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This book collects Margaret Atwood's essays from 1970 to the beginning of the 21st century, including book reviews, literary reviews, creative talks, obituaries, etc. This collection of essays is more like an informal autobiography, showing readers a life full of curiosity. She is a witty critic who offers unique insights into the works of Updike, Angela Carter and others; she is also a cool skeptic who reserves her own views on "female bad behavior" in Canadian history and novels. Her life is as exciting as her narrative: a haunted farm, a misogynistic interview host, an arctic adventure with food poisoning, and literary festivals around the world, leaving readers dizzying. Naturally, there are also reviews of the creation of some classic works, such as "The Handmaid's Tale", "Alias ​​Grace", "Oryx and Crake" and so on. Atwood uses his rich and varied perspective to lead readers on a literary journey, and also goes deep into the reverse flow of time, looking back at some landmark events in the twentieth century and witnessing our journey to the twenty-first century.

"Pillow" is a collection of literary prose essays, written around 1001. The author saw and heard a lot during his tenure in the court. There are more than 300 chapters in the book, which are divided into three parts: collection, diary and random thoughts. Clustering is a list of things of different nature and categories in life, such as "mountains", "sea", "disappointing things", "elegant things", involving geographical features, vegetation, flowers and birds, inner emotions, life interests, etc., Which richly reflects the author's delicate observation and aesthetic taste. The diary records the author's life in the palace, which reflects her deep relationship with Empress Fujiwara Teiko, as well as fragments of her life in the palace. This part of the content reflects the classical style, and allows us to understand the living conditions and tastes of the royal family and nobles in Japan's Heian period. Random thoughts are random thoughts about nature and life, especially the author's bright and free attitude towards life.

This book selects dramatic stories from the famous British playwright Shakespeare. The author is good at depicting characters, with vivid and prominent images, and the plot of the story is so varied that it is difficult to estimate: Who does Prince Hamlet want to take revenge on? What was the result? Romeo and Juliet's families are feuding, can they really date? In "The Merchant of Venice", the most admired young lawyer turns out to be...

"If Our Language Is Whiskey" is a travel diary of Haruki Murakami and his wife Yoko Murakami's visit to the Isle of Islay in Scotland and Ireland. It is accompanied by 40 color landscape photos taken by Yoko, allowing you to see Haruki Murakami playing boules in Scotland. Because the places described in the travel notes were all visited by the two of them together. These photos add a vivid and wonderful color to Haruki Murakami's words. The pairing of this couple is truly a perfect match. In addition to describing the scenery, the content focuses on the raw materials, production, tasting and drinking habits of the local specialty single malt whiskey. Haruki Murakami uses his words to take us on an exotic journey with his unique vision. The exotic customs and customs, and the fragrant whiskey from afar slowly flow out from his writing and flow into the readers' hearts, refreshing them.

"Walden" is a record of the American writer Thoreau who lived alone by Walden Pond, describing what he saw, heard and thought during more than two years. The book advocates simple life and loves the natural scenery. It has rich content, far-reaching meaning and vivid language.

"The Art of Travel" is an important work by Alan de Botton, a talented writer known as "the wonder of British literature". Since its publication in 2002, it has been on the best-seller list in the United Kingdom and the United States. The British "Sunday Times" commented: This book is like a perfect journey, teaching us how to be curious, thinking and observing, and making us passionate about life again. Pricking a needle into the dream at the end of "Love in Prague", the oozing light blue can color de Botton's journey. The true color of any journey is transformed by the blue of the heart and the blue of the mist, becoming an irresistible temptation; space loses its geographical meaning In the direction of the location, time lazily turned into a wisp of fragrance; only Wordsworth, Baudelaire, Van Gogh and de Botton, a talented man, connected the itinerary and words, and the resonance throbbed in the depths of the soul; walking with de Botton, the road ahead was a journey to a distant place or a return to home in the sunset...

