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"Change and Custom: Challenges Facing Our Times" is Toynbee's work with a strong sense of mission, written in the 1960s. In response to the problems existing in the world at that time, such as the threat of human destruction caused by the arms race, global population surge, religious disputes, and environmental damage caused by over-development, Toynbee started from whether human habits can be changed. Through the analysis and research of past history, he pointed out that, unlike nature, human habits can be changed when faced with inescapable choices. Although the analysis in this book deals with the world of the 1960s, most of the issues mentioned still exist or are even more pressing today.

This set is a historical series of works by Tony Judt, which includes "History of Postwar Europe" (set of 4 volumes), "The Unfinished Past", "The Burden of Responsibility", "Sickness Everywhere", "The Unfinished Past", and "On Europe".

"Postwar European History" (a four-volume set) is the most important representative work of Tony Judt, the most respected historian and thinker in the world today. It took 20 years to conceive and 10 years to write. It makes extensive use of documents in 6 languages, covers 34 countries, and takes into account Western Europe. Eastern Europe, covering the whole of Europe, is the first master-class historical masterpiece that comprehensively displays the political, economic and cultural changes of modern Europe over the past 60 years. It is recommended by European and American political leaders such as European Commission President Barroso, European Parliament Speaker Schulz, and EU Foreign Minister Solana. From brutal genocide to the advocacy of human rights values, from fascism sweeping the world to the disintegration of the Soviet Eastern European socialist bloc, from free capital markets to big-government welfare states, from arms races to the establishment of the European Union for mutual assistance and cooperation, from tariff barriers to the unified currency Euro... Europe is a laboratory of human activities. It has experienced the baptism and experimentation of various political systems, ideologies, social systems, economic orders, and cultural trends of thought. No wonder, Tony Judt said: "Like a fox, Europe knows a lot." For the modern public, "it is impossible to understand the world without understanding Europe." "Postwar European History" is a masterpiece that Tony Judt, the top contemporary historian, has worked on for more than ten years. From the end of World War II to the beginning of the 21st century, this book shows the political, economic, social, and cultural history of Europe, comprehensively and concisely reproduces the reality and spiritual process of Europe's reconstruction on the ruins of the war, and reveals Europe's future path toward unity and self-reliance. Tony Judt used keen observation, profound humanistic care and superb narrative ability to refine the sixty years of European history from 1945 to 2005 into a fascinating, significant and deeply personal work. "Postwar European History" received rave reviews after its publication and won numerous awards. It was praised as "the book on postwar European history" and "a great work that cannot be surpassed in the short term". It has become a "must-read classic masterpiece for understanding the modern world" for the public.

"A Brief History of the Earth" is a classic work by the popular science master Fang Long. The author interprets the relationship between man and the earth from a historical perspective as a humanist. Fanglong put all the mountains, cities and oceans on the map, allowing readers to understand the people living in those places, where they came from, why they got there, and what their customs are. He wrote the stories that people really care about and the really interesting countries in the world into this book, telling the historical evolution of each country from a geographical perspective. The book has a total of 47 chapters, starting from the earth, to the relevant geographical history of the world's major countries, accompanied by the author's hand-drawn illustrations, looking at the evolution of history from a geographical perspective. The process of human understanding of geography is actually part of human development. The geographical environment shapes people, and people continue to transform the environment. How to deal with the relationship with the earth is worth thinking about. The book uses popular and humorous language and literary techniques to make knowledge more flexible, showing the laws of physical geography and the various forms of human geography. Allowing readers to read history like a story is of great help in understanding the historical development of major world powers and the geography of the earth.

