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"Chrysanthemum and Sword (Sparks Collector's Edition)": A tasteful visual feast, with a free Sparkle Collection, containing more than 600 exquisite sparkles, covering everything secular in modern Japan, and has collection value. It also selects dozens of master illustrations such as "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji" and "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon", painted by Katsushika Hokusai, Tsukioka Yoshitomo, etc.

The healing masterpiece of Japanese literary queen Banana Yoshimoto, illustrated by the internationally renowned artist Yoshitomo Nara, composes a soothing song for all the depressing sorrows in life. People close to her are leaving one after another, and there is nothing more tragic than this... Daisy was born without a father, and her mother died in a car accident when she was young. The reason why she can continue to live is because she has her best friend Daria. For twenty-five-year-old Daisy, the memories of her and Dalia's past are still vivid in her mind... A car accident caused twists and turns in her life. When sadness is as unstoppable as the torrential rain that day, Banana wants to tell us a story about understanding life from dreams. The two girls named after flowers are like twins who are separated but still have telepathy, supporting each other. Having experienced childhood bereavement, how should they face it when the shadow of death comes again?

"The Castle" is one of Kafka's famous representative works. The novel tells a story: Land surveyor K was ordered to take up his post at the castle, but was stopped outside. In order to enter the castle, K launched a lengthy negotiation with the castle authorities. The castle is located on a nearby hill, but K just can't get in. A huge bureaucracy, a strict hierarchy, countless departments and officials, and mountains of paperwork that cannot be processed. Faced with this powerful castle, K failed to enter until the end. The novel is shrouded in a mysterious and strange atmosphere from beginning to end, with profound meaning and thought-provoking meaning. Since its first publication, the book has been translated into more than a dozen languages. This edition is re-edited based on the translator's original translation. It is carefully bound and designed with reference to the original German version, and is accompanied by selected illustrations to commemorate Kafka's classic masterpiece.

"My mother died today. Maybe it was yesterday, I don't know." I am Meursault, an ordinary company employee. I love my mom, but I didn't cry at the funeral. When I got home the next day, I had a party with my girlfriend Mary. Afterward, she asked me if I loved her, and I said no. On the eve of my wedding, a friend I just met invited me to go to the beach. On the way, I fired five shots and killed a stranger. After being imprisoned and sentenced to death, I chose not to appeal. People say I'm cold, selfish, and stubborn. This may be absurd, but it is my real life - I just want to live my true self, even if I become an outsider in your eyes!

"The Old Man and the Sea: Selected Novels by Hemingway" selects Hemingway's representative short and medium-length works, including excellent short and medium-sized novels such as "The Old Man and the Sea", "The Snows of Kilimanjaro", "Hills Like White Elephants", "The Boxer", "Indian Camp" and other classics. "The Old Man and the Sea" is an influential work by Ernest Hemingway. It is a masterpiece of tough guy literature. It creates an upright and unyielding spiritual image with a sharp and concise style. These works of Hemingway have influenced and encouraged generations of readers for decades.

Recommended by Oprah, Queen of Talk Shows, it has become popular all over the world. It has been translated into more than 50 languages ​​and has been reprinted 75 times in the UK. It tells the story of an older leftover woman in the West. The protagonist of the story, Valancy Sterling, is a twenty-nine-year-old girl who is still alone. Suppressed by her family's boring etiquette and traditions, she lives a submissive and resigned life in reality. An unexpected letter informed her that she was suffering from severe angina pectoris. Faced with only one year left to live, she despaired. This despair did not stem from her fear of death, but from the pain that she felt before she died that she had never really lived. So, she began to resist, love desperately, hate unbridled... Standing at the intersection of life, we have also been lost. Do we still remember our young self? If everything could go back to the old days, which way would the balance of life value tilt?

It tells the life of Narcissus and Goldmund, two talented but very different young men. Narcissus, a young scholar at Mariabronn Monastery, is talented and talented. He has always been strict with himself and upholds the ideal of becoming a theologian who advocates logic and reason. Goldmund, who entered the school as a newcomer, originally followed his father's wish and hoped to become a monk, but accidentally discovered the joy of secular life. Although the two were attracted by each other's unique temperament, their differences in nature led them to embark on completely different paths. As a young man, Goldmund traveled around the world, tasted love and sensual pleasures, learned the art of sculpture, and survived plague and death.