Haruki Murakami's first true music essay, an in-depth understanding of Murakami's music world. Even if the moon disappears, even if you are abandoned by your lover, even if you are laughed at by a puppy, you can have nothing but music. Follow senior music critic Haruki Murakami to experience the possibility of synesthesia between words and music art. This is Haruki Murakami's first purely musical essay. Murakami carefully selected 11 famous songs from all classic music scenes and wrote the article, which is full of emotions about music and provides an opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of Murakami's music world. From Schubert to Stan Gates, from Bruce Springsteen to Goo Suga, these ten essays reveal the good music in Murakami's heart.

A non-academic work on D. H. Lawrence. It is like a biography but not a biography, a novel but not a novel, a travelogue but not a travelogue, a memoir but not a memoir: a fusion of, or rather, a postmodern genre that transcends all specific genres, a genre that is counter-genre. Therefore, although the author repeatedly claimed to write a "serious academic work on Lawrence", he ended up writing a black comedy that is neither serious nor academic, and makes people laugh from beginning to end. It's still about Lawrence, but more precisely about "the book that was intended to be written about Lawrence but never was." Despite this, the author still uses his new and free style, and uses excerpts, descriptions and comments on Lawrence's works sprinkled throughout the text like spices, to outline a unique D. H. Lawrence for us.

"Walden" consists of 18 essays in total. During the cycle of seasons, it records in detail Thoreau's inner desires, conflicts, disappointments and self-adjustments, as well as the complex mental journey of desire again after adjustment, which went through several cycles until it was finally realized. It shows that the author uses it to challenge his own personal boundaries and even the boundaries of humanity as a whole. But this challenge is not the infinite hope of realizing self-worth, but the infinite power of recovery after injury.

This book is a book of growth full of love and courage, and is recognized by various countries as a very loving and educational book. The story conveys our common emotions: love, courage, and responsibility through the ordinary stories of a little boy in life and school. There are 100 short stories in the book. Each story in the book is touching, and the words are filled with children's innocence and fun. This is a growth book that is extremely suitable for millions of parents and children to read together. It teaches children how to behave in the ordinary world and become a person who is courageous, energetic, dares to take responsibility, and faces difficulties head-on.

From January to June 1842, Dickens, who was only thirty years old, accepted the invitation of the famous American writer Washington Irving and other friends to travel to the United States. The long travelogue and feature "Notes on a Travel in America" ​​is the main result of Dickens's visit to the United States. During this trip, he visited big cities such as Boston, New York and Philadelphia on the east coast, went south to Richmond, west to St. Louis, and north to Montreal, Canada. During the journey that lasted for half a year, the young writer had extensive contact with people from all walks of life in the United States, from the president to the coachman, through visits, interviews, public gatherings and private meetings, and recorded the writer's experiences, observations and perceptions one by one. Dickens both admired and criticized this vibrant young republic. In particular, Dickens observed and criticized the rough and vulgar American style, the overly strong atmosphere of profit-seeking, the barbaric slavery system, and the brutal conquest of Indians. This was exactly the same as Mark Twain, the equally acerbic American writer who was dedicated to describing the Gilded Age. The trip to North America also became an important source of inspiration for the novel "Martin Qu Shuwei".

Paris at the end of the 19th century was like a masquerade, and success favored the sanctimonious. The protagonist Duloa was originally the son of a poor hotel owner in a rural town. He used his beautiful appearance to seduce women and used his ability to flatter, step by step, to become an important figure in politics and journalism. The novel creates an image of an unscrupulous speculative adventurer, and makes a bitter satire and criticism of the gangster-like Georges Duroy's rapid fortune in a short period of time. The novel profoundly reveals the political and economic phenomena of French society at the end of the 19th century, and is worthy of being a classic French novel of the 19th century.