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In Civilization, Kenneth Clark's wide-ranging narrative examines the development of Western Europe since the fall of the Roman Empire, covering the ideas, books, architecture, and works of art that made up Western European civilization. The author takes us from ninth-century Iona to twelfth-century France, from Florence to Urbino, and from Germany to Rome, England, the Netherlands, and the United States. Against this historical backdrop, he paints a remarkable cast of characters-men and women who gave civilization new energy and broadened our understanding of the world and ourselves. He also highlighted the works of genius produced by them - in the fields of architecture, sculpture, painting, philosophy, poetry, music, science and engineering, from the Academy of Athens painted by Raphael to the bridges designed by Brunel. "Civilization" is Clark's eternal nostalgia for European civilization. In his narration, we will see: At what moment does the artist get rid of the shackles of the times? What period has art gone through, and how does it transcend the bonds of time and space?

In 1945, a new world emerged on the ruins of World War II. This book records the historical events around the world in this important year, which is very sad. This book is a review of what happened in 1945, the end of World War II. One world has come to an end, and another brand-new world with an uncertain future is slowly opening. Regime changes are taking place all over the world, whether in Asia or continental Europe. The ensuing power struggle was often brutal, and in the process gave birth to the modern world as we know it. This work has a grand layout and ups and downs of the characters' stories. In the book, the author talks about film and television art works in Asia and Europe. Perhaps no one was better suited to write Year Zero than Ian Buruma, his masterpiece.

The contents of this book include the Bohemian Scandal, the Red-Headed Society, the Identity Case, the Boscombe Valley Mystery, the Five Orange Pits, the Man with the Crooked Lip, the Sapphire Case, the Piebald Band Mystery, the Engineer's Thumb Case, etc.

"European and American Experiences" is the author Washington Irving's notes on his experiences during his travels to European countries and the United States. "European and American Insights" includes some essays and novels that reflect his creative characteristics. For example, "Mounjoy: Or the Life Experience of a Dreamer" is a novella love story that tells the interesting experiences of the protagonist in his teenage years; "Mississippi Plan" describes a famous bubble economy event in the history of business; "Hotel de France" and other essays describe some of the customs and customs of France at that time, as well as the French The unique character of Chinese and British people; "Letter from Granada", "Abdur Rahman" and "The Widow's Trial" bring readers to the magical country of Spain... In addition, the author also details the tour and visit to the hometowns of two literary giants, Scotus and Byron, truly recreating various scenes at the time and providing readers with good material for an in-depth understanding of these literary masters.

The precipitous and desolate wilderness, the elegant gardens with a southern style, the simple and generous Spanish people, the unique and romantic customs, the myths and legends about the Moors... "The Alhambra" is an essay with both literary value, historical value and collection value. Owen lived here for three months and had in-depth contact with the local residents before writing this masterpiece. This is also the only remaining work on the history and legends of the Moors, and is known as the Spanish version of "The Arabian Nights." If you can only see one attraction in Spain, make it the Alhambra; if you can only bring one book, bring "The Alhambra".

"Old Christmas" is a work included in Washington Irving's masterpiece "Notes on What He Sees". By depicting traditional British Christmas scenes, it shows the warmth and joy of family reunions, roaring fires, abundant food, and neighbors inviting each other and celebrating together during the holiday. It also reveals the author's nostalgia for the bygone time and his cherishment of traditional customs.

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"Childhood in the World, My University" is Gorky's famous autobiographical novel trilogy. It is a colorful historical picture painted by Gorky based on his own life path and the social life of Russia in the 1870s and 1880s. It is an outstanding artistic treasure. The protagonist Alyosha in the work is not only a portrayal of Gorky's early life, but also an artistic model of general significance for the Russian working people to move towards a new life after going through arduous and complicated tempering.

Gorky's autobiographical trilogy "Childhood", "In the World" and "My University" is a rare series of documentary novels in the history of Russian literature. It truly and in detail describes the author's ups and downs before the age of 20, his ideological growth and his psychological journey on the road to revolution. It focuses on various aspects of Russian society to varying degrees and is also a record of the life of the Russian people under certain historical development conditions. "Childhood" was created in 1913 and describes the childhood life of the protagonist Alyosha from the age of three to ten. After his father passed away, he lived in his grandfather's house. In such a typical small bourgeois family, he witnessed the greedy and selfish ugly faces of his grandfather, uncles and relatives. Fortunately, his kind-hearted grandmother loved him very much, and the fairy tale world in her mouth protected his growth.

