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The latest classic version of FLTRP! "Much Ado About Nothing" has two parallel clues around the theme of proposal, telling the story of two couples' experiences of falling in love, proposing, and finally getting married.

Gatsby was not rich when he was young. He fell in love with a girl named Daisy, and Daisy also fell in love with him. However, Daisy finally broke up with him and married Tom, a rich boy. Daisy was not happy after her marriage, and the satisfaction of her material desires could not fill Daisy's spiritual emptiness. Gatsby firmly believed that money made Daisy betray her chastity and determined to become a rich man. A few years later, Gatsby finally succeeded. He built a mansion opposite Daisy's mansion. Gatsby spent money like water and played the flute all night long, hoping to attract Daisy's attention and regain his lost love.

"Ancient Capital" describes the story of a young girl, Chieko, who was abandoned by her parents because of her poor family. She was taken in by a businessman, Taijiro and his wife, and raised as an adult. Later, she unexpectedly reunited with her twin sister Miaozi, and a series of misunderstandings occurred. The author not only describes their bitter life experience and pure love, but also describes their yearning for a better life. However, the insurmountable gap in social status forced the sisters to separate, and the sadness and loneliness of the impermanence of the world are revealed between the lines. "The Dancing Girl of Izu" is Kawabata Yasunari's early masterpiece and famous work. In the novel, "I" met an innocent dancing girl during a trip to Izu, and developed an ignorant love affair with the dancing girl. The whole story is immersed in the shyness and beauty of being reluctant to speak, and brings readers into an ethereal and fresh aesthetic world.

"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" is the second part of Verne's trilogy, telling a vivid and mysterious collection of marine encyclopedia knowledge! The novel begins with the appearance of "monsters" on the sea and frequently attacks ships from various countries, causing people to panic, and ends with the Nautilus being swallowed by the Atlantic whirlpool. The whole novel is full of suspense and interlocking. Although the underwater scenery shown in the novel is charming, the reader, or the protagonist, is always confused by a mystery. He is always thinking and trying to solve this mystery: Who is Captain Nemo? Why does this talented engineer and knowledgeable scholar hate human society so much? What is the purpose of his roaming under the sea? When is the journey? The terminal point? The repeated escape efforts of Aronnax, Gong Saiyi and Ned Land seem to have been inadvertently frustrated. Can they return to the earth and gain freedom? How will this underwater journey end? The old mystery has just been solved, and new confusions are in front of them. The whole novel unfolds in this atmosphere of unrest and rising.

"The Brothers Karamazov" is a novel written by the Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky, and is generally considered to be the pinnacle of the author's literary career. The book is adapted from a real patricide case, describing the sharp conflict between the old Karamazov and his three sons, as well as the court trial of the patricide case. The whole novel has two levels: on the surface, it is a case of patricide, and the victim's sons are suspected of conspiracy to some extent; but on a deeper level, it is a drama about the human spirit, telling a moral battle between lust, faith, reason and free will. The work shows an intricate tragic theme of society, family, morality and human nature. "The Brothers Karamazov" translated by translator Geng Jizhi is considered one of the most authoritative Chinese translations. It is famous for its faithfulness to the original work and restores the seriousness and ideological depth of Dossev's original text.

In the monastery, Narcissus was extremely talented and was deeply loved by Dean Daniel. The new student Goldmund lost his mother when he was young and determined to serve God. Narcissus and Goldmund became friends. Narcissus found a temperament in Goldmund that was completely contrary to the spirit of the monastery, and advised him to abandon the shackles of asceticism and discipline, return to the nature given to him by his mother, and become an inspired person. After an unexpected encounter, Goldmund was shocked to realize his romantic nature and decided to start a wandering life. He wandered around, experiencing joy and hardship, and his wandering made him gradually mature. One day, Goldmund was shocked by the beauty of a statue of the Virgin, which inspired his deep creative talent. He began to study under a teacher and immersed himself in the art of sculpture. Finally, he returned to his close friend and mentor Narcissus. The two inspired each other with inspiration and reason respectively, and finally Goldmund mastered the art rules of turning moments into eternity and carved a perfect statue. However, his romantic nature still drives Goldmund to chase love and his last fantasy. Goldmund once again goes out on a parade to find his lover. On the way he fell seriously ill. Narcissus expressed his friendship to him before his death, which made him die with a sense of happiness.