The beginning of the story tells that a little boy and a girl accidentally entered a different world called "Narnia", where they experienced a series of adventures and saw the creation of that world...,

There are three volumes in the set, including "The Omniscient Reader's Perspective", "The Omniscient Reader's Perspective 2", and "The Omniscient Reader's Perspective 3".

This is a science fiction book full of legend, adventure and fantasy. It was compiled by Jules Verne, the famous French writer and "the father of modern science fiction". The content of the book is that the British and Russian joint scientific expedition team came to the mysterious African continent in order to measure the accurate length of the meridian. Scientists have different personalities, and the British and Russian team leaders also hold different opinions on scientific issues, but for the purpose of scientific research, they seek common ground while reserving differences. Scientists not only have to deal with the harsh natural environment, but also be wary of intrusions from indigenous tribes. What made them even more unexpected was that a war broke out between Britain and Russia during the scientific expedition. In the end, they overcame various difficulties and completed the scientific research mission. The plot of the story has ups and downs, and the descriptions of the customs, customs, and natural beauty of the African continent are equally fascinating.

This book contains 15 masterpieces of ghost stories by the Japanese ghost story master Tanaka Kontaro. Kontaro Tanaka is an important figure in Japanese ghost story literature. He spent his whole life and energy to extensively collect ghost stories, strange stories and folklore that were scorned at the time. After his processing and creation, these stories have become classics and have been passed down to this day, influencing many ghost story writers in later generations. Among the ghost stories collected in this book, there are both heartwarming stories of ghosts repaying kindness, and scary moments of revenge by evil ghosts; there are both mysterious and weird anecdotes, and funny anecdotes about monsters. Various strange stories present Japan's unique ghost culture before your eyes.

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!

"Privacy has been lost. Privacy is dead." The gold medal screenwriter of "Actor Harvester", "The Theory of Everything" and "Darkest Hour" has a new work; when the "eyes in the sky" are everywhere, how to be invisible in the era of big data? The ultimate showdown between librarians and technology giants, a cat-and-mouse game that will keep you breathless until the very last moment. In this big data era where "privacy is dead", this book is a survival guide for every "information prisoner" - how to avoid the eye of the sky, erase traces, and become an invisible person? The latest masterpiece of "Darkest Hour" and "The Theory of Everything" gold medal screenwriter and well-known novelist Anthony McCarten fictionalizes a cat-and-mouse game with the Sky Eye system as the technical background. The U. S. Government and technology giants cooperated to develop a high-tech project called "Fusion". Ten candidates were selected to participate in the test. Each person had to "reset" themselves to disappear within two hours, and the ubiquitous Sky Eye system took thirty days to track them. Whoever can survive for thirty days without being discovered will win a huge prize of US$3 million. Among the contestants are retired veterans, technical experts, escape experts, and the mediocre Boston librarian Caitlin Day-it is unanimous that she will be the first person to be kicked out, and her true purpose of participating is known only to herself. Who will be the ultimate winner in this cat-and-mouse game with great disparity in strength? Gold medal screenwriter McCarten keeps the suspense until the last second, making people realize the terrifying details behind daily life, and also provides a way to escape from it all.

My wife and I had many small animals at home, including a black cat that I later killed. The tragedy originated from my alcoholism. Since I became addicted to alcohol, my temper has become worse and worse, and I have even lost my good nature. Although the black cat is very spiritual, in order to satisfy my desire to do bad things, I hanged it myself. Unexpectedly, the killing of it would bring about the subsequent tragedy for me - my wife was killed by me, and I was sentenced to death.

