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He is a descendant of the imperial family Seiwa Genji and the favorite legitimate son of Genji leader Yoshitomo. When he was thirteen years old, he went into battle with his father for the first time and suffered a disastrous defeat. In just a few dozen days, his father and brother were killed, he was imprisoned, and his life plummeted from the clouds to the bottom. Relying on his disguised innocence, he won the sympathy of his enemy Taira Kiyomori, and was finally saved from death. He was exiled to the remote Hirudo Island in Izu Country, and began his life of house arrest under the supervision of a wealthy family, experiencing loneliness and indifference. After enduring humiliation and heavy burden for twenty years, he finally emerged like a fierce tiger. In the fourth year of his rule, he responded to the prince's order to pursue the Ping clan as a benevolent king and launched an army. In the battle of Shiqiaoshan, 300 infantry and cavalry faced off against the Ping clan's 3,000 cavalry, and almost the entire army was wiped out. The defeat in the first battle did not make him discouraged, but it strengthened his belief that "I will survive the catastrophe, and the final winner must be me." The samurai were recruited to strengthen their strength, and a base was established in Kamakura, the birthplace of the Genji. They kept a low profile and then raised their troops again. The crucial battle of Fujikawa...

In January 1486, a hopeless love affair ended, and Princess Elizabeth of York wore a blood-red wedding dress and became the bride of Henry Tudor. However, this political marriage full of suspicion was full of thorns from the beginning. The York boy who was rumored to have died suddenly appears overseas. Is he a conspirator with evil intentions, or is he the legitimate heir to England? There are internal and external troubles, disputes are everywhere, and war is about to break out. Family love, which one is more important? White rose, red rose, what choice will Elizabeth make? The War of the Roses, which intertwined the love and hate of several generations, finally came to a magnificent end...

"A Warning Yin-Yang Dream" is a Ming Dynasty novel with 10 volumes and 40 chapters. It was written by Guo Qing, a Taoist from Chang'an, who had a relationship with Wei Zhongxian in his early years. The novel tells the story of Wei Zhongxian, the eunuch in charge of etiquette during the reign of Emperor Xizong, who monopolized power and brought disaster to the country and the people, and suffered retribution after his death. Volumes 1-8 are Yang Meng, which tells the story of Wei Zhongxian who went to Beijing to serve as a slave, engaged in prostitution and gambling, and later suffered from ulcers and sores. Volumes 9 and 10 are a dark dream, which tells that Wei Zhongxian was killed after his death, and was punished by the King of Hell to be transformed into an ox body. After experiencing all his karma, he fell into hell forever. There are many cautionary verses in the book: Mo Dao's hometown is a good place for life, and it is his home where he is deeply favored. --"A Warning Yin-Yang Dream: Yang Meng Yi". How dare you not bow your head after passing under his roof. --"A Warning Yin-Yang Dream: Yin-Yang Dream III". Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Don't be a horse or a cow for your children and grandchildren. --"A Warning Yin-Yang Dream: Yang Meng 25". Those who are good to me are good people, and those who are evil to me are evil people. --"A warning to the world about Yin and Yang dreams: Yang dreams one and two". You must let go when it's time to let go, and be merciful when you can. --"A Warning Yin-Yang Dream: Eight Yang Dreams".

In 1905, the prelude to the most tragic "era of assassinations" in China's modern history slowly unfolded: Sun Yat-sen established the Assassination Department of the Tongmenghui; Cai Yuanpei organized the Liberation Society to engage in assassination activities; Chen Duxiu became the mastermind behind the assassination group; and even the scholar Lu Xun also joined the assassination group. No matter what doctrine they believe in or what purpose they harbor, they all attempt to use this oldest method of violence to control the future of the entire country. In those covered histories, an assassin who truly determined someone's life and death was also involved in many political assassinations by the tide of the times, becoming the key to the checks and balances of all parties: he broke into the Forbidden City alone to assassinate Cixi, also served as Sun Yat-sen's bodyguard in Tokyo, sneaked into a prison to rescue Wang Jingwei, and formed a deep friendship with Wu Yue and other anti-Qing patriots. In that turbulent and troubled time, he changed the future destiny of himself and the country with assassinations one after another on countless dark nights.