"The Six-Part History of England" is the representative work of the historical writer Peter Ackroyd, which includes six volumes: "The Founding of the Empire", "The Tudor Dynasty", "The Age of Rebellion", "The Revolutionary Century", "The King of the World" and "Revolution". It writes the historical process of this legendary country in a magnificent way: how this once closed island country gradually turned into an empire with territories all over the world through religious reform, parliamentary system, technological and ideological revolution, as well as trade and colonial expansion; and how it repositioned itself in the new post-war order as the empire declined today and continued to influence the world. Ackroyd's writing conveys his deep attachment to this country that once stood at the apex of human civilization. It not only creates a history of struggle and innovation for the rise of a great power, but also creates a glorious national epic. "The Age of Rebellion" is the third volume of Ackroyd's "Six Parts of History of England". It begins with King James VI of Scotland going south and becoming the first monarch of the Stuart Dynasty, and ends with James II being deposed and going into hasty exile. Brutal civil war marked the Stuart era. James I's attitude towards the English Parliament sowed the seeds of division, and the country was plagued by internal conflicts throughout the reign of his successor, Charles I. The author vividly presents the turbulent 17th century in England, and at the same time depicts the extremely rich cultural and social life of this period, including Shakespeare's later masterpieces, John Milton's poems, etc., Not only tells the story of the British royal family, but also shows the daily status of the British people in the era of rebellion.

"The Noise of Time" is Barnes' first novel after "The Sense of an Ending". In May 1937, in an apartment building in Leningrad, a man in his early thirties wearing glasses was waiting in front of the elevator door with a small suitcase leaning against his legs. They always came for you at midnight, and rather than be dragged out of the apartment in his pajamas, he would rather pack up and wait in front of the elevator night after night, waiting to be arrested. He was Shostakovich, a man who spent his whole life waiting to be shot. He gave cowardice to power and courage to music. This book is a life biography written by Julian Barnes for his hero.

This book mainly collects Lin Huiyin's selected excellent poems and prose works. Lin Huiyin's poems are exquisite, delicate in emotion, graceful in style, and full of beauty; her prose is passionate and full of meaning. The language is simple and easy to understand, the aesthetics are unique, and it is full of classical charm.

A selection of the works of Camus, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, this book collects the essence of Camus's creations from 1933 to 1939: "The World of Hell and the Sun", the collection of beautiful essays of "The Good Marriage" and the novel "Happy Death". The themes all revolve around the metaphysical issues of life and death, so "The World of Hell and the Sun" is the title of the book. Camus believed that "every artist retains a unique source deep in his soul, which nourishes his words and deeds throughout his life", and "The Realm of the Underworld", his first outstanding work, is exactly where this source lies. The four essays in "A Good Marriage" are Camus's early travel notes. He expressed his feelings about life in poetic and picturesque language. "Happy Death" is Camus's debut novel. Although it is not very mature, it clearly embodies Camus's philosophical ideas.

"A cat is such a luxurious and rare animal. It can make your every day full of endless surprises. The feeling of petting this little beast is so wonderful, the fur under your palm is so soft and smooth, and it will warm your body when you wake up on a cold winter night. Even if it is a local cat that can be seen everywhere, it still exudes a noble and charming temperament. From his independent gait, you even You can get a glimpse of the jaguar... "When you sit next to a cat you have known for many years, put your hands on him, and try to adapt to his pulse of life that is very different from yours. From time to time, he will raise his head and greet you with a particularly gentle tone, telling you that he knows you want to enter his world..." No matter who you are, you will always meet that cat that belongs to you.

To be disqualified in the human world is to lose the qualifications to be a human being. This article consists of five parts: a preface, a first-hand notebook, a second-hand notebook, a third-hand notebook, and a postscript. The preface and postscript are narrated in the author's voice, while the three notebooks are narrated in the voice of the protagonist Ye Zang. The protagonist Ye Zang is timid and cowardly, afraid of worldly emotions and does not understand the complex thoughts of human beings, so he disguises himself through comedy. Later, I discovered that drinking and having fun seemed to be a better way to escape the world, so I lived a wild life all day long, numbing myself through alcohol, drugs, and women, and eventually led to destruction. He was tortured by the most real pain of being a human being. He spent his whole life seeking love and avoiding love under self-weariness, and in the end he could only destroy himself. In addition, this book also includes 7 representative works of Osamu Dazai, including "Viyong's Wife", "The Story of a Snowy Night" and "Goodbye".