The pinnacle of historical writing, a global best-seller with a cumulative sales of more than 20 million copies, an epic masterpiece that shocked the hearts of readers in 36 countries. If you don't read the "Epic Trilogy of World War II", you don't understand World War II! This is not a military history, but a human story. The famous historical writer and war correspondent Ryan is not only an eyewitness of the war, but also a researcher of the war. After World War II, he spent 30 years searching for survivors. Based on a large number of oral materials and documents, he used his original "journalism and historical writing" technique to truly recreate three classic battles in the largest global conflict of the 20th century. Reading the whole book, there are no grand concepts or abstract faces, only vivid characters and details. When you open this book, you can see Rommel's anxious expression, smell the thick smoke on the battlefield, and feel the fear of the soldiers in the battle... It's so real. It turns out that this is war!

"Tropic of Cancer" is the first of Henry Miller's autobiographical trilogy. It describes Miller's life experience living in Paris with several writer and artist friends. At the same time, through the description of exaggerated and deformed life details such as work, conversation, banquets, and whoring, it shows the inner spiritual world of the impoverished artists and questions the meaning of survival in this messy and dirty world. The book attracted many readers after its publication. After it was lifted from the ban in the United States in 1961, it became a best-selling literary masterpiece around the world, profoundly affecting the European and American literary circles after World War II.

"The Works of Somerset Maugham" is a collection of works by the British writer William Somerset Maugham, which includes a total of thirteen works. These works reflect Maugham's creative achievements and writing style. They include the novels "The Moon and Sixpence", "Christmas Holiday", "Carousel", "The Solitary Corner", "The Magician", "This Time", "Lady Craddock", "Catalina", "Lisa of Lambeth", short story collections "First Person Singular", "Malay Stories", "The Fall of Edward Barnard", and reading essays "Books and You".

The most authoritative and classic translation of "Animal Farm" to date, it has been lovingly translated by Li Jihong, the translator of the super best-sellers "The Kite Runner" and "Conversations with God". As long as humans are overthrown, animals can live a good life? Pigs on the farm - Napoleon and Snowball announced the Seven Disciplines, launched a revolution, expelled the ruler Mr. Jones, achieved animal autonomy, and thwarted the human restoration attack in the Battle of the Cowshed. Afterwards, the political struggle began. Napoleon blatantly tampered with the Seven Disciplines and arbitrarily killed animals with dissident opinions. After the Great Purge, Napoleon consolidated his supreme dictatorship...

The original novel of the hit movie "The Hobbit" is released simultaneously! Overture to "The Lord of the Rings", an epic masterpiece! "The Hobbit" has been translated into 64 languages ​​and sold more than 100 million copies since it was first published in 1937, making it a great modern classic. Seventeen years later, the sequel "The Lord of the Rings" was published.

An eternal classic dedicated to the future! An ordinary hobbit trembles in front of the flames of doom. Can he defeat the soul-devouring Supreme Lord of the Rings? As Sauron launches the final step of his invasion of Middle-earth, the wizard Gandalf and others gather all their strength to help defend the capital of Gondor from the imminent threat. Finally, Aragorn summoned a mysterious army of undead in the name of the heir to the throne of Gondor to help him defeat Sauron. But even with all their strength, they still realized that they could not win, so they placed their last hope on the protagonists Frodo and Sam...

Norse mythology is the important origin of all fantasy culture! Neil Gaiman, the master of fantasy literature and author of "American Gods", retells the glorious and magnificent Norse mythology! Ragnarok has arrived, and the ancient gods are about to awaken. Where does Thor's hammer come from? Why did Odin, the father of the gods, lose an eye? What is the identity of Loki, who is both good and evil? In the two thousand years since its birth, it has gone through many interpretations, and the origin of Nordic mythology has become increasingly blurred. Now, Neil Gaiman, the master of fantasy literature, has clarified the context of Nordic mythology and reproduced this glorious and magnificent mythological system in a brand-new way. From the World Tree to the Nine Worlds, from the birth of everything to the Twilight of the Gods, from the golden apples of youth to the giant wolf Fenir... In Gaiman's writing, the story is reborn and the gods are resurrected one by one.

