mistakes, fall, conquer, and create life from life!" Stephen was sensitive and lonely since he was a child, and was often bullied by his classmates. When he was a teenager, he encountered family changes. His father drank all day long and couldn't make ends meet. He tried to convert, but he couldn't help but have fun and blamed himself constantly. He fell in love with several girls, but they all died in vain. When he was depressed, he met a young girl playing in the water on the beach and inadvertently realized the beauty of the world. Stephen decided to break free from the shackles of life and go to Paris to find the freedom of his soul and his true self...

"The Biography of Giants" is a satirical novel with five parts in total, telling the miraculous deeds of two giant kings, Gao Canda and his son Pantagruel: Gao Canda's extraordinary birth; Pantagruel's adventures when he was studying in Paris; Pantagruel and Gao Canda's discussion of marriage issues; Pantagruel's journey across the ocean to find the source of wisdom - the "Vase of God", and get his wish. As a satirical novel, "The Legend of Giants" uses various techniques. The author believes that "laughter is the essence of human beings". Therefore, the book is full of jokes, which makes people laugh hard when reading it.

In 1866 a strange thing happened. Many sailing ships discovered a "sea monster" on the sea, and some ships were attacked by the "sea monster". The United States dispatched a warship to chase the "sea monster". French biologist Professor Aronas was invited to participate in the chase. As a result, the battleship chasing the monster was chased by the monster and was ferociously attacked by the "sea monster". Professor Aronas and his two companions fell into the water and were rescued by the "sea monster". Since then, they have followed the "sea monster" around the sea, exploring the secrets of the seabed, and experiencing hardships and risks. Finally, because they couldn't bear the boring life in the underwater world, they managed to escape back to the land.

"Timon of Athens" tells the story of Timon, a wealthy aristocrat in Athens who was generous and charitable, but was defrauded of all his money by the flattering "friends" around him and became deeply in debt. He finally realizes that false "friends" are worse than thieves, and viciously curses both humans and gold.

Edgar Allan Poe set the example of mystery novels with works such as "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", "The Mystery of Mary Roger", "The Purloined Letter" and "The Gold Bug". He also became unique in the literary world with his depictions of "the beauty of death" and "the death of beauty", extreme physical and mental morbidity, decay and death, as well as his deliberate pursuit of horrific effects, which paved the way for later generations of horror novels. "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" selects and translates the more representative works of Edgar Allan Poe's novels on various themes as well as his only novel that can be regarded as a full-length (unfinished), in order to provide a relatively accurate selection for readers who are unable to read all of his works.

Shakespeare is a universally recognized drama master. His plays contain rich philosophy of life, profound knowledge and endless profound thoughts. This "Shakespeare's Tragedies" contains five of Shakespeare's representative tragedies, including "Romeo and Juliet" and "Othello" which are about love tragedies, "Hamlet" which is about revenge, "King Lear" and "Macbeth" which profoundly expose the evils of power and ambition. These tragic works show the intertwining and complexity of human nature and destiny through complex dramatic conflicts and gorgeous or joking dialogues, and represent Shakespeare's most outstanding artistic achievements.

A real-life version of "Game of Thrones." The finale of Shiono Nansei's "Medieval Story". The survival rules of elites in troubled times. Wang Shi, Wang Wei, Yu Minhong, and Sima Ryotaro praised it. It is both a history of growth and a strategy for rising with both highlights and disadvantages. The first university, the first charter, the first man to peacefully liberate Jerusalem. Kidnapping, assassination, plague, conspiracy, betrayal, lovers, illegitimate children... Accompany them throughout their lives. Understand Frederick and understand the rules and boundaries of the circle. Frederick II, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, was a heterogeneous leader in the theocratic era of the Middle Ages in Europe. He was both devout and faithful, dared to love and hate, and was also a reformer with a creative spirit. He was proficient in Arabic, loved learning, loved falconry, valued law, was good at diplomacy, and had a particularly rich emotional life. He was a rare politician with outstanding personality in that era. Shiono Nansei tells the story of the growth of Frederick II in an interesting way, from being fierce and bloody to understanding the ways of the world. It can be said to be a "Game of Thrones" that actually happened in history.

The Renaissance story series includes six volumes: "What is the Renaissance", "My Friend Machiavelli", "Haidu Story: A Thousand Years in Venice (Part 1 and 2)", "Women of the Renaissance", "Elegant Coldness: The Life of Cesare Borgia", and "The Agent of God". The Renaissance was an explosion of desire to see, to know, to understand. Among the stories of the Renaissance, listen to Shiono Nansheng's stories about these Renaissance people.