This book contains Osamu Dazai's five important masterpieces, namely "Disqualification in the World", "Clown's Flower", "Run, Melos" and "Villon's Wife" Goodbye. "Disqualified in the World" is Osamu Dazai's last novella before his death, and it is also a work with a rather autobiographical feel. The protagonist of the novel, Ye Zang, has been sensitive and thoughtful since childhood, with a cowardly personality. Although he was born into a wealthy family, he is full of fear of the surrounding environment and people. In his early years, he left his hometown to study and first tasted wine and sex. From then on, he indulged in it and spent his life avoiding everything he feared.

This book is based on "The Complete Works of Osamu Dazai" published by Japan's Chikuma Shobo in 1985, and includes 9 short stories and essays by Osamu Dazai, including "One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji", "Girl Apprentice", "Flag Bearer of the 20th Century", "Grandma's House" and "Lantern". "One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji" is uniquely written and is used in most Japanese high school Chinese textbooks. It centers on Mount Fuji and depicts the scenery of Fuji from multiple angles. Each scenery entrusts Osamu Dazai's emotions. The subtitle of "The Standard Bearer of the Twentieth Century" "I'm sorry for being a human being" has become Osamu Dazai's most famous quote.

This book is based on "The Complete Works of Osamu Dazai" published by Japan's Chikuma Shobo in 1985, and includes 9 short stories and essays by Osamu Dazai, including "The Blind Man Laughs Alone", "Cricket", "A Tale of Poverty", "Eight Scenes of Tokyo" and "The Letter of the Wind". "Eight Views of Tokyo" is Osamu Dazai's farewell message to his youth. "The Blind Man Laughs Alone" uses the diary of a blind musician to write about his optimism in the face of a difficult life. "Cricket" expresses Osamu Dazai's unique views on art, success and wealth through the voice of an artist's wife.

This book is a famous work by Osamu Dazai, and it is also an epistolary novel. "Skylark", a young man who went to a mountain health sanatorium due to tuberculosis, was terrified of his impending death. On the other hand, he was fighting the disease in the company of friends with distinctive personalities and backgrounds, striving to become a "new man." There, the sweet and sour relationship with the two vital nurses - Sister Zhu and Azheng, and the sudden grief caused by the death of his partner due to illness, all made him emotionally ups and downs. He continued to meticulously record these daily mental fluctuations in letters to close friends. However, "Skylark" has always maintained a positive worldview similar to Greek mythology - in the corner of Pandora's box, which spreads misfortune to the world, a small gemstone engraved with the word "Hope" was found. "Pandora's Box" is the sunny side of Osamu Dazai's writing.

This book is a collection of Dazai Osamu's short works in his later period of creation, including "Cherry", "Viyong's Wife", "Wish Fulfillment", "Girl Disciple", "One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji" and more than ten works. It basically covers the living conditions of various people in the depressed social environment of post-war Japan, and provides a profound reflection on women, family relationships, social atmosphere, etc.

During the war, Osamu Dazai turned his writing to historical legends and created a pure land in troubled times. This book contains Osamu Dazai's acclaimed masterpieces of overturning the case, "The Right Minister Shitomo", "Reminiscences of Zenzo", etc. It is an important reference for studying Dazai Osamu's literary style and artistic level. Dazai Osamu used his unique handling of plots to inject new value into traditional works. Under the intertwining of light and dark intentions, a picture depicting human nature unfolds.

This is a fable full of irony, with humorous language and a brisk narrative rhythm. Through these three simple characters, "Japan's best loser", a vulgar and greedy old woman, and a little sparrow whose tongue was pulled out, a kaleidoscope-like fairy tale world is firmly constructed, and the traditional values ​​​​of "good and evil will be rewarded in the end" and "greedy and greedy" are presented in a unique and vivid way. If you have seen enough of the so-called great truths, you might as well read the fables told by Osamu Dazai, uncover layers of fairy tales, and explore the rules of the world.

