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"Members of the Wedding" is considered McCullers' most mature work, "the loneliest song of the soul", "a small book that cannot add or subtract a word". The novel is set in a southern town in Georgia, revolves around a wedding, and tells the story of the 12-year-old girl Frankie's four-day summer experience. The main theme conveyed is that every lonely person is locked in their own inner space, unable to have any meaningful communication.

Verne published the novel "Road to France" in 1887. The writing style is bright and simple, vividly reproducing the customs and customs of the Alsace region. The two translators are both senior translators of Verne and have published 7 translations of Verne in our agency. Their language is fluent and close to Verne's writing style.

The confusion of being a human being, the hesitation of being unable to love. It is an in-depth analysis of the soul and a profound interpretation of human nature by the writer Dazai Osamu. It is the source of inspiration for Haruki Murakami's works, an immortal masterpiece widely circulated in Japan. "Disqualified in the World" begins with "I"'s thoughts after seeing three photos of Ye Zang. In the middle are three notes written by Ye Zang. The three notes correspond to the photos and introduce Ye Zang's experiences in childhood, youth and adulthood respectively. In the work, Dazai Osamu cleverly hides his life and thoughts in the life experiences of the protagonist Ye Zang. Through Ye Zang's monologue, we can get a glimpse of Dazai Osamu's inner world - "a life of shame and shame". After reading it, you will find that you are not alone, let your soul breathe a sigh of relief, and let you see the sunshine in the darkness.

"The last knight of German Romanticism" and the autobiographical masterpiece of Hesse, the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Haruki Murakami recommends reading works and is a spiritual book for the young generation. 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.

"I'm sorry for being born human." Ever since I was a child, I have never been able to get rid of loneliness and sadness. I have always longed to love and be loved, but it always backfired. The abyss of confusion and despair gradually swallowed me up. I hurt the people I love and love me again and again. I abused myself, abandoned myself, and abused myself until I lost the qualifications to be a human being... I am Ye Zang, and this is my true story. May these painful struggles be your medicine to love everything in this world.

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"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. "Disqualification in the World" (1948) is the most outstanding work in Dazai's literature. It was written before committing suicide and is his final work. It is also the "most profound point of arrival" in Dazai's literature (Okuno Keno). It depicts a young intellectual with an eccentric temperament, who suffered from the harshness of the world, indulged in wine and sex, and finally destroyed himself.

"The Brothers Karamazov" is one of the masterpieces of Fyodor Dostoyevsky, the great Russian writer of the 19th century. The novel "The Brothers Karamazov" uses a real patricide case to describe the sharp conflict between the old Karamazov and his three sons, that is, two generations. The work shows an intricate social family, moral and human tragedy, and embodies the highest artistic achievement of the writer's life.

"Don Quixote" was created between 1606 and 1615 and is Cervantes' most outstanding work. Russian critic Belinsky said: "In all European literary works, seriousness and comedy, tragedy and comedy, triviality and vulgarity in life are so seamlessly blended with greatness and beauty... Such an example can only be found in Cervantes' "Don Quixote"."

The whole book contains two parts. "Klingsor's Last Summer" is a novella written by Hesse in 1919. At that time, the First World War had just ended, and the world had not yet recovered from the chaos. Tens of millions of soldiers, prisoners of war, and people returned to the freedom that they both yearned for and feared from years of rigid and unified obedience. Some young people were dragged away by the war in their childhood and now "return", but must face a completely unfamiliar reality. For "old people" like Hesse, those worldviews that were once highly recognized have become ridiculous and ridiculous things of the past. Everything becomes suspicious and disturbing. In such a summer, a farewell summer, a day full of power and light, temptation and charm, filled with southern sunshine and the aroma of wine, the painter Klingsor transformed into Li Taibai, roamed, drank and debated with his friends Du Fu, Louis and the Armenian astrologer. Finally, at the end of summer, I used up all the fuel in my life to complete the final painting. The second part, "Wanderings", is a collection of prose and poetry written by Hesse.

With a desolate and tragic tone, the novel unfolds the two main lines of the story, one is the tragic fate of Neli's family, and the other is the misfortune of Natasha's family. The culprit of the destruction of these two families is Duke Valkovsky. He abducted Neli's mother, defrauded Neli's grandfather of all the family property, and finally caused three generations of Neli's family to die out of hatred. He also falsely accused Natasha's father and bankrupted his family. Natasha was also deceived by the Duke's son. The writer angrily reveals the dark reality of society and expresses deep sympathy for the "insulted and damaged" people at the bottom of society. But the novel is full of dark, tragic, and groaning tones. While maintaining the style of his works in the 1840s, in this novel, he began to preach about docility, patience, forgiveness, and voluntary suffering that cannot cleanse the soul. Christian humanism, the dominant idea in Dostoevsky's creation, began to take shape.

