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"Three Parts of Mountain Treasures" are not only full of deep concern for nature and ecology, but also full of warm and touching beauty of human feelings. "I believe that the more important point of literature lies in the flavor of life, in the darkness or brightness of human nature, in the strong sense of destiny that the ever-changing world brings to us, in the tenacity of life and the depth of emotion."

Alai is not shouting as a spokesperson, but listening to the beating heart of a nation and amplifying this voice. This kind of "cross-ethnic writing" shows an unusually brilliant color. The life of foreigners is pastoral in mature characters, but Alai uses mature Chinese characters to express the power beyond fate. Passion comes from natural scenes. We are moved, but we don't know why.

This book is an epistolary travelogue by Mary Wollstonecraft. In the summer of 1795, in order to save the relationship with her lover Imlay, Voucher embarked on a business trip. She took her newborn daughter to Sweden, Norway and Denmark, and kept in correspondence with Imlay. In these 42 letters (including appendices), Waugh shows his rich feelings and independent views on Nordic culture, nature and customs.

The book includes Walter's "Daughter's Education", "True Stories" and the appendix "Last Words to Goddaughters". The author inherited and developed John Locke's basic educational philosophy. On the one hand, he criticized the long-standing shortcomings of female education at that time and firmly believed that education is the key to the full development of personal rationality. On the other hand, it also provided the emerging British middle class with a practical guide to educating daughters, which can still be used as a useful reference for parents. The book mainly focuses on moral, character, intellectual and etiquette education. It can be called an early version of the popular self-help guide manual, and its language draws on the nourishment of British literary tradition.

Taking the bond between farmer Wang Long and the land as the main line, it depicts the survival picture of rural China and won the Pulitzer Prize, promoting the West to understand the real China.

Nick Adams is one of the male protagonists in many of Hemingway's short stories. This unforgettable character grew from a child to an adolescent, a soldier, a demobilized soldier, a writer and a father - a process that paralleled the events in Hemingway's own life and clearly emerged as the first of a long series of incarnations of himself in Hemingway's works. All the male protagonists who appeared in Hemingway's novels later had Nick's history. This book contains a total of 24 articles, which is the first time that they have been collected and published in a single volume.

"The Waves" is a novel written by British female writer Virginia Woolf in 1931. The author uses a very hazy and symbolic brushwork to describe the inner monologues of six characters: Bernard, Neville, Louise, Susan, Jenny and Rhoda from childhood to twilight. The six parallel streams of consciousness respectively express the six types of consciousness and the growth and experience of the "six eras of human beings".

"The Count of Monte Cristo (Set of Volumes 1 and 2)" is a masterpiece by the famous French popular historical novelist Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870). Captain Dontes, the first mate of the Pharaoh, was commissioned to deliver a letter to the Napoleonic party. He was framed by two despicable villains and a judge, and was sentenced to death. The inmate Father Faria taught him all kinds of knowledge, and before his death, he told him the secrets of a group of treasures buried on the island of Monte Cristo. After escaping from prison, Dontes found the treasure and became a millionaire. From then on, he was known as the Count of Monte Cristo. After careful planning, he repaid his benefactor and punished his enemies...

In a small port city on the banks of the Paraná River, after an erroneous kidnapping operation, all parties involved were in a dilemma. The honorary consul who was innocently kidnapped, the guerrillas who were riding a tiger, the British doctor who was tortured by his conscience, the young wife who was hesitant between her lover and her husband, and the ruthless politicians... Religious doctrines, social ideals, and the bottom line of human nature. In this chaotic chaos, what choices will each of them make?

The protagonist d'Artagnan in "The Three Musketeers (Set Volume 1 and 2)" is a son of a provincial nobleman. After coming to Paris, he joined the musketeers of King Louis XIII and formed sworn friends with the other three musketeers. Queen Anna had an affair with British Prime Minister Buckingham, and Anna sent a diamond pendant to Buckingham; but Prime Minister Richelieu, who was an enemy of the queen, sent people to England to steal the two diamonds on the pendant, hoping to make the queen embarrassed at the ball...

