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"The Revenge of Colomba" is a famous novel by Mérimée, which describes the ancient custom of "family revenge" unique to Corsica. After the Battle of Waterloo, Lieutenant Reso retired and returned to his home island of Corsica. His father was murdered and killed by the village chief Barricini and his son. His sister Colomba encouraged her brother to avenge her father. However, his brother believed that "family revenge" was a remnant of barbaric customs and was unwilling to engage in it rashly. However, Colomba's careful planning and clever arrangements still aroused her brother's desire for revenge. The brother and sister finally killed their enemy and avenged their father's murder. Mérimée wrote a thrilling revenge story with careful conception, concise language and bright rhythm.

"The Return of the Native" is a representative "novel of character and environment" written by the famous British writer Thomas Hardy. The work is set in the Egtown Wasteland in Wessex, southwest England, and describes the different tragic fates of five young men and women. The heroine Eustacia is one of the most successfully described heroines in contemporary British novels, and Egtown Heath, where the story takes place, is a model of landscape description. It is an important sign that Hardy's novel art begins to mature, and is one of Hardy's important works.

"Madame Bovary (Illustrated Collector's Edition)", formerly known as "Madame Bovary: Provincial Customs", is the representative work that established Flaubert's literary status and the pioneering work of realist literature. The novel was deleted when it was first serialized in the Paris Review in October 1856, and the Paris prosecutor criticized it on the grounds that the content "violated public order, good morals and religious ethics." The court trial in January 1857 made the novel famous. After Flaubert was acquitted in February 1857, "Madame Bovary" was officially published in April 1857. The protagonist of the story, Emma, ​​received an aristocratic education since she was a child and longed for romance and passion. She looked down on her husband Bovary, a country doctor, and felt that he had mediocre ideas and dull personality, so she used an affair to fill the emptiness in her heart. However, she desperately found that the romantic love she pursued was just a bubble. Yearning for a luxurious life, Emma gradually accumulated debts. Both lovers abandoned her, and there was no one else to support her. Emma is heading towards destruction step by step...

On the occasion of Mr. Xu Yuanchong's 100th birthday, a new commemorative collector's edition of "Three French Literary Classics" is launched. Among them, "Madame Bovary" is a masterpiece of the novel by the famous French writer Flaubert, and also a representative translation of the famous translator Xu Yuanchong. "Madame Bovary" uses concise and delicate writing to reproduce the social life of France in the mid-19th century through the experience of Emma, ​​a passionate woman. This book incorporates female desire into a literary theme for the first time and is regarded as "the code of new art" and a "perfect novel". It is a writing model for many literary masters. It was selected into the British BBC's "100 Stories that Changed the World" and the British "Guardian" Top 100 Novels. The film of the same name was shortlisted for the 64th Academy Awards.

"I was born into this world to soothe the pain and disappointment of women in the world." Higuchi Kazuyo, a legendary female writer who is a household name in Japan and whose portrait is on banknotes. His life was only 24 years, but his literary works have become century-old classics. Each of her short stories shows the beauty of women: long-lasting love, loyalty, bravery, kindness, delicateness, talent, and perseverance. "Childhood Sweethearts": The girl Meidenli is enthusiastic and lively, and the son of the temple abbot, Xinru, is introverted and gloomy. The subtle feelings between the two are like the breeze blowing through the mountains in summer. "Thirteen Nights": Aguan, a girl from an ordinary family, lived an unfortunate life after marrying a high-ranking official. She made up her mind to divorce, hoping to get her parents' support, but was persuaded to quit by her father for various practical reasons. Open this book and see 8 kinds of love endings, giving you the courage to change!

This book contains 70 prose essays by Liang Shiqiu, divided into six albums. These works include the place where he wrote, his concerns about education, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, as well as people's eating habits and comments, as well as delicacies such as Buddha jumping over the wall, lion's head, and roast duck. Paul's life may seem ordinary, but it is extremely interesting. This casual indifference of "writing as you think, regardless of the text" allows us to appreciate life better. The articles in this book are suitable for young people to savor. They help to create a perfect mind, cultivate noble sentiments, and appreciate different lives. They also have a good guiding and inspiring effect on young people's writing. ?