The American drama "American Gods" of the same name was aired on May 1. The author personally serves as the screenwriter, with an IMDb score of 8.6. This book has swept all world-class fantasy novel awards, including the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, Locus Award, Stoker Award, SFX Award, Geffen Award... The tenth anniversary author's revised edition, the authoritative version is revealed for the first time! What you worship is what you worship. Do you believe it? Odin, Loki, Annecy... The ancient gods still exist in the United States. They have lost their faith and live among us as humans. Do you believe it? High technology, cars, media... A new generation of gods is born from these things and continues to rise through our faith. In the land of America, the dispute between the old and new gods continues to escalate. In order to regain his faith and restore his status, the Nordic god Odin traveled across the United States to unite his partners and fight to the death with the new gods. A war of gods is about to break out.

This book is the famous work of Danish writer Karen Blixen (1885-1962), the author of "Out of Africa". This book is Karen's first collection of stories written in English, the language she learned during her 17 years in Kenya. The collection of stories was first published in the United States in 1934, when she used the pen name Isak Dinesen. The book was selected by the "American Book of the Month Club" the same year it was published, and immediately attracted many readers and became a best-seller.

This is an unparalleled epic of the 20th century. This book reproduces the large-scale battles and dramatic stories on the Western European battlefields from 1944 to 1945, and restores the thrilling process of the Allies occupying Europe at a huge cost and destroying the Third Reich. The Allied forces kicked off the decisive battle in Western Europe with the Normandy landing, and then captured the ill-fated French cities of Cherbourg and Paris, pointing their guns at the Ruhr area, Germany's industrial lifeline. Since then, the war on the Western Front has spread to Germany itself. In the subsequent Operation Market Garden, the Battle of Hürtgen Forest, and the thrilling Battle of the Bulge, the Allies suffered heavy losses, but they had cleared the way and drove straight into the heart of Nazi Germany, Berlin, with overwhelming force. At the same time, a bloody revenge action is about to begin. As a successful journalist and an outstanding historian, Atkinson uses superb writing skills and beautiful words to vividly describe the bold and risky military operations, and presents this history from the perspectives of different participants: arrogant senior officers and politicians, trembling soldiers in the trenches, Berlin civilians whimpering during plunder, burning and rape... Atkinson writes about those heavy sufferings and honors stained with blood and stains in a compassionate way.

After the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June 1944, the Allies took the absolute initiative in the Pacific War. In order to reduce casualties and achieve a quick victory, the Americans racked their brains, but the Japanese army only considered how to "die with honor." Driven by the mentality of "serving the country for seven lives", starting from the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the Japanese army began to implement various forms of "Banzai Charge". Whether it is the special attack force represented by the "Kamikaze" or the maritime giants "Musashi" and "Yamato", they are all on the road of no return. The Japanese media glorified each tragic defeat into a great victory. After Tokyo suffered an air raid that killed more than 100,000 people, it only emphasized that the imperial palace was intact and the emperor was safe and sound. The Japanese government requires people to show their "Yamato soul" and make greater sacrifices for the country. Even women and children were trained to fight with bamboo spears, preparing "100 million pieces of jade". In Manila, the Japanese soldiers, who knew they were about to be destroyed, showed the darkest side of human nature and committed countless atrocities. As the last volume of the "Pacific War Trilogy", "Twilight of the Gods: 1944-1945, from the Battle of Leyte Gulf to Japan's Surrender" continues the characteristics of the first two volumes, vividly restoring the thrilling scenes at the end of the war, and leading readers into the decision-making places in Washington and Tokyo to appreciate the major strategic and diplomatic decisions made by the heads of all parties. It not only brings a perfect conclusion to this landmark work, but also pushes military history writing to a new peak.

This book describes how from September 3, 1939 to May 10, 1940, Nazi Germany mediated in various countries and launched a series of activities to annex Central and Northern European countries under Hitler's planning, thus paving the way for Germany's eventual invasion of France and the United Kingdom.

"Cthulhu Mythos III: The Dream of Ka'dath" includes Lovecraft's famous works: "The Cat of Urtha", "The God of Fan", "Hypnos", "The Dream of Ka'dath", "North Star", "The Night Stalker", "The Disaster that Became Sarnath", "Cthulhu Myth III" The novel "Dream of the Secret Land of Kadasi" often takes the form of semi-formal forms such as diaries, reports, and research notes. It starts with a puzzle and collages a vague but quite real strange world: incest, strange murders, strange things in small towns, summons of evil gods, pagan worship, family fate... And The source of the mystery ultimately points to a powerful force that breaks the laws of time, space, and nature... "Cthulhu Mythos III: Dreaming of the Secret Land of Kadath" transcends the era of "cosmism" core and its huge world of gods, and has become the spiritual core and source of inspiration for countless works in later generations...