"The Stranger" is Camus' famous work, a masterpiece of existential literature, and a representative work of absurd novels. The novel tells the story of an ordinary young clerk who lives numbly in aimless inertia all day long. One day he went to the beach for vacation, got involved in a conflict, and committed a murder. Because "he did not shed a tear at his mother's funeral", he was sentenced to death by the court in the name of "the French people". The novel elaborates on an important proposition of existentialism: the absurdity and strangeness of human society in modern life lead to individual despair and nihilism. By calmly describing the entire process of a little person being "demonized" by the judicial authorities, it profoundly satirizes the hypocrisy and foolhardy nature of modern law.

If the two major themes of Camus's creation and thinking throughout his life are "absurdity" and "resistance", then the philosophical essay "The Myth of Sisyphus" is Camus's most in-depth and concentrated investigation and most thorough and clear explanation of the philosophy of absurdity. Sisyphus, a Greek mythological figure who pushes rocks up mountains and performs never-ending hard labor, is undoubtedly the most vivid symbol of the absurdity of human existence; but at the same time, he is also a great example for human beings to not despair or be depressed, but to rise up against absurdity and not hesitate to fight against absurd fate to the end. Therefore, "The Myth of Sisyphus" is not so much a tragic self-portrait of the human condition as it is a victory song of liberal humanism. It constitutes a style that is both pathos and sublime. In the entire field of human culture and art, perhaps only Beethoven's "Symphony of Destiny" can rival it in taste.

"The Stranger" is a famous work by the French writer Camus and one of the outstanding works of existential literature. In an objectively recorded "zero style", the book roughly describes the various absurd things that the protagonist Meursault has experienced in an absurd world, as well as his own absurd experience. From attending his mother's funeral to accidentally becoming a murderer, and then being sentenced to death, Meursault seemed indifferent to everything, existing indifferently, rationally, and irrationally. He was like a symbolic symbol, representing a universal existence, and like a blood-red beacon, highly warning. However, the emergence of the outsider phenomenon is undoubtedly bred by the world itself, and Meursault's existence has its profound external reasons.

Nobel Prize winner Camus's masterpiece (also translated as "The Stranger" and "The Stranger"); a new translation by veteran translator Shen Zhiming, with an appendix of Camus's preface when the English version was published. "I refuse to lie and accept to die for the truth." Meursault received a telegram from the nursing home informing him of his mother's death. Meursault attended the funeral in a daze, and within two days, he had sex with his girlfriend. His mother's death seemed to have no impact on him. The ordinary days continued until Meursault got involved in a dispute and shot his friend's enemy. While awaiting trial, Meursault behaves nonchalantly. When asked about the motive for the murder, he replied "It's all the sun's fault" and looked forward to facing execution amidst the curses of the crowd.

This book is a collection of Huaben and Huahua novels compiled by Feng Menglong in the late Ming Dynasty. Together with the other two collections of novels compiled by him, "Awakening Words" and "Warning Words", they are collectively called "Three Words". "Yu Shi Ming Yan" contains forty novels with themes involving love, marriage, family, friendship, ghosts, gods, witchcraft, etc. It extensively describes social life in the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, and truly reflects the thoughts and feelings, life aspirations and aesthetic tastes of the people at that time, especially the citizens.

"Three Words" is the collective name of "Mingyan", "Words to Warn the World" and "Everlasting Words to Awaken the World" compiled by the famous Ming Dynasty writer Feng Menglong. It is also collectively known as "Sanyan Erpai" together with "Erpai" written by the famous Ming Dynasty writer Ling Shuchu. It enjoys a high status in the history of Chinese literature and is as famous as the "Four Great Classics" and "Jin Ping Mei". "Eternal Words to Awaken the World", compiled by Feng Menglong in the late Ming Dynasty, is one of the collections of ancient vernacular short stories. Together with the previous "Essays to Tell the World" and "Words to Warning the World", it is collectively known as the "Three Words". Among the "Three Words", it is the most widely circulated, influential and most talked about. The themes may come from folklore, historical biographies and novels of the Tang and Song Dynasties, and the editors have many creative elements. "Eternal Words for Awakening the World" shows some new characteristics in terms of content and themes. For example, "Shi Runze Meets Friends at the Beach", which expresses the prosperity of urban and rural industry and commerce in the late Ming Dynasty, is the most famous one; "The Oil Seller Monopolizes the Oiran" and "Su Xiaomei's Groom in Three Difficulties" and other chapters have created new characters with new ideas and new morals, with a distinct mark of the times. In terms of art, it is more mature, the characters are full and vivid, the personalities are distinct, and the plot design is more compact and clever, showing the author's ingenuity. Colloquial and life-oriented literary language is used more skillfully and naturally, showing various styles that may be subtle, funny, exciting, or sad.

