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The story of "Wicked" takes place in the land of Oz before Dorothy arrives. Here, animals speak and the Great Wizard exercises a repressive dictatorship. The protagonist of the story is named Elphaba. She was born with green skin. She was discriminated against and excluded, but she was smart, determined and compassionate. In order to help the persecuted animals, she joined the movement to resist totalitarianism without hesitation. No matter what misfortune she encountered, she would stand up again and face the dangerous world of Oz. Misunderstood by the world, she never defended herself, and eventually became the well-known Wicked Witch of the West in "The Wizard of Oz".

"Hometown Museum" is a masterpiece of the novel by German national treasure writer Siegfried Lenz. A hometown museum that collected Masurian cultural relics was destroyed in a sudden fire. The arsonist was Zygmunt Rogara, the museum's builder, collector, and guardian. As the old man Zygmunt began his long defense, the story of Masuria and his hometown museum was slowly revealed. Since childhood, Zygmunt has followed Uncle Adam in collecting historical witnesses in his hometown, tracing back the lost time in Mazury, using memory to resist forgetfulness, and using evidence to understand the past and himself. However, as the artillery fire of war and the iron hooves of the Nazis get closer and closer, the people of Masuria are forced to go into exile and travel far away... When the homeland becomes a distant place, when the memory loses its witness, how should we return to our hometown, and how should we defend our memory?

In the context of a linear time, Fan Xiaoqing opens two worlds with moderate intensity: one is philosophy and the other is reality. The theme of the minimalist story: I lost my brother, and I went to find him again. In the narrative of the story, the mentally retarded younger brother is like a tornado, sucking all the characters into it. The rich and complex plot, the repetitive entanglements, and the endless interrogations of delirium make the story's confusing path feel salty and mild. The unique way of starting with the light of fireflies and ending with ruins and ashes shows the writer's outstanding artistic skills.

Following "The Life of the Disliked Matsuko" and "The Hundred Years' Law", millionaire best-selling author Yamada Muneki has been working on a masterpiece of social science fiction for ten years. They all said I was a monster, only you said I had extraordinary talents. More terrifying than "The Hundred Years Law", it is a dystopian doomsday prophecy with the awakening of new human powers. Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it doesn't exist! Unknown organ × mental distortion × instantaneous movement. If you have ever been treated as a monster, "Tokyo Supernatural" will give you the courage to express yourself. An unknown new organ appears in our body, which is called a "gifted one". With the awakening of supernatural powers, the awe of ordinary humans towards us has escalated into hatred. From bending a teaspoon to twisting the entire Tokyo Tower. The stronger their hatred becomes, the more uncontrollable our powers become. "Gift" becomes a danger, a taboo, a curse. We become "monsters". More than 20 corpses looked like they had been torn apart by wild beasts. A police officer who shattered into pieces in mid-air. Horrifying and bloody incidents occur frequently, and the entire Japan is in crisis. We are forced to a dead end, and in order to find a place to stay, we can only start a battle between trapped animals!

The finale of "Mars Rising" is finally here! This kind of global cultural phenomenon has not been seen for many years since "Harry Potter". Young people at home and abroad are reading this book with enthusiasm, lighting up lights and staying up late! The "Mars Rising" trilogy of films of the same name is about to start filming, produced by Universal Pictures ("Fast and Furious" series) and directed by the director of "World War Z". It is not hatred that changes the world, but faith and hope. After Dairo became the "Son of Mars", he could have lived in peace, but the Jackal suddenly triggered a war, imprisoned Dairo, and carried out brutal and inhuman punishments. When everyone thought that Dai Luo would definitely die, Severo never gave up. He made a surprise attack on the prison and rescued Dai Luo. After Dai Luo's return, the Rise Revolution also evolved from a small-scale rebellion to a war throughout the solar system. The fate of the entire solar system falls on his shoulders alone. Can Dai Luo win the revolution? And how should humans rebuild a new world?