"Night on the Galaxy Railway" is a classic collection of works by "Japan's Hans Christian Andersen" Miyazawa Kenji. It selects one of Japan's well-known "poems that are not poems" "Braving the Wind and Rain", as well as "Night on the Galaxy Railway", "Takashu the Cellist", "Yellow Tomatoes" and "The Origin of the Deer Dance" "The Cat's Office", "Nighthawk Star", "The Fourth of Narcissus", "Yamanashi", "Twin Stars", "The Restaurant with Many Requests", "Crossing the Snowfield", "Fazemata Saburo", "Otsbell and the Elephant", "The Wild Goose", "The Biography of Gusco Budoli" and other 15 popular fairy tales. "Night on the Galaxy Railway" is one of the representative works. The author revised the draft four times in eight years and was still processing and polishing it until the end of his life. It is called "the never-ending fairy tale". It tells the story of a poor young man named Giovanni who fell asleep on a hill on the night of the Galaxy Festival. In his dream, he and his friends boarded the Galaxy Railway train bound for heaven, embarking on a magnificent and romantic journey to the Milky Way. Kenji Miyazawa constructed a wonderful and colorful fairy tale world, using simple language to show his reflection on the harmonious coexistence between human beings and all things in nature, his concern for life and the universe, and his pursuit of happiness and ideals, etc. Miyazawa Kenji's will to be on the earth and toward the Milky Way, as well as his lifelong spirit of persistent and down-to-earth struggle for the happiness of all mankind, are conveyed through his words. Everyone who reads it sighs: When you are born as a human being, you must become such a person. Miyazawa Kenji's fairy tales are not just fairy tales, they are not only children's stories, but also fairy tales that "never end" and "always grow". No matter children or adults, they can read the profound meaning every time they read.

The work tells the history of Japan's Warring States Period from 1467 to 1616 from the first-person perspective of dozens of celebrities during the Warring States Period. It is based on historical materials, takes the era and specific characters as the main line, and adds novel writing techniques to give a panoramic display of the characters and stories in the Warring States Period. The author gave up the main line of "Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Ieyasu" that was generally used in the original history of the Warring States Period. The common characteristic of the more than ten protagonists described in the work is that "they have never unified the world, but they are still the trend-setters in the river of history." History is everyone's own history, and the Warring States Period is also everyone's own Warring States Period, so it is named "Our Warring States Period."

This is the story of the Bible. I wrote this book because I think you should know more about the Bible than you do now, and I really can't tell you where to find the kind of knowledge I want you to have. Of course, I can ask you to read the original Bible, but I am not sure whether you will actually read it. Some people believe that this holy book was entrusted specifically to them. For years, boys your age have been scared away by the solemn faces and unapproachable attitudes of these men. However, you would not be fully educated if you did not know these stories. And, there may be a time in your life when the wisdom contained in this ancient chronicle is greatly needed.

"Nana" was chosen by the entertainment theater manager, and her starring role in "Blonde Venus" was a success. Men from Paris's upper class fell under her skirt. She was successively supported by the banker Steine ​​and the queen's attendant Count Mifa. She became a popular socialite in Paris, eating up the money of the men who pursued her, making them bankrupt one by one. Some even died in hell. She eventually died of smallpox, just as the Second Empire was about to collapse in the Franco-Prussian War. The rise and fall of Nana's life became a portrayal of the corrupt and degenerate society of the Second Empire.

"Anne's Diary" was written by Anne in the form of a letter to her friend Kitty when she and her family were hiding in the "back room" to escape the brutal persecution of Nazi Germany. The diary was written from June 12, 1942 to August 1, 1944, truly describing Anne's worries, joy, love and desire for freedom. Since World War II, many works with anti-fascist themes have appeared in the European and American literary circles, including many well-known masterpieces. However, in terms of printed editions, number of readers, and far-reaching influence, none of it can compare to "The Diary of Anne Frank", the work of an unknown Jewish girl.

Liu Yunruo (1903-1950) was a famous social romance novelist in Tianjin in the 1930s. His original name was Zhao Xiong, also known as Liu Cunyou and given the courtesy name Weixian. The portrayal of many cultural images in the novel vividly embodies Liu Yunruo's great sorrow and resentment that the modern life is too numb, smooth, depressed and lazy, which constantly destroys people's vitality and fighting spirit, as well as his eager yearning for the true, gentle and vital "human beings". He wrote serialized novels for four or five newspapers at the same time. He wrote them into chapters without any drafts. The plots are different and not mixed with each other. It is like a work that has been practiced repeatedly and is ready to be read immediately. Writing is never limited by time and place, and manuscripts can be written on a variety of papers.