The eras in which the stories in "Yu Shi Ming Yan" were produced include the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties. Most of them are old scripts from the Song and Yuan Dynasties, such as "Shi Hongzhao's Meeting of Dragons and Tigers with Monarchs and Ministers" and "The Four Dukes of the Song Dynasty Raised the Souls". A few are scripts from the Ming Dynasty, such as "Brother Jiang Xing Meets Again in Pearl Shirt" and "Shen Xiaoxia Meets to Become a Teacher". Others are adaptations of old works from the Song and Yuan Dynasties by the Ming Dynasty, such as "Han Wu Selling Love in Xinqiao City" and "Sima Maung, the Sima Mao, Breaks the Prison" and so on. Due to the different production years, there are certain differences in content, techniques, language, style, etc. However, because they belong to the same novel development system, and their themes are closely related to urban life, there are still many things in common between the novels. "Yu Shi Ming Yan" also includes and adapts some historical legends, such as "Yan Pingzhong killed three men with two peaches". In addition, most of the novels in "Yu Shi Ming Yan" are based on real life, with themes covering love, marriage, friendship, etc., Showing various social trends at that time.

"Awakening the World" is a collection of short stories in vernacular compiled by Feng Menglong in the late Ming Dynasty. Together with the previous "Yu Shi Ming Yan" and "Warning Words", it is collectively known as the "Three Yan". Among the "Three Yan", it is the most widely circulated, the most influential, and the most talked about. "Awakening the World" contains mostly mature story-telling novels, with a total of forty stories. Some of these stories reflect love and marriage, some condemn the darkness of officialdom, and some praise chivalry. The plots of the stories are bizarre and tortuous, the characters have distinctive personalities, and are full of fun, making them endlessly readable. This book provides a brief summary before each story, briefly introducing and commenting on the plot of the novel, to help readers better understand the story and comprehend its gist.

When he was in high school in Nagoya, Tsukuru Tazaki had four very close friends, two boys and two girls. Their last names all had the colors "red", "green", "white" and "black". Only Tsukuru Tazaki's name had "no color", and he was the only one who left Nagoya to study at university in Tokyo. When Tsukuru Tazaki returned home during his sophomore year vacation, he was suddenly told by four of his friends to break off their friendship, without any explanation of the reasons. He was hit so hard that he was almost out of shape, and it took him a long time to recover. They have not seen each other for sixteen years. Now thirty-six years old, Tsukuru Tazaki, under the advice of his girlfriend, finally made up his mind to visit the four friends who abandoned him to find out the truth. Thus began his "year of pilgrimage". When the last piece of the puzzle is put together and the mystery is revealed, the secrets of sixteen years ago, the changes that took place in the past sixteen years, and the ending sixteen years later are all shocking and sad...

Sofer walked slowly, first of all because of the hot weather: it was already the hot season, and Bazidra was located on the coast of Sponna, or the East Sea, less than 20 degrees north of the equator. The sun reaching the zenith poured down terrible rays on Bazidra like a waterfall. Besides weariness and heat, the weight of his thoughts slowed the learned doctor Sofer. He casually wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand and recalled the meeting that had just ended. There were so many high-minded speakers at the meeting, and he was honored to be included among them. They solemnly celebrated the 195th anniversary of the founding of the empire...

Lao She is a famous modern Chinese writer and a representative figure of Beijing School literature. His works have a unique humorous style and rich flavor of life, and are deeply loved by readers. This book collects many of his works. The three-act drama "Tea House" is a classic in the history of Chinese drama. Each character's lines are designed to be very vivid, expressive, full of personality, concise and concise, and have profound meaning. It is still a standing repertoire of modern theaters. Mr. Lao She's works are wise, concise, simple and humorous. The chapters selected in this book are all representative works praised by experts and readers, allowing readers to appreciate the writer's unique literary characteristics.

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Duroy, who was born as a peasant, was bold, cold and cruel. He broke into Paris alone with his good looks, mixed in the circle of Parisian noble ladies, and acted like a fish in water, performing scenes of debauched farces. However, those cuckold husbands rushed to recommend and promote him, so that he quickly entered the upper class and became a political upstart. The novel reveals the emptiness, debauchery, and depravity of the upper class society, shows the shamelessness of bourgeois politicians, exposes the dark inside story of the political world and the press, and strongly criticizes the dark social reality. This novel has a very profound and broad influence in the world and has strong practical significance.