The Renaissance is an explosion of desire to see, want to know, and want to understand. In the form of a dialogue, this book describes the blooming flowers of the Renaissance through the author's virtual dialogue between two travelers wandering around the three cities of Florence, Rome, and Venice. It shows the charm of people who added glory to the era, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Frederick II, St. Francis, Cesare Borgia, etc. It passionately describes the 40-year Renaissance. It is undoubtedly the most exciting introductory book to understand this period of history.

Renaissance is interesting to read like this! This is a novel, a history, and more like a movie. From Venice, Rome, to Florence, and back to Venice, follow the beautiful man Marco, penetrate every pore of the Renaissance era, and be a Renaissance man for a day! There is Greek specialty wine exuding the scent of pine, roasted guinea chicken served on a silver plate decorated with the coat of arms of the Medici family, Pecorino goat cheese, and snacks made of almond flour wrapped in cream that can be swallowed in one bite. There are also studios of artists in the center of Florence in the 16th century, major banks all over Europe, and a dazzling array of shops filled with foreign goods. You will pass by plainly dressed civilian women cooking Egyptian bean soup in a cauldron, and you will have a heated discussion about Machiavelli's prophecies with aristocrats wearing fine satin and lace. What's even more incredible is that you can also go to watch and "interrupt" Michelangelo's own creation of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling frescoes! Not only that, the love drama between a handsome man and an elegant geisha, the power struggle between ambitious young people, and the complex relationships between the great powers at that time are all presented in this "Renaissance Novel" series.

We are no strangers to humans, but how did humans evolve into what they are today? What are the key factors that make people human? I will discuss the rise and fall of humankind in five parts. The first part covers millions of years of human evolution, ending with the rise of agriculture 10,000 years ago. The second part discusses changes in the human life cycle. After focusing on the biological basis of our cultural expression, Part 3 goes on to discuss those cultural characteristics that we think make "humans different from animals." Part Four discusses one of them: our vendetta potential. Another dark characteristic of humanity: its ever-accelerating destruction of the environment. In Part Five, I will detail the history of human environmental mismanagement to expose that illusion. As humans emerged from the animal kingdom, our capacity for self-destruction accelerated. The problems we face do have their roots in animals. Those problems have followed us, growing with our increasing power and population, and are now expanding at an alarming rate. I would not have written this book if I had not felt an urgent crisis; I would not have written this book if I had believed that our destruction was sealed. In fact, what we lack is the necessary political will. I trace the history of the human species in this book to help gather that will.

In ancient times, the northern and southern sides of the Mediterranean belonged to the same civilization circle, which was the Roman world created by the Romans. The separation did not begin until after the 7th century. The Roman world perished when the Mediterranean ceased to be an inland sea, and when the Mediterranean ceased to be a thoroughfare connecting people and became a boundary sea that separated people. In the future, the Mediterranean Sea became such an ocean. There must be a Saracen Tower built on the top of the seaside cliff to notify people of the attack of Saracen pirates and let people flee. There were also ships full of Crusaders heading east sailing on the sea. When 1000 AD passed, the Italian maritime city-states of Pisa, Genoa and Venice were increasingly prospering in their trade with the Eastern Islamic world, and the Mediterranean gradually became a sea for trading ships to sail back and forth. Later, the Mediterranean Sea became the sea of ​​the Renaissance era that held high the banner of the revival of ancient times and the revival of human rights. In 476 AD, after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Mediterranean entered an era of division among the powerful. "With a sword in his right hand and a Quran in his left hand", Saracen pirates who were good at plundering and kidnapping were wreaking havoc in the Mediterranean. The order of the Mediterranean was broken, and their barbaric behavior caused the people of the Mediterranean to suffer from plunder. Then the Ottoman Empire used the pirates in North Africa as a stepping stone to enter the Mediterranean and pressed hard on the Christian world. In contrast, Spain led by Carlos, who also served as Holy Roman Emperor in the Christian world, France led by Francis I, and the Republic of Venice, etc. The ideas and interests of different countries and leaders were intertwined, and the great powers fought against each other. In order to fight against the Islamic pirates, the military forces of Christendom gathered together...

"Cymbeline" was created between 1609 and 1610. It marks the last stage of Shakespeare's artistic career - the stage of legendary drama. The play mainly tells the story of King Cymbeline of England who mistakenly blamed his own daughter Imogen because he listened to his second wife's slander. Imogen's husband Posthumus Leonatos also doubted his wife's chastity because of being teased. In the end, Cymbeline defeated the Roman invaders with the help of his two sons, his daughter, and his son-in-law who were separated in his early years. At the end of the play, the father and son are reunited, and the daughter and son-in-law also resolve their misunderstanding and reunite.