"The Brothers Karamazov" is a novel written by Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky and one of his masterpieces. 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.

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"The Outsider: The Myth of Sisyphus" is the first volume of Camus's collected works translated by Guo Hongan. It includes the philosophical novel "The Outsider" and the collection of essays "The Myth of Sisyphus". "The Myth of Sisyphus the Outsider" focuses on Camus' absurd philosophy. He tried to tell people that having no hope is not the same as despair, and being awake does not lead to obedience. People should realize that their only wealth is life, and life is bound to disappear, but at the same time it can be developed as much as possible. People should and can gain the courage to survive in this world, and even happiness. The "absurdity" he proposed is "sober reason that confirms its own boundaries." He rejected eternity while affirming the beauty of the world and the joy of life.

The Artist as Critic is a collection of critical dialogues and essays by Oscar Wilde. It consists of four parts of the conversation, including The Decline of Lies, the Critic as Artist, and the Truth of the Mask; The Decline of Lies: A Critical Conversation between Two Highly Aestheticians; Pen, Pencil, and Poison: An Essay on Thomas Griffiths Wainwright (1794–1847), the English Artist and Serial Poisoner; The Critic as Artist: An Essay on Art Written in the Form of a Philosophical Conversation. It contains Wilde's major aesthetic statement; The Truth of the Mask: An Essay Focusing on Dramatic Theory. As an important collection of Oscar Wilde's literary and artistic criticism, it is also an important collection of Oscar Wilde's aesthetic criticism. This small collection embodies the issues of concern to the British literary and artistic circles in the 19th century. It also focuses on fierce debates about the value of literature and art, and whether art and life are superior or inferior. The author also makes his own assessment of the value of some classic literary and artistic works. It can be said to be a concentrated thinking and exploration of literature, art and aesthetics in the 19th century. From today's perspective, it is still critical and sharp. From drama reviews, biographies, to writing dialogues imitating Plato, Wilde discussed the nature of art and beauty in different ways, proposing that "life imitates art far better than art imitates life." The witty and profound words in the book can also let us appreciate the charm of Wilde as an aesthetic thinker.

"The Complete Works of Li Shutong (6 volumes in total)" contains all the works of Master Hongyi Li Shutong. It is divided into four parts: Buddhist miscellaneous notes, Buddhist letters, literary poems, and Buddhist explanations. It is a total of six volumes. It is the most complete collection, the most sophisticated editing, and the most beautiful artistic conception of Master Hongyi's complete works so far. This book is about literary poetry.

This book is a collection of essays. The author puts everything he sees, feels and thinks in his daily life into words and paper. In this prose, we can see the author's positive attitude towards life and his unremitting steps in pursuing his dreams. There is nature, family, relatives and friends, and society here. The author observes life in detail, shows us the beauty of life from the smallest details, and helps us overcome the hardships and setbacks of life and move towards a better life.

"The Novelist's Holiday" is an essay and commentary written by Mishima Yukio during his creative heyday. In this book, Mishima examines many issues such as contemporary civilization, society, literature, and art with rich and profound sensibility. He dived alone into the complex and ever-changing jungle of modern civilization. With his gorgeous and bold writing style and playful and profound writing style, he discussed the origins of literature and art from multiple angles and pointed pointedly at the ills of the times. This book is the starting point of Mishima's philosophical thinking. It comprehensively displays Mishima's literary outlook, artistic outlook, and values. It is the essence of Mishima's thoughts.

Jules Verne, a famous French science fiction novelist and "the father of science fiction". "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" is one of his important novels. In this ocean novel, Verne uses his magic touch to guide readers to follow Professor Aronnax to visit the library and museum of Nemo, the captain of the Nautilus, walk on the undersea plains, enjoy all kinds of marine life, try hunting in the undersea forest, cross the Arabian underwater passage, attend the funeral of the undersea coral cemetery, visit the ancient city of the Atlantic Ocean sunk at the bottom of the sea, and witness the salvage of treasures from a Spanish shipwreck. It takes readers ten months and 20,000 miles to get to know this mysterious and unknown underwater world.