The protagonist of the story, Charles Ryder, and the aristocratic Sebastian are classmates and friends at Oxford University. Through Sebastian's introduction, Ryder gradually enters the other person's life world and learns about the little-known past events of the family living in Brideshead Manor. Sebastian's father, Marchman Sr., Abandoned his wife and emigrated abroad; his mother, who appeared dignified and virtuous, actually lived a selfish and extravagant life. Her irresponsible parents left a mark of shame on the lives of several children and distorted their nature. Sebastian couldn't stand the depressive family atmosphere, ran away from home, and drank all day long to drown his sorrows. Although Ryder and Marchman's daughter Julia were in love with each other, religious reasons prevented the two young people from getting together after all. Ryder also realized that he had a considerable distance from them in terms of social status and spiritual beliefs.

The story begins in a building in Paris called the Apartment Vauquer. One of the two daughters became a countess and the other became a banker's wife. However, the old father, who only had a few hundred francs left for living expenses every year, had to do everything possible to raise money to pay off their debts. In the end, he died of poverty in his attic on the left bank of the Seine. A poor student who wants to squeeze into the upper class, a gangster who is good at disguise, a timid and timid apartment owner... From the poor and shabby alleys between the Latin Quarter and the gates of Saint-Marceau, to the magnificent aristocratic mansions in the Saint-Germain district, a dazzling Parisian society slowly emerges before our eyes...

The protagonist, the sixty-two-year-old Ogata Shingo, has a son and a daughter. The son is mentally disabled due to participating in the "World War II", and the daughter is separated from her son-in-law and takes the child back to live with her parents. Recently, Shingo has felt strongly about his aging. He thought of his former lover, his wife Yasuko's deceased sister, the "eternally holy girl" in his mind, and saw the image of his former lover in his daughter-in-law Kikuko. After his son Shuichi had his lover Kinuko, he completely ignored Kikuko's existence. Shingo had sympathy and pity for Kikuko beyond what he should have as a father-in-law, but he still could not change Kikuko's situation. The life of Shingo's family is considered to be the epitome of ordinary family life in Japanese society at that time, embodying the consistent themes in Kawabata Yasunari's literary creation - death and dreams.

The novel describes Raskolnikov, a poor college student who was poisoned by anarchist ideas and believed that he was a superman and could do whatever he wanted. Forced to make a living, he killed the old loan shark Alyona and her innocent sister Lizaveta, creating a murder that shocked the whole of Russia. After experiencing a painful confession, he finally surrendered under the persuasion of the Christian girl Sonia and was sentenced to exile in Siberia. The work focuses on depicting the protagonist's psychological changes after committing a crime and reveals the miserable life of the Russian lower class people.

The 36-year-old dentist Kenichi Kuhara, who has always been single, lives happily after a blind date and marriage with the beautiful Hariko. Kuhara knows that the 27-year-old Hariko has a cousin who committed suicide due to a failed crush on him. Kuhara does not care. The second night after marrying Kuhara, Hariko felt guilty because she dreamed about her dead cousin. With the help of a doctor friend, Jiuyuan investigated the condition of his cousin's neurasthenia and reassured Zhizi. However, the good memories and God-given blessings of Zhizi seemed to be gradually disappearing.

"Setting Sun" (1947) is a very important work in Japan's post-war literary world. It has set a best-selling record for post-war literary works. The term "Setting Sun Clan" is widely known as a pronoun for declining aristocrats. The work shows the declining social status of the descendants of the nobles after the war and the dilemma of losing their glory. It can also be said to be Dazai's elegy to the declining nobles.