"Cthulhu Mythos II: Whispers in the Dark" is the most influential horror novel system in the twentieth century! The most anticipated authoritative translation of "Cthulhu Mythos II: Whispers in the Dark", an introductory book and search outline for the Cthulhu Mythology! "Cthulhu Mythos II: Whispers in the Dark" includes Lovecraft's famous works: "The Nameless City", "Whispers in the Dark", "The Shadow Beyond Time", "At the Mountains of Madness", "Facts About the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family", "Cthulhu Mythos II: Whispers in the Dark" novels often use semi-formal forms such as diaries, reports, research notes, etc., Starting with puzzles, and collaging together to create a vague but complete picture. When the real strange world: incest, strange murders, strange things in small towns, summons of evil gods, pagan worship, family fate... And the source of the mystery ultimately points to a powerful force that breaks the laws of time, space, and nature... "Cthulhu Mythos II: Whispers in the Dark" transcends the "cosmism" core of the times and its huge world of gods, becoming the spiritual core and source of inspiration for countless works in later generations...

Randolph Carter dreamed of that magnificent city three times, and each time he woke up suddenly while standing on a high terrace outside the city. The city shone gracefully with golden light in the sun; its walls, temples, colonnades, and arch bridges were all made of marble with bright textures; its broad squares and fragrant gardens were filled with fountains that used silver as pools and spewed out colorful water columns; The wide streets are lined with elegant trees, flowered urns, and shiny ivory statues; the steep slopes in the north of the city are lined with layers of red roofs and old-fashioned pointed gables, intertwined with cobblestone paths dotted with grass. That city was the revelry of the gods: here the otherworldly trumpets played ostentatiously, and the immortal cymbals clashed noisily.

Chapters included in "Cthulhu Mythos IV": "Color of the Stars": The strange color phenomenon falling from the universe, the thing in the well that corrupted the town. "The Horrible Old Man": There's an old captain living in town, and it's best not to disturb him. "The Thing on the Doorstep": Believe me, it wasn't me who killed my friend. "The Strange Picture of the Old House": That painting is not a work of fantasy, but... "The Music of Erich Zenn": It is true that music makes people possessed. "Herbert West - Resurrection of Corpses": Resurrection of a recently deceased person immediately, will he tell the scene after death? "Cold Wind": suitable for summer. "The Diary of Alonzo Tempel": The night of the Magic Feast is coming, and I must be ready. "Moonmarsh": a swamp under the moonlight, a ruin and people dancing on it. "Who is he. "Night Ocean": The tenderness and romance of love craftsmanship.

"The Cthulhu Mythos" is known as the most influential horror novel system in the 20th century. The author Howard Philip Lovecraft advocated "cosmism" and believed that human beings are far from being the masters of the world. In the unknown universe that has not yet been explored, there are unimaginable and unspeakable horrific truths hidden. Even a glimpse of it may make people fall into madness or death. As the author said: "The oldest and strongest human emotion is fear; and the oldest and strongest fear is the fear of the unknown." This book contains 6 short and medium-sized stories such as "The Call of Cthulhu", "Whispers in the Dark" and "The Dunwich Incident". Each of them is enough to arouse your inner fear of the dark.

The long wait is finally over, and the carnival of Cthulhu is here again! The second volume of "The Cthulhu Mythos" that is a must-have for believers, including "At the Mountains of Madness", "Innsmouth", "Rat in the Wall" and "The Shadow Beyond Time"! The truth in the unspeakable dark abyss challenges your Sanity. The first choice for entry, a must-have for collection