The protagonist of this book, Bi Qiaolin, is an aristocratic young officer who serves in the Caucasus. He is energetic and intelligent, dissatisfied with the worldly reality, but unable to find a goal in life, and is spiritually empty. Therefore, he develops a cynical attitude towards life, causing trouble everywhere, and consumes his extraordinary intelligence and strong energy in half-true love games and adventurous actions. His selfishness and cruelty caused great misfortune to others, and he did not get real fun. Instead, he deepened his inner pain and despair.

The clouds merged in a silent silence. Suddenly, the lightning tore the sky with its sharp hands, the thunderbolt shook the earth with its thick hammer of sound, and the violent wind stirred up all space. Nature shows its vitality in this tense roar. After everything was violently and effectively washed away by the heavy rain, all the dirt was washed away, and everything showed its true color. The raging torrent made the Yangtze River, which had been silent in the past, become full of vitality again. However, it irresistibly burst its dams and overflowed...

Shi Guangrong, an old revolutionary who has spent his life in the military, hopes that his sons and daughters will continue their military ideals and inherit the glorious tradition of a military family. In the era of reform and opening up, the three sons and daughters adapt to the development of the times and have independent ideas. What kind of ideological sparks will the two generations create? Shi Lin was discharged from the army due to the national disarmament and changed his career; Shi Jing engaged in a dangerous career as a criminal police officer; Shi Hai pretended to be ill and wanted to retire from the army, and he wanted to engage in literary creation... Things kept happening in the old Shi family, and conflicts between parents and children often appeared; the "one-word" Shi Guangrong and the "hypocritical" Chu Qin also always quarreled over their children's affairs, and amidst the conflicts and quarrels, the family was surrounded by a strong family affection.

The Storytelling Club of the Victorian Era, with exquisite translations by the famous translator Mei Shaowu, is like a refreshing English garden. Reading them is like breathing in fresh oxygen. This book contains seven Trollope novels and short stories, including "The Flower Dog Tavern", "Turkish Bath", "A Trip to Panama", and "The Wayward Kechen Girl". Two are stories about writers and editors, and the remaining five are stories of love and marriage. "The Wayward Keqin Girl" is one of the most famous novellas, and the whole novel is full of strong local color. The story revolves around the marriage of a wayward girl in the Austrian mountains. She either marries a wealthy and old hotel owner, or partners with a young and handsome poor coachman. Through a series of psychological struggles and extraordinary actions, her reason overwhelms her willfulness, and she finally makes a major decision.

"Biography of Flowers on the Sea" is a famous novel in the late Qing Dynasty. It is the most famous novel in Wu dialect and the first dialect novel in China. Also known as "The Brothel Treasure Guide" and "The Romance of the Brothel on the Sea", there are 64 chapters. The main content of this novel is about the brothel life in the Shili Foreign Market in Shanghai, China in the late Qing Dynasty, involving the officialdom, business circles and the social aspects linked to them at that time.

With a touch of nostalgia, "Mom's Bank Account" reviews the life of a Norwegian family who immigrated to San Francisco, USA. Immigrant life is far from as sweet and beautiful as the family imagined. Making ends meet, taking care of family, and integrating into life in a foreign land... All of this is extremely frustrating. However, under the influence of mother, the family always faces daily setbacks and challenges with wisdom and perseverance. As long as my mother is around, my family will be full of courage to overcome difficulties and tide over difficulties together. When dad needs an operation, mom knows how to deal with the greedy doctor's wife; when the tenant runs away because of rent debt, mom can find a way to compensate; when the withdrawn aunt is in trouble, mom knows how to help her spend her old age; when the "little ladies" at home get into trouble at school, mom comes to resolve the embarrassment... Only mom knows how to use a secret bank account and a beautiful lie to ensure that the children live a worry-free life and grow up happily.

My friend said that Peiping uses the east as a buffer zone and Tanggu has a treaty. Japan will not take any further action for a while. I am afraid that this matter... If we want to fight to the end, the friendly countries will naturally help. Because we really lost, they can't stand it, so they know they will help.