When Keigo Higashino reached middle age, he suddenly fell in love with snowboarding and was so obsessed that he couldn't help himself. Every day off, I would go back and forth to the snow-capped mountains like crazy and never tire of it. In the book, he calls himself "Uncle Skater" and records his days of learning snowboarding in an almost sarcastic and humorous way. Skiing, World Cup, curling... Keigo Higashino, who has returned to ordinary life, is so obsessed with various sports. In order to have the opportunity to participate in every skiing trip, I ignored the efforts of my family and friends to dissuade me and was willing to take on all kinds of adventures. Writing and sports are two parallel life states of Keigo Higashino. He challenges his own limits in writing and challenges the limits of life in skiing. "Snowboarding is fun, that's a fact, but fun is not everything. There are many more interesting things in the world than skiing. I think what fascinates me is 'progress'." - Keigo Higashino

The 16 emotional essays written by Murakami during his stay in the United States allow you to see the Murakami clearly outside the door for the first time. It includes Haruki Murakami's attitude towards current events, as well as his thoughts on himself. "No matter where we are, some part of us is a foreigner." This book is one of Haruki Murakami's essay series, with a total of 16 essays. It is an essay written by the author during his lectures in the United States from 1991 to 1992. The contents are all the author's personal experiences in the United States. The subject matter is rich and covers a wide range of topics. The description of the current social and cultural situation in the United States includes an analysis of the cultural differences between the United States and Japan through specific events, various anecdotes about the author's life in the United States, and the author's review of his boyhood, love and marriage, opening a bar to make a living before becoming famous, family life, and husband-wife relationships, etc. The style of this book is just like his novels, which are vivid, witty, humorous, and full of in-depth thinking. It is an interesting little book with strong readability.

Natsume Soseki's "Soseki's Diary" is finally out. It contains several of the most important time points in Soseki's life, recording Soseki's unreserved thoughts, as well as the pieces that had a profound impact on his career until the last moment of his life. Including "Diary of Studying Abroad in London", "Diary of "Later Events"", "Diary of Travels to Manchuria and Korea", "Diary of Great Trouble at Shuzenji Temple", "Diary of the End of Meiji", "Family Diary of the Third Year of Taisho" and "Final Diary of the Fifth Year of Taisho". Mr. Chen Dewen's passionate translation restores the life of Natsume Soseki, a great writer in the Meiji era, to the greatest extent possible. Natsume Soseki's diary is published for the first time in China, taking you into the 100% authentic Natsume Soseki; truly projecting Soseki's inner thoughts at several important points in his life, it is an indispensable and valuable historical material for studying Soseki's thoughts. His integrity is not limited by the prejudices of the times, he is not afraid of illness and strengthens his will. During the historical transition period, he fully expresses his life ideal of "removing selfishness from nature" and records the life trajectory of Soseki's outlook on life and worldview.

This book mainly collects love letters from Japan's literary giants and talents during the Meiji, Taisho and Showa periods, including love letters from Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Tanizaki Junichiro, Dazai Osamu and others. The author conducts detailed analysis and interpretation of these love letters, and truly tells the stories behind them, revealing another side of the lives of literary giants. A more comprehensive, objective, three-dimensional and true image of the literary giants and talents emerges vividly on the paper, and their lives are also vividly reflected in every word of the love letter.

This book is filled with keen observations, autobiographical notes, and the seeds of many of Maugham's best works. A Writer's Notebook is our special window into the active mind of a great writer.

"Brazil: The Country of the Future" can be seen as a biography written by Zweig about Brazil. It is a work that Zweig created during his second trip to Brazil to comprehensively introduce the country. The first half shows the past, present and future of Brazil from three aspects: history, economy and culture, while the second half introduces different urban characteristics of Brazil based on cities. The book entrusts all of Zweig's hopes for human civilization. To this day, it is still one of the must-read books for understanding Brazil.

"Walden" is a collection of essays written by American writer Henry David Thoreau. "Walden" is a record of the American writer Thoreau who lived alone by Walden Pond, describing what he saw, heard and thought during more than two years. The book advocates simple life and loves the natural scenery. It has rich content, far-reaching meaning and vivid language. Xu Chi's translation is widely recognized by readers.