"For forty years, this novel has led countless readers to find fun in fear" - nineteen stories, nineteen imaginations, a strange dark country with "all murderers". The "October Kingdom" is a mysterious country full of fantasy. The residents here are full of autumn thoughts, and the dim dusk and dawn linger. This country is full of all kinds of dark places: basements, cellars, coal bunkers, cupboards, attics... Each dark place hides a different conspiracy; among tens of thousands of babies, there will always be one or two particularly precocious "little killers"? There have been many bloody incidents in the town. It turns out that the secret is hidden behind the stained glass? And the orthopedic surgeon who specializes in treating bone pain actually turned the patient into... In the endless wheat field, a figure waved a sickle crazily, with the words on the blade shining brightly - "Whoever controls me, controls the world!" It's Halloween again, and the "Homecoming Party" will welcome hundreds of tribesmen. Each of them has special skills, working at sunset and resting at sunrise... Have you ever thought about the true face of the wind? It is the ghost of the dead - cyclones, hurricanes, typhoons, they kill human beings, take away their voices, and steal their thoughts... A sealed jar is brought to the altar step by step by vanity and fantasy. Any obstacles must be cleared on the road to becoming a god, and the first one to bear the brunt is the one next to him... A great writer who was in the prime of his creative years suddenly announced that he would cease writing and disappear from sight. What conspiracy is hidden behind this? ... Nineteen fantasy horror stories in different styles, with amazing fantasies extending endlessly. People can't help but admire that this country is indeed Bradbury's most original creation!

The most influential fantasy and horror novel system in the 20th century! The "Cthulhu Mythos" was created by the American writer Lovecraft. He built an extremely grand world, filled with creations and existences that transcend human cognitive dimensions and are extremely distant in time and space. George Martin, Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, the author of "American Gods", and the famous Japanese cartoonist Junji Ito are all loyal fans. The games "World of Warcraft", "StarCraft", "Hearthstone", science fiction masterpieces "Ultraman", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Alien" and "Batman" are all deeply influenced by it. This series is compiled by the well-known translator Qu Changxuan. The first volume is an eclectic collection of 12 classic short and medium-sized novels, including "Call of Cthulhu", "Temple", "The Nameless City", "The Last Days of Shanas", "Pickman's Model", "History (Outline)", "Old Books", "Him", "The Terror in Red Hook", "Air Conditioner", "The Terror in the Wax Museum" and "Across the Aeons". An unlockable and immersive read that takes you into the world of horror! "I think the greatest kindness in the world is the limitations of the human brain in understanding."

The most classic, most comprehensive and most collectible collection of thrillers. When you pick up this book and open any of the stories, a sense of fear that makes you tremble and make your hands and feet weak will immediately hit you and leave a deep imprint on your mind; so much so that after you close the book, with just a tiny reminder, the feeling of chilling your spine and tightening your soul will reappear after you close the book! This is the charm of this book, so why are you hesitating? Please be brave and read the thriller!

4 extremely weird and suspenseful stories! The most evil thing this series has ever seen appears! "Crybaby" old friends reunited, an affair broke family ethics, the culprit turned out to be the "demon mole" hidden in the corner of the eye... "Mother-in-law's Grave" Only men can go to the most beautiful flower viewing place in Sakura Village, and women will be cursed. Everything stems from the burial in the tomb. The secret behind... "Two People Walking Together" The messenger who lost his wife and daughter flew into the mountains by mistake, and a weird and eccentric faceless man pursued him... "The Mansion of Kurobutsu Shenhuo" A group of men and women were trapped in a strange mansion. The food became rotten and smelly overnight, until the sound of heavy footsteps was heard late at night...

"Flute Grass" is a rare collection of novellas by Miyuki Miyabe. The three stories included feature women with superpowers as protagonists. They explore the balance between life and superpowers from the perspectives of regaining superpowers, controlling superpowers, and fading superpowers. This work reflects Miyuki Miyabe's consistent concern for human nature. It is full of incredible imagination and has a sense of ordinary life. Since "Flute Grass" was published in Japan in 1995, it has been reprinted 26 times, with a cumulative sales volume of 690,000 copies. Among them, "The Burnt Offering", a collection with the theme of revenge, has been adapted into films twice, which shows its high popularity. Science Fiction World launches the Simplified Chinese version for the first time, looking forward to bringing new experiences to readers who love super power themes and fans of Miyuki Miyabe.