"Coriolanus" tells the story of Coriolanus, a decorated general of the Roman Republic who had an arrogant and violent personality. As a result, he was framed by others and was eventually expelled from Rome, but his revenge failed.

An adventure of Henry Adams, a poor American clerk in London. Two wealthy brothers in London made a bet to see how Henry would end up within a month by lending him a million-dollar note that could not be cashed. When the one-month deadline came, Henry not only did not starve to death or be arrested, but instead became a rich man and won the heart of a beautiful lady. The article reproduces the irony and humor in the master's novels with a slightly exaggerated artistic technique, and exposes the money worship ideology of British society in the early 20th century. It is an important work that cannot be ignored in the selection of Mark Twain's works, and is a very classic short story.

"The Prince and the Pauper" is a masterpiece by the famous American writer Mark Twain. It describes that the prince Edward and the pauper Tom changed places with each other by an unexpected chance. The prince became a pauper and the pauper became a prince.

This book is a collection of classic prose by the literary master Lao She. In order to help readers better understand the essence of Lao She's works, this anthology has screened and organized some of Mr. Lao She's outstanding prose works, including "Spring Breeze", "Thinking of Peiping", "Winter in Jinan", "British", "Photos", "Looking Up to See Joy", "Spring Breeze" and "Cat" "Little Animals", "Another Year of Green Grass", "My Mother", "Qingdao in May", "Spring Festival in Beijing", "Visiting Jinan", "Appreciation of Baotu Spring" and other representative classic prose articles by Mr. Lao She have been classified accordingly according to their content and style characteristics. The first part is mainly about the author's early life and travels; the second part is miscellaneous notes about family members and teachers and friends; the third part is mostly sketches and current reviews; the works in the fourth part are mainly about the author's views on literary creation.

Barnes, one of the three giants of British literature, wrote about his vast and rich life! 1. Barnes is one of the most outstanding writers in the contemporary British literary world. He is a perennial favorite for the Nobel Prize in Literature. He is known as the "literary genius who conquered all of Europe with his wisdom". Together with Ian McEwan and Martin Amis, he is considered to be the three giants of the contemporary British literary world. 2. His works have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize four times, outvoting Nobel Prize winners Coetzee and Kazuo Ishiguro, and finally won the 2011 Booker Prize for "The Sense of an Ending". In addition, he has also won 17 literary awards from Britain, France, Austria, Italy and other countries, and 5 medals of honor. His award-winning records span all European countries! 3. Barnes is famous for his in-depth thinking on history, reality and love. He uses novels to describe the survival dilemmas of ordinary life, and uses wisdom to lead readers to appreciate the vast and rich life. 4. This collection includes the classic works of Julian Barnes: "The Lemon Table", which was polished for eight years, "Arthur and George", a finalist for the Booker Prize, "The Questionable Love", "Love, and Others" and "Her Past Love", which won the French Supreme Literary Award Femina.

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Shakespeare is a universally recognized drama master. His plays contain rich philosophy of life, profound knowledge and endless profound thoughts. "Shakespeare's Comedies" is a collection of Shakespeare's comedy works, including the famous works "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "As You Like It", "Twelfth Night", "The Merchant of Venice", "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and "Nothing to Worry". Among them, the first four are called the "Four Comedies". In 1985, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was selected into the list of "Best Books in Human History" recommended by the American "Life" magazine.

The noble lady Anne and the young officer Frederick fell in love and entered into a marriage contract. Unexpectedly, Anne's father and godmother strongly opposed the man because he was from a humble background and had no property. Anne accepted their "persuasion" out of "prudence" and reluctantly broke off her engagement with Frederick. Eight years later, Frederick returned home in fine clothes, and Anne's heart was filled with mixed feelings. Can the two people whose old love was unforgettable be able to renew their relationship...

"Hamlet" is a classic tragedy written by the famous British playwright Shakespeare in the early 17th century. It is one of Shakespeare's famous "four major tragedies". "Youth Reading: Hamlet" is divided into five acts. It tells the story of young Hamlet's uncle who ascended the throne and married his mother after his father died suddenly. The ghost of his father appears, tells Hamlet the real cause of his death, and asks Hamlet to avenge him, all of which plunges him into an abyss of melancholy and pain. The new king was afraid that his crime would be exposed, so he devised a double plot to kill Hamlet. Finally, in a duel provoked by the new king, the queen, Hamlet and the new king who deserved it all died one after another.