In reality, a rural boy, his family was broken up by his enemies, and he went to the city to develop. With the guidance of noble people, he persevered and achieved success in his career. Later, he was framed by evil people and chased by his enemies. He got a blessing in disguise, turned to Jiuyou, obtained the true inheritance of the emperor, and used his strength to crush the real world, the world of cultivation, and the world of gods! In the vast sky, breaking through the limits, achieving the supreme immortality, perfect revenge, and also saving a Chinese crisis

Uncovering those fever nightmares, "At the End of the World" tells the story of a Portuguese military doctor who suffers from memories of the war. The young narrator is thrown into the battlefield of Angola, Africa without warning, and is forced to engage in a crazy ghost battle. He could never forget the high degree of loneliness and isolation on the foreign battlefield, the terror and bloodshed in the smoke. After spending twenty-seven months in purgatory at the end of the world filled with red sand and dust, he returned to Lisbon, only to find that his homeland and friends had become so strange. He could only court unknown women in bars night after night, recounting his painful and cruel war experiences and his inability to resolve psychological trauma. In this autobiographical masterpiece, Antunes recreates that special historical period for readers through poetic writing, and deeply reflects on the heroic narrative of overseas colonization throughout Portuguese history.

Although she had been a prostitute, Xueer's heart was always full of beautiful fantasies about love. The secret love affair with Captain Tong made Xueer taste the joy and satisfaction of loving and being loved for the first time. For power, Captain Tong betrayed Xueer. Xueer was completely disappointed. The appearance of Wu Ke, a college student, allows Xueer to understand the true meaning of love, and she is therefore jealous of Captain Tong. For dignity and true love, Xueer and Wu Ke join hands to jump down the cliff... The real record of the living conditions of the pioneers in Gurtu, Xinjiang in the 1950s, the irresistible tragic fate, the unshakable dignity and true love, is shocking.

At the time of historical transformation, social phenomena are bizarre and people's hearts are full of contradictions: they are filled with joy of breaking the spiritual shackles, but also burdened with the weight of historical baggage; they are worried that reform and change will violate the rules and regulations, but they are not willing to follow the rules amidst poverty and suffering. World sentiment, human sentiment, family affection, and love are all strongly shaken by social changes, so scenes of vivid dramas are performed. Listening to the author's narration, readers feel as if they are looking back on the past, vaguely discerning a trajectory from the time and space they once spanned, and understanding how history has come and how it will continue. This will naturally lead to some thoughts about the future, which is a useful book to read. At the same time, the beautiful southern scenery, strong local characteristics, unique customs and twists and turns of life stories are like a pot of mellow old wine, sipping slowly and slowly, it is intoxicating...

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This book is one of Fu Lei's classic translations. Charlotte is a fictional character created by the film master Chaplin. French writer Philippe Soub introduced such a funny and even tearful character in "Charlotte", and also introduced Chaplin's artistic creation. Charlotte in the book is a humble yet noble hero, the shadow of all the weak in this society. With her humble nobility, she has become a hero in the hearts of many readers.

"A Brief History of Chinese Thought" is a treatise on the history of Chinese philosophical thought written by Japanese philosopher Yoshio Takeuchi. "A Brief History of Chinese Thought" provides a detailed introduction and analysis of the history of Chinese philosophy from the Yin and Zhou dynasties to the Ming and Qing dynasties in chronological order. In addition to Confucianism and Neo-Confucianism of the Song and Ming dynasties, which are generally emphasized in works on the history of Chinese philosophy, this book has an incisive discussion of schools of thought that were previously ignored by the mainstream, such as the Jixia School and the Classics of the Two Han Dynasties. Using "schools" as the branches to sort out the history of Chinese philosophy, the reasoning is clear and easy for readers to grasp. He has unique insights into the stages and evolution of the history of Chinese philosophy.