"Yu Shi Ming Yan" mainly collects stories or scripts based on real folk life in the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties. The themes cover love, marriage, friendship, etc., Showing the various social conditions at that time. Most of them are old scripts from the Song and Yuan Dynasties, such as "Shi Hongzhao's Meeting of the Dragon and Tiger Monarchs and His Ministers" and "The Four Dukes of the Song Dynasty Raised the Soul-forbidden Zhang", while a few are scripts from the Ming Dynasty, such as "Brother Jiang Xing Meets Again in Pearl Shirt" and "Shen Xiaoxia Meets as a Teacher". The themes are also closely related to urban life. For example, "The Golden Jade Slave Beats the Lover with a Stick" condemns the unfaithfulness of a heartless man; "Jiang Xing Ge Reunites in Pearl Shirt" describes the unforgettable old love for his wife who lost his virginity and reunited with her husband; "Redemption of Friends" and "Fan Juqing's Friend of Life and Death" extol the spirit of loyalty to friendship regardless of life and death; while "Yang Siwen meets an old friend in Yanshan", "Mu Mian'an Zheng Huchen avenges injustice", "Yang Balao's unexpected encounter with the country of Yue" touch on real political themes such as alien invasions and powerful ministers mistreating the country. In addition, some historical legends are included and adapted, such as "Yan Pingzhong's two peaches killed three men" and so on.

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. What was it like to live in the Renaissance era? After reading this book, you should have the answer in your mind. Returning to Venice to decide the fate of the world, Marco returns to politics and once again confronts Türkiye. After the death of Sultan Suleiman of Türkiye, war broke out between the two countries and evolved into an all-round conflict that no one expected. Nearly 500 warships fought fiercely at sea, and more than 15,000 people lost their lives in the Battle of Lepanto. In just one day, the fate of the world was decided. Venice and Türkiye negotiated peace. At this time, the Venetian diplomat Marco was over 75 years old and lived a retired life on Burano Island.

This book is the masterpiece of German writer Hesse, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. This lyrical novel tells the story of the growth, development, and maturity of a gifted Indian young man. Through a lifetime of exploration and discovery, he finally realizes his ideal in his twilight years. It is a well-known "bildungsroman" throughout the world. Regardless of language or expression techniques, simplicity is like sketching or sketching, only seeking to achieve the desired effect. In the 1960s, Hesse gradually replaced Hemingway and became the literary idol of the American public at that time. His works provided postwar American readers with new impetus for spiritual analysis and reconstruction, and had a direct impact on the formation of the American Beat and hippie culture.

The whole book consists of twelve chapters on chronicles, ten on tables, eight on books, thirty on famous families, and seventy on biographies, for a total of one hundred and thirty chapters. "Historical Records" is a very large volume with more than 520,000 words, which is very difficult for ordinary readers to read. Therefore, this book excerpts the essence of "Historical Records" and selects the best parts of famous epochs, aristocratic families, and biographies in history, and arranges them in historical chronological order, so that readers can have a macro grasp of the "Historical Records". In order to facilitate readers' reading, this book uses detailed and accurate vernacular translations and many exquisite illustrations to reinterpret this great classic of Chinese classics using modern language and today's perspectives and standards.

[The new book "All Sects Are Sick, Only I'm Sober" has been signed and everyone is welcome to read~] Su Jin's mission is to protect the poor people whose lives were ruined by the best scum and become a good person in the eyes of the world, so she became these best: 1. The best of dedicating oneself to one's husband and children for one's younger brother 2. The love-minded mother who travels far and wide for love 3. The vicious real daughter who hates everyone equally 4. A giant baby squatting at home and chewing on old people 5. The ultimate stepmother who monopolizes her ex-husband's inheritance 6. The evil mother-in-law in a sad drama 7. An emotional liar who does anything to marry into a wealthy family. ... When Su Jin turned into these people, the brother-in-law turned into a child-loving maniac, the stepmother turned out to be hard-spoken and soft-hearted, the love-minded mother returned home with a huge fortune to support her, the old giant baby turned out to be an Internet celebrity, and the real daughter turned out to be a arrogant and poisonous girl... Everyone: Ah, it turns out that we are too superficial and only saw her superficial appearance. In reality, she is beautiful, excellent and kind. She is really a good person...

"Never Bow" is Gu Long's only modern urban martial arts work and one of the "Famous Stories". Gu Long said: "Everyone will change. The only eternal thing is time, because time is the most ruthless. In this ruthless passage of time, everyone will slowly and unknowingly change." Therefore, Bobo has changed, Black Panther has changed, and Luo Lie has also changed, but the fate of the three people is still intertwined. Fortunately, there are always some things that will not change no matter what. As long as you want to live seriously, courage, chivalry, love and tolerance are all indispensable spiritual sources.