"Faulkner's Speeches" collects Faulkner's wonderful speeches on different public occasions. Faulkner's wisdom, knowledge, imagination, talent and sense of humor are fully reflected in this book. This collection of non-fiction essays provides a glimpse into some aspects of Faulkner as an artist and as a human being. These articles, while showing us what this extremely passionate, extremely complex, and extremely secretive writer was willing to reveal to the public during the last forty years of his career, also allow us to gain a better understanding of his person and his work.

"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. The novel "Natchez and Goldmund" is Hesse's masterpiece published in 1930. It describes the life experiences of a pair of friends who represent rational asceticism and erotic sensual hedonism. The young novice monk Narcissus in the monastery is extremely talented and is deeply loved by Dean Daniel. The new student Goldmund was obsessed with secular life. Although they became friends, Goldmund ignored Narcissus' rational preaching and secretly went to the village to have a tryst with the girl. Then he escaped from the monastery and wandered around, experiencing joy and hardship. His wanderings made him gradually mature, but he was later sentenced to death for falling in love with the governor's mistress. Narcissus, who became the abbot of the monastery, rescued him from prison and let him specialize in sculpture. Goldmund went out to march again, and fell seriously ill on the way. Narcissus expressed his friendship to him before his death, making him die happily. The novel expresses the conflict between two different human natures and achieves harmonious unity in the process of exploring ideals; some critics call it "a beautiful Faust variation that combines knowledge and love."

This is a song about the growth of an ignorant boy, with a thrilling and ups and downs storyline that sparkles with dreams of vast seas and sky. The upholding of justice and the power of emotion deeply touched the hearts of the children. Three naughty boys mustered up the courage to paddle a raft away from home and go camping on an isolated island. The ever-flowing river records the footprints of the boys' growth. The boys' flying courage and ambition, as well as their twists and turns and thrilling treasure hunting adventure, together constitute this silent, tense and gripping novel.

The beauty of Japan is popular all over the world, and Yasu Kawabata is indispensable for its success. He regards beauty as his "belief" and uses beautiful words to expand the realm of aesthetics. His thoughts gradually matured and were scattered in many essays, making it difficult for ordinary readers to get a full picture. Mr. Chen Dewen, a famous translator and scholar, has studied Kawabata Yasunari for decades, carefully sorted out, integrated and translated this book, which completely and accurately presents Kawabata's aesthetic ideological system and presents the essence of Japanese oriental aesthetics in a textbook style. People with high emotional intelligence, simply put, have strong empathy. The first thing is to have a keen sense of perception and be able to distinguish between beauty and ugliness. Reading Kawabata's prose is like communicating with Kawabata Yasumimoto himself, listening directly to the gentle words of this "sensitive and beautiful oriental soul", and understanding the mystery of the beauty of Japan and the East.

"Alexandre Dumas' Gourmet Dictionary" is a literary feast made up of entries one by one. Different from the rigid writing method of traditional dictionaries, Alexandre Dumas added a lot of literary factors when making entries. All celebrity anecdotes, myths and legends, jokes, and historical materials related to food are included, which is full of interest and makes people unable to bear to put it down. This book has been widely praised as "good-looking and easy to use". It is one of the few serious food literatures in the West. Its survival value and contribution cannot be underestimated. It is a rare work of French literature and French cuisine handed down from generation to generation.

Kawabata Yasunari, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and a master of Japanese aesthetic literature, is a masterpiece that will not be forgotten! "A Thousand Cranes", "The Dancing Girl of Izu", "Snow Country", "Ancient Capital", "Friends" and "Distant Journey".

"Disqualified in the World" is a classic work written by Dazai Osamu, a representative writer in the field of "private novels", based on his own experience. It is world-renowned and has far-reaching influence. "I'm sorry to be born human", this book presents to all readers the helpless cry of a soul in despair, which is thought-provoking.

"Sleeping Beauty" is a stunning masterpiece by Nobel Prize-winning writer Kawabata Yasunari, which shows Kawabata Yasunari's unique and weird spiritual world. "An old man Eguchi who was nearly seventy years old went to a secret inn to spend the night, while the young beauty here took medicine and fell into a coma without knowing anything..." The old man Eguchi in Kawabata Yasunari's works reveals a sense of terror of approaching death, a sense of sadness for the loss of youth, and at the same time mixed with a sense of regret for his own immoral behavior. This theme of indulgence, temptation and atonement is expressed in a surreal and grotesque way. The description of the old man's treatment of Sleeping Beauty is not rough, but quietly bursts out the original desire and strength of life. It can be said that this is the main theme of life and also the variations of life.