The latest work of Tobin, the author of "Brooklyn" and "The Master", rewrites the family tragedy of Agamemnon from a modern perspective, an ancient Greek version of "House of Cards". "I have become familiar with the smell of death." A few years after King Agamemnon of Mycenae led the Greek coalition to attack Troy, his wife Clytemnestra began to tell her story. At this time, Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus ruled Mycenae, and the two planned to assassinate Agamemnon on the occasion of his triumph. Clytemnestra, who was hated and cursed by the gods, revealed the family tragedy that led to this bloody assassination: Three years ago, in order to please the gods and bless her victory in the Trojan expedition, Agamemnon tricked her eldest daughter Iphigenia into the military camp and killed her on the pretext of organizing a wedding. Clytemnestra turned Aegisthus, the hostage in the dungeon, into his bedfellow and accomplice; when Agamemnon returned, the captive Trojan princess Cassandra had also become his lover; in the end, Clytemnestra killed Agamemnon to avenge her daughter. In his latest novel "The Famous Family", Colm Tóibín retells the ancient Greek classic story of the death of Agamemnon in modern language, giving new life to Clytemnestra, the famous evil woman in Greek mythology, making us not only understand her desire for revenge, but even sympathize with her. Tobin brilliantly reveals her love, desire and pain. This is the story of Clytemnestra, the story of her son Orestes who later killed her, and the story of her second daughter Electra who witnessed it all.

"The Surprise at Two Moments" is in the form of a "scripted script" that is popular with the people. Many fascinating stories are described. The language is simple and concise: the plots are twists and turns, confusing, but reasonable: the characters' inner characterizations are meticulous, and the artistic images are lifelike. These novels tell readers many surprising stories with extremely vivid writing styles.

Spring has really come, and my brother's hand and mine are tightly held together. My brother and I are forever fixed as two children fighting for freedom. Compared to the 60 million people who died, we are so lucky. In France in 1943, under the clouds of World War II, the government became a puppet of the Nazis and the police turned into thugs. Raymond, a Jewish boy, became Jeannault. He lost his family and relatives, and joined the resistance movement with his younger brother, becoming one of many children fighting for freedom. His belief and desire for freedom gave him incomparable courage and enthusiasm. He and his friends bombed railways and carried out assassinations, thinking that this was the unbridled youth. But what he doesn't know is that the game will eventually end, and he and his partners will become innocent victims of power and war.

The first part, "1888: Passeno or Romanticism": Passeno, an aristocratic officer, a "sleepwalker" wandering between tradition and modernity. Paseno deeply identifies with his identity as an "officer." He is obsessed with uniforms because uniforms clarify the hierarchical order of the world and are the most certain thing he owns. But his good friend Bertrand retired from the army midway and became a cynical businessman, which had a great impact on Paseno, who advocated traditional values. At the same time, Passerno found himself besieged by life, unable to escape from the great uncertainty. When he was a boy, he followed the tradition of "the second son joining the army" and was forced to leave his hometown and enter a military academy. As an adult, due to the unexpected death of his brother, he faced the difficult choice of taking over the manor. He fell in love with the prostitute Ruzena, but eventually married Elizabeth, the well-matched daughter of the manor owner. But no matter what he chooses, Paseno cannot gain true inner peace...

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While it makes my scalp numb, the original human nature is clearly visible. Smoke and Mirrors is a Geffen Award, Stoker Award, Locus Award nominee, and World Fantasy Award nominee! This book contains 29 Neil Gaiman's classic short stories, which describe the love, jealousy, greed, selfishness, fear and sadness in human nature. When a murder occurs in heaven; when "Snow White is a good person" is a lie told by the princess; when there are no animals to eat in the world, only babies to choose from; when the devil eats the boy and enters the world in the name of a boy; when gender can be transformed at will with the help of drugs; when murderers can be purchased at wholesale prices... When you open "Smoke and Mirrors", you will feel your scalp numb while watching it, and at the same time, you can see the original human nature at a glance.