"The Two Gentlemen of Verona" is a play written by the English playwright William Shakespeare. It is a comedy and was first published in 1623. The play mainly reflects the theme of love and friendship through the story of two gentlemen in the Italian city of Verona. The lines are full of optimism, permeating the strong atmosphere of real life in England during the Renaissance, and shining with the light of humanistic ideals.

"Twelfth Night" is a play written by the British playwright Shakespeare. It was written between 1600 and 1602. It was registered at the Bookstore in 1623 and included in the First Folio in the same year. Sebastian and Viola, twin brothers and sisters, were unfortunately in danger during a sea voyage. They each escaped by chance and ended up living in Illyria. Viola disguises herself as a man and works as a page for Duke Orsino. She secretly loves the Duke, but the Duke loves Olivia, a countess. But Olivia did not love him, but fell in love with Viola, who wooed her on behalf of the Duke. After some interesting twists and turns. Viola and Orsino, Olivia and Sebastian both form a happy marriage. Although Olivia didn't originally love Sebastian. But his face was exactly the same as Viola's, which satisfied her wish.

"Much Ado About Nothing" is a play written by the British playwright William Shakespeare. It was written in 1598-1599. This comedy is a work from Shakespeare's mature writing period. It tells two types of love stories of that era: one is Hero and Claudius, who follow social norms and family status concepts and represent a traditional union; the other is initially mocking each other and refusing to give in. In the end, they fell in love with each other. The perfect union of Benedick and Beatrice. In this comedy, Shakespeare explores self-awareness, sincerity and mutual respect between men and women. And issues such as social order.

The work tells the story of Othello, a brave general in the Principality of Venice. He fell in love with Desdemona, the senator's daughter. Because the age difference between the two was too big, the marriage was not allowed. The two had to get married privately. Othello has a sinister flag officer, Iago, who wants to get rid of Othello. He first informed the senator, but unexpectedly led to their marriage. He also provoked the relationship between Othello and Desdemona, saying that Cassio, another lieutenant, had an unusual relationship with Desdemona, and forged so-called tokens of love. Othello believed it and strangled his wife to death in anger. When he learned the truth, he drew his sword and killed himself in regret, and fell beside Desdemona.

"The Two Gentlemen of Verona" is a play written by the English playwright William Shakespeare. It is a comedy and was first published in 1623. The play mainly reflects the theme of love and friendship through the story of two gentlemen in the Italian city of Verona. The lines are full of optimism, permeating the strong atmosphere of real life in England during the Renaissance, and shining with the light of humanistic ideals.

"Salome" is a drama written by Wilde and a representative work of aestheticism. The story was born out of the Bible and adapted by Oscar Wilde. It tells the story of Salome, who was rejected by St. John and turned from love to hatred. While dancing the seven-veil dance for King Herod, she took the opportunity to ask for John's head and then kissed his head.

"We Are Married" is a play written by the English playwright William Shakespeare, first published in 1623. The play describes how a beautiful and talented heroine goes to great lengths to win the love of a noble-born, arrogant and superficial playboy. The plot of the play is simple, but the dialogues between the characters are rich, diverse, delicate and vivid.

"Troilus and Cressida" is a play written by the English playwright William Shakespeare. It is a tragedy and was first published in 1609. The play mainly tells two stories: one is the story of the famous Trojan War in ancient history; the other is the love story of Troilus and Cressida that unfolded against the backdrop of the Trojan War. The play reflects the theme of idealism being shattered under the cruel reality through the tragic love between Troilus and Cressida.

The play tells the story of uncle Claudius who murdered Hamlet's father, usurped the throne, and married the king's widow Gertrude; Prince Hamlet therefore avenged his father's death on his uncle. "Hamlet" is the longest of all Shakespeare's plays and also Shakespeare's most famous play.

This is one of Shakespeare's famous comedies. The play takes place in the town of Windsor and revolves around Falstaff's simultaneous courtship of Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Page. There are a lot of ridiculous plots and characters in the middle, such as Mrs. Ford's suspicious husband, Guikeli who passes messages between Miss Page's two suitors, and Evans whose unclear English pronunciation leads to a lot of jokes. While the main plot is going on, the side plot shows the young people's firm persistence in love. The daughter of the Page family unswervingly chooses the object of her pursuit, and successfully marries her lover with the help of Guikeli. This play is Shakespeare's mature work, with rich dialogues and a large number of witticisms. For Chinese readers, it is an important work for understanding Shakespeare's language style.

It is a comedy written by the British playwright William Shakespeare. "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a romantic comedy that tells a love story in which lovers finally get married.