This is a novel and a history, more like a movie. From Venice, Rome, to Florence, and back to Venice, you follow the beautiful man Marco, penetrate into every pore of the Renaissance era, and be a Renaissance man for a day. There's roasted guinea chicken served on a silver platter decorated with the Medici coat of arms, Pecorino goat cheese, and bite-sized pastries made of almond flour and wrapped in cream. 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. 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. Marco, who was dismissed from his job, traveled to Florence to adjust his mood. He happened to meet Olympia, who had used him for espionage, and "fell in love" with her again. The "Flower Capital", once governed by the benevolent Medici family, has now become a puppet capital - the Holy Roman Emperor secretly controlled Alessandro, the illegitimate son of the Medici family, to rule dictatorially. Alessandro also coveted the sister of Lorenzino, who also belonged to the Medici family. This made Lorenzino, who was already rebellious and self-blame, determined to kill Alessandro by using the secret passage between the Medici Palace and his home, and fled to Venice that night. Marco and Olympia were also involved in the quagmire of internal strife within the Medici family, and they decided to leave Florence for Rome.

Hardy's most outstanding work and one of the greatest works of English literature. The novel takes the heroine Tess's experience as the main line, describing the conflict between the beautiful poetic image and the surrounding gloomy reality, and vividly and concretely describes the disintegration of the small-scale peasant economy after capitalism invaded the British countryside at the end of the 19th century and the painful process of individual farmers heading towards poverty and bankruptcy. At the same time, Hardy also showed strong pessimism in his works.

This book tells the story of how a bishop rose from obscurity, lurked at the bottom, and was suppressed by others for more than ten years. When everyone saw that he was about to die and relaxed their vigilance and showed sympathy and pity, he gradually succeeded in climbing to the position of bishop by means of tricks; and how he turned around and attacked at the most hopeless moment.

"Notes from the House of the Dead" is one of Dostoevsky's most important and influential works published during the Russian serfdom reform period. Based on his own personal experience, the author described his experiences during hard labor in a calm and objective style in "Notes from the House of the Dead". The book is composed of independent chapters such as memories, essays, close-ups, and stories. Due to its ingenious structure, it is interwoven into a vivid picture of prison life in Tsarist Russia and outlines the unique personalities of various characters. The whole book is composed of independent chapters such as memories, essays, close-ups, and stories. It is cleverly structured and interwoven into a vivid picture of prison life in Tsarist Russia. The work truly reproduces the barbaric, brutal and extremely horrific scenes of Tsarist Russia's slave labor prisons.

With the deepening of reform and social transformation, the real world is becoming more and more market-oriented. We increasingly believe in market values. It seems that the market holds the golden key to prosperity and freedom. Market values ​​dominate all areas of social life and citizen life. So, are there things that money shouldn't buy? Are there priceless treasures and social rules in this world and our lives that cannot be measured by money? American scholar Michael Sandel has made a very valuable and in-depth discussion on this in his book "What Money Can't Buy". This magazine has excerpted some wonderful chapters for the readers' enjoyment. Introduction Market and Public Good There are some things that money cannot buy, but nowadays, there are not many such things. Today, almost everything is up for grabs.

This book is a notebook novel compiled by Yuan Mei during the Qianjia period of the Qing Dynasty. It was originally called "Zi Buyu". Later, it was changed to "Xin Qixie" when it was found that there were similarities in the Yuan Dynasty. The stories in the book come from folk rumors, oral narrations from relatives and friends, other people's writings, real life and the author's creations. Most of the stories in the book are about ghosts and spirits, but also about strange people and anecdotes. Yuan Mei uses concise words, documentary writing, and bizarre stories to show the bizarre world, and reveals the many "evils" in ordinary life in an extremely humorous and obscure way, involving morals, systems, religions, customs, human nature and other aspects.

"Zi Buyu" is a collection of short ghost stories written by Yuan Mei, a famous writer in the Qing Dynasty. It is named after "Zi Buyu" in "The Analects", "Zi Buyu", so the story talks about strange power and chaos. The original work has unique imagination, witty and concise language, making it interesting to read. Many anecdotes and strange stories, such as "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", have made future generations understand and reflect infinitely. "Tang Translation of Zi Buyu" by Yuan Mei excerpts 99 classic articles in "Zi Buyu" and translates them in accurate and vivid vernacular language to eliminate language barriers in reading the original text. The translation is followed by the original text, and the two are read side by side. In addition to savoring anecdotes, it provides young readers with a good ancient Chinese learning experience.