Thoreau stayed away from the hustle and bustle of the world. He wanted to find an authentic state of existence and a more poetic life in the tranquility of nature. The book "Walden" records in detail the writer's daily life and thoughts for two years. He cultivated land next to his cabin, planted in spring and harvested in autumn, and was self-sufficient. He is a son of nature. He admires nature, makes friends with nature, talks with lakes, forests and birds, observes animals and plants in the forest, plays the flute on the boat, fishes by the lake, and writes down his observations and thoughts in the cabin at night. He pursued spiritual life and paid attention to the growth of the soul. He proudly declared: "Everyone is the king of his own kingdom. Compared with this kingdom, the Tsarist Empire is just a humble country, like a small snowball in the ice and snow." Thoreau tells us with his practical actions: Most of the luxuries people pursue, most of the so-called comfort of life, are not only unnecessary, but also a great hindrance to human progress. "Walden" describes the author's deep thinking and self-reshaping process in a simple life. The writing style is quiet and tranquil, thought-provoking, and has a calming power.

"Walden" records Thoreau's simple life, in-depth thinking, and self-reinvention during his two years of seclusion on the shores of Walden Pond. The writing is quiet, tranquil, and thought-provoking. He cultivated land next to his cabin and was self-sufficient. He talked with the lake, forest and birds, went boating on the lake, fished on the shore, and wrote down his observations and thoughts in the cabin at night. He proudly declared: "Everyone is the king of his own kingdom. Compared with this kingdom, the Tsarist Empire is just a humble country, like a small snowball in the ice and snow." In Rousseau's view, most of the luxuries and most of the so-called comforts that people pursue are not only unnecessary, but also hinder human progress.

There are only two aesthetic masters in Japanese literature, one is Kawabata Yasunari and the other is Tanizaki Junichiro. This is a classic Japanese aesthetic book that influenced Tadao Ando and Kenya Hara! "In Praise of Shadows" starts with home decoration and discusses the important role of "shadows" in people's daily lives. The author's delicate writing style and deep understanding of the beauty of Japan not only bring readers different aesthetic feelings, but also provide thought-provoking wisdom about life. Even though the sunshine is beautiful and allows all things to grow freely, shadow is indispensable. This book contains six essays: "Lazyness", "Love and Erotica", "Osaka and Osaka People in My Eyes", "About "Idiot Art"", "Hometown", and "Food Memories of Childhood". Both are masterpieces of prose by Tanizaki Junichiro.

Woolf's selection of literary criticism is sharp and profound, and the words are full of interest and wisdom, giving people rich inspiration. Mr. Qu Shijing's classic translation, the new edition includes two newly translated excellent works, and is accompanied by the translator's long article "Virginia Woolf's Novel Theory". Woolf was not only accomplished in novel creation, but also a keen-eyed critic. This book is a selection of her literary criticism, including two volumes of "The Common Reader" and representative works from other anthologies. In these twenty wonderful articles, the author discusses her views on the works of famous writers such as Austen, Conrad, Hardy, Lawrence, Forster, etc. The writing style is sharp and profound, and the words are full of interest and wisdom, giving people rich enlightenment.

The travel notes of Victor Hugo, the author of "Notre Dame de Paris" and "Les Misérables", follow in Hugo's footsteps and travel across Europe to experience the real Europe from the perspective of a literary giant. Hugo is considered to be one of the greatest writers in the history of world literature. He is also a talented painter. Perhaps it is because of his too bright light in the field of literature that he has obscured his painting talent. During his travels, he liked to record everything he saw and heard, and tell his friends and family. The gaps and back of the letter paper provided him with space for painting. Hugo's paintings are similar to Chinese ink paintings, focusing on interest and spiritual resemblance. "Hugo's Travels" contains the words of Hugo's travels to various parts of the European continent for decades, from which we can get a glimpse of the European style in the 19th century and Hugo's personal interests.