"No matter how mediocre and boring this world is, it is my world after all." "Sheep Hunting Adventures" is the third novel in the "Rat and Me" series of trilogy after Haruki Murakami's debut novels "Hear the Wind Sing" and "1973 Pinball Game". A super-powered sheep that controls all of Japan has disappeared, and its host, the underworld leader, is dying. "I" accidentally received a photo of this sheep from my friend "Rat", and was coerced by the underworld, so I had to take my girlfriend on an adventure to find the sheep with strange star-shaped markings. Away from the boring life that I once had, in the process of searching for sheep, "I" continue to search and redeem myself, and determine the meaning of my existence. In the snow-capped mountains of Hokkaido, when "I" finally reunited with "Rat", at this moment, my friend had already become a ghost that had perished with the source of evil.

No matter how small the fragments between family members are, they are precious memories of life. To be born in this society is to be involved in the family - this unknowable relationship. Zi broke up with her live-in lover and was kicked out of the place where they lived together. Taking the opportunity of attending her grandmother's funeral, Zi returned to her hometown and lived in her parents' home. Her mother, Xiangzi, is old, but she is still worried about what happened in her childhood and complains about her daughter who is lazy every day. His father Shiyan felt helpless with such a wife and maintained lukewarm communication with a woman in her 40s. My aunt Daoshi ran a small store selling food and groceries in a remote countryside. She had never traveled before, and she embarked on a journey to New Zealand because of an opportunity. Uncle Bohe has lost contact for many years and has quietly started a new life in a distant place. The family members who were once together were separated due to various reasons, but they reunited at my grandma's funeral...

The plot of the novel is very simple. Young Werther comes to a small town, where the natural scenery, simple folk customs, and innocent and happy children bring him great happiness. At a dance, he met a girl named Lotte. Her every smile and every move attracted him. Lotte also liked him, but could not reciprocate her love. She was engaged to Werther's friend. Werther fell into embarrassment and pain. He resolutely left here, trying to get relief from his career and achieve something. However, the despicable environment, dirty interpersonal relationships, and the existing order that suppressed personality and suffocated freedom made him intolerable. When he returned to Lotte with no talent, he found that Lotte was married. He decided to die for love and ended his life with a pistol.

"The last knight of German Romanticism" and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Hesse's new 10-volume anthology, translated by famous writers, includes novels, short and medium-length works, poetry, prose, fairy tales and paintings, comprehensively displaying Hesse's creative career. "Under the Wheel" is Hesse's early work. The story narrated in the novel is: the protagonist Hans has been extremely intelligent, diligent and studious since he was a child, and is regarded as a child prodigy by everyone. He was sent to a seminary to study. Influenced by his extended family and society, he was eager for fame and studied hard in an isolated school without any free time. His physical and mental health was damaged. His classmate Herman is stubborn by nature, despises fame and is not tolerated by the school; but Hans feels that only Herman is his confidant. Hans worked too hard, became physically weak, and his grades dropped; the school blamed Hermann for this. Hermann was expelled from school, and Hans felt even more lonely. He was scolded by teachers and ridiculed by classmates from time to time. Later, he suffered from neurasthenia, which made him unable to continue his studies and had to return to his hometown to work as a fitter to make a living. Social discrimination and frustration in life made him feel as if he had fallen under a ruthless and huge wheel. This is a novel that indicts the old education system in Germany and is considered to be highly autobiographical.

Hans was smart and talented since he was a child, and was regarded as a child prodigy. At school, he met Herman, a classmate who despised fame and was a maverick. Hans became a confidant, but Hermann was expelled from school. Hans was scolded by his teacher and ridiculed by his classmates. Amidst the ridicule day by day, Hans gradually lost control of his own destiny...

Hesse's creative career lasted for 70 years, and his works cover a wide range. In addition to novels such as "Under the Wheel", "Steppenwolf", "Narziss and Goldmund", and "The Glass Bead Game", Hesse has never stopped writing short and medium stories. Hesse is good at using symbolic artistic techniques to reflect the deep sting caused by the outside world to the human soul from the spiritual and psychological aspects, so that the inner meaning of the work can be condensed and sublimated. The 26 short stories and short stories collected in this book are all the best of Hesse's works. They reflect the author's characteristics and styles in different creative periods in the early, middle and late periods. They are of great help and inspiration for us to fully understand Hesse and his creative thoughts and art.