The behavior of emperors and the secrets of the palace have always been of concern to readers. This book describes the little-known life of the Qing court, but it is not limited to the small Forbidden City. The elder brother's faction fights, murderous intent looms, Longting changes hands, and Yongzheng narrowly wins. Change the imperial edict, say patricide, say succession? A period of history that is full of doubts, confusing and difficult to decipher. The author writes articles with a historical pen and establishes history with a writing pen. No matter how high the temple is, or how far the rivers and lakes are, he can capture everything under his pen. From the rules and regulations, palace architecture, food and clothing, etiquette and music, it is narrated in a eloquent way, with a strong sense of writing; down to the Goulan tile houses, temples and halls, markets and countryside, travelers and ancient ferry, it unfolds slowly and has various styles. The elder brother competes with each other, fighting openly and secretly, and every word is about power and deceit; the female singer and singer are full of lingering sounds, and their sentences are soul-stirring. The plot is laid out with ups and downs, the characters are created with appropriate shades, and the plots are all original. With thought as the warp and art as the weft, a bird's-eye view of history and an exploration of life are something that only everyone can do.

This book is the continuation of the influential "Late Qing Trilogy" ("There Was Li Hongzhang in the Late Qing Dynasty", "There Was Zeng Guofan in the Late Qing Dynasty", "There Was a Yuan Shikai in the Late Qing Dynasty"), which is very influential in the country. It goes from the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, and expands from individual cases to group portraits. It describes the changes in all aspects of Chinese society since the death of Yuan Shikai from a broad historical perspective. After the ancient Eastern Empire became the earliest republic in Asia, instead of being reborn, it fell into a quagmire of internal strife. Everything was collapsing: politics and military, economy and culture, confidence and belief... In the end, it had to come to a simple end by re-centralizing power. What was the real state of the Beiyang Republic? How do various internal and external forces compete? How do people's hearts evolve in the world? Can the direction of history be controlled? How does all this relate to national character? The author calmly weaves a historical web, during which chance and necessity are intertwined, change and constancy are intertwined, and excitement and pathos alternate.

"Jade Yu Cheng Xiang" is the third volume of "Emperor Kangxi", which shows Kangxi's literary, Taoist and military strategies in unifying China and governing the country and the people. After quelling the rebellion of the "Three Feudatories", Kangxi went to Bianliang in person to inspect the Yellow River, looking for ministers capable of river management and smoothing water transportation; he appointed good generals to conquer Taiwan from the east; he opened a erudite and Hongci department to ease ethnic conflicts; he visited Jinling in the south. , Worship Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, unite the elders of the former Ming Dynasty; receive loyal advice, rectify the administration of officials, and punish corrupt officials; promote filial piety and perform dramas; patrol Shengjing in the north to form an alliance with the kings of Eastern Mongolia; conquer Galdan in the west to complete the great cause of unifying China.

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

This book is a history of the creation and practice of the wisdom of the Chinese people. It was first compiled in the sixth year of Tianqi in the Ming Dynasty (1626). The book contains more than 1,200 stories of think tanks from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty. The characters shown in the book are all using wisdom and strategy to create history. It collects more than a thousand wisdom stories from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, divided into ten parts and twenty-eight volumes according to the content. Most of the stories in the book are true and vivid, ranging from politicians' foresight and foresight to govern the country and the world, to military strategists strategizing and defeating the enemy, to civilians running their homes and solving problems, and women and children's wisdom being all-encompassing. They are the crystallization of the wisdom of the Chinese nation.

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

Miyamoto Musashi, a well-known legend in Japan. A Japanese swordsman, strategist, and artist from the late Warring States Period to the early Edo Period. In the hearts of the Japanese, Miyamoto Musashi is a strong man, a wise man, a philosopher, a martial artist, and the eternal winner. We have only read half of "Miyamoto Musashi" so far. "Miyamoto Musashi" by Eiji Yoshikawa is actually just a prequel to "The Complete Biography of Miyamoto Musashi", and "Miyamoto Musashi" by Koyama Katsuki is its postquel. Only by reading the complete "The Complete Biography of Miyamoto Musashi" can we understand the real Miyamoto Musashi. This book describes the complete life legend of the sword master Miyamoto Musashi, reveals the spiritual code and cultural spirit of the Japanese nation, awakens sensitive, impetuous, and weak modern people, and regains the strong mental outlook, dreams and sincere pursuit of life possessed by human beings. It is a must-read for modern people to temper their lives, challenge themselves, and overcome difficulties. There are five volumes in total. "The Complete Biography of Miyamoto Musashi 1" contains the content of three volumes: the volume of earth, the volume of water, and the volume of fire.