Zhu Shenghao's 1947 World Book Company translation, original flavor. The British vintage cover features exquisite illustrations by Sir John Gilbert, president of the Royal Watercolor Society in the 19th century, reviving the classic. It includes three chapters: "Much Ado About Nothing", "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and "As You Like It".

"King Lear" is one of Shakespeare's four famous tragedies and an ancient British legend. The story itself took place around the 8th century. Later, many plays were compiled in the UK. In addition to Shakespeare, there is also an earlier unknown work among the existing plays. It is generally believed that Shakespeare's King Lear was adapted from this play. The story tells that after the aged King Lear abdicated the throne, he was driven into the wilderness by his eldest daughter and his second daughter. The third daughter, who became the Queen of France, led an army to save her father, but was killed. King Lear died sadly beside her.

"The Merry Wives of Windsor" is a fantasy comic opera in three acts. Otto Nikolai composed the music for the play from 1845 to 1849. He had achieved many successes with his Italian operas before, but this opera was his most successful among his German operas. He made slight changes to the libretto. The overture of the opera is lively, relaxed and beautiful, and is deeply loved. It is often performed independently in concerts. Many master conductors did not record the entire play, but they did record the overture, such as Furtwängler and Karajan.

"Twelfth Night" is a play written by the British playwright Shakespeare. It was written around 1600-1602. It was registered at the Bookstore in 1623 and included in the First Folio in the same year. Sebastian and Viola, twin brothers and sisters, were unfortunately in danger during a sea voyage. They each escaped by chance and ended up living in Illyria. Viola disguises herself as a man and works as a page for Duke Orsino. She secretly loves the Duke, but the Duke loves Olivia, a countess. But Olivia did not love him, but fell in love with Viola, who wooed her on behalf of the Duke. After some interesting twists and turns, Viola and Orsino, Olivia and Sebastian both formed a happy relationship. Although Olivia didn't originally love Sebastian. But his face was exactly the same as Viola's, which satisfied her wish.

"Faust" is a long poetic tragedy that Goethe based on folklore and created with sixty years of hard work. It is called the crowning work of Enlightenment literature. It is also called the four major European classical literary masterpieces along with "Homer's Epic", "The Divine Comedy" and "Hamlet". In the book, in order to explore the meaning of life, Faust signed a contract with the devil Mephisto and exchanged his soul for youth. He pursued knowledge, love, beauty, and achievements, and finally realized that only those who strive for freedom and survival every day are worthy of enjoying freedom and survival.

"The Merchant of Venice" is a play written by the British playwright Shakespeare. It is a satirical comedy. It was made around 1596-1597. The plot of the play unfolds through three clues: one is Portia's choice of marriage; one is Jessica and Lorenzo's love and elopement; and the other is the contract dispute of "cutting a pound of flesh". The theme of the script is to praise benevolence, friendship and love. It also reflects the contradiction between the commercial bourgeoisie and the loan sharks in the early stage of capitalism, and expresses the author's humanistic thoughts on issues such as money, law and religion in bourgeois society. An important literary achievement of this play is to create the typical image of Shylock, a profit-seeking, ruthless loan shark.

Zhu Shenghao's 1947 World Book Company translation, original flavor. The British vintage cover features exquisite illustrations by Sir John Gilbert, president of the Royal Watercolor Society in the 19th century, reviving the classic. Contains "The Comedy of Errors", "The Taming of the Shrew" and "The Two Gentlemen of Verona".

"The Merchant of Venice" is Shakespeare's important early work and a highly satirical comedy. It was made around 1596-1597. The theme of the script is to praise benevolence, friendship and love. It also reflects the contradiction between the commercial bourgeoisie and the loan sharks in the early stage of capitalism, and expresses the author's humanistic thoughts on issues such as money, law and religion in bourgeois society. An important literary achievement of this play is to create the typical image of Shylock, a profit-seeking, ruthless loan shark.

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" is the most mature comedy work of Shakespeare's youth, and it is also one of the most famous comedies in Shakespeare's works. The book tells the story of conflicts caused by "magic juice" and the resolution of the conflicts, and finally the lovers finally get married. This play has a huge influence on the history of world literature, especially the history of drama.

This book is also called "The Return of the Soul", and its full name is "The Return of the Soul in the Peony Pavilion". It is the masterpiece of Tang Xianzu, an outstanding dramatist in the Ming Dynasty. The script is based on the Ming Dynasty story-telling novel "Du Liniang Returns to Soul", and is creatively adapted. Through the love story of the aristocratic girl Du Liniang and the young scholar Liu Mengmei, it reflects the youthful awakening of young men and women of that era, especially young women, their persistent pursuit of a free and happy love life, and their fighting spirit for individual liberation and resistance to feudal ethics.