A delegation composed of trump cards, ghost cards, politicians and reporters traveled around various countries and began a live investigation of the Variety Ace Virus. A covert operation will fulfill centuries-old prophecies that will send ripples throughout the unknown.

"Collection of One Hundred Demons of the Past and Past - Moon" is a collection of mystery novels about monsters, featuring Atsuko Chuzenji, the younger sister of Kyogokudo Chuzenji Akihiko and editor of "Kitan Monthly", and female middle school student Gomi Yuki. "Ghost": What is the truth behind the serial slashing incident caused by the ghost knife? Less than a year after escaping from the Strangler Demon and Eye-Breaking Demon Incidents, Gomi Yuki transferred to a new school and made a close friend - senior Haruko Katakura, who became the seventh victim of the "Showa Tester Incident". The women of the Katakura family are destined to be hacked to death...

The novel starts from the growth and friendship of two young men, Narcissus and Goldmund, in Mariabronn Monastery, and revolves around their life trajectories. Narcissus and Goldmund took different paths in life due to their completely different natures: Narcissus, a scholar guided by reason, cultivated his character, devoted himself to study, and became the abbot of a monastery; Goldmund, an artist who was called by sensibility, wandered and developed his own ingenuity and became a sculptor. Although they have different natures, it does not prevent the two from forming a deep friendship and cherishing each other. Through mutual inspiration, learning, and perception, they finally resonate in their minds and souls and reach understanding. Although the reality leaves regrets, the tacit understanding has been perfected.

This book is based on "The Complete Works of Osamu Dazai" published by Japan's Tsukuma Shobo in 1985. It is mainly selected from the collection of works of Osamu Dazai published during his lifetime, "Later Years", and includes the main works in "Later Years": "Fish Suit", "Train", "Map of the Earth", "Island of the Ape", "The Sparrow Game", "The Crowned Ape Face", "Retrograde", "He is Not the Former Himself", "Legend", "Yin" 11 short stories and short stories including "Fire" and "Blind Paper".

Happiness is short-lived, but loneliness is permanent. "Ancient Capital" is a literary postcard of the city of Kyoto carefully drawn by Yasunari Kawabata. The novel uses light and delicate writing to narrate the joys and sorrows of the twin sisters Chieko and Naeko, and writes about their bitter life experiences, pure love, and their yearning for a better life. Cleverly, the author places the beautiful relationship between the sisters in the four seasons of Kyoto to describe it. The scenes blend together, allowing readers to appreciate the beauty of Kyoto's ancient culture. Loneliness is like a shadow, coexisting with life. And only lonely people can understand life more deeply. Don't be demanding, don't be envious, explore the true nature of life in the flowers and leaves in front of you.

Ernault began writing in 1974. Most of her works draw themes from her own experiences, so her writing and life are closely integrated. She has published about 15 works so far, including "The Empty Wardrobe" (1974), which depicts a woman's inner journey; "Position" (1984), a first-person recollection of her father, which won the Renaudeau Prize; and "Reminiscences of her mother". "A Woman" (1987); "Pure Passion" (1992), which recalls childhood; "Shame" (1997), "The Incident" (2000), which recalls abortion, and "Occupy" (2002), which depicts jealousy, etc. As soon as this book was published, it won the Duras Literary Award in France that year. Adopting the method of "untitled autobiography" actually prompts others to recall while remembering oneself, reflecting the evolution of the times with people's shared experiences, thus arousing strong resonance in people's hearts. From big things like international affairs, to small things like food and clothing, family gatherings, and even personal privacy, everything is simple and vivid. Reflecting the process of the world through personal experience actually writes collective memory. The novel spans sixty years, so readers of all ages can find the content they are most familiar with and the clearest memories in it.

In this book, Hesse tells the inside story of his own married life through the story of the sentimental painter Johann Ferraguth. In the modern family system of Europe and America, which is extremely civilized, Hesse describes how a depressed artist devotes himself to the creation of an artistic world to save the family from collapse. The lonely lyrical private Hesse used realism to depict the inner struggle and depression of the tragic painter. It is another famous masterpiece by the poet Hesse after "The Song of Life".