"Oliver Twist", also translated as "Oliver Twist", was published in 1838 and is the author's first social novel. Set in the foggy city of London, it tells the story of an orphan's tragic life experience and experiences. The protagonist Oliver grew up in an orphanage, experienced an apprenticeship, escaped with difficulty, fell into a den of thieves by mistake, and was forced to work with a vicious murderer. After experiencing countless hardships, he finally found out his life experience and gained happiness with the help of kind people. The work exposed the miserable life of people at the bottom of society through the tragic experience of the orphan Oliver, which aroused great repercussions at the time.

Asimov created the "Three Laws of Robotics" with his genius mind, and even more geniusly conceived a series of robot short stories that were outside the "Three Laws". These are wonderful ideas that only a genius' brain can justify. Each article is full of reading pleasure and challenges the readers' thinking limits.

This book is one of the masterpieces in the long series by the famous Canadian science fiction master Robert Sawyer. Sawyer constructed a unique science fiction world in the novel, which takes place on a planet ruled by intelligent dinosaurs. This setting is full of imagination, especially the use of dinosaurs as the protagonist, which breaks the anthropocentric perspective in traditional science fiction novels. Sawyer depicts the emotions and thoughts of these dinosaur characters with delicate brushwork, allowing readers to relate to them.

"A Space Odyssey" expands the breadth, breadth and depth of human understanding of the universe! From ordinary readers to Liu Cixin to NASA scientists, everyone will be inspired by it! Liu Cixin: "All my works are parodies of "A Space Odyssey"!" The supreme masterpiece in the history of science fiction literature! Over the past 50 years, it has influenced almost all science fiction works of later generations: "Three-Body", "The Wandering Earth", "Interstellar", "Star Wars", "Avatar", "The Matrix", "Gravity", "Arrival", "Alien", "Flying to Space", "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "Artificial Intelligence", "Terminator", "Contact", "Prometheus", "Crazy Alien"... A grand idea about human exploration of space and ourselves! Tell us the grand mystery of "who we are, where we come from, and where we are going"! Selected into the list of the top 100 science fiction-fantasy novels of all time by National Public Radio, Locus magazine, and The Guardian. Selected by the American e-commerce platform as one of the top 100 must-read science fiction and fantasy novels in your lifetime! Arthur C. Clarke, Asimov and Heinlein are known as the "Three Giants of 20th Century Science Fiction" and are known as the kings of science fiction. Arthur Clark is known as the great space prophet of the 20th century. Many of his predictions about space technology have come true. The orbit of the geostationary satellite was named the "Clarke orbit" because of him. "A Space Odyssey" is Arthur C. Clarke's most famous and recognized masterpiece! Since its publication, "A Space Odyssey" has become a cultural phenomenon, influencing all aspects of human society such as literature, film and television, aerospace and aviation.

Author's list version of "The Long Goodbye": "To say goodbye is to die." Philip Marlowe, a private detective in his early forties, likes to drink, is rich, and single. Get used to being alone, lonely but not lonely. When something is unfair, I want to make it right. If you get into trouble, remember to talk to Marlowe. Late one night, Marlowe accidentally met Terry, who was drunk but polite. Marlowe helped Terry and won friendship, but got into trouble. He was involved in a series of murders, betrayals, tricks, deceptions, redemptions, and misunderstandings, and faced jail time. Facing the mysterious farewells of his friends, bizarre murders, and the coercion and inducement of the police, Marlowe had countless opportunities to escape and return to a peaceful life. But as strange things continue to happen, Marlowe discovers that there is a case within a case, a mystery within a mystery, and a plot within a plot...

"The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" successfully created "China's Sherlock Holmes" and was translated into and published in many foreign languages, leaving a significant mark in the history of cultural exchanges between China and the world. Fifteen versions of the translated version of "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" are planned to be published. Zhang Ling, who has studied Gao Luopei for many years, will be responsible for the translation and write annotations and postscripts that are both academic and readable. However, because it is the only version on the market that can be independently translated by one person, it is time-consuming and labor-intensive, so five types ("The Golden Case", "The Iron Nail Case", "The Lakeside Case", "The Bronze Bell Case" and "The Labyrinth Case") are first released for readers. Each volume is equipped with illustrations created by Gauloppe himself, which are full of ancient charm and pleasing to the eye. "The Iron Nail Case" tells the story of the year 676, when Di Gong was transferred to Beizhou County Magistrate and solved the case of the headless female corpse, the poisoning case of the Jade Master, and the sudden death of Lu Ming. Later he was promoted to the minister of Dali Temple in the capital. Hong Liang was killed while handling the case.