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Gorky's birth, we chose to publish Gorky's autobiographical series to help readers understand the writer and better understand his works. Among them, "Childhood" describes Gorky's life from the age of three to ten. The protagonist Alyosha cannot feel the warmth at home, and is discriminated against and bullied at school. In his heart at this age, there is less and less love and more and more hatred.

"Captain Grant's Children" is one of Verne's science fiction trilogy, telling a story full of passion and mystery. Readers who like this classic and readers who like Verne, this book is worth reading. With the discovery of a drifting bottle, everyone started discussing: Is it a distress letter from a wrecked ship or a limerick written by a sailor when he was bored? After various analyses, we finally came to the conclusion that this was a letter of distress from Captain Grant. So, after all kinds of setbacks, a group of people took the Duncan and embarked on the adventure of rescuing Captain Grant... They encountered countless hardships and dangers along the way: earthquakes, floods, storms, ferocious Maori and a conspiracy. So, will Captain Grant be saved? Will these brave volunteers encounter danger? Will everyone give up halfway? This book expresses the protagonist's heroic, tenacious and fearless spirit, embodies Verne's progressive thoughts against slavery and colonialism, and shows the noble quality of safeguarding social justice and the lofty humanitarian spirit.

The new comedy by the British literary genius Hornby shows the counterattack of a grassroots girl to become a big star of the BBC; it pays tribute to Barbra Streisand's Oscar-winning film "Funny Girl". Cleverly retelling the history of the BBC's golden era and recreating the unique pop culture of "Swinging London". The title of this book is borrowed from American acting superstar Barbra Streisand's Oscar-winning musical film Funny Girl (also translated as "Funny Girl"). However, it is not a simple reproduction of the film, but a combination of fiction and reality. Through a clever retelling of the golden age of the BBC, it tells the story of the birth of a British version of "Funny Girl" - the female joker Barbra, until she flew up a branch and became a phoenix. The novel draws on the era of pop culture explosion such as "Swinging London" in the 1960s to describe how a grassroots girl constantly changes her self-perception on the road to pursuing her dreams. It also makes a wonderful display of the traditional British radio and television industry that is full of irony and humor.

This novel written by Nick Hornby for young and middle-aged people continues his consistent writing style: humorous and thought-provoking. It contains a large number of music works that were popular in the 1970s and 1980s, adding a strong nostalgic color. The movie of the same name was released in 2018, starring the film industry's literary god Ethan Hawke (the male protagonist of the "Love" series trilogy). The heroine Anne is about to enter middle age. After spending fifteen years of ordinary cohabitation with her boyfriend Duncan, she has doubts about the meaning of this life. She began to look at her past to figure out what she was missing. On the other side of the ocean, Tucker Crowe, a rock musician who has retired for many years - and is also the idol that Duncan has devoted half his life to studying - is also suffering from headaches due to the consequences of his bohemian life. Driven by an incredible fate, the two came together.

"The Screwtape Letters" is another masterpiece of C. S. Lewis, author of "The Chronicles of Narnia". In a humorous and insightful exchange of letters between two "devils," C. S. Lewis delves into issues of good and evil, temptation, repentance, and more. Through this wonderful story, the author digs deeply into human nature and satirizes falsehood and noise.

"Selected Novels and Novels by Hardy" selects seventeen of Hardy's most representative short stories, fully reflecting the author's artistic style and literary value. Hardy's short stories have concise and concise writing, natural and relaxed style, and strong storytelling and readability. This book is translated by Zhang Ling and Zhang Yang.

"The Mayor of Casterbridge" is a novel written by the British novelist and poet Thomas Hardy. It is a part of the "Wessex Novel System" and was published in 1886. The work tells the story of the protagonist Henchard, who was originally a haymaker who betrayed his wife and daughter due to drunkenness. He later regretted it, never drank again, worked hard to get rich, and became the mayor of Casterbridge twenty years later. Later, his wife and daughter returned to him, but disasters also followed... Through this tragic description, the author reveals the disasters that capitalist development has brought to the working people, and condemns the irrationality of the capitalist system. This book is translated by Zhang Ling and Zhang Yang.