A popular introductory book on "World War II", a classic work by an Oxford University professor and consultant to the Thatcher government, it is the best choice for a quick understanding of "World War II". After experiencing the devastation of World War I, people all over the world yearned for peace. Yet the victors value redistribution of interests more than stability. "World War I" was not the war that ended the war. The sparks of revenge jumped in the embers of "World War I". During World War II, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once said: "If we fail, the whole world, including the United States and all the countries we are familiar with and care about, will fall into a new abyss, a dark age that distorts science and is more dangerous or possibly longer." "World War II" is a nightmare that lingers in the minds of modern people. In this war, in a wave of despair and resentment, all ideas about human progress were rejected. For more than seventy years, its shadow has not dissipated. This book takes readers back to the thrilling and dangerous times of World War II, provides an in-depth analysis of how a European war turned into a world disaster, and recreates a long and fractured dark age that distorted science and human nature.

This book is divided into three parts: "Spring", "Autumn" and "Winter", vividly showing the failed life of Harry Morgan, an "individualist". In "Spring", Morgan was engaged in the business of renting out fishing boats. He was forced to make a living by transporting "live goods" (smugglers) for others. In order to protect himself, he did not hesitate to risk his own life and got into a lawsuit with his life; in "Autumn", Morgan was engaged in the business of smuggling spirits and lived a life of "licking blood on the edge of a knife"; Although he killed the group of terrorists on the yacht, he was also shot and died. This is one of Hemingway's works that has aroused strong controversy among critics.

In order to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, the young man took his wife and dog to the lush grassy Musashino to relax and settle down. However, after retreating to a remote place, anxiety and hallucinations often attacked him... The work shows the changing seasons of Musashino in a poetic style, profoundly expressing the melancholy, anguish and hesitation of urban youth facing youth, and is full of decadence and ennui at the end of the century. "Pastoral Melancholy" is a masterpiece by Haruo Sato, a master of Japanese aesthetic literature. Its prose-like graceful style and unique aesthetic expression are inspired by the mysterious aestheticism of Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe, as well as the Monogatari literature represented by Aki Ueda. At the same time, it is its own school of its own and has a profound influence on Chinese and Japanese writers such as Dazai Osamu and Yu Dafu. This book contains Haruo Sato's classic masterpieces "Pastoral Trilogy", "Pastoral Melancholy", "Spanish Dog House", "Aju and Her Brother" and "Beautiful Street Market" and "Open the Window", two masterpieces with alternative styles.

This book includes the representative works of Pushkin's poetry and representative works of Gorky's prose translated by Mr. Ge Baoquan, the first generation leader of Russian translation in New China. Chinese readers are very familiar with Pushkin's poem "If Life Deceived You", but not all of them know that this translation was first written by Mr. Ge Baoquan. As soon as this translation came out, it was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Later translators basically continued to use it, and those who found other ways were unsuccessful, which shows the exquisiteness of Mr. Ge's translation. Similarly, Gorky's "Haiyan" was once included in the textbook, but many people don't know that this translation was translated by Mr. Ge Baoquan.

It is good to discover new things and new feelings, and it is even more profound and sweet to feel that there is a new meaning in old things.

The story told in "Vampire" begins in the early 19th century, when a strange British aristocrat named Ruthven was active in London's upper class. The young Aubrey developed a strong curiosity about Ruthven and traveled with him. The two broke up in Rome because of different interests. Aubrey went to Athens alone, where he met a beautiful woman. However, the latter died of a vampire attack on a stormy night, and Aubrey became ill as a result. Lord Ruthven then came to Athens to take care of Aubrey, and after he recovered, the two traveled together again. The two encountered robbers on the way, and Ruth was seriously injured. Before she died, Aubrey made Aubrey swear to conceal his death. Then Aubrey returned to London and learned that his sister was engaged, and her fiancé was the dead Lord Ruthven! The word vampire first appeared in 1732. The "London Daily News" in March of that year published a strange thing that happened in Hungary: a mercenary named Arnold Paul turned into a vampire after his death and killed people. When people dug his body out of the grave, they found that the body was still fresh and showed no signs of decay, but pure and bright red blood flowed from his seven orifices, just like the legendary vampire. In 1745, three British gentlemen published a European travelogue in a newspaper, introducing German folk vampire rumors to British readers. The travelogue wrote: "These vampires are believed to be the corpses of dead people... Walking out of the grave at night, sucking the blood of many living people, and even killing them." However, the story of vampires was gradually forgotten, and it did not make a comeback until the early 19th century.

Mr. Chen Xiaoming, the editor-in-chief of "Mo Yan Studies (2004-2012)", is a leading figure in the study of Western literary theory, especially modernist literature, in my country. He is at the commanding heights of academics and has a high position to select the most in-depth research results at home and abroad in one volume, showing the solid power and brilliance of Mo Yan's works. As he said frankly in the "Preface": "The selection of articles in "A Study of Mo Yan (2004-2012)" starts in 2004, and the lower limit ends when Mo Yan wins the Nobel Prize for Literature. After winning the award, the critical evaluation of Mo Yan will be different, and the lower limit of "A Study of Mo Yan (2004-2012)" is precisely to avoid intentional or unintentional hindsight."

Goodbye, the same life! Writers recommended by Keigo Higashino, Miyuki Miyabe, Mitsuyo Tsunoda, and Iroshi Ishida! The Japanese drama adaptation was nominated for the 94th Japanese Drama Academy Award. Okada Masaki, Kimura Fumino, Sasaki Nozomi, and Kaho are a luxurious combination, and Yuzuki Asako personally writes the screenplay. "Goodbye, Ito-kun" is a finalist for the Naoki Award, Japan's highest literary award! Say goodbye to the same life and you can go further. After seven years, this handsome man named Ito was finally molded into a scum in the true sense, unable to accomplish anything, not even give up. A man who shows off his power, five women with their own charms, and once again a warm and innocent love story. Goodbye, Ito-kun. Goodbye, the same life!

The English Revolution that broke out in 1640 started the process of modern world history. Religious disputes, ethnic conflicts, and conflicts between the royal power and parliament tore Britain apart. Civil war and revolution raged for decades. National sovereignty changed hands many times, and a true and cruel "Game of Thrones" was staged. The political thinker Thomas Hobbes personally experienced this turbulent era, and in his later years wrote the political history work "Behemoth", which focused on the English Civil War. The book is based on the political turmoil in England from 1637 to 1660. It adopts the form of dialogue to discuss the causes of the British Civil War, the occurrence and development of the Civil War, and Hobbes's own views on the Civil War. The title of the book is named after the land monster "Behemoth" in the Bible, echoing the book "Leviathan" named after the sea monster "Leviathan". It can be said that "Behemoth" is Hobbes's analysis of the British Civil War using his mature political theory in his later years, and it is the application of the national theory he constructed in "Leviathan".

This set includes: 3 books: "Angel Looks Hometown", "Time and River", and "Net and Stone". "Angel Looks Homeward" tells the story of Eugene who was born in a small town in Altmont. His mother, Eliza, drove him and his sisters to the streets to earn money when he was very young. When he was eight years old, Eliza made the South a boarding house, and Eugene stayed with her. Eugene's sister Helen has been staying at home with her father. Other children moved between the two homes. At the age of 16, Eugene entered state college. By the end of his senior year, Eugene had become a big figure on campus. Later, the sudden death of his brother Ben put him in extreme pain. His father was seriously ill, and there were quarrels between the brothers and sisters over the inheritance. Because Eugene had gone to college, they deducted his share of the inheritance and forced him to sign. His mother promised to provide him with one year's tuition, and he left his hometown to go to Harvard University...

"The Sanatorium with an Hourglass Sign" was published in 1937 and consists of thirteen short stories: an indescribable and unwritten book, the spring of reading with the help of a stamp album, the human-faced dog in the sanatorium, many outsiders, the old man who re-read elementary school, the father who resurrected as a crab after death and was eaten by his family... It is based on the author's childhood and family, and adds a lot of strange imagination, magnificent images and obscure metaphors, making it difficult to distinguish between reality and dreams. The text is exquisite and poetic, full of pictures and music. The translation of this book is mainly based on the English translation by John Curran Davis.