Keigo Higashino's top ten underrated masterpieces: 1. Malice, 2. Magic Ball, 3. Masked Villa, 4. The Home Where I Die, 5. Fate, 6. The Saint's Rescue, 7. The Detective's Code, 8. Who Killed Her, 9. Transformation, 10. Tragedy Doll.

As if performing some kind of ritual, the corpse was brutally cut into eight pieces by the murderer, and appeared one by one at the end of each train. Now, the body has been found7\u002F8, and only the last piece is left! Where was the murderer taking the body of 1\u002F8? And is it the key to solving the case? With the intervention of Yoshiki Takeshi, the oldest legend in Japan's Izumo region gradually comes to light! Could it be that the murderer's target is the legendary Yamato no Orochi? !

The complete collection of Ellery Quinn's detective novels includes 13 volumes, including: The Roman Hat Mystery, The French Powder Mystery, The Dutch Shoe Mystery, The Greek Coffin Mystery, The Egyptian Cross Mystery, The American Gun Mystery, The Siamese Siamese Man Mystery, The Chinese Orange Mystery, The Spanish Shawl Mystery, The Tragedy of X, The Tragedy of Y, The Tragedy of Z, and The Last Case of Jerry Wren. Magical criminal techniques and a coherent reasoning process fully demonstrate the beauty of logic!

[Suspense + real-life reasoning + brain-burning + blizzard style + ethical tragedy] [Calm and intelligent weirdo forensic doctor Gu Ping] A man suddenly disappeared in a small hotel with only six rooms; an old policeman with a dull personality also disappeared in this hotel after making a call to an eye specialist; a woman hurried to the hotel in search of her lost cat, and then left mysteriously. Muxi Town, a small town with a population of less than a thousand people. Because of this series of disappearances, it is no longer peaceful... Gu Ping, a forensic doctor who occasionally visits the town. With the help of Di Liang, the owner of the woodcarving shop, and a piece of skin tissue and a large amount of blood stains found in the hotel room, the real murderer was finally found, but where was the body?

"Electronic Star" is the fourth book in the "Ikebukuro West Exit Park" series. Each book contains four short stories, each describing a crime incident and showing one aspect of the life of teenagers in modern cities, connected through the protagonist Makoto Majima and his friends. Through the Ichitsubaki murder incident, the protagonist Makoto Majima becomes a golden field in Nishiguchi Park, playing the role of everyone's reasoning mentor and peace messenger. His ideal character and psychological attachment to the Ikebukuro area, coupled with his innate wisdom, help everyone solve many problems and regain the beauty and justice of Nishiguchi Park where they live together. This book includes four parts: "Long Ramen Line at the East Gate", "Waltz for Baby", "Black Hood Night Carnival" and "Electronic Star".

Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sacks track down a genius magician and escape artist who is also a cold-blooded killer. The killer is like Houdini reborn. Not only can he kill people easily, but he can also escape invisible under the eyes of the heavily guarded police. Deadly magic, victims one after another, Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs must break through the illusions to prevent the next horrific crime from happening...

On a blue train bound for Nice, France, wealthy girl Ruth Catlin was brutally murdered, and the rare gem "Heart of Fire" she had with her was missing. The maid provided clues that Ruth had been with a tall man before she was killed. The mysterious train, the alienated husband, the greedy lover, the illusory love, the evil hidden under the beautiful scenery of the Mediterranean is ready to move. In order to find out the truth, Poirot took the Blue Express train again, and finally found out that everything was a lie...