This book mainly tells the story of a miser. A miser had accumulated a lot of money, but he was reluctant to add a piece of coal to the staff's fire. His nephew kindly invited him to attend the Christmas Eve party, but he thought the nephew was refusing to take advantage of him. Social activists asked him to donate some Christmas meals to the poor, but he ruthlessly refused. He returned home at night and saw a ghost face in the night. Is this really a ghost? Or is he an illusion? However, the appearance of ghost caused him to undergo earth-shaking changes.

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This book selects 98 poems by Emily Brontë. Her poems are sincere, resolute, rough, melancholic and passionate, as if she has vowed to coexist and die with the entire nature, and they are completely different from those written by a thin girl. With courage that was not afraid of the deep darkness, she fought against the sweeping winds and floods, and finally defeated the eternal erosion of time with her outstanding poems.

On a snowstorm day, Lockwood, a young tenant of Thrushcross Grange, visited the landlord Heathcliff who lived in Wuthering Heights and stayed there because of the bad weather. After returning, he accidentally discovered from the housekeeper Nelly the secret of the two families for three generations: Heathcliff was an abandoned child and was adopted by Sean, the old owner of Wuthering Heights. Sean's son Hindley is jealous of his father's preference for Heathcliff and secretly humiliates Heathcliff in every possible way; Sean's daughter Catherine has a passionate and unrestrained personality. She has been childhood sweethearts with Heathcliff since childhood, and the two have been in love for a long time. When the time comes to talk about marriage, Catherine is forced to choose between the passionate, tortured Heathcliff and the gentle, nurturing Edgar of Thrushcross Grange, whom she ultimately chooses.

"The Scarlet Letter" is Hawthorne's first novel, which describes a romantic love story that took place in colonial New England more than two hundred years ago. The novel has a unique style with profound themes and artistic techniques such as symbolism and metaphor. It caused a huge sensation when it was published in 1850 and is still an immortal classic today. "The House of the Seven Gables" is a novel describing the decline and fall of a large family. The big house that connects the whole story has multiple symbolic meanings. These two works convey the author's views on many issues such as American history, society, politics, religion, art, and morality in a tortuous and mysterious way. They are profound in thought, exquisite in art, and exude lasting charm. They are well-deserved models of American literature.

"The Wizard of Oz" is a famous work by American children's literature writer Baum. The kind-hearted little girl Dorothy was blown by a tornado to a strange and magical country-the Land of Oz, and lost her way home. There, she met the brainless Scarecrow, the heartless Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion one after another. In order to realize their respective wishes, they helped each other, worked together, went through hardships and encountered many strange and strange things. In the end, with their extraordinary intelligence and tenacious perseverance, they all fulfilled their wishes. This book pioneered American "magical fairy tales" and established Baum's position in the American literary world.

Buck is a pet dog of Judge Miller's family. He was trafficked to the cold, remote and gold-rich Alaska in the northern United States and became a sled dog. In order to survive, Buck gradually adapted to the harsh natural environment and various greedy owners. After experiencing a series of life-and-death fights, the murder of his benefactor, and other events, Buck finally responded to his inner call, walked into the wilderness, returned to nature, and became the king of wolves. The American novelist Jack London shows us a vast wild world. While revealing the power of wildness and the courage to survive, he also expresses his disappointment in civilization and his thoughts on human nature.

"To Build a Fire" is a short story published by American writer Jack London in 1907. It tells the tragedy of a gold digger who froze to death in an extremely cold environment because he ignored the laws of nature. It is regarded as a classic of naturalistic literature. Through the comparison between humans and dogs, the novel reveals the fragility of human reason in the face of natural forces, and criticizes industrial civilization's arrogance towards nature.