How perfect does a victim need to be to elicit public sympathy? Will a suspect die socially due to public opinion? Donato Carisi, the first author of Italian suspense novels, has a crime-solving story that goes against the traditional formula. The work of Donato Carisi, a writer who won the SNCF European Detective Fiction Award, the Pocket Reader Award, and the Baccarella Award, Italy's highest award, has sold more than 200,000 copies in Italy. The film of the same name starred Jean Reno. On a foggy night, Detective Vogel appeared in the psychological clinic in a state of despair. What is the connection between the blood on his body and the girl who disappeared two months ago? The girl's name is Anna, and she mysteriously disappears on her way out. Vogel was ordered to investigate the case. He knew nothing about fingerprints and DNA, but this did not prevent him from becoming a star in the police circle because he had a unique secret and used the power of the media and public opinion. He made the public believe that the girl was abducted, and the culprit was the Chinese teacher Madini. Overnight, the teacher lost his family, job and dignity. The case was about to be solved, but Vogel received another clue. More than thirty years ago, six girls disappeared. Could it be that the real murderer is someone else? Vogel began to hesitate. Should he clear his teacher's name, or conceal the truth to protect himself? Vogel recounted his two-month experience in the psychological clinic, and the fog surrounding the girl's disappearance gradually dissipated...

"The Beheaded Queen" chronicles the legendary life of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots. Mary Stuart was also Queen of France (1559-1560). Her life was full of tragedy and she became one of the most famous of the Scottish monarchs. This book is the masterpiece of the master biographer Zweig. The author peels off the cocoon and recreates for us the bloody storm in the European courts five hundred years ago amid the fog of historical data.

"Look! This snow is coming from Scotland, as if to welcome you to Mallorca." The new neighbor was happy, but "I" was depressed. The heavy snow, like a cold white cloak, quickly transformed the original sunny paradise into a weird winter scene composed of citrus Christmas trees, wool palms and snowball-shaped tangerines. It is not an easy task to settle on the island as a "crazy foreigner". The trees in the orchard seem to be dying, the water and electrical equipment at home frequently break down, and the cats and dogs left by the original owner to take care of are disobedient and have to solve physical problems at home... The initial stage of the new life is not easy, but as time goes by, the neighborhood relationship established with sincerity and sincerity seems to make it possible to solve all problems.

This book is a collection of Eco's essays. The author selected 140 essays from his "Minerva Matchbox" column in Express Weekly. It is divided into eight parts. The writing style is wild and the content is all-encompassing, from current affairs and politics to literature and art, from environmental protection to emerging technologies. The writing style is light and humorous, and it is full of ridicule and satire. The title of the book comes from a small paper box containing "Minerva" brand matches. The author is used to recording short essays or flashes of inspiration on the back of the cover of the box. Each article is about 2,000 words in length, short and concise, with eye-catching titles such as "Attention: This article is pure nonsense", "The first task of intellectuals: shut up when you are powerless", "Gossip was serious" and other eye-catching titles. The author shows keen insight and unique insights. With calm and sharp writing, he interprets this world full of contradictions and uneasiness from a new perspective, which makes people laugh and make people think.

Andy and Vicki participated in a medical experiment during their college years and were injected with a drug called "The Sixth Batch". Unexpectedly, they both had some kind of superpower after that, and could control other people's wills or perceive minds. Later they fell in love, got married, and gave birth to their daughter Charlie. What makes them uneasy is that Charlie has been born with some terrible and uncontrollable power - when angry, he can ignite anything he looks at. At this time, they discovered that a group of people were closely monitoring their family. It turned out that behind the so-called medical experiment was a secret organization code-named "The Store", and the person in charge was Colonel Hollister. In order to prevent this secret operation from being exposed, they traced the whereabouts of the three people...

Writer Ben Mills returned to his hometown of Jerusalem Grove Town after many years of absence. The town was increasingly declining. There were many old people and poor people here. Young people left high school and flew away, never to return to their hometown. More than a year ago, unusual and strange things began to happen in the town: residents gradually "disappeared" mysteriously, and rumors spread among residents of nearby towns, giving the town a bad reputation as "haunted." Ben Mills discovered that the gloomy old Masten House still stood on the cliff overlooking the town. Childhood nightmares kept coming to mind, and the long-suppressed fear in his heart was infinitely magnified... As mysterious tenants moved into the Marsden House, the town fell into inexplicable uneasiness: the Glick brothers disappeared mysteriously, and Lao Wen's hound died... Disappearances and deaths continued to visit Jerusalem Garden Town, and evil factors were ready to stir in the air.