"All Quiet on the Western Front" is a representative work of anti-war novels in the world. It tells the story of the protagonist Paul Boymer and his classmates who were incited by chauvinist education and joined the First World War with "patriotic enthusiasm". During the war, he witnessed the horrific casualties and the devastation of war on the human soul, and witnessed the inhumanity of war. The initial "patriotic fervor" was gone, leaving only pain and doubts about German militarism and the purpose of participating in the war. Clichéd slogans were blown away in a brutal barrage. The idealism of young people cannot withstand the hail of bullets and brutal fighting. Their illusions were shattered. Their only motivation is to survive, and their spiritual support is the friendship formed in the common destiny on the front line. The novel reflects the tragic experiences of a generation of German youth on the battlefield and indicts the evils of imperialist war. This book was translated by Qiu Yuanwei, a teacher from the German Department of Beijing Foreign Studies University, based on the German classic version. The translation is faithful, smooth, vivid and vivid.

"The Last Story" is a novel by Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk, winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize for Literature. The novel is composed of three stories about three generations of women that happened in different time and space: Ida came to a country house due to a car accident, and she was stranded with a dying dog in the place where she spent her childhood; Paraskivia lived in a house on the mountain far away from the dust and smoke all year round, and her husband died on Sunday night; Maya took her son to travel to an island in southern China after her divorce, and met a sick magician. Mother, grandmother, daughter, their paths have long been separated, but their lives are closely connected. Now, they will face the inevitable "death" alone. This is their "last story"...

"Stand Tall" is a war novel about World War I written by Ford Madox Ford in the 20th century. During Armistice Day, the hero returned to London from the war for a vacation. During this period, he met sympathetic people, which was misunderstood by his family and friends. After the hero returns to the battlefield, his heart becomes more and more eager to live together with sympathetic people.

During the Second World War, a junior officer named Christopher Hadley Martin on the British naval escort fleet was hit by a torpedo and washed up on a rock in the ocean by the waves. He fought desperately for survival alone in the harsh environment and eventually died. However, it is not until the end of the story that the author reveals to the readers in an unexpected way: Martin's torture on the rocks is actually just the suffering of a sinful soul in purgatory. The author wants to use this to warn mankind that if you persist in your own greed and sin, you will eventually fall into hell and never recover; and only by destroying the human nature of greed can your soul be expected to undergo the baptism of purgatory and be finally saved.

This book is a collection of Emerson's classic essays, including Emerson's famous essays, such as "Nature", "Beauty", "Nature", "Power", "Culture", "Great Men", etc. Emerson is known as "the prophet and explorer of New England". What's even more valuable is that his thoughts and articles still make people feel fresh and refreshing. This book has strong readability and literary appreciation value.

An eternal classic that explores "why do people live?" It has been a best-selling literary masterpiece around the world for nearly a century. The "lonely revolutionary hero" who touched the hearts of hundreds of millions of people once worked with "How the Steel Was Tempered" to build a pedigree of heroes in the hearts of the Chinese people. Translated by famous translators, Cai Hui, a famous translator. "The Gadfly" is the representative work of the Irish female writer Voynich. After being introduced to China in the 1950s, it became very popular and became one of the favorites of young people at that time. Arthur, an Italian young man, was born into a wealthy businessman family, but he resolutely joined the revolution as an adult. Due to negligence, he leaked the secret, which led to the arrest of his comrades in arms, misunderstood his childhood sweetheart girlfriend Gemma, and painfully discovered that he was the illegitimate son of Father Montanelli, whom he had admired for a long time. Under the harsh reality education, he used fake suicide as a cover and ran away angrily. After 13 years of wandering abroad, he became a determined revolutionary under the pseudonym "Gadfly". He returned to his country to organize armed forces, smuggled arms and actively prepared for the uprising. In the end, he was unfortunately arrested. Faced with threats from the military and his biological father's persuasion to surrender, he remained unmoved and died calmly. "Gadfly" also tells the story of the snow-like pure and flawless love between Gadfly and Gemma, as well as the intertwined love and hate for their biological father. It is very sad to read.

The masterpiece of Alexandre Dumas, a famous French writer in the 19th century. According to the editor's verification, this English translation manuscript is another famous translation work by Constance Garnett, a famous English translator in the 19th century. This version has become the classic version of the English translation and is also recognized as the classic version in the best public edition. The story takes place in France, Italy, and a small Mediterranean island. The story takes place between 1815 and 1838. That was the time when Napoleon returned to the center of power from exile. This history becomes the background of the entire story. These include hope, fairness, revenge, mercy and forgiveness and other big human issues. The protagonist of the story was framed and arrested, and then successfully escaped from prison and began a revenge plan. But when this revenge plan was finally implemented, it hurt both the avenged and the innocent.