In the 24th century, human beings are successively sent to a different world game --- [Nightmare]. In the nightmare game, a huge World Tree rises from the ground, and each leaf is a thrilling and weird copy. Only by letting all the leaves of the World Tree fall can people return to the real human world. As the highest level GM - [HX-1], Shang Yirou said that not only was she not stressed at all, she even felt like laughing... [System]: "Congratulations on successfully logging into the survival game. Here, let us open the door to a new world together!" Shang Yirou: "Oh." [System]: "Congratulations, dear [HX-1], you have successfully entered the Nightmare Game Hall of Fame!" Shang Yirou: "Haha." [System]: "Dear [HX-1], your position as the first manager will be replaced." Shang Yirou: "He is not worthy..." [System]: "By the way, that person is Ji Chao." Wait... Ji Chao? ! * [GM Sister Sa X Loose Player] "Girls, spring is here, and flower seeds have been sown in the Lost Realm. We will finish the stories that were left unfinished in the winter in the spring."

The novella "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe" is McCullers' masterpiece. It tells the story of a bizarre love triangle in a wild town in the south of the United States, between the wealthy, talented but withdrawn Miss Amelia, the hunchback cousin Raymond with unknown origins, and the bad ex-husband Marvin Macy, centered on a cafe transformed from a grocery store. It explores the unequal relationship between loving and being loved, the impact of environmental opportunities on talent, and the enlightenment of people's understanding in a limited life...

"The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" is a story of extreme loneliness. The protagonists of the story are two mutes-Singer and Antonapoulos. Although they cannot speak, they have the same mind and they depend on each other in the small town. Until one day Antonapoulos was sent to a mental hospital due to alcoholism and overeating, and Singer began a lonely journey. Being good at listening, he became a window for others to vent their loneliness, but Singer's own loneliness was always unknown. Everyone is looking for an exit from loneliness, but no one can escape the fate of loneliness, not even love. "Song of the Sad Cafe" tells the weird and absurd love story between Miss Amelia, the criminal Marvin Macy and the hunchback Lemon in a small town. In a weird, mysterious and absurd way, it expresses a human theme as eternal as love - loneliness, and uses the absurdity of love to confirm the inevitability of loneliness. "A Clock without Hands" is McCullers' impressive novel. The story takes place in a small town in the southern United States, where there is an old southern judge Fox Crane and his grandson Jester, as well as a young black boy Sherman with a pair of blue eyes, and a pharmacist suffering from leukemia, Mr. Malone. Jester wants to find the truth behind his father's suicide, while Sherman wants to find his mother. In less than a year, the lives and fates of several characters are intertwined. Their intersection is not because they like each other, but just because of excessive loneliness.

The story takes place in the southern United States and tells the story of a group of people. Apart from being very lonely, they seemed to have little in common. A young girl, a drunken man, and a black doctor are attracted to the gentle, compassionate deaf-mute John Singer, whose presence changes their lives.

"Affinity" was published in 1809. It is another profound and rich masterpiece after "The Sorrows of Young Werther". This book mainly tells the emotional entanglement between two men and women. Edward and Charlotte went through many twists and turns until they finally got married in middle age. After marriage, they lived a quiet and happy life in the countryside. One day, the calmness was broken by the arrival of the husband's friend and the wife's niece. An unexpected recombination occurred between the four people, which ultimately led to the tragic ending of the men's exile and the women's loneliness. The author successfully combines the unique arrangement of details, rigorous logical reasoning, romantic mystery and symbolic techniques. In particular, the author applies the principles of natural science to the humanistic society, using the chemical term "affinity" to describe the various relationships between the protagonists, which runs through the character relationships and plot throughout the novel.

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"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is a masterpiece by Mark Twain, the master of American humor literature. It is a novel full of children's interest. Tom Sawyer, this little American urchin, hates studying, fights and makes troubles, and does not follow the rules, but at the same time he is upright, kind, resourceful, and adventurous. His pursuit of a free and passionate life is deeply affecting. Late one night, while playing in a cemetery with his good friend Huckleberry Finn, Tom accidentally witnessed a murder. Fearing that the murderer would discover that they knew about it, Tom and Huckleberry fled with another friend to a desert island and became "pirates", making the family think they had been drowned. Instead they showed up at their own "funeral". After a fierce ideological struggle, Tom finally stood up bravely and testified against the murderer...