Emperor Qianlong, who entered his prime of life, excelled in civil and military affairs and worked hard to create and save the glorious and prosperous age of the Qing Dynasty. Qianlong went south to the south of the Yangtze River, Fu Heng ordered troops from Chengdu, and marched into Jinchuan and Jinchuan; the imperial envoys Fu Kang'an and Liu Yong paid a private visit incognito, and captured the remaining members of the female leader "Yizhihua", but accidentally discovered Ji Yun's murder case; at this time, He Shen, Hong Zhou, A Gui and others started a series of desperate battles with Gansu Governors Le Erjin and Wang Danwang. Just as Qianlong was on his way to the south to visit Beijing, the virtuous rich queen was dying in Dezhou, while the beloved concubine took the body of Liujia to avoid disaster, and the infant brother was hit by the smallpox epidemic...

Readers around the world spend an average of three nights reading this super novel. The sequel to "Fall of Giants"! The second part of the "Trilogy of the Century", the 20th century human epic that has become popular all over the world. I have witnessed with my own eyes that every life approaching death is growing enthusiastically. The entire 20th century Yoshimitsu Kataha was written into this great novel by Ken Follett. Everything started from that great era of fission - Hitler came to power, Edward VIII abdicated, and atomic bombs exploded in Hiroshima and Nagasaki... A group of boys and girls in the golden age of life, the fate of their parents' generation was completely changed by World War I. Today, the world is broken again, even more violent and cruel. However, this was their time! In the eternal flow of time, everyone is making history.

This book draws on novel creation methods, incorporates reasonable imagination, and uses beautiful and poetic sentences to tell readers about Su Xiaoxiao, Liu Rushi, Liang Hongyu, Sai Jinhua, Chen Yuanyuan, Du Qiuniang, Ma Xianglan, Gu Hengbo, Dong Xiaowan, The tortuous and poignant experiences of thirteen ancient brothel women including Ni Baimen, Li Xiangjun, Bian Yujing and Du Shiniang - birth, growth and other events that are remembered by the world, reproduce the tortuous life of talented ancient women. The twists and turns of life, emotions and representative events of these brothel girls are the reason why they attract people's attention.

A jade pear hairpin stirs up the worldly relationship in fairyland. Things in the world are playing tricks on you, and your destiny is always going to change. Three hairpins, a love disaster that cannot be avoided. Love comes quietly, and the path ahead is unknown. Who is behind the entanglement? It makes people frightened and uneasy... A storm rises from the ground, one wave after another. Where will love and hate go? The classic masterpiece of the dust in the world, "The Sorrow of Pear Blossoms"!

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

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

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

Zhang Xuedong, born in 1972. Writer, literary editor. Member of Chinese Writers Association. Now lives in Yinchuan, Ningxia. So far, he has written a collection of short stories and short stories "Sheep Kneeling at Breastfeeding Period" and novels "Once Upon a Time in the Northwest" and "Wonderful Bird". It is called one of the "Three New Trees" in Ningxia literary circles by critics. He has won awards from "Chinese Writers" magazine and the 8th "Shanghai Literature" Outstanding Short Story Award. Among them, the short story "Send a Man on the Road" was listed in the 2003 Chinese Novel Society's novel rankings, and won the first prize for novels in the 7th Ningxia Literary and Art Awards. The short story "Award-winning Photo" was shortlisted for the third national Lu Xun Literature Award, and the novel "Super Low Altitude Gliding" was included in the 2005 Chinese Writers Association's key work support project. When summer came, Lu Xiaobei did something stupid.

The original work of the HBO series of the same name, starring Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet. The story begins during the Great Depression in the United States in the mid-1930s. The marital crisis between middle-class housewife Mildred and her husband Bert was aggravated by the sudden strain of the economic situation, and they had to break up sadly. Mildred raised two daughters alone and was almost destitute due to unemployment many times. What supports her is her eldest daughter Veda's beautiful and intelligent talent, extraordinary musical talent and a certain arrogant temperament that seems to transcend her current class. For Veda, Mildred ignited all her energy - whether it was working as a waiter, opening a shop, or using her beauty to seduce men, all in the end to fulfill Veda's ambition. However, Mildred gradually found that she had walked into the trap she had dug. Is Veda an angel in desperate need of a pair of wings, or a poisonous snake that will bite her benefactor when she turns around? Or is she both?

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

In 2011, with the best-selling book "The Loneliness of Prime Numbers", Paolo Giordano, an Italian post-80s Ph. D. In physics, made Chinese readers remember him. In fact, "The Human Body" came five years after his debut novel "The Solitude of Prime Numbers" was published in Italy. During these five years, Giordano has been looking for the subject of his next book. It wasn't until he followed the troops to the front line of the war in Afghanistan that the short ten days left a very impactful impression on him and he made a friend of his own age. He found what he really wanted to write about - in fact, every generation will experience its own war. "The Human Body" is a novel about "war", but it does not stop at the literal "war". In addition to the smoke-filled battlefield, Giordano touches more on invisible wars between people, emotional wars, and wars between families... Every character in the book has experienced a painful transformation, from young people who are inexperienced in the world to eventually finding themselves transformed into adults who are unfamiliar to themselves, and have to bear responsibilities that they do not want or are not ready to bear.

Her hometown of Amgash is the place Lucy most wants to escape. Now, her life is different from what it used to be, and she actually begins to feel that everything in the past is not so bad - "Thumb Smashing Theory" - He fell in love with a prostitute, and when she asked to borrow money, the love disappeared. "The Gift" - Abel felt that he had succeeded. But he couldn't get rid of the inner doubt about himself: I am relying on myself, right? It's not based on my wife's wealth. "Windmill" - Patty, who witnessed her mother cheating on her as a child, took the initiative to choose a sexless marriage when she grew up. She thinks this is her punishment. "Sister" - Pete specially cleaned and decorated his home to welcome his sister Lucy, who had not returned for many years, but Lucy broke down after staying here for a while. She said she could not remember the bad days. What now, Pete thought. Am I living a bad life now? "Shattered," "Signs," "Mary of Mississippi," "Dotty's Inn," "Snowblind"... It will get better, sooner or later. Every heartbroken person has heard the resonance of grief in the loss of others. It seems, not so lonely anymore.

Harold Fry, sixty years old, retired quietly after working as a sales representative in a brewery for forty years. He had no promotion, no friends, and no enemies. The company did not even hold a farewell party when he retired. He lives in the British countryside with his deeply estranged wife, living a peaceful life with the couple estranged day after day. One morning, he received a letter from his old friend Queenie, whom he had not seen for twenty years. She had cancer and wrote goodbye. Shocked and grieved, Harold wrote a reply. On the way to send the letter, he thought about his life from Queenie. He passed one mailbox after another and walked farther and farther. Finally, he walked from the southwest to the northeast, spanning the entire England. 87 Days, 627 miles, with only one belief: as long as he leaves, my old friend will live! This is the story of Harold's journey of thousands of miles. From the moment he stepped forward, parallel to his journey of more than 600 miles, was another journey through the time tunnel.

Recognized as an outstanding novelist and stylist in the twentieth century, Vladimir Nabokov's works have had an indelible impact on English literature and even world literature. His masterpiece "Lolita" is one of the controversial and extremely important literary works of the 20th century. It is not only a concentrated expression of the writer's personal artistic style, but also a well-known classic of postmodernist literature. The novel tells the story of the crazy love affair between a middle-aged man, Humbert Humbert, a European immigrant who received higher education but whose behavior transcended moral boundaries, and a cute but dangerous and ruthless adolescent girl.

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

Main content: Yijun is an abandoned baby who was abandoned outside the gate of Shengshou Temple. His adoptive father is a stone carving artist and lives in the hometown of Buddhist art stone carvings in the suburbs of Chongqing. She has been naive since she was a child, and her appearance resembles the Sun and Moon Guanyin. She is upright and sexy. Her paintings and carvings are childish but full of spirituality. After her adoptive father passed away, she came to Chongqing alone to further her studies. She met Hu Xiaodi, a Chengdu poet and prodigal son. She was moved by his talent and chicness, while he was fascinated by her innocence and talent. The two developed a romantic, sincere, and painful love but failed to unite. Yijun later lived with his adopted son and adoptive mother in his hometown, making a living by selling paintings and sculptures. His life was hard but simple and warm. After the land she cultivated was deprived of her, she did not have any jealousy or resentment, but painted a magnificent mural with patience and tears: thousands of green tiles, like dense bodhi leaves, it is the world of Guanyin Bodhisattva looking down from the sky, full of compassion.

The source of inspiration for Hayao Miyazaki's "Spirited Away" is a philosophical and sentimental fairy tale comparable to "The Little Prince". The popular novel "Night on the Galaxy Railway" tells a sad story that takes place in the magnificent Milky Way. The little boy Giovanni follows the Galaxy Railway train through the magnificent Milky Way, pursuing true happiness; in "Crossing the Snowfield", a human child and a little fox sing songs to amuse each other, watch slides together and make friends, which makes people feel warm in their hearts when reading it. In "The Cellist Gao Xiu", the protagonist Gao Xiu's pranks and cute little animals make people laugh; in "The Nighthawk Star" the touching nighthawk lament... Each romantic and innocent story touches the softest corner of the reader's heart. Let us follow Kenji Miyazawa's words, soar in the sky and fields, travel through streams and mountains, and enter this gentle world.

After the literary epic "The Thorn Birds", Australian national treasure writer Colleen McCullough has created another epic masterpiece. For the sweetness in life, I am willing to embrace the price of every sweetness. Two pairs of twins, struggling between love and ideals, interpret four "anti-Jane Austen" stories. People in Clunda County have a question: What caused the two pairs of twins in Reverend Latimer's family to be born into completely different beauties and choose completely different lives? Ada is independent and courageous. Just her dream, far beyond the tiny county of Clondagh. Grace is a romantic by nature. She is waiting for someone who will appreciate the steam locomotive together and lead her into a comfortable and warm housewife life. Cao Hu is a sensible person. She would rather devote herself to medicine than to illusory love. As for the beautiful little sister Kitty, she longs for the day when her soul can be seen and appreciated before her skin. When the Great Depression struck Australia, the four sisters gradually tasted the sweetness and pain of each of their life choices.

There is such a boy. He is handsome and has excellent grades. He is the dream lover of countless girls. He has been in your life for as long as you can remember. When you get bad grades, he laughs at you as "you are so stupid" but forces you to take tutoring with him; when you are bullied, he laughs at you as "you are so useless" but fights with the bully.

The truth of youth is not a splendid world of flowers and a dazzling future. The truth of youth is suffocation, hesitation, the destruction of virginity, trying various suicide methods, and going in and out of mental hospitals. "For people who live in bell-shaped glass bottles, like dead babies trapped in specimen jars, the world itself is a nightmare." This is a growth story of a girl who is loyal to herself and betrays life. Nineteen-year-old Else is smart and cynical.

After years of waiting and hard work, Zhong Qingdong married the girl he had a crush on from his father's high school. The marriage was not as happy and sweet as he imagined. Just when the relationship between the two became more and more cracked, the woman he had been in love with divorced. As a result, a tragedy inevitably happened...

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This is the mid-term masterpiece of Iris Murdoch, the most speculative winner in the history of the Booker Prize. It is another masterpiece that those who like "The Sea, The Sea" must not miss. A delay triggered a suicide and murder, a series of coincidences triggered a "Lolita"-style romance between young and old, and a "celebration of love" ended with an unjust case. Philosophy and art are highly integrated, both philosophical and dramatic, and use an exquisite meta-fictional structure to explain literature, freedom, love, marriage, sex, morality and destiny. The protagonist, Bradley, a writer in his late sixties, wants to escape the city and live in the countryside. Just before departure, his ex-wife's brother arrives unexpectedly. From this moment on, he is fatally trapped in endless nightmares: harassment by his ex-wife; insanity of his sister who was abandoned by her husband; his old friend's wife has a secret love for him; and the most hopeless thing, which is also the core of the story, is that he had an unfaithful love affair with his old friend's daughter, and eventually died unjustly in prison. In this novel, which is highly integrated with philosophy and art, the postmodernist experimental technique with the self-deconstruction of the text as its prominent feature is worth studying and pondering. While constructing his own narrative world, the author deconstructs this world through self-explanation or commentary, making up fictions while exposing them, subverting the tradition of authors hiding behind the fictional world in novel creation. This book won the James Tate Brack Memorial Award.

In love, there are no rules, no winning or losing, no right or wrong, no heroes, no wise men, and no geniuses... In classic love, there are only two fools, holding each other's hands, loving stupidly, living stupidly, and spending a lifetime stupidly...

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

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

Includes Yasu Inoue's three works: "Shotgun", "Bullfighting" and "Heather on Mount Hira". "Shotgun" is Yasushi Inoue's famous work. The core of the novel is the love between Ayako, Sanosuke and Midoriko. The three protagonists are all unfortunate. Under the seemingly calm narration, there are vague secrets and hideous scars that have lasted for many years. "Bullfighting" is a work written by Yasushi Inoue and published in "Literary World" in December of the 24th year of Showa (1949). Yasushi Inoue won the Akutagawa Literature Prize for this work. At that time, it was in the early days after the end of World War II. Japan's national economy was on the verge of bankruptcy, inflation was rising, and people's lives were in poverty, but businessmen were making a fortune. The novel revolves around the bullfighting competition held by the Osaka Shine Evening News Company in the early post-war period. It depicts the image of Tsugami and others. Through the intrigues between the protagonist Tsugami and speculators and his love affairs, it reveals many dirty shady transactions, shows the world situation in the difficult early post-war Japan, and reflects the social reality of post-war Japan from the side. "Heather on Mount Hira" is the last short story included in this book. Inoue created the image of a stubborn old scholar Miike Shuntaro. The prototype of his image is Inoue Yasushi's father-in-law Adachi Buntaro. This short chapter outlines the old man's intellectual life, which was melodramatic but never regretted and remained as determined as ever.

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

This is a story about a young girl who gradually gains love and happiness. Relying on Qingxia's powerful power, Mercer and others temporarily repelled the attack of the enemy leader Gan Shuizhi, but in the imperial capital, the power of Gan Shui's faction is expanding! Mercer and others were forced to stay in the palace of Prince Yaoren to prevent sudden enemy attacks. After sharing the joys and sorrows of life and death, Mercer finally recognized her feelings for Qingxia, but in the current chaotic situation, she was still confused. She was afraid that Qingxia's tenderness for her was not that strong of love, and that if she confessed her love rashly, she would lose even her current happiness. After the fierce battle, one night, Mercer and Qingxia reunited after a long absence. At Qingxia's suggestion, the two started a conversation with questions and answers. "Have you ever had the feeling of 'falling in love'?"

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

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

"Butterfly Dream" is a great love classic, and it is also an eternal suspense classic! "Butterfly Dream" won the National Book Award and the Anthony Century Book Award. "Butterfly Dream" is a masterpiece as famous as "Jane Eyre"! Between you and me, she never appears, but she is everywhere. "Butterfly Dream" has been translated into more than 20 languages ​​and reprinted more than 40 times! The original novel of the Oscar-winning film "Butterfly Dream" by the master of suspense film Hitchcock. The magnificent Manderley Manor has a new hostess. The young bride is full of longing for the sweet life, but the eerie cold current that permeates the entire manor makes her deeply uneasy. Rebecca! Rebecca! Rebecca! The manor is full of shadows of her husband's ex-wife Rebecca. What makes the hostess even more painful is that everyone seems to be obsessed with the perfect Rebecca. Even the husband is still immersed in the grief of losing Rebecca. In Rebecca's mysterious shadow, the hostess is determined to uncover dark secrets and shattering truths.

Every summer, seven unrelated families gather together for a few days to spend undistracted and happy time. However, the party came to an abrupt end one year. The parents remained silent about the reason, and the seven children had no choice but to separate. Their curiosity about their own lives and questions about family relationships were also buried in their hearts as the party ended. Many years later, the seven children grew up individually. Some were prosperous and healthy, while others were gloomy and desperate. Some people become elites but are unable to love; some people have happy families but are blocked from having children; some people follow the crowd and play in the world; some people are self-exiled and lonely. There was a child who became a singer but faced the danger of blindness due to genetic problems. In order to find a cure, she issued a summons to her childhood friends who were lost in the sea of ​​​​people...

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

Maybe you have read "Grandma's Apology Letter", then you must know what I mean, the feeling of crying and laughing or laughing and crying after reading it. Even if you haven't read it, I guarantee that after the first chapter of "The List Life" you will fall in love with this eccentric 63-year-old woman. Because she is so funny! Britt-Marie's emotional intelligence is close to zero (maybe she reminds you of a relative in your family). She compliments others on their new hairstyle: "Your forehead is very wide, and it takes a lot of courage to cut such a short hairstyle." When she asks someone for a glass of water, she blames them for not giving her a coaster. The key is, she has no idea that this will offend anyone! She is introverted and timid, eager to change but afraid to change. Her life strictly follows pre-made lists, and she even has a checklist to keep track of them all. She gets up on time at 6 o'clock, has to have a meal at 12 o'clock, and keeps everything at home spotless, because she believes that as long as nothing remains the same, life can go on forever...

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

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

The story takes place in 19th-century Norway. A pair of adult sisters live in a village with a strong religious atmosphere. They are willing to give up secular emotions for their religious beliefs. Later, they took in Babette, a female refugee from France. Babette was lucky enough to receive a huge bonus from France. In order to repay the kind-hearted sisters, she specially prepared a rich dinner for them and the villagers. From the time she came to the village to the dinner, the whole village began to slowly change.