"Casino Royale" tells the story of James Bond, a British MI6 agent who defeated the Eastern European spy Li Fuer in the casino, winning a large sum of gambling money that he intended to use to cover a huge deficit, and bankrupting him, so that the terrorist organization behind him could not complete the conspiracy. As the stakes become larger and larger, the bet increasingly reveals the intricate background and conspiracies behind it. This time Bond has a beautiful female assistant, Linda, and the two fall in love with each other, but it is this Linda who almost kills Bond.

Five years after the divorce, a phone call from Tomoko dropped a stone into Yoshiki's heart. However, Yoshiki, who rushed to the station with the mood of reunion after a long separation, watched helplessly as Toko became a suspect in the murder. The bad luck surrounding Tongzi is far from over. A bizarre murder also occurred in her home: accompanied by the cry of "Ye Ming Stone", two corpses were lying across the secret room, and some people witnessed a warrior wearing armor disappearing and appearing! In order to clear Tongzi's suspicion, Yoshiki decided to risk his life!

"The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" successfully created "China's Sherlock Holmes" and was translated into and published in many foreign languages, leaving a significant mark in the history of cultural exchanges between China and the world. Fifteen versions of the translated version of "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" are planned to be published. Zhang Ling, who has studied Gao Luopei for many years, will be responsible for the translation and write annotations and postscripts that are both academic and readable. However, because it is the only version on the market that can be independently translated by one person, it is time-consuming and labor-intensive, so five types ("The Golden Case", "The Iron Nail Case", "The Lakeside Case", "The Bronze Bell Case" and "The Labyrinth Case") are first released for readers. Each volume is equipped with illustrations created by Gauloppe himself, which are full of ancient charm and pleasing to the eye.

A "fake book" about the most famous and historically influential fake book in modern history. Because the fiction was too real, the Vatican was concerned: he was interviewed by the rabbi and criticized by the church. A meeting minutes that changed the destiny of the nation, a shocking conspiracy to control the entire world. "Prague Cemetery" is hailed as Eco's most exciting novel after "The Name of the Rose". The story takes place in Europe in the second half of the 19th century. The protagonist Simonini wakes up and finds that he has forgotten who he is. The panic and uneasiness of his amnesia make him decide to follow Freud and undergo mental treatment on himself. By writing diaries, he gradually recovered from the fog of memory the lonely childhood, the young man who was beaten by life, and how after becoming the spy of the secret police, he gradually became a person who betrayed his trust, betrayed his friends at will, and had no moral bottom line. He was used by all parties, working among the secret police, the church, conspirators, revolutionaries and imperial literati. He conducted espionage activities in half of Europe, planned assassinations, forged documents against the Jews and Freemasons, and made money. But it was such an inconspicuous little figure like him that actually became the guide for the political and historical development of the entire Europe in the second half of the nineteenth century.

This book collects nearly thirty of Hitchcock's classic mystery novels. These small stories seem to be things that happen around people, but through Hitchcock's interpretation, they become meaningful and fascinating. Hitchcock said slowly through the camera, and before you know it, you have fallen into the maze he created with time and space. Each slow motion reveals the darkness of human nature hidden in every corner. In the process of reading Hitchcock's mystery novels, you can appreciate the complexity and ambiguity expressed in his works, and thus gain a kind of happiness and artistic enjoyment in the reading process.

This book is one of the 007 collection series and was adapted into the movie "Space Castle". The novel tells the story of Britain launching a "Moon Destroyer" project in order to regain its national prestige after World War II, that is, it developed a super nuclear missile with a range that could cover the entire Europe. However, on the eve of the missile test, a murder occurred at the base, and an officer sent by the British Ministry of Munitions to be in charge of security was shot and killed bizarrely. Bond was ordered to investigate the matter and ensure the successful test launch of the Moon Destroyer. During the investigation, a shocking conspiracy gradually emerged: it turned out that the investors of the missile were German spies, and their real purpose was to destroy London with a nuclear bomb.