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O. Henry is good at using romantic techniques to describe ordinary characters, especially the lives of ordinary people. His writing style is humorous, his stories are strange, often have unexpected endings, and his tasks are lifelike and flesh-and-blood. This book selects his short stories such as "The Gift of the Magi", "The Last Ivy Leaf" and "The Policeman and the Hymn", which fully demonstrate the author's literary value. The translation by the famous translator Wang Yongnian adds a bit of artistic charm to the work.

A super complete collection of classic novels by world literary master Ray Bradbury! New work introduced for the first time! Science fiction, fantasy, mystery, thriller, magical reality, poetry, short essays... All available, you can enjoy the top imaginary world of the top literary master at once! The strange imaginary world reveals the passion, loneliness, novelty, nostalgia, joy, and sadness hidden in the depths of our consciousness... This collection includes classic works that span time and space, covering science fiction, fantasy, mystery, thriller, poetry, etc., And short stories are introduced for the first time in the Chinese world.

Twenty-four short stories, Stephen King's rich and fantastic imagination! An elementary school teacher avenges his wife and hatches a grand plan to bury a gangster, his bodyguards and luxury cars on a desert road. A middle-aged couple took a wrong turn on the highway and entered a small town where music was played every night but they could never leave. A bohemian private detective realizes he might be someone else's character. The old man told his taciturn grandson the truth about time under the tree at dusk. The husband could not explain to his wife why he could not use the toilet at home, so he had to pee in the kitchen sink while she was out. A mean rich man decides to disinherit his entire family and leave his fortune to a group of cats. God dropped a diamond from the clouds to the miserable beggar, who happened to not see it. ...

This book is the second part of the long series "Time Travellers" by French writer Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt. This masterpiece, which the writer spent thirty years developing, tells the history of mankind in the form of a novel. "Gate to the Sky" is the second part of the series. It tells the story of the protagonist Nomu who gained the ability to live forever due to chance eight thousand years ago. He lived a life of a wanderer in the world and traveled to the Mesopotamian plains to witness the prosperity of the two river basins. In Babel, one of the earliest cities, he battled wits and courage with the monarch Nimrod. As a witch doctor, he treated all kinds of people from monarchs to slaves. He also witnessed the construction and collapse of the Tower of Babel.

"The Lost Time" is a novel published in 2023 by the famous Irish writer Sebastian Barry. The novel takes Tom Kettle's retirement life as the main line and shows his life full of twists and turns. After retirement, Tom was enjoying the tranquility at Dorkey's residence, but his tranquility was broken by a request from two police detectives to investigate an old case involving a priest's crime in the past, in which he was involved. At the same time, he also encountered various problems from his neighbors, such as Mr. Tomelty's secret, Miss McNulty's dilemma, etc. During these experiences, Tom constantly recalled the past with his wife Joan and their children, and after experiencing inner struggles, he finally came to help when faced with the danger of Miss McNulty's son. Through these plots, the story shows human nature, sin, redemption and the impermanence of life.

This work is Fuentes's representative novel and has been called his "most important novel in decades." The novel slowly unfolds in the form of a chronicle, writing the life story of the legendary German-Mexican female photographer Laura Díaz. In her long and complicated life journey, Laura struggled with life responsibilities and spiritual pursuits, repeatedly thought about her relationship with the city, and constantly explored personal values ​​and the meaning of life. Through the joys and sorrows of Laura and her relatives and friends, the novel reflects the grand history of a unique woman's personal growth, showing the magnificent cultural, political and social changes in Mexico in the twentieth century in the past hundred years.

"Hamlet" is the pinnacle of Shakespeare's tragedies and one of his four major tragedies. It has reached unprecedented depth and breadth in ideological content, profoundly revealing the sins and essential characteristics of late feudal society. Based on an ancient Danish myth from 1200 AD, it tells the story of a Danish prince who pretended to be crazy in order to avenge his uncle who killed his father, married his mother and usurped the throne. After being tortured, he finally took his revenge. The entire story of "Hamlet" is permeated with the spirit of Shakespeare's era and is the most profound expression of Shakespeare's humanism and critical spirit of real life.

"Second Hand Time" is the latest work of Alexeyevich, the winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize for