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Flowers in the Mirror (two Volumes, Illustrated Edition)

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"Flowers in the Mirror" is a long fantasy novel written by Li Ruzhen in the Qing Dynasty. Wu Zetian ordered all the flowers to bloom because she was drunk. Unfortunately, the Baihua Fairy was traveling, and the flower gods had no way to ask for instructions, so they had to bloom together. Therefore, it violated the rules of heaven, and the Baihua Fairy was demoted to earth and became Tang Ao's daughter Tang Xiaoshan. Later, Tang Ao was framed and executed by a traitor. After gaining fame, he was disheartened and traveled overseas by boat with Duo Jiugong and others, passing through more than 30 strange countries such as the Daughter's Kingdom, the Junzi's Kingdom, and the Wuchang Kingdom. He saw many strange people and strange things, got to know the reincarnation of the Twelve Flower Fairies, and continuously took fairy grass to gain supernatural powers. Tang Ao saw through the world and entered Xiao Penglai to become an immortal. Wu Zetian selected talented girls in the imperial examination. Tang Xiaoshan followed his father's wish and reincarnated twelve flower fairies, among which one hundred talented girls passed the examination. They all showed their talents in playing music, chess, calligraphy, painting, medicine, divination and arithmetic.

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After reading "The Veil", I realized that you can do without love, but don't lose yourself! The representative work of "Story Master" Maugham in his mature period is a novel based on his personal experience after traveling to China in 1920. It uses the story of a British woman who came to China in a turbulent era to explore the meaning and value of women's existence in the world. It has been adapted into movies three times, touching countless fans, and is known as "a classic for women's spiritual awakening." Marquez, Haruki Murakami, Zhang Ailing, and Wang Anyi moved to recommend. Reader Classic Library's new hardcover illustrated edition of "The Veil" specially includes "Maugham's Travels in China" to help readers understand the story behind "The Veil" and further understand "The Veil". Specially included are original hand-drawn illustrations, which wonderfully present the classic scenes of the novel. A new translation by veteran young translator Liu Yongjun. He has translated Maugham's works such as "The Moon and Sixpence", "The Shackles of Humanity", "The Blade", "Maugham's Short Stories", etc., And can perfectly restore Maugham's sharp writing style! "I am determined to keep my daughter away from all this. I hope she will become a brave and sincere person. I hope she will be an upright person, not relying on anyone, and taking control of herself. I hope she will live freely and live a more exciting life than I did." Faced with the betrayal of her lover, Katie had to team up with her husband to go to a strange country where cholera was rampant. After witnessing poverty and disease, betrayal and death, she finally unveiled the veil of humanity and recognized the direction of her life...

Who Do You Think of When You Are Lonely?

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That year he and she broke up because of a misunderstanding, because the wind was full of the smell of wild ginger flowers, and both of them missed each other bitterly. They always held each other's letters in their hands and fell asleep, but when they had the chance to meet, they always stubbornly looked away and wasted the time they could love each other without realizing it. Maybe this is a gentle and dancing love like candlelight. Because the light is too weak, it always needs to be held firmly in the palm of the hand. He and she were once very careful not to dare to breathe loudly. They may not be able to see the warmth again in this life. How can they just give up? Every lonely person has his or her own worries. Don't be so ignorant that you try to comfort them. Please don't disturb them. No matter who leaves this world, the remaining people can still live well. She hugged her friend and listened to her cry. She had various reasons but no longer wanted to hear him explain that the two most difficult things in the world were to give up and the other to forgive. She only did the first one, and it still hurt the same. Putting on a pair of shoes and walking on the road filled with fallen leaves, she thought that they didn't need to say goodbye after all. Please forget the beauty related to youth. No matter how firm the vows were, you could turn around and never see each other again.

The Queen's Rigoletto (collector's Edition)

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Power and love are always difficult to have at the same time, but truth and death go hand in hand. In the summer of 1548, two girls with their own secrets met for the first time in the Tudor court: one was a princess who had an affair with her stepfather, and the other was a Jewish descendant who was avoiding religious trials. I thought it was just a one-time relationship, but who knew the two were destined to meet again. Hannah, who was born with the ability of psychic vision, became the jester in the palace and witnessed the story behind the change of the throne: the murderous "Bloody Mary" was once a compassionate king, but Elizabeth, a wise king, had a cold heart... How do the desire for power and fighting distort people's hearts and bury the truth? The translation has been significantly revised in all aspects to improve accuracy and fluency. The overall unified translation has improved the deficiencies of the old translation. The reprinted character relationship diagram and supplementary annotations make it easier for readers to read without any threshold.

Prequel to Eiji Yoshikawa and Miyamoto Musashi (set of 3 Volumes in Total)

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Miyamoto Musashi, a well-known legend in Japan. A Japanese swordsman, strategist, and artist from the late Warring States Period to the early Edo Period. In the hearts of the Japanese, Miyamoto Musashi is a strong man, a wise man, a philosopher, a martial artist, and the eternal winner. This book describes the complete life legend of the sword master Miyamoto Musashi, reveals the spiritual code and cultural spirit of the Japanese nation, awakens sensitive, impetuous, and weak modern people, and regains the strong mental outlook, dreams and sincere pursuit of life possessed by human beings. It is a must-read for modern people to temper their lives, challenge themselves, and overcome difficulties. "Miyamoto Musashi" is a novel that Yoshikawa has practiced for twenty years. From a broad humanistic perspective, it weaves the true appearance of historical figures, showing Musashi's "sword and Zen" and true inner world, making this enigmatic historical figure eternally vivid on the page.

Chronicles of the States of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (hardcover Collection)

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"Records of the Nations of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (hardcover collection)" was compiled by Feng Menglong, a novelist in the late Ming Dynasty, who revised and polished his predecessor's "Records of the Nations" based on historical biographies. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Cai Yuanfang revised the book and named it "Records of the Nations of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty". "The Chronicles of the States of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (hardcover collection)" narrates the huge historical events that lasted for 500 years from the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty to the unification of the six countries by the Qin Dynasty. During this period, heroes emerged in large numbers and stars shone brightly. From the rise and fall of fortunes of various countries to the ups and downs of personal honor and disgrace, it almost became the theoretical source of success or failure for future generations. This novel cleverly intersperses and arranges scattered historical events into a historical romance with a complete structure; it also uses popular language to consolidate them, significantly improving its artistic achievements.

Notes on Dangerous Buildings

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204K0

There was a dangerous house in Alley J, Street Y, City S. The municipality seems to be planning to demolish it, but that's just a plan. Thanks to everyone's ability to make do, the twenty households in the building (including me, of course) actually lived in the dilapidated building for many years. Thank God, now, no one can find this building that makes people fearful all day long. Its dilapidated and decaying image has disappeared from the horizon. The original site of the dangerous building is breaking ground and undergoing extensive construction work. It is said that not long after, the tallest building in S City will rise here. The dilapidated building no longer exists, but the residents of the dilapidated building are still there. The following stories may be living around you, but they turn out to be some of the stories of my neighbors.

Spring Snow (work Series by Mishima Yukio)

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"I write every work as a posthumous work." Mishima Yukio's final posthumous work, Mishima's "dynastic love novel," was praised by Kawabata as "the sublimation of the author's brilliant talent." It is a love tragedy in the palace that is as fleeting as the snow in spring. It is a poignant love story between aristocratic young people during the Taisho period. Men and women who love each other are not recognized by society, and eventually part ways. This book describes the intricate love entanglement between Kiyoaki and Satoko during the Taisho period of Japan. Kiyoaki and Satoko, who were born into noble families, have been childhood sweethearts and have loved each other since childhood. However, Kiyoaki's admiration for Satoko was pregnant with an uneasy feeling. Satoko failed to grasp his feelings and had to accept the emperor's order and became engaged to Prince Harunori. At this time, Kiyoaki realized the unforgettable love for Satoko deep in his heart, and kept in touch with Satoko through his friend Honda, and courted Satoko. Satoko had a relationship with Kiyoaki in confusion. After Satoko became pregnant, her parents knew the truth and felt that the disaster was coming. So Satoko could only go to another place to have a secret abortion under the pressure of her family. After the abortion, Satoko saw through the mortal world and became a nun privately. Qingxian went to the temple in the snow to see Satoko, but Satoko declined, and passed away in depression at the age of twenty.

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Nagai Daisuke is a "superfluous man" without a fixed occupation. He lives by asking his parents or brothers for money. After graduating from college, I still haven't settled down or found a job at the age of thirty. When he was young, he had a negative attitude towards everything, and once gave up his beloved Michiyo to his friend Hiraoka. However, Michiyo was not happy after marrying Hiraoka, and a child she gave birth to died soon after. After Hiraoka failed in his career, he returned to Tokyo from Osaka, and Machiyo came to ask for help and borrow money. Daisuke's love for Michiyo has not disappeared. He was determined to make amends for his mistakes, marry the troubled Machiyo, rescue her from her predicament, and start a new life. Because Daisuke's decision went against his father's will and he refused the marriage arranged by his father and brother, he broke up with the family and lost his living expenses. However, he did not change his mind. When he confessed everything to Ping Gang, Ping Gang angrily proposed to break off the relationship. Despite this, Daisuke and Michiyo love each other passionately and sincerely. Soon, Michiyo fell ill. In order to survive, Daizhu ran around under the scorching sun, looking for a job.

Dunhuang Trip

Dunhuang Trip

Literature

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111K0

The word "Dunhuang" means magnificent, vast and mysterious, or does it mean romantic and distant? After traveling to Dunhuang in the 1970s, Chen Shunchen, a famous writer in Japan, combined a large amount of historical data with Chen's imagination and reasoning to present readers with an authentic Dunhuang style. At that time, many Japanese young people read this book and traveled to Dunhuang with their longing for Dunhuang, triggering the unprecedented "Dunhuang fever". Looking back on this book forty years later, Ke Tiao is one of the best reading books for the current "Dunhuang fever".

Pride and Prejudice (part 2) English Version

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"Pride and Prejudice" tells the story of the love and mate selection of five sisters in an ordinary middle-class family in England in the early 20th century. In the book, Darcy, the hero of the rich family, is arrogant, which makes the heroine Elizabeth prejudice him, and almost misses the true love in his heart. Later, these misunderstandings are all resolved, and the lovers finally get married.

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This book is a love novel about betrayal and redemption. British woman Katie is dissatisfied and boring in her marriage. After her husband Walter discovers his wife's infidelity, he takes Katie with him to the distant mainland of China to quell a cholera epidemic that is going crazy. In the beautiful but dangerous environment of a foreign country, they experienced torture and death. After Katie experienced disillusionment and separation from life and death, the veil of life was gradually lifted from her eyes, and she embarked on a path of spiritual growth without regrets.

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This book is an epistolary novel. The protagonist is named Judy. She grew up in an orphanage and was tired of the routine and boring life. When she was eighteen years old, the goddess of luck suddenly came. A mysterious director was willing to sponsor Judy to go to college, train her to become a writer, and asked her to write letters every month to report on her study and life. The director did not want to be named and did not respond to Judy's letter. Judy had only seen his back and knew he was a tall, thin man with long legs, so she called him "Daddy Long Legs." Judy entered college with enthusiasm, enjoyed her wonderful college time, and began to write letters to "Daddy Long Legs" about the trivial matters of her life, thoughts, emotions, and inner secrets. Inadvertently, these letters ignited the spark in their lives...

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General Fiction

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After the famous writer Edward Driffield died, his second wife asked someone to write his biography. The narrator "I" of the novel, the young writer Ashenton, was invited by the biographer Roy to go to Driffield's country mansion to recall the story of his interaction with the writer. However, in the depths of my memory, what shines more dazzlingly than the writer is his ex-wife Rosie, a charming woman who was not bound by etiquette, was frank, passionate and innocent like a child. In the eyes of the town, Driffield was an unacceptable lothario, but I could not resist Rosie's charm and became close friends with the couple. When I came back from school, I unexpectedly learned that the Driffield family had committed fraud and fled without a trace. Years later, I unexpectedly reunited with them in London, Driffield was beginning to become famous in the literary world, and I had an unforgettable romance with Rosie. From this, we learned about the unknown past behind Driffield's famous work.

Substitute

Substitute

General Fiction

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129K0

An adventure using paper and words, a life exchange buried in fairy tales. Ryu Sonosu, a new and unheralded writer, receives a commission from a mysterious woman named Gezi to write a biography of her late sister Lily. When the writer pieced together Lily's life bit by bit, he also inadvertently revealed the secrets of the sisters' life experiences. The sister Lily who died unexpectedly, the missing husband Qingci, the arrogant and willful daughter Sharo... All the grievances and entanglements in this family may start from the childhood games of the two sisters...

Major General Ziqian's Mother: Diary of a Crazy Old Man

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"Major General Ziqian's Mother" tells the story of a beautiful woman who married Guo Jing, who was fifty years older than her, because of her family's financial difficulties, and gave birth to her son Ziqian. Her natural beauty attracted Pingzhong's admiration, and even aroused the possessive desire of Kunikune's nephew Shiping. At a banquet, Shiping designed to seduce the drunken Kunjing and give his wife to him. From then on, the young Ziqian lost his gentle and beautiful mother... "Diary of a Crazy Old Man" depicts the complex and subtle inner world of an old man in his final years. Due to old age and frailty, the old man developed an unethical desire for his young and energetic daughter-in-law. The old man allowed himself to indulge in his twisted lust for his daughter-in-law, using her as his pillar and belief at the end of his life, almost going crazy. "Major General Nogikan's Mother" weaves an anecdote from the Heian period using historical research methods. It has a strong classical flavor and is considered to be the synthesis and highest crystallization of all elements of Tanizaki literature. "Diary of a Mad Old Man" is Tanizaki's masterpiece in his later years. It shows the erotic world of the elderly in the form of a diary. It is a representative work of the demonic aesthetic style in the early days of Tanizaki's return.

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Chunqin, the daughter of a medicine merchant, is beautiful, elegant in manners, and excellent in piano skills. However, she has a changeable temperament due to her blindness since childhood. The person who takes care of Haruko's daily life is Sasuke, a young man four years older than her. Because he admires Haruko, he becomes his teacher and practices the shamisen diligently. After that, Haruko treated Sasuke increasingly harshly, almost to the point of being abusive, but Sasuke obeyed without complaint or regret. Haruko's surly character eventually caused her face to be disfigured due to being hated by others, and Sasuke did not hesitate to destroy his eyes in order to show his steadfastness... Cruel and beautiful, "Harukotso" is the pinnacle of Tanizaki Junichiro's creative career and a peak of Japanese aesthetics.

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Lilac Cold Street

Lilac Cold Street

General Fiction

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Botanist Arizu participated in a voluntary sperm donation when he was young and remembered the name of the recipient Saeko Munemiya. Ten years later, Yujin, who has a happy family, reunites with Saiko, who has become a single mother. Faced with Saiko, who gave birth to his son ten years ago, Yujin can't help but fall deeply in love with her, and they have the fruit of love. However, the fetters of genes and the fate of ethics have plunged Yujin into a deep contradiction. Where will the streets of Hokkaido with lilac petals floating in the air lead him...

Zhang Henshui's Classic Works Series: a New History of Chunming

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This book is a continuation of Chunming Foreign History. Beijing Qiantai flower farmer Liu Desheng, because of the opportunity to sell flowers, worked under the manager Wang of the bookstore and became a gardener. Because he offended the manager's distinguished guests, he changed his job to become a third-class soldier in the automobile team of the commander Xue Youpan. Once, because of his storytelling, he was highly appreciated by the commander-in-chief and was promoted to the commander of the advancing battalion. After fighting a few bad battles and appeasing a few bandits, he was promoted from regiment commander and brigade commander to division commander. He was powerful and wealthy. He rode in cars, lived in a western-style mansion, smoked big cigarettes, had sex with women, drank and drank, had fun and did whatever he wanted. Unexpectedly, there was a mutiny, betrayal and separation, and he became a mere commander. So with 800,000 silver dollars in savings, he returned to Beijing to find his concubine, the famous actor Wu Yueqing, and agreed to get married on an auspicious day. Unexpectedly, during the preparations for the wedding, he suddenly saw his immediate boss, Brigadier Bao, living on the street. Sun Dujun cut him to death with a sharp knife. He also learned that Wu Yueqing had an affair with someone else and did not love him. He felt disheartened. On the wedding day, he cut off his green hair and walked out with a flick of his sleeves...

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"Shuncho" is the representative work of Japanese national writer Junichiro Tanizaki, and is recognized as an immortal masterpiece of Japanese aesthetics. Haru Koto, a druggist born in Doshu Town, Osaka, has a beautiful and elegant appearance, and his piano skills are superb. But he has been blind since childhood and has a sensitive and perverse temperament. Sasuke, who was originally an apprentice in a medicine shop, volunteered to serve around him because of his fanatical admiration for Haruko, and took Haruko as his teacher to learn shamisen. The relationship between the two seems difficult to understand for others. The way Chunqin treats Sasuke is almost abusive, while Sasuke's treatment of Chunqin is almost religious worship. A poignant and shocking love story unfolds. However, after reading the book, what comes to mind is not just the shocking love.

Rainbow

Rainbow

General Fiction

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"Rainbow" tells the story of a Japanese man and woman who are struggling to find happiness. The scene is set in the beautiful land of Tahiti. Eiko, now 27 years old, works as a waiter at the Tahitian restaurant "Hong Kong" in Japan. She loves her job so much that she is so devoted that she is overworked and collapses to the ground. Therefore, she accepts the arrangement and temporarily adjusts her job to doing housekeeping at her boss's house. However, Yingzi could not let go of her dedication and love for working in the restaurant. She decided to quit her job as a housekeeper and take a good vacation. The destination was Tahiti, where the restaurant's head office is located and the hometown of her beloved boss. From Tokyo to Tahiti, the full love buried deep in Yingzi's body is about to awaken.

Between Friends

Between Friends

General Fiction

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"Among Friends" tells a story that happens between friends: a widower in his fifties discovers that his daughter in her prime has been "abducted" by his lifelong best friend; a middle-aged kibbutz leader still has ripples in his heart when faced with his former crush; the affection between men and women brings some people closer to each other, and also brings others closer. Some people fled in a hurry, such as the bachelor Zwei, who clumsily and stubbornly prevented friendship from turning into love, but broke his friend's heart; two women fell in love with the same man, and the victorious latecomer wanted to be close friends with his original wife... These stories are staged in today's kibbutz, and they are the loneliness that exists in this place that should not be lonely.

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This book continues the gorgeous yet pure language style of Shen Xingyu's love novels, telling a fable about "sleep" and "awakening", a warm love that breaks into the hearts of urban people. Product designer Li Luo is a patient with hereditary narcolepsy. After becoming a volunteer at a sleep treatment center, he accidentally met Han Zhenzhi, another narcolepsy patient. Li Luo is responsible for accompanying her regularly every week and trying various methods to wake her up. A personal notepad discovered by chance gave Li Luo the opportunity to enter Han Zhenzhi's inner private world. Just as Li Luo witnessed a woman sleeping, he also accidentally discovered the love sleeping in his heart. Finally, Han Zhenzhi woke up early on a Thursday at noon... "He (she) will not just disappear. You have never met him, just because love is sleeping..."

Pride and Prejudice: Introduction by Huang Yuning (she Classics)

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"Pride and Prejudice" was published in 1813 and has been read, recognized and passed on by readers around the world for two hundred years. Somerset Maugham included it as one of the top ten novels in the world, and the famous American literary critic Edmund Wilson said that amidst the changes in literary tastes, "Shakespeare and Jane Austen are the only ones that have endured for a long time." In the novel, Squire Bennett's family has five daughters who are waiting for marriage. The major event in Mrs. Bennett's life is to marry off her daughters. Several love stories unfold as Mr. Bingley rents Netherfield Hall. Due to many misunderstandings, Elizabeth formed a deep "prejudice" against Darcy's "arrogance". What follows is a series of misfortunes that bring the Bei family to its lowest ebb, and this is when the plot of the novel begins to take a turn for the worse. Eventually, prejudice dissolves and arrogance takes on a brighter side. In terms of its attitude towards marriage and love, Pride and Prejudice can still directly resonate with modern women.

Goodbye Pluto

Goodbye Pluto

General Fiction

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Shan Ying, an ordinary girl, a lonely girl who believed that her destiny was connected with Pluto, who was kicked out of the nine planets. She was rejected by her teachers, ostracized by her classmates, ignored by her parents, and used by her only friend Han Jialing... Until one day she walked into the sight of a boy - wearing an ordinary skirt and school uniform, like a pale movie shot on a DV under natural light. Lonely and depressed, his heart instantly collapsed...