Two sisters, Elinor and Marianne, were born into a decent British squire family. The elder sister is good at controlling her emotions with reason, but the younger sister is often emotionally unrestrained. Therefore, when they encounter setbacks in love, they have different reactions: the elder sister endures humiliation and is always kind to others; the younger sister is arrogant and almost collapses... The relationship between the fate and love of the protagonist is related to the fate of the protagonist. The idle squire wife, the snobbish and ruthless brother-in-law family, the hypocritical distant sisters of the philistine, and the three lovers in the girl's heart who are either morally corrupt or upright and weak all appear. The book starts with a comedy, develops into a tragedy, and ends in a comedy. It is a classic story about the marriage and love of a girl without a wealthy dowry, which is known for its delicate writing and vivid dialogue.

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"The Nightingale and the Rose" contains seven widely circulated and popular works by the British fairy tale master Oscar Wilde, including "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Happy Prince", "The Giant's Garden", "The Faithful Friend", "The Famous Rocket", "The Young King" and "The Star Child". Oscar Wilde's fairy tales are full of suspense and fascinating with gorgeous diction, vivid plots and twists and turns. Wilde's fairy tales are both beautiful stories for children and spiritual fables for adults. They were translated by Lin Huiyin, a famous talented woman in the Republic of China. The language is delicate and beautiful, the images are vivid, sad and elegant.

"Underground 2" is Haruki Murakami's second documentary work after "Underground". Most of the space is the shady story of the cult dictated by former cult members. It is as detailed, realistic and shocking as "Underground". In search of healing, why did they create "Subway Sarin", an indiscriminate killing without redemption? Why do they find it difficult to live a normal life in this world? Where is the dream country they pursue? Thorough interviews with Aum believers and unguarded conversations with Mr. Hayao Kawai reveal the dark side of the heart enveloped by modern society. This book is the sequel to "Underground", also based on interviews compiled from audio recordings. After interviewing the victims of the Tokyo Sarin gas incident, the author conducted interviews with many former Aum Shinrikyo believers in 1997 to understand the internal situation of the cult organization and the spiritual world of the believers, and put forward suggestions for healing.

This book is a four-act tragedy created by Albert Camus. It is based on the life of the ancient Roman tyrant Caligula and profoundly reflects Camus' existentialism and absurd philosophy. In the play, Caligula begins to question the meaning and value of life after experiencing the shock of the death of his beloved lover. He found that personality, dignity, and even pain were meaningless in the face of death, which triggered his extreme use of power and destruction of the existing order. He became a tyrant who wantonly trampled on the original human system, good and evil, and emotions, trying to find truth and eternity through power and expose the hypocrisy of the world. Through the image of Caligula, Camus explores the way humans deal with themselves in the face of an absurd world, showing the destructive consequences of abuse of power and personal madness. At the same time, he also put forward profound thoughts about human existence and freedom, and explored how to find personal meaning and value in an absurd world.

"The Outsider" uses an objective record-type "zero style" to describe the protagonist Meursault's various absurd plots and experiences from attending his mother's funeral to accidentally becoming a murderer, and then to being sentenced to death. Meursault seems to be indifferent to everything, existing rationally and irrationally indifferently, maintaining an excessive honesty and unvarnished and flattering frankness. Even if this kind of catering is to avoid unnecessary trouble, or even to obtain favorable conditions related to life and death, he categorically refuses to regard false scams as the eternal hope. He fully acknowledges the limitations of life and lives a sober, unflinching life based only on honesty and courage. Living in truth to preserve the dignity of life, this "outsider" style that is incompatible with society eventually led to his death, or in other words, made him freely move towards his own destiny. Meursault's experience promotes the absurdity and meaninglessness of life, and also shows the free and passionate spirit of resistance. "The Outsider" is one of Camus' famous and representative novels. It can be called one of the famous novels with epoch-making significance in the entire Western literary world in the 20th century. "The Outsider" has thus become the most classic character image and keyword in Western literature and philosophy.

★An epic masterpiece by the famous literary historian Daniel Boorstin, a far-reaching trilogy of world history; ★It caused a sensation after being published in the United States, has been selling well for more than 30 years, and has been translated into more than 20 languages; ★The perfect combination of history and popular science, with detailed and interesting content; ★Changing human understanding of the world is actually much simpler than we think; "The History of Civilization (all 5 volumes)" is divided into three parts: "Discoverers", "Creators" and "Explorers". In "The Discoverer", the author divides it into four chapters: "Time", "Land and Sea", "Nature" and "Society". He uses a unique and vivid writing style to present all the great discoveries and inventions of mankind since ancient times and their discoverers and inventors before us, showing the colorful history of human civilization in a unique way; "The Creator" reproduces the cultural and artistic achievements of more than three thousand years and vividly describes the creation of our splendid culture. The outstanding figures of the legacy have enriched the human world in philosophy, drama, literature, architecture, painting, sculpture, music, etc.; "The Explorer" tells us the three major eras of exploration that Western culture has experienced: first, the prophets and philosophers, secondly, an era of joint exploration, such as Thucydides, Thomas More, Machiavelli and Voltaire, and finally, the era of social sciences, when people face the future but seem to be dominated by history. Outstanding figures of this era include Marx, Spengler, Toynbee, Carlyle and Emerson, Malraux, Berglin and Einstein, etc.

"The Castle" is Kafka's most distinctive and important novel (unfinished). The work tells the story of the protagonist K. Who applied for a job as a land surveyor in the castle. After traveling long distances and crossing many snowy roads, he finally arrived at a poor village under the jurisdiction of the castle in the middle of the night. In the village guest house, the exhausted K met all kinds of people, all of whom were civilians struggling at the bottom of society. Among them were the owner of the guest house, the landlady, the waitress, and some other miscellaneous staff. Although the castle was within easy reach, he went through all kinds of troubles, even seducing the mistress of Cram, the castle official, but he could not get in. K was exhausted from running around and could not enter the castle until his death. In "The Castle", Kafka describes a desperate struggle in a cold tone, thereby revealing the absurdity, alienation and indifference of the world.

"The Metamorphosis: The Complete Works of Kafka's Short and Novels" includes Kafka's classic masterpieces "The Metamorphosis", "The Judgment", "The Cave", "In the Penal Colony", "The Hungry Artist" and other nearly 80 short stories and short stories. It is divided into three volumes. The novelist Wenzel, who lives in Germany, spent three years to finalize the translation. The chapters are all literal translations from the original German versions. To help readers better understand the novel text, the translator's notes and footnotes are attached. The appendix of this publication is "Letter to My Father", a long letter written by Kafka to his father.

Udo Berg, ambitious war game enthusiast. This summer, he and his girlfriend went on vacation to the Spanish seaside town where they had often visited since childhood. Here they met Hannah and Charlie, a couple also from Germany, as well as three locals, Wolfgang, Lambert, and Kesdor, a boat watcher who lived on the beach. However, not long after, Charlie disappeared after a surfing trip. The bright holiday was gradually enveloped by a gloomy atmosphere. Charlie's life and death were uncertain, and Hannah decided to return to Germany. Ingeborg also believed that they should leave as soon as possible to return to the country, but Udo seemed to be tripped by something invisible. He was determined to wait until Charlie's body appeared before returning to the country. At the same time, Udo discovered that Keshador seemed to have a strong interest in war games, so he invited him to play the "Third Reich" war game with the theme of "World War II". The holiday is coming to an end, the tourists are gradually leaving, the town is becoming more and more deserted, and there is still no news from Charlie. The game between Udo and Kesado continues. Kesado, who had no knowledge of war games before, gradually turned the tide of the war. Weird dreams and uneasy conjectures entangle Udo. Is there really any unknown power in "The Third Reich"?