"Collected Poems of Rabindranath Tagore" contains Tagore's four most widely circulated and representative collections of poems, "Gitanjali", "The Gardener's Collection", "The Gift of Love" and "The New Moon Collection". The full text reveals the unique spiritual philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore, the "poet saint of a generation", with fresh poetry and profound writing style. Reading these poems will open up blocked sources of wisdom for us and comfort our loneliness in body and mind.

"A person, no matter when, where, or who he is, likes to do what he is willing to do." Many people have suffered various grievances in life; many people have suffered blows to their self-esteem; many people have low self-esteem but dare not speak out; many people want to resist but find that they have no power; every sensitive person is a "basement person", with a confused, sensitive, struggling, and introspective soul. "It is a human right to justify cowardice and social fear." For those who feel grievances and dare not speak out, this book can fully express them for you.

"Suiyuan Poetry Talk" is Yuan Mei's main work on poetry, which embodies Yuan Mei's idea of ​​emphasizing spirituality in poetry. The "spiritual nature" he advocates is that poetry should express one's feelings and speak naturally, without paying too much attention to the size of the realm and the level of style.

This book selects 112 classic works from Du Fu's poetry, each of which consists of four sections: 1. A brief introduction to the relevant background and allusions. 2. The original text of the poem. 3. Clear and easy-to-understand vernacular translation, which corresponds to the original text sentence by sentence, making it easy to understand. 4. Notes on key words. At the same time, there is a long introduction written by experts at the front of the book, which comprehensively introduces Du Fu's life and achievements, so that readers can get a macro and comprehensive understanding. At the back of the book is a compendium of Du Fu's chronology for easy searching. The book explains the profound things in simple terms and can be appreciated by both refined and popular people. It is a good introductory book for learning and appreciating Du Fu's poetry.

"Gogakuji" is a collection of stories based on traditional Japanese folk tales written by Osamu Dazai while hiding in an air raid shelter during World War II. Osamu Dazai's overturned "Okagamu", because the story is full of helplessness about human nature and real destiny, makes the originally simple and innocent story become a tragic comedy of life full of the beauty of addiction that is more suitable for the adult world. In addition to the stories included in the original "Okagakuji", this book also specially includes two rewriting works by Osamu Dazai, "Bamboo Green" and "Poverty Tales", which were adapted from Pu Songling's "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio". Chinese country stories, interpreted by Osamu Dazai in his wanton style, together with the classic Japanese folk tales interpreted by Osamu Dazai, have become a vehicle for Osamu Dazai to depict the absurdity of human nature.

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A person's unique original thinking will become his true self-confidence. But thinking is not something that can be done casually. The maverick thinker Yataro Matsuura re-examined the importance of thinking in high-quality work, and proposed 34 reverse thinking that breaks the framework from six perspectives: how to enjoy work, enjoy life, treat others, use creativity, organize information, and design career. The problems that were inadvertently realized, the lessons that were regretted, the experiences that were experienced all over again, and the confirmed truths... Are compiled as "basic" points in the book, making Yataro Matsuura's LOHAS work philosophy more complete and mature than before.

Hesse's collection of essays includes "Wanderings", "Life in Autumn", and his autobiographical notes "The Spa Guest", which were introduced to Chinese readers for the first time. "The Spa Guest" is a little-known little-known book among Hesse's works. It tells the story of Hesse's stay in Baden for treatment due to sciatica in his later years. Unlike Hesse's other works, this article can be called the funniest Hesse. The optimistic humor and speculation about individuals, life, and nature displayed in the midst of illness and pain will deeply touch people's hearts.

Haruki Murakami clearly expressed his views on the world for the first time. This is the most important collection of essays in his 35 years of debut. He personally selected uncollected works and unpublished articles and included them in the famous Jerusalem speech "High Walls and Eggs". "Incredibly Mixed Moods" is the most important collection of essays in Murakami's creative career, and is known as "a must-read book for a complete understanding of Murakami Haruki's literature and heart."

If on a winter night, a traveler leans out from the steep cliff on the outskirts of Malbork, not afraid of the cold wind or dizziness, and looks at the dark bottom. In the intertwined web of lines, in the fallen leaves illuminated by the moonlight, and around the empty tomb, what is the final outcome? Calvino's masterpiece. He uses novels to build a maze and plays games with words and thoughts with you, the reader. Just as lust opens up the time and space of men and women, reading also allows readers, authors and works to shatter into glass in a kaleidoscope, freely changing the world. Among the bustling mirrors, have you seen Calvino's cunningness?