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This book is a collection of masterpieces by Maupassant, the "King of Short Stories". "Beautiful Friend" describes the experience of Duroy, a clerk, who made his fortune. He lives at the bottom of society, and by chance, works in a newspaper. He relied on his appearance to win people's favor, and used various despicable and dirty methods to climb up the ladder. In the end, he became the son-in-law of a millionaire and a celebrity in the Paris press. "Ball de Suif" tells the story of the prostitute "Ball de Suif" who was forced to sacrifice her life to the enemy. It depicts the ugly face of property owners who disregard national dignity for their own interests. It vividly depicts the social scene of France during the war. It is praised as "a masterpiece that is exemplary both ideologically and artistically." "My Uncle Jules" not only exposes the supremacy of money and the indifference of family affection in capitalist society, but also profoundly reveals the complexity of human nature, the cruelty and drama of life.

"For Whom the Bell Tolls" is a novel written by the American writer Hemingway in 1940. It takes the participation of Americans in the Spanish People's Anti-Fascist War as the theme. It is one of Hemingway's masterpieces. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" tells the story of Robert Jordan, an American young man who teaches Spanish in college and has deep feelings for Spain. He volunteered to join the Spanish government army and engage in demolition activities behind enemy lines. In order to cooperate with the counterattack, he was ordered to contact local guerrillas to complete the task of blowing up the bridge. He won the support of Pilar, the wife of Pablo, the guerrilla captain, and other team members, isolated Pablo, who had lost his fighting spirit, and arranged everyone's specific tasks step by step. In the midst of the raging war, he fell in love with Maria, a little girl taken in by Pilar who had been raped by the enemy, thus smoothing out the trauma in Maria's soul. During these three days, Robert experienced the conflict between love and duty and the test of life and death, and his humanity continued to sublimate. When he was retreating after blowing up the bridge, he was injured in the thigh by the enemy. He stayed alone to stop the enemy, and finally gave his young life for the Spanish people. This book is a public edition, compiled by China Edition Group Digital Media Co., Ltd., And is not an imported edition.

"Wuthering Heights" is the work of Emily Brontë, one of the Brontë sisters, a British female writer. The novel describes the story of Heathcliff, an abandoned gypsy boy who was adopted by the old owner of the mountain villa. Due to humiliation and failed love, he went out to get rich. When he came back, he took revenge on the landowner Linton and his children who married his girlfriend Catherine. The whole novel is filled with a strong fighting spirit against oppression and striving for happiness, and is always shrouded in a bizarre and tense romantic atmosphere. It was initially regarded as a naive fantasy of a young female writer that was divorced from reality. However, combined with the fierce class struggle in the region it describes and the social phenomenon in Britain, it was soon highly recognized by critics and warmly welcomed by readers.

This novel describes the process of a petty bourgeois woman's gradual degradation because she is not satisfied with her mediocre life. The protagonist Emma committed adultery in pursuit of a romantic and elegant life. Eventually, she was ruined because she was in debt and could not repay it, and committed suicide by taking poison. What is written here is a love affair that is very common both in life and in literary works, but the author's writing touches on sensitive areas that others have not yet touched. Emma's death is not only a tragedy for herself, but also a tragedy for that era. The author uses a very delicate writing style to describe the process of the protagonist's emotional decline. The author works very hard to find the social roots of this tragedy.

He slowly poured hot water on my feet, as if he was conducting an experiment. When I was a kid, the hibiscus flowers in the front yard were all red. A schedule drawn by my father is pinned to the wall, with time quotas for studying, lunch breaks, eating, praying, and sleeping. From the second grade to the fifth grade, every time we made a mistake, my father would ask my brother and me to break branches. We always choose pine because its branches are more resilient and are not as painful to fight as the branches of catalpa or avocado. But this time, there were no branches in the bathroom, only a green kettle for boiling water... Others said that Dad was the most upright and brave man. During the coup in Nigeria, Dad published an editorial in the newspaper, saying that he would never stop writing about freedom and truth. Kang Bili, a fifteen-year-old girl, also wants to plant a purple hibiscus that embodies freedom.

"The Moon and Sixpence" belongs to the "Bilingual Classics" series of books and is the masterpiece of the "story master" Somerset Maugham. The protagonist of the novel, Strickland, was originally a securities broker. In his forties, he suddenly responded to his inner call and gave up everything to paint in Paris. After experiencing various encounters, he came to Tahiti in the South Pacific. There, his inspiration surged like a fountain, and he continued to paint until he contracted leprosy. Only many years after his death did people realize that the unreasonable madman and impoverished tramp in the eyes of the world turned out to be a rare artistic genius in the world! The novel deeply explores the eternal theme of ideals and reality: how many people only occasionally raise their heads to take a timid glance at the moon, and then continue to lower their heads to chase sixpences.

"Robinson Crusoe" is a world-renowned classic novel. Robinson was born in a middle-class family and spent his life traveling around the world. Once, he encountered a storm while sailing to Africa and drifted alone to an uninhabited desert island. He began a life of isolation from the world: he dug caves, built houses, grew food, and took in his loyal friend "Friday". With his strong will and unremitting efforts, he survived tenaciously on the desert island, looking forward to the opportunity to return to his hometown and reunite with his family...

"Childhood" is the first of Gorky's autobiographical novel trilogy, and it is also a work that Gorky wrote with great devotion and charm. "Childhood" depicts a poetic, colorful and fascinating picture of children's life, vividly reproducing the living conditions of the lower class people in Russia in the 1870s and 1980s. With its unique artistic form and profound ideological content, it occupies an important position in the history of Russian and Soviet literature and even world literature.

Jean Valjean had to serve nineteen years of hard labor for stealing a piece of bread; Fantine sold her teeth in order to raise her illegitimate daughter; the corpse thief became the savior of the general who escaped death. What kind of miserable world is this? Hugo used passionate writing to recreate the dark and soul-stirring era from the Napoleonic Wars to the French July Monarchy, and outlined the lives of a group of little people living at the bottom of society.

"The Count of Monte Cristo" is a popular historical novel and the representative work of the famous French writer Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870). Dontès, the first mate of the Pharaoh, was entrusted by the captain to deliver a letter to the Bonapartists. He was framed by two despicable villains and a judge, and was sentenced to death. The inmate Father Faria taught him all kinds of knowledge, and before his death, he told him the secrets of a group of treasures buried on the island of Monte Cristo. After escaping from prison, Dontes found the treasure and became a millionaire. From then on, he was known as the Count of Monte Cristo. After careful planning, he repaid his benefactor and punished his enemies. This book is full of romantic legend, and the chapters are unique, novel and fascinating.

This is a satirical novel full of fairy tale color. But the fairy tale color of the novel is only a partial feature on the surface, and the sharp and profound irony is its soul. The protagonist of the novel, Gulliver, is a person who is naturally adventurous and unwilling to be lonely and bored. He has a strong memory, is good at learning and observation, is good at thinking, has unique thinking, has a simple and gentle temperament, is friendly to others, has a kind demeanor, is easy to interact with others, knows how to repay his kindness, has a gentleman's style, and is willing to help his friends. He is willing to risk his life for his friends and is always ready to fight against anyone who is harmful to his friends. At the same time, he is smart, courageous, smooth and reasonable in dealing with things, smart in speaking, resolute in doing things, has strong self-confidence, and believes that he can succeed. In general, he is a wanderer with a questioning spirit, a passion for truth, and endurance. During his travels, he gained insight into the increasingly degenerate social reality and concluded that British society was not civilized.

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"The Education of Love" by E. De Amicis is one of the ten must-read novels for Italians and an enduring literary masterpiece in the history of world literature. The whole book is written from the perspective of a fourth-year primary school student, starting from the first day of school in October and ending in July of the next year. Most of the records are seemingly trivial things in life, but the words are filled with touching "love". This kind of "love" can be as big as the country, nation, or home, or as small as the interactions between parents, teachers, classmates, relatives, friends, and even strangers. It is a loving and educational book that has become a must-read for primary and secondary school students in various countries.

"A Farewell to Arms" is a masterpiece of Hemingway's war-themed works. In this semi-autobiographical work, his unique writing style becomes more sophisticated, marking the maturity of Hemingway's artistic style. Henry, an American young man who volunteered to participate in the European War, and Catherine, a British nurse, fell in love on the battlefield and fled the battlefield together to find a quiet life. However, tragedy struck, leaving Henry alone and enduring the endless pain left by the war. No matter how necessary the war is and how justified it is, never think that war is not a sin. --Hemingway

"The Sorrows of Young Werther" written by Goethe tells the tragic story of love and life of a young man named Werther. As a young man who still doesn't know his life goal, Werther comes to W City and falls in love with the beautiful girl Lotte, but Lotte is already someone else's fiancée. Later he left the city to avoid Lotte and worked for an embassy for a while, but the rigidity of affairs and the restraint of etiquette destroyed his hopes, and he could not identify with the upper class of society and the life of the aristocracy. He returned to W City disappointedly. At this time, Lotte was already married, and Werther immediately fell into great distress. At the same time, Werther was troubled by love and seemed out of tune with the secular society. Under the pressure of double despair, Werther finally chose to commit suicide.

Thomas Mann, the great German writer, is a masterpiece that shocked the world of literature and is a milestone in modern German novels! An encyclopedia reflecting European social life on the eve of World War I! The masterpiece of Nobel Prize winner Thomas Mann! The Guardian: Readers will find more pleasure in reading "The Magic Mountain" than its fearsome reputation. Bashu's translation of Weng Yang Wuneng's classic translation restores the most European version of "The Magic Mountain"! In the history of human literature, "The Magic Mountain", which took 12 years to create, profoundly reveals the contradiction between reason and desire, individual and society, and is a milestone in modern German novels. There are a group of "patients" living in the sanatorium of Magic Mountain: Prussian officers, Russian ladies, Dutch colonists, and Catholics. They sat in the sanatorium with nothing to do, eating all day long, quietly waiting for death to come. But a new patient unexpectedly broke the peace...

"The Buddenbrooks" describes the rise and fall of four generations of the Buddenbrooks from 1835 to 1877. Through the historical description of the gradual decline of the Buddenbrook family under the exclusion and attack of the monopoly bourgeois family, it reveals in detail the fierce competition and historical successes and failures of capitalism's old deliberate exploitation and new plunder and merger methods, becoming an artistic microcosm of Germany's social development in the second half of the 19th century. However, because the author was influenced by the philosophical thoughts of Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, the novel has a helpless and negative attitude towards the imperialist forces and a helpless and sad mood towards the liberal bourgeoisie.

Krull was born into a wealthy businessman's family. Under the influence of his family, he was smart and talented since he was a child. As he grew older and was born with beauty, he became quite popular with women, and he was able to get along well in the upper class, like a fish in water. His father's bankruptcy and suicide caused the family's financial situation to plummet, which dealt a heavy blow to Krul. He began to give up on himself and become cynical. He fooled around in big cities such as Frankfurt, Paris and Lisbon, enjoying the life of the colorful world, and learned to interact with prostitutes. A female concubine, he used sweet words to defraud noble ladies of their jewelry and rich girls' bodies and minds. Not only did he degenerate himself, but he also went around to harm others, cheat and steal, and do all sorts of things, but in the end he ended up in jail and ruined his reputation.

This book is the most heart-wrenching and shocking masterpiece of the great German writer Thomas Mann in his later years. The author himself also favored it and looked at it differently, regarding it as "the confession of a lifetime" and "the boldest and most eerie work". In the last interview before his death, Thomas Mann made it very clear that this artist's novel was his favorite: "This Faust novel is extremely precious to me... It cost me the most effort... No other work makes me as attached to it as it does. Who doesn't like it? , I dislike anyone immediately. Anyone who understands the mental pressure it endures will win my heartfelt gratitude. The protagonist of the novel is the fictional composer Adrian Leverkuhn, a young man with musical talent and a bright future, but he is not satisfied with the status quo and pursues...

This book collects 18 wonderful short stories by the author, from which we can appreciate the overall creation of this great writer. The first novel, "Fall", is his debut novel. It is based on the love between an actress and a college student. The novel was greatly praised by people as soon as it was published, which gave the author more determination and confidence to pursue the path of literary creation. The novella "Tristan" is the author's mature work. It is set in a sanatorium and reflects the morbid life of the upper class in Germany at that time through the description of the ambiguous relationship between the writer Spinel and a gentle and beautiful wealthy businessman's wife. "Death in Venice" is full of poetry and beautiful writing. It is the author's favorite work and has been highly recommended by critics. It was co-produced by the United Kingdom and Italy and put on the screen in 1971, which has far-reaching influence. The finale, "Mario and the Magician," is Mann's pinnacle work. Because it is a profound political novel, it was included in the banned book list by the fascist authorities as soon as it was published. The novel not only has clear political content, but also has high artistic quality. The author has vividly described many scenes, making it exciting to read. Each other article in this book also has its own characteristics and charm.

The five novels "The Temporary Gentleman", "Top Secret Manuscript", "On the Other Side of Canaan", "The Long Road" and "The Long Day" together form the "Irish Story Universe", with the same story structure and intertwined characters, vividly, three-dimensionally and comprehensively showing readers a national group looking back on history in the smoke of gunpowder.

Balzac was a French literary giant of the 19th century. His novels are collectively called "Human Comedy", among which "Eugenie Grandet" and "Petro Goriot" are his masterpieces. "Eugenie Grandet" vividly reproduces the provincial life in France in the 19th century and creates various characters, especially the cunning and stingy upstart Old Man Grandet, which reveals the money relationship between people in society at that time. "Petro Goriot" tells the story of what happened in Vauquer's apartment in a remote neighborhood of Paris, describing the bizarre and bizarre aspects of Parisian society. The author examines and judges life with superb artistic means.

The more people understand and pursue, the lonelier they become. In a hot and depressing southern town, the quiet deaf-mute John Singer has become the target of everyone's talk: a poor girl with a musical dream, a black doctor who pursues fairness all his life, a fanatical worker who hopes for reform, a cafe owner who has lost his passion for life... Everyone has found comfort from the mute, but no one can relieve his loneliness.

Early in the morning in Jerusalem, my wife was electrocuted to death while hugging her male neighbor. Rumors spread among the neighbors that Israeli agent Joel decided to retire early, take his daughter with mild epilepsy away from the place of trouble, and invited his mother and mother-in-law to live with him. The sudden change in lifestyle left him at a loss. Recalling the past, the former agent was shocked to realize that the wife he once thought he was so familiar with turned out to be the biggest mystery in his heart; he took the initiative to take on household chores, but he was constantly at odds with the women... The secret service called again, and Joel flatly refused for the sake of his family, thus escaping the fatal trap. After escaping from death, he began to examine his own heart, tried to understand women, and embraced and experienced new life.

If reality makes you feel powerless, read "The Anxiety of the Soul"! Insight into the twists and turns of the characters' inner world, the peak of realistic psychological description! In the history of human literature, Zweig is known as the "Hunter of the Human Soul". "The Anxiety of the Soul", as the only full-length novel he wrote during his lifetime, provides insight into the deep twists and turns of the human inner world and is a supreme work that explores human nature! Zweig is good at depicting complex inner conflicts with delicate brushwork. In "The Anxiety of the Soul", his description of the inner world is extremely realistic! Zweig was loved by readers all over the world during his lifetime! In the 1950s, according to a United Nations survey, Zweig's works ranked first in the world in terms of translation and sales! An important source of inspiration for Oscar-nominated director Wes Anderson's masterpiece "The Grand Budapest Hotel"! Zweig, the king of short stories, was the only full-length novel during his lifetime! It's long but not complicated, so you can read it in one go and fully express your emotions! "The Anxiety of the Soul" completely presents the human spiritual world! The author was forced to go into exile during World War II, and during this period he wrote "The Anxiety of the Soul", a masterpiece that shines with the brilliance of humanism! Have you ever felt powerless in a relationship? By chance, a young and poor military officer met the disabled daughter of a local noble family. The two got closer and closer, and Qianjin fell in love with him. However, the officer found that he was unable to respond to her love and was wavering between staying and going...