After the outbreak of World War II, Nazi Germany occupied major countries on the European continent, and Britain became a safe haven for dignitaries from seven countries, including Norway, the Netherlands, Poland, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Czechoslovakia, who were unwilling to surrender. The heads of state and leaders of the seven countries fled to the British Isles, and London became the center of the European anti-fascist war and the island of hope for the people of all European countries. "New York Times" best-selling author Lynne Olson visited the parties and their relatives, consulted a large amount of archives, and restored the difficult journey of the European people uniting as one to resist aggression during the war years when the Nazis were raging, and finally winning the anti-fascist war. Lynne Olson's writing is vivid and touching, and the lines are full of human warmth.

I'm a cyclist. I am a husband, a father, a son, an employee, a property owner and a bunch of other things, and people are always so complex. Anyway, I was just riding outside and I fell. It didn't make sense, I was familiar with walking in the forest, but I was going downhill when my front wheel suddenly got stuck in two rocks. I fell off the bike, hit my butt on a tree root, and hit my head with the bike. It hurt like hell and I couldn't move. After the worst pain subsided, I felt a deep sense of peace. There is only forest. Suddenly, there was only the forest. Then I came home, took a sick leave for a week or two, and left a note on the kitchen counter at the end of my sick leave. It said succinctly that I was going to take a walk in the forest, no idea how long I would be gone but they wouldn't have to wait for me to get home for dinner. This was about half a year ago, and since then, I have only seen my wife a few times.

Autumn is deep, and cold wind blows into the small town of Solace. In a house painted dark green, three strangers accidentally bump into each other's world and are involved in each other's joys and sorrows. Their collapsing lives seem destined to intersect in Solace, spanning generations and blood ties. The sky is getting late, the first snowflake is about to fall, and the broken heart is waiting in the dark night, waiting to heal and return home.

In a place called Shouhuozhuang, this is an independent and little-known village. All the villagers are born with disabilities and regard the able-bodied as an alternative. The protagonist, County Magistrate Liu, had a whim and wanted to spend a lot of money to buy Lenin's body to develop the tourism economy. As a result, this village composed of disabled people began its path of no return to the outside world: the villagers formed a magic troupe, and under the leadership of Magistrate Liu, it became famous in a radius of hundreds of miles.

"Journey to the West" is an outstanding fantasy novel about gods and demons in the history of Chinese literature. The book is based on the historical event of "Tang Monk's Study of Buddhist Scriptures", and through the author's artistic processing, it profoundly depicts the social reality at that time. It mainly describes the story of Sun Wukong being born, and then meeting Tang Monk, Zhu Bajie, and Monk Sha. They defeated demons along the way and protected Tang Monk on his journey to the west to obtain Buddhist scriptures. After going through eighty-one hardships, he finally reached the Western Heaven and met the Tathagata Buddha, and the Five Saints came true. The author Wu Cheng'en used romantic techniques to soar with the wings of extremely rich imagination, depicting a colorful, magical and magnificent fantasy world, creating a series of interesting and fascinating mythological stories, and successfully created the idealized hero image of Sun Wukong, an extraordinary and holy person. In the fantasy world, it twists and turns to reflect the human condition and worldly feelings, expresses fresh human wisdom, has full flesh and blood of reality and a rich flavor of life. "Journey to the West", with its unique thoughts and artistic charm, brings readers into the beautiful palace of art and feels its artistic charm.

Welcome to visit Shenqu Village again. This is the "book of answers" to the village. On the day he graduated from high school, his mother kicked him out of the house, and he came to Hirano Courage, a village in the deep mountains of Mie Prefecture, to start his second year of forestry work and life in the mountains. This spring he was finally promoted to a full-time employee of Nakamura Forestry Co., Ltd. After a year of baptism, he has grown stronger. As Courage gradually integrates into the life of Shenqu Village, while getting along with the villagers, he discovers bit by bit the secrets of Shenqu Village's past, origin stories, and the love stories of the villagers! It made him deeply realize that only by passing on the power of belief from generation to generation can we protect this land that has nurtured life for thousands of years... Maybe one day, the trees in Shenqu Village can enter the homes of readers. When the time comes, I hope you will think of God's Village and us!

"The Fall" is a satirical novel in which the protagonist Clamons is an intellectual who lives a double life and talks endlessly about his life to another person in a bar. Sartre believed that "The Fall" may be Camus's "most beautiful and least understood book." "Exile and Kingdom" contains six short stories. Camus used the two concepts of exile and kingdom to illustrate the two living states of human beings. Exile is a real state, and kingdom is an ideal state.

The protagonist of the story is an old maid who is past her mid-years. She leaves behind her carefree fairy life in the city and comes to a small town for summer vacation. During this period, she moved into a luxuriously decorated villa, but unexpectedly she was involved in a mysterious criminal case. The case shocked the press and the police department, and could have rocketed their careers.

In 1934, on a bright midsummer morning, Lori Lee left her hometown in England alone. At 19 years old, he is still very immature, but he firmly believes in good luck in the future. With a violin and a suitcase, he walked to see the sea, went to London to work hard, and sailed to Spain because of a phrase. A journey to the sea, a journey to the mountains, a romantic and surprising journey is also a journey of transformation in life. However, the smoke of the Spanish Civil War interrupted all this...

Taking the US annual list by storm! Declaration of happiness from a depressed patient! I'm at a low point in my life and I'm so happy now! I collect every happy moment like crazy and use them to fight back every bad day. Taking the US annual list by storm! A depressive patient's declaration of happiness is a wonderful book that has swept the social media. The author, Jenny Rosen, is an extremely happy depressed patient who also suffers from more than a dozen mental illnesses. I remind myself: As soon as I have the strength to get out of bed, I will make myself crazy happy again, not only to save my life, but to build my life. I also remind myself: every battle we win, we get a little stronger. We learn new tricks on the battlefield. We learn in a bad way, but we make good use of what we learn. Our struggles will not be in vain. We will prevail and we will live.

We are watching, we are listening, we are feeling; we are laughing, we are distressed; occasionally there are days that we want to keep in our hearts and are difficult to replace. Maybe these are days when nothing happens; however, we are still waiting. We are waiting for something to come, or recalling the interesting things about light and shadow when we were young, or interpreting popular films in a unique way, or recording behind-the-scenes shots on the set. "Garbage Basket Cinema" may be the film utopia in Shunji Iwai's mind.

Certain historical figures were buried twice, first in a tomb and then in the shadow of their fame. This is the case for Jacques Cole, the protagonist of "The Dream Maker". He was the first French merchant to set his sights on the East and the supervisor of King Charles VII. He lived in the early fifteenth century and witnessed this era of continuity and the transformation of the Middle Ages giving way to the Renaissance. This separation of the past and the future made people ignore his own reality, the instigator of the revolution. This book is written in the voice of Cole, who lives in exile on the island of Chios, recalling his magnificent life: from the golden leopard that represented the Eastern dream in his childhood to the calm and precocious young man during the siege, from the ambitious businessman and powerful official who traveled around the world to his precarious life in exile, and his only love. It was not until Agnès Sorel appeared on his path that he understood how happy and painful the human heart can be...

Liu Meng not only edited and published many good articles and books "to make wedding clothes for others", but he was also diligent in writing and published more than 20 kinds of collections. Liu Meng's prose style is neither pretentious nor coy. The words are simple and unpretentious, the narrative is fluent, and the emotions are rich and colorful. Reading it is as friendly and natural as his ordinary conversation. His writings are like his people, both his writings and his people are affectionate and righteous. "Awakening from Dreams at Dusk" collects more than 100 of Liu Meng's classic prose works in recent years, divided into four parts: Echoes of Past Years, Romance in the Forties, Waves in the Heart, Flower Appreciation in the Literary Garden, Love Stories in Art and Literature, and Links of Friendship. Liu Meng's prose style is neither pretentious nor coy. The words are simple and unpretentious, the narrative is fluent, and the emotions are rich and colorful. Reading it is as friendly and natural as his ordinary conversation.

Kronos, one of the original gods in ancient Greek mythology, represents eternity, chaos, and transcendence. He is also known as the god of time. "The Miracle of Chronos" contains seven science fiction love stories about time travel published by Shinji Kajio from 1994 to 2008. Many of the stories have been adapted into stage plays and movies, which have become household names in Japan and have been well received. Kajio Shinji's delicate writing style and tender narrative fully demonstrate the difficulties, suffering and incredible power of ordinary people's relationships. Seven touching and pathos stories describe the beautiful and incomplete love in human imagination. Extras: Chronology of the Chronos travel machine + commentary by the well-known writer Tsujimura Fukasuki.

The protagonist of the story may be the most ill-fated Santa Claus in history. A cruel war is coming, and Santa Claus will be captured alive! How should he get out of this predicament and deliver Christmas gifts to the children? Although the war is cruel, the novel is tender and touching. Even in the midst of war, the children still have hopes and expectations for Christmas: Evelyn wants dolls, Charlie wants uniforms and small swords, and Bob and Luan know that their father, who is on the battlefield, cannot come home.

This popular children's literature masterpiece by the first British Nobel Prize winner has enjoyed world-renowned reputation and spans a century. It contains a large number of original illustrations and is carefully arranged to vividly reproduce classic scenes, making reading more interesting. It was translated by famous translator Buron. The writing is standardized and the translation style is simple yet elegant, which is pleasing to the eye. "The Jungle Book" is a popular world literary masterpiece by Kipling, the first British Nobel Prize winner for literature. It consists of 16 short stories, divided into two parts: "The Jungle Story" and "The Sequel". The nine stories in the first part tell the story of the protagonist Mowgli, the wolf boy, growing up in the animal world and finally returning to the civilized world; the seven stories in the second part are independent of each other, and the scenes are no longer limited to tropical jungles. The stories take place in polar ice sheets, ocean worlds, foothills of South Asia, military camps, etc. The work reflects human society through the animal world through the "language of animals and birds". Its powerful thoughts, ingenious imagination, and text form with rich poetry and prose make this book not only readable, but also audible, recitable, and visual. It has been enduring in the minds of young readers around the world for hundreds of years.

The American young man Frederick Henry volunteered to join the Red Cross as an ambulance driver in the late World War I, rescuing the wounded on the northern Italian front. During a mission, Henry was hit by a cannonball and injured. While recovering from his injuries in a Milan hospital, he was cared for by British nurse Catherine, and the two fell in love. After recovering from his injuries, Henry returned to the front line. When he retreated with the Italian troops, he witnessed the cruel scenes of the war. He resolutely left the army, joined Catherine and fled to Switzerland. As a result, Catherine died in childbirth. By describing the love between the two, the novel sings a sad and moving tragedy, revealing the absurd and cruel nature of war. "A Farewell to Arms" was first published in 1929 and is Hemingway's early masterpiece. This work marks Hemingway's artistic maturity.

"Fifty Years in China" by Leighton Stuart records China's most turbulent history in modern times, with detailed descriptions and analyzes of historical figures such as Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek. Looking at that period of history from today's perspective will give you a different kind of experience.

The Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties is a collective name for the eight representative prose writers in the Tang and Song Dynasties, namely Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan in the Tang Dynasty and Ouyang Xiu, "San Su", Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong in the Song Dynasty. The prose of the Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song dynasties occupies an important position in the history of the development of Chinese literature. They inherited the fine traditions of prose in the pre-Qin and Han dynasties, opposed the parallel prose style since the Six Dynasties, developed and improved various styles of ancient prose, influenced the prose creation of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and also have important reference significance for contemporary prose creation. "A Complete Survey of Prose by the Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties" selects the representative prose works of the eight great masters in various periods. Most of the works are familiar to people, and an accurate interpretation is made on this basis.

"Little Silver and Me" is a representative work of Jimenez's early literary creation and one of the writer's most important works. The book consists of 138 exquisite prose poems, which tells the story of the poet, accompanied by a beloved silver-white donkey, Xiao Yin, walking through the hustle and bustle of the market and the tranquility of the fields, pouring out his heart to it, and even becoming a confidant. In the book "Little Silver and Me", Juan Ramon Jimenez uses rich nostalgia and clear light colors to depict a set of southern Spanish style paintings for readers. This poetic style painting depicts the poet's hometown of Mogel in the province of Huelva, which is also his final resting place. Xuanle's translation is exclusive to our publisher, and it is also our brand-new translation since the publication of this book in the 1980s. In addition, this book also contains a number of "Ballads" written and published by the poet at the same time, so as to provide readers with a more comprehensive introduction to the poet and his works.

"New Yorker" reporter Elizabeth Colbert has personally experienced global ecological scenes one by one, interweaving three centuries of scientific knowledge and the latest ecological perspectives to draw an outline of today's world for readers: We are indeed living in an extraordinary era, and the sixth mass extinction of species has begun. There are thirteen stories. The American mastodons, great auks and ammonites mentioned in the previous stories have become extinct. This part mainly introduces the ancient mass extinction and its tortuous discovery process. Part Two lays out the realities of the present, in the increasingly fragmented Amazon rainforest, on the slopes of the rapidly warming Andes, and in the outer waters of the Great Barrier Reef. The scope of the great changes is so vast that with the right guidance, extinctions can be found anywhere. Finally, there is a story about an extinction that pretty much happened in my backyard-and maybe in yours at the same time. As the story progresses, readers can gradually realize, like scientists, that the source of the current round of mass extinction lies in humans themselves.

"Southern Journey" is a collection of prose essays written by Haruo Sato after his visit to China in 1920. The book describes in detail the urban life of people in Xiamen, Quanzhou and other places, the mansions and gardens of Nanyang giants, the new schools built under the supervision of patriotic young people, and the details of making friends. It is an important material for showing the style of southern China at that time and studying Sino-Japanese exchanges.

This work includes film reviews, music reviews, current reviews and book reviews. I hope that the "Ten Life Reviews" I wrote can be regarded as a practice of cultural studies. Matthew Guo's "History of Western Literary Theory" introduces the origin of "cultural studies" and analyzes the cultural background of "cultural studies" and points out: "At that time, the British elitist culture and literary criticism tradition (represented by Leavisism) was impacted by the new popular culture, and a new stance was needed to look at the elitism that had been excluded in the past. Popular culture phenomenon, pay attention to the power contained in popular culture, and analyze its complex structure and ecology." In fact, Leavis himself said from his elitist stance that "serious interest in literature should not be limited to the careful observation of the small relationships of 'words on paper', but should also include interest in people, society, and civilization."

"The Joy of Life" is a collection of essays written specifically for young people by Sir Sir Lubbock, a British banker, liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath. It is divided into two volumes and lists the joys in life in 23 articles, thereby encouraging young people to get out of their confusion about the future, get out of their emotional lows, and start their long journey with a positive attitude towards life. The first volume of "The Joy of Life" mainly talks about reading, making friends, travel, home, science, education and other issues; the second volume mainly talks about health, wealth, painting, music, poetry, nature, work and other issues. "The Joy of Life" and Lubbock's other collection of essays "The Use of Life" can be read as companion volumes. These two collections of essays are very similar to "Collection of Bacon's Essays". They are full of wisdom and abundant quotations, but they are longer and the content is closer to modern life. They are life guides suitable for young people to read. This book is a translation by translator Cao Minglun, with annotations. This book is a translation by translator Cao Minglun, with more than 450 notes.

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"The Moon and Sixpence" is one of the most important novel masterpieces by the famous British writer and "story master" Maugham. The British painter in the novel is based on the French post-Impressionist master Paul Gauguin. The protagonist was originally a successful securities broker, but became obsessed with painting when he reached middle age. He suddenly abandoned his home and went to Paris to pursue the ideal of painting. He finally chose to abandon the civilized world and escape to the isolated island of Tahiti in the South Pacific...

Jubei is a carpenter with excellent craftsmanship, but he is not familiar with the world. In order to be famous for future generations, he overcame many difficulties and built a five-story pagoda for the Inspiring Temple. Just the day before the "inauguration ceremony" was about to be held, a rare storm suddenly came... This book contains two novels written by Koda Rohan: "Five-Storied Pagoda" and "Feng Liu Buddha".