This is an orthodox tragedy, in other words the protagonist dies in some way at the end of the story. For example, the protagonist Xiaodao in the book dies with a smile after realizing his last wish, and just like the axe in the book, his spirit is dead at the end of the story, and his family is ruined. The protagonists in the book are mainly male, and the story tells about their respective loves, which is the hill in the title of the book, and they all come from the bottom of society - weeds. The story line is an orthodox tragedy - tears, life is a sad river with ripples, and the reflected colorful world covers up the triviality, pain and injustice. Life is a stage play in which you cannot choose your role. You think you are the protagonist in the play, but in fact you are just a passerby.

Collector's Edition of The Scarlet Letter. A masterpiece that influenced Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner and others. The young and beautiful Hester did not love her husband. On the way to the North American colonies, her husband was captured and disappeared, leaving her alone. Later, she fell in love with a young pastor and became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter. This incident offended the Puritan society. She was caught by the authorities, had a red A symbolizing shame on her chest, stood on the execution platform with her baby in her arms, and was interrogated. And the person who interrogated her was actually the young priest... In the audience, a strange-looking mysterious man witnessed all this. The young pastor suddenly fell ill. The mysterious man claimed to have extraordinary medical skills and soon became his doctor and close friend. The secret truth gradually emerged... Hester is a female figure who believes that she has the right and power to love. She is patient and strong. The author's writing technique is unique, and the words are complicated and mysterious. The forest infested by witches, the blood-red A, and the baby who escapes from the elf make the whole book enveloped in a strange and strange atmosphere. This novel has been adapted onto the screen many times since 1926 and enjoys a long-lasting reputation.

From the age of 14 to 40, the friendship between two women is like the glimmer of fireflies, but it is enough to warm each other's life. When they were 14 years old, two girls with completely different personalities and family backgrounds met warmly in Firefly Alley. From then on, they were no longer alone in life. From the age of 14 to 40, they relied on each other and walked into the short and long road of life. They also experienced jealousy, anger, hurt, hatred, getting back together, parting and making peace with life. You are not me, but you are like another me. There are no fireflies in Firefly Lane, only shining dreams, and our crazy friendship that is full of laughter and tears but is more eternal than the stars. She knows that as long as she says "I need you," a good friend will always be there.

This book is one of the "Comprehensive Translation of Detective Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty: Gao Luopei's Embroidered Portrait Edition". A storm came suddenly and the axle of the axle was broken. Di Gong and his party, who were preparing to return to Hanyuan, were trapped in the vast mountains and could not advance or retreat. They had to rush to the nearest Chaoyun Temple to take shelter from the wind and rain. Chaoyun Temple is an ancient temple with a long history. It has complex architecture, various strange legends, and a noble Celestial Master who controls the affairs of the temple. While walking around, Judge Dee, who was suffering from rain, cold, fever and dizziness, suddenly saw a warrior in armor abusing a woman with a broken arm. Considering that three women died in the temple the previous year, Judge Dee decided to find out. In the writing of Gao Luopui, Judge Dee's investigation unfolds in detail in the mysterious ancient temple at night. Readers follow the dizzy Judge Dee through the mysterious and complex ancient temple, nervously searching for clues, and experiencing thrills one after another. As if like the feverish Judge Dee, the readers are successfully led into the case, and the real murderer is finally found.

Yo Nesbo is a world-famous Norwegian writer and the king of Nordic crime novels. Almost every one of his works tops the best-selling list of Norwegian books. This set contains a total of 5 volumes of "Snowman" + "Cheetah" + "Ghost" + "Police".

Everything in the world, whether it is in ruins or full of vitality, becomes a landscape in the eyes of Higuchi Kazuyo. A collection of short stories by the talented writer Higuchi Kazuyo, who has a reputation as "the last woman in ancient Japan", "Meiji Murasaki Shikibu" and "The Rebirth of Seishonagon", a short-lived flash in the modern Japanese literary world, includes "Childhood Sweethearts", which Yu Hua praised highly. A subtle love develops between Meidenli, the prostitute's sister who has just begun to fall in love, and Xinru, the monk's son. The story ends abruptly when both parties have a tacit understanding, but the cruel fate has been revealed.

Just because she was born in that year, she was destined to continue to encounter strange things in her life. Emma, ​​with her baby in her arms, was taken to the wild frontier of Argentina, moving like a duckweed between soldiers and Indians one after another. Along the way, she met all kinds of absurd and interesting characters: an officer who wanted to print his own banknotes to establish a monetary kingdom, an Indian prince who was addicted to pleasure, and a mysterious Princess Catril... Year after year, Emma wandered around a strange land with her children. How will she eventually find the hope of life?

This book is Benjamin's doctoral thesis. In view of the misunderstanding of Romantic theory that was popular at the time, Benjamin tried to trace the changes in the concept of art criticism of the German Romantic School using the idea of ​​​​problem history, with the intention of revealing the philosophical foundation of its art criticism and accurately defining the positive achievements of the German Romantic youth movement. Different from the general research on the history of art criticism, the author prefers to bring it into a broader perspective and conducts an in-depth review of the concept of reflection, epistemology, artworks, and art theory understood by the Romantics. The elucidation of inner criticism and salvationism is extremely insightful.

"The Dead Branch" is a collection of classic short stories by Matsumoto Seicho, an insurmountable master in the world of mystery literature! Keigo Higashino, Miyuki Miyabe, Shoji Shimada, and Natsuhiko Kyogoku are all his loyal readers! Seicho Matsumoto pioneered social reasoning and wrote about the weaknesses of human nature and the roots of evil. Matsumoto Seicho's works have been adapted into movies and TV series no less than 500 times, and have had a profound impact on the entire Japanese literary and art world! The truth is hidden behind time and will not sleep for long. Eleven motives, eleven murder cases, the murderous intentions behind them all come from the evil and desires of ordinary people. Traffic accidents, schizophrenia, slipping on cliffs... These seemingly accidental accidents have no clues or evidence, and some have even become unsolved cases that have been dusted for decades. However, any watertight crime also has flaws and flaws that are overlooked. The truth about these so-called perfect crimes is being unearthed bit by bit...

The content of "The Rose of Empire: Beauties Encountering Politics": The author starts with the word "love", lays out the story layer by layer, and reveals the secrets in depth, revealing the struggles of kings and heroes between true love and power, and the helplessness of concubines and beauties who became political tools and victims. A "History of Political Emotions in Ancient China" can be said to be the blood of a river of heroes and the tears of a beautiful woman! When you step into the torrent of politics, you must moderate your emotions. However, when love and politics are intertwined, the choices made by those involved reflect more of their inner voices. Some give up their beauty for the sake of their country, and some love their beauty instead of their country... No matter what their choice is, what they write is their own life, but their control over their own life has an influence that ordinary people cannot have.

This book is a unique work by Serbian writer Milorad Pavic. It is a collection of novels and stories, including 38 stories, each of which is preceded by biographical information about the fictional author. These fictional authors were created by Pavich himself, and all the stories were written by him. The work is a formal innovation that explores the boundaries between fiction and reality, and each story is a tribute to the literature of a different country, as Pavich meticulously researched their literature. This work is not only a play on literature, but also a challenge to readers, inviting them to enter a complex world of fictional characters and stories. In this way, Pavich creates a literary universe that is both fascinating and multi-layered. The 38 stories are accompanied by imaginative paintings by Canadian-based illustrator Feng Xue.

I clearly saw that the mouse was so fat, strong, round, and its coat was gray and shiny! It's a pity that my wife has been busy for a long time, but she didn't even take a look at it, and she didn't even know what it looked like, so it slipped away!

Robert Jordan, a young American, 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.

Miyazaki, a leading historian and winner of the "Nobel Prize in Sinology" and the Rulian Prize, has decided to write a core work, a general classic written for ordinary readers! The perspective of a bystander and the standpoint of world history show a different context of Chinese history. Ichisada Miyazaki has devoted his life to the research and teaching of Chinese history. He has made original ideas in many fields and is considered to represent the highest level of Chinese history research in Japan. This book is the culmination of his forty years of research and teaching experience and is intended for general readers. It features a world history perspective and a socioeconomic history perspective. It has a plain writing style and bright thinking. It can closely combine exquisite empirical research with a magnificent general historical narrative, which embodies his research results and characteristics. The exquisite and profound Kyoto style of Eastern history, the ideas and perspectives that are in sharp contrast with domestic academic circles; almost all aspects involved in the book have been specially researched; the book places China in the process of world history, and uses the "boom history view" to explain It describes the ups and downs and rises and falls; almost never cites scriptures, and the discussion relies entirely on memory and insight; more than 300 subtitles and an average length of 800 words form an independent and coherent easy-to-read structure; the pleasant and hearty narrative is only to arouse the interest of ordinary readers. All this makes this general history of China have a profound academic background, a strong personal style, new inspiration and good readability.

This book is a collection of poems and other works written by the world-class writer Pushkin. Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin used his outstanding talent to master many literary genres, created Russian national literature and literary language, and left many classics for Russia and the world in literary fields such as poetry, novels, dramas and even fairy tales. Pushkin's literary creation ended the backwardness of Russian literature and created conditions for the prosperity of Russian literature in the 19th century. This book selects Pushkin's poetry masterpieces from various periods, including "If Life Deceived You", "To the Sea", "The Bronze Horseman", "To Chadayev", etc., Which reflects Pushkin's life trajectory and the changing trajectory of his thoughts, thus allowing readers to have a deeper understanding of Pushkin's inner world.

"Shame" is a very readable work with rich levels of content and meaning. The protagonist Lurie is ups and downs in various whirlpools of race, sex, middle age, and family relationships. The novel is named "Shame", which is "moral shame" (the moral degradation referred to in Lurie's several affairs), "personal shame" (his daughter was raped and robbed), and "historical shame" (whites who are colonizers or their descendants are eventually "reduced" to the point where they have to survive under the protection of local blacks at the expense of reputation and body). The novel reflects South Africa's social contradictions and past racial conflicts, and touches on contemporary attitudes towards romantic passion and ethics.

Shoji Shimada, the master of Japanese reasoning, is a masterpiece that challenges medical ethics! Reasoning is the sharp knife that cuts through the truth and the elixir that soothes the wounds. When danger comes, weakness can turn into strength. When love and hate are intertwined, anger often gives way to forgiveness. No matter what happens, you should be full of vigor and chopping waves in the sea of ​​life. A mistake in brain surgery turned the talented swimmer into a walking zombie. She was in unbearable pain and finally committed suicide by drinking a bullet one night thirty years after winning the Olympic gold medal. A few miles away, her attending doctor was also killed at almost the same moment, and the bullets that claimed two lives were actually fired from the same pistol. The past glory and twisted love made the truth of the mystery disappear in the hustle and bustle of Lisbon Carnival...

This is the story of two professional women in their 30s who finally break through the cocoons that symbolize emotional constraints and move towards a new life. The strong Mai who commits violence against her husband appears to have the upper hand, but in fact she blames herself for not being able to treat her husband as an equal due to the guilt of the abuse, and is deeply controlled by her husband who gains self-esteem by mentally dominating others without realizing it. However, Kiko's feelings for her boyfriend are also obsessed with a reciprocal relationship. She is trapped in the beautiful fantasy she spun and cannot extricate herself. In the game of mutual control with her boyfriend, all she gets in the end is disillusionment. At the end of the novel, after several struggles, the two women, Mai and Kiko, finally emerged from their cocoons together. The scene of them looking up at the falling snowflakes side by side is thought-provoking. What kind of relationship will the two women who can't stand their male partners form in the future? This open ending gives readers more room for imagination. The author raises unanswered questions such as "What is an equal relationship?" "What is legitimate equality?" "Is there equality between men and women?" "Can obsession with equality maintain the relationship between men and women?" And other unanswered questions, leaving it to the readers to find the answers themselves.

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There is a great liar in the world, and he is a god. To be precise, he is the African god of lies, the spider god Anansi. The web of lies spun by the Spider God is so interesting that people get caught in it and believe his lies to be the truth. For example, people always believe that problems can be solved by using their brains, that stories are originally told by humans, and that liars will have no good end... These all stem from the lies made up by the Spider God. The Spider God's lies are certainly abominable, but without the humor behind his lies and the wisdom behind his tricks, the world would be so boring, dark, and ordinary. The truth is also false when it is false. Only by tearing apart the Spider God's web of lies can we see the true meaning of life...

The first collection of non-fiction works by Neil Gaiman, the master of contemporary fantasy literature, is an appreciation of fantasy art, an analysis of creative ideas, and a book covering opinions, passions and hopes. In this masterpiece, which is a selection of more than eighty speeches and articles, as well as forewords and essays, Neil Gaiman sincerely explores his many views on science fiction, music, comics, and movies, revealing his understanding of fantasy writing. He invites readers into his real world, sharing his experiences and lessons in multiple creative fields, his exploration of genre literature, his contacts and friendships with masters such as Stephen King, Diana Wynn Jones, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Harlan Ellison, etc., And the stories behind the creation of best-selling books such as "American Gods", "The Sandman", "Stardust", "Ghost Mom" ​​and "The Graveyard Book". He talks about the passion for writing that ignited in his youth, a passion that still burns in him today; about the lives of writers he respects and loves, literary genres and personalities, libraries and bookstores; about how and why authors write, how and why readers read, and why all of these things matter. This is not only a funny and humble reader's in-depth appreciation of fantasy art, but also the spiritual confession of one of the great thinkers, wordsmiths, and daydreamers of this era.

"The Burning Ocean: 1941-1942, from the Assault on Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Midway": In the early morning of December 7, 1941, the residents of Honolulu, who were used to military exercises, woke up to the noisy sound of artillery fire as usual. They did not realize that a magnificent symphony that staked the fate of the country had already been played... The arrogant Japan declared an undeclared war on the United States. The two giant ships of Pearl Harbor soared into flames, and the unsinkable legend disappeared into the towering black smoke. The battle situation in these six months not only determined the direction of the Pacific War, but also affected the entire situation of World War II. If the balance of history moves even a little bit, the world we know will be completely different. "The Burning Ocean" writes about the gripping initial stage of the Pacific War. From it, we can not only appreciate the strategizing behind Roosevelt and Churchill's chatting and laughing, Yamamoto Isoroku's arrogant gamble, but also the despair of the pilots who narrowly escaped death when faced with the relics of their fallen comrades, and the despair of the fleet commander when he received unfavorable information just after issuing an order. Along with the ups and downs of the characters in the book, history is no longer out of reach. "The Fury of Conquest: 1942-1944, from the Battle of Guadalcanal to the Battle of the Philippine Sea": In early June 1942, the Japanese army, eager to win, suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Midway. The desire for a quick victory was completely shattered. The Pacific War has since turned into a protracted war of attrition. After the Allied forces sounded the clarion call for counterattack, the beautiful Pacific islands, from the Solomon Islands, the Gilbert Islands to the Marshall Islands, all turned into blood-filled Shura fields.

"Bacon's Essays" is a collection of essays written by the British philosopher and writer Francis Bacon. The content is mainly short essays of an argumentative nature, mainly describing Bacon's attitudes and ideas about looking at things from different angles. It involves politics, economy, religion, love, marriage, friendship, art, education, ethics and many other aspects, including chapters such as "On Reading", "On Truth", "On Jealousy", "On Death", "On Beauty", etc. It is Bacon's representative work in literature. The language is simple and beautiful, the reasoning is thorough, and the aphorisms are repeated, which contain the essence of Bacon's thoughts.

"Collection of Bacon's Essays" contains a total of fifty-nine prose essays by the master of prose Bacon, covering all aspects of human life, including the well-known famous essays "On Reading" and "On Beauty". The author is knowledgeable and well-versed in the world, and has thought-provoking unique insights into the issues discussed. The language is concise, the writing is beautiful, the reasoning is thorough, and the aphorisms are repeated. It has been deeply loved by readers from all over the world for hundreds of years.

400 years ago, Francis Bacon wrote 59 essays. His great insight into world affairs has benefited us a lot to this day. He discusses love, marriage, friendship, art, education, ethics, politics, economics, religion, and the so-called knowledge of "cultivating one's morality, regulating one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world" are all in this book.