Lady Oracle

Lady Oracle

General Fiction

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Why are such excellent women always denying themselves? In their eyes, I am a deviant poet, an enigmatic cultural icon, an otherworldly classical muse, and a much-sought-after oracle. But in my heart, I will always be a cowardly and submissive housewife, a liar who escapes reality, a clown who creates illusions, and an overweight girl who everyone hates. I am Joan Foster, and I am thousands of women. This is my story and what every woman has been, is, and will go through.

My Struggle 2: Men in Love

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Norwegian writer Carl Ove Knausgaard's six-volume autobiographical novel "Mein Kampf" has nothing to do with Hitler's ambitions, but the author's autobiography of his growth and life for more than 40 years. The themes of the six volumes are death, love, childhood, work, dreams, and thinking. The narrative of ordinary life is described in a flowing style, straightforward and frank, with "masochistic truth and triviality", and is good at showing touching sensitivity in details. This book is the second part of the "Mein Kampf" series. It describes how the protagonist Carl Ove constantly switches his roles in his second marriage: he is a lover full of restless hormones who chases and plays in love, a tender and affectionate husband who is responsive to all requests, and a mother-in-law. A new father who makes a grand trip with three baby carriages, a bad son-in-law who doesn't know how to deal with his mother-in-law, and a good son who makes a weird speech at his mother's birthday celebration - because he is also a writer who writes alone in his small room in the early morning or midnight, all of this can be vividly recorded.

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Banker Charles, a middle-aged man with a successful career, suddenly abandoned his wife and children and ran away from home in order to pursue his secret dream of painting. He knows very well that every identity of a person is a kind of self-kidnapping, and only losing it is the way to freedom. In a foreign country, he was poor and sick, but he became more determined and persistent in his dream. He said: I have to paint, just like a drowning person has to struggle. After experiencing various bizarre encounters, he came to an isolated island in the South Pacific, married a local girl and had children, and successfully created a series of stunning masterpieces...

Makeup (volume 1)

Makeup (volume 1)

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After World War I, Barnes, an American young man living in Paris, worked as a reporter for a newspaper and fell in love with Mrs. Ashley from England. Due to being injured in the war and losing his sexual ability, Barnes has never been able to truly combine with Mrs. Ashley. He often drowns his sorrows in alcohol and tries to forget the pain under anesthesia, but to no avail. The two went to Spain with a group of friends to participate in the bullfighting festival. Mrs. Ashley, who is romantic and pleasure-seeking by nature, fell in love with Romero, a much younger bullfighter. Although Mrs. Ashley ended her relationship with Romero and returned to Barnes, they both knew in their hearts that they could never truly be together.

Albert Savaron

Albert Savaron

General Fiction

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It tells the story of a young man named Albert Savarone who graduated from law school and fell in love with the Italian princess Francesca Colonna. After more than ten years of arduous struggle to match his beloved, he was finally divorced by others and abandoned the world and entered a monastery.

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Kitty, a beautiful but vain British woman, accepts the proposal of Walter Fane, a withdrawn doctor, in order to prevent herself from becoming an old girl. She came to Hong Kong with Walter and had an affair with a married man, Charlie Townsend. Faced with his unfaithful wife, Walter decided to take his family to practice medicine in mainland China where cholera was rampant. In a distant and beautiful foreign land, they passed by death and despair every day, and experienced emotional waves they had never experienced before... Kitty, struggling in the whirlpool of love, betrayal and death, experienced disillusionment and separation from life and death, and finally gradually lifted the veil of life from her eyes, and embarked on the road of spiritual growth without regrets. As the original novel of the movie of the same name, the novel's meticulous portrayal of love and betrayal, death and disillusionment has made it a timeless classic.

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Summer Before Dark

Summer Before Dark

General Fiction

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On an ordinary summer day in the suburbs of London, Kate, a middle-aged housewife, has been living a quiet life for many years. The family is busy planning their summer vacation, and the house is about to be rented. Kate finds herself dispensable for the first time. Feeling lost, Kate accepted a job offer, walked out of the house, and began a long summer trip. Three condensed periods of time, three unusual encounters, and dreams that appear at any time are intertwined. Kate is lost in the breath of freedom, and suddenly wakes up in memories, wandering, and thinking.

Surprise at the Second Moment (classical Library)

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"The Surprise on the Case at the Second Moment" is a collection of novels written in a Chinese script. It is collectively known as the "Er Pai" together with the author's previous work "The Surprise at the First Moment". It is also commonly referred to as the "Three Words and Two Pai" together with Feng Menglong's "Three Words", that is, "Ming Yan", "Words to Warn the World" and "Everlasting Words to Awaken the World". They are both the most famous collection of short stories in the vernacular in ancient my country. The author claims that "the puppet show is based on one or two odd situations that have been heard in ancient and modern times and can be recorded." Most of the themes are taken from the predecessors. The ideological content of the book is relatively complex, but overall, it reflects the ideas of the emerging citizen class to a certain extent.

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"Meihua Ridge" is an essay written by Quan Zuwang, a writer and historian in the Qing Dynasty. The article traces Shi Kefa's sacrifice in Yangzhou to resist the Qing Dynasty and the huge impact of his sacrifice. It warmly praises Shi Kefa's generous spirit of sacrifice.

Minor Literature and Ancient Books: Kuaiyuan Daogu

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Colorful Illustrations Explain the World and Tell New Stories

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335K0

This book looks at the society of two thousand years ago from the perspective of modern people, explores the subtle details, and provides creative interpretations of the anecdotes of celebrities in the Wei and Jin Dynasties recorded in "Shishuoxinyu". Through the interesting details of some people and some things, readers can appreciate the charm of that era while also giving deep inspiration to their own hearts.

Shishuoxinyu (illustrated Book for Accessible Reading)

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"Shishuoxinyu" is a notebook novel that reflects the style of literati in the Wei and Jin Dynasties and reflects the characteristics of the times. The content involves politics, economy, society, literature, thought and other aspects. It can be called a talent show for celebrities and dignitaries. "Shishuoxinyu (Accessible Intensive Reading Edition)" has beautiful words and meaningful meanings. It can be said that every chapter is a masterpiece and has been loved by readers for thousands of years. Please believe that every child has a kind heart. As long as you take good care of it, beautiful flowers of humanity can bloom in the barren spiritual soil.

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This book collects all existing Nalan poems, a total of 348 poems, aiming to show the true appearance of a generation of poets as comprehensively as possible. The book carefully collects the original text, annotations, extended links and other columns, and records the comments on Nalan Ci by famous writers in the past. At the same time, this book also selects three documents in the appendix that are extremely related to Nalan Ci: Gu Zhenguan's "Preface to the Ci for Drinking Water", Wu Qi's "Preface to the Ci for Drinking Water", and Lu Chao's "Inscription to the First Collection of Jin Ci".

Nalan Ci (hardcover Edition with Color Illustrations)

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The author of this book, Nalan Xingde, uses words to describe the story of his life. Each of the short words seems to come at his fingertips, but it can cause huge waves in the readers' hearts. Each short poem in the book is equipped with annotations and word translations, and is interspersed with elegant colorful Chinese paintings, allowing readers to enjoy the visual beauty brought by Chinese paintings while appreciating the words.

Underground: a Record of the Tokyo Subway Sarin Gas Incident (set of 2 Volumes)

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417K02

On March 20, 1995, the subway sarin incident occurred in Japan that shocked the world. After the incident, Haruki Murakami personally spent a year interviewing people who had witnessed the incident, conducted audio-recorded interviews, and added necessary text processing to compile and compile this book "Underground". This is a documentary literary work by Haruki Murakami tracking the subway sand forest incident. The description is realistic. It is also Haruki Murakami's first non-fiction work, which is of great significance. "Underground" is Haruki Murakami's transformational work, his first full-length documentary work, and a profound reflection on Japan's "responsibility-avoiding closed society." "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.

Underground

Underground

Literature

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303K0

On March 20, 1995, the subway sarin incident occurred in Japan that shocked the world. After the incident, Haruki Murakami personally spent a year interviewing people who had witnessed the incident, conducted audio-recorded interviews, and added necessary text processing to compile and compile this book "Underground". This is a documentary literary work by Haruki Murakami tracking the subway sand forest incident. The description is realistic. It is also Haruki Murakami's first non-fiction work, which is of great significance. "Underground" is Haruki Murakami's transformational work, his first full-length documentary work, and a profound reflection on Japan's "responsibility-avoiding closed society." "1Q84" is the ruins of "Underground". The story concept that started in "Underground" and continues to develop was tried to be put into practice in "1Q84", but it was not fully realized. Perhaps in this sense, "Underground" is more successful than "1Q84".

It Becomes Increasingly Abundant

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151K02

This is the first collection of essays by Alai, the winner of the Mao Dun Literature Prize. It comprehensively shows Alai outside of novels to readers, and shows Alai influenced by three cultures: Sutra, Han and Western. It also comes with 12 pages of Alai's life photos.

Research on Lu Xun (3)

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50K0

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Opening a Heart: a Heart Surgeon's Story of Life and Death on the Operating Table (new Edition)

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176K0

"I have handled 12,000 hearts." The author has been practicing cardiac surgery for decades and has outstanding surgical results. This book brings together some classic cases experienced by the author (most of them occurred between the 1970s and 2000s), and also explains the author's mental journey. A poor boy from a working-class family was inspired by the medical documentaries of his childhood and hurt by the death of his relatives, and finally trained himself to become an outstanding cardiac surgeon. He was excited about the success of the interview and wandered the streets of London's riverside. He opened the chest of children with congenital heart disease or severe airway burns. He fought for the anxiety and desire of patients and their families. To fight against the anxiety of the next day's surgery, he went deep into the Saudi desert to admire the night sky. He was decisive in trying his best to repair. Cutting off a dying heart, confronting the medical director to save his life, installing an artificial "battery" heart on a patient "without authorization", and telling cold jokes in the face of crucial surgeries where his life was hanging by a thread... The image of a surgeon with superb skills, full of arrogance and reverence for life is vividly displayed on the page. The top surgical techniques that existed more than ten or even decades ago are also breathtaking. In addition to showing his surgical skills, the author also uses diseases, patients and his own business travels to reveal the various aspects of the world, introduce the scenery and culture around the world, show the sadness and love seen in the eyes of a surgeon, as well as his thoughts on the medical system, ethics and medical education. Readers will gain a lot of feelings and inspiration. It is a masterpiece that combines narrative charm, medical knowledge and miracles.

Blade Life

Blade Life

Literature

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167K0

Cardiac surgeons have the mysterious power to open chests, perform blood transfusions, and bring the dead back to life, but they are also living people who experience core emotions that all humans share-most of the time. A freak sports accident shaped Westaby into one of the world's leading cardiac surgeons. "I went from a withered violet to a carefree, bold and conceited bastard. I became immune to stress and became a habitual risk-taker, always hungry for excitement, attracting high-risk cases to me like a magnet, and reveling in the competition with death." And on another cold winter day, the rescue and birth of a child "helped me change my view of life, and also shaped me into a better person." An excellent surgeon - I have become a much better person than before, and I have once again understood that love can bring joy and joy." Through Westaby's confession and self-reflection, readers will see the adventures of life, the joys and sorrows of love, and the entire gripping story of modern cardiac surgery - "They are gradually unfolding in my life, and I am proud to be a part of it."

Top Ten Short Story Writers in the World: Mark Twain

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157K0

Mark Twain, American humorist, novelist, famous speaker, and an outstanding representative of American realist literature in the late 19th century. The style of his works is mainly humorous and satirical, rich in unique personal wit and witty remarks, but also profound social insight and analysis. The main representative works include "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", etc. This book selects 200,000 words of his excellent short stories and short stories for readers.

Maurice (original Movie of the Same Name)

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149K0

E. M. Forster is one of the greatest British novelists of the twentieth century. "Maurice" was written during the author's heyday, but because it involved same-sex love, it was not published until 1971 after the author's death, making it the last publicly published novel by the master of fiction. This classic work of same-sex love literature has already entered the temple of literary classics. The film of the same name starring James Wilby and Hugh Grant has also become a classic in film history. Maurice and Clive met and fell in love in Cambridge when they were young. However, after three years of knowing each other, Clive chose an official career and married an aristocratic lady, leaving this relationship behind. Maurice, who still persisted, almost suffered a mental breakdown and was on the verge of suicide. In despair, he finally met Alek, the gamekeeper who fell in love with him regardless of everything. True love made the two of them break through the double imprisonment of class differences and social taboos with difficulty, and lived together happily.

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