A new killer is on the move - and his methods are chilling. He lurked in dark, dank basements and underground passages in New York City, using a tattoo gun filled with deadly poison to leave mysterious patterns on his victims' skin. The victims showed various painful and miserable death conditions, and the scene was very horrific. The suspect created his own set of "Human Skin Laws" inspired by the "Bone Collector", a serial killer who terrorized New York City more than ten years ago. Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs, who had solved the "Bone Collector" case, were quickly involved in the case. Rhyme, Sachs, and the NYPD detectives must race against time to uncover the truth: Who is the killer's next target? What message does the victim's mysterious tattoo send? What is the meaning of the murderer's own tattoo - a ferocious centipede with a woman's face and fangs? What is his ultimate mission? As the investigation deepens, Rhyme increasingly feels that nothing is more crazy than the haunting past...

On the stage, the princess was stabbed by a spindle; off the stage, the artistic director was stabbed to death by a poisonous needle. The entire ballet is like a sleeping forest. This book is part of Keigo Higashino's "Malevolence" series. It is a novel as beautiful as a fairy tale and full of suspenseful twists and turns. It has sold more than 1 million copies in Japan. Takayanagi Ballet is about to perform the classic play "Sleeping Beauty". A few hours before the performance, the dance troupe rehearsed. On the stage, the princess was stabbed by a spindle and fell asleep; off the stage, the artistic director who was conducting the show suddenly lost his voice and was stabbed in the back by a poisonous needle. The entire dance troupe seemed to be under a spell from a fairy tale. The performance goes on as usual. On the stage, the princess wakes up under the gentle kiss of the prince, and the people around her are also freed from their slumber; while someone in the dance troupe is poisoned, someone commits suicide, and the part in the story where the whole city falls into sleep is becoming a reality. Seeing that the second performance is about to begin again...

The serial killer "Sandman" escaped, and his wife Kelly was regarded as an accomplice and was about to be tried. The world thinks she's guilty, and lawyer Eddie must prove her innocence to everyone. In order to protect his loved ones, the "Sandman" appeared again, witnesses died tragically one after another, and the city fell into panic again... The cunning and cruel murderer is dragging Eddie into a game full of lies...

The "New York Trilogy" consists of three interrelated atypical detective novels: "City of Glass", "Ghost" and "Locked House". Mystery novelist Quinn, pretending to be a detective named Paul Auster, accepted the commission to track the old Stillman who had just been released from prison, but invisibly inherited the old man's legacy-inventing a brand new language that corresponds to this broken world; Detective Blue was hired by White to monitor the writer Blake who lived across the street. During the day-to-day observation, he gradually turned himself into Blake's mirror image, and... I accidentally wrote the last autobiography for Blake; and "I" unexpectedly inherited the manuscript of my childhood friend Fanshawe, as well as his widow and son. The hot sales of Fanshawe's works made "I" both famous and wealthy, but the phantom of a happy life was soon broken by a note from "Fanshaw"... Writers and characters, reality and fiction, language and reality, are all constantly replacing each other, which can be called the ultimate password to unlock Auster's core.

"The Works of Paul Auster (set of 8 volumes in total)" This set contains the following 8 works from Paul Auster's novels: "Loneliness and What It Creates", "Where the Map Ends", "Brooklyn's Follies", "The Phantom Book", "The Last City", "The New York Trilogy", "Journey in the Chamber of Secrets" and "Winter Notes"

Those things that you thought would never happen, finally happened to you one by one. You ask yourself: How many mornings are left? A door has closed. Another door has opened. You have entered the winter of life. In the sixty-third winter of his life, a cold, windy and rainy winter with almost no sun, Paul Auster sat at his desk and wrote a personal history and memoir about the body, which is like a journey through winter. In "Loneliness and What It Creates" thirty years ago, Auster reflected on loneliness, fatherhood and the writer's consciousness in a touching way, while "Winter Notes" is a more candid self-confession and reflection. He unabashedly revealed the happy and painful physical memories, complex and deep emotional desires, and the bond between his parents in his more than sixty years of life, including the most fragile moments, trying to find unique and shining moments again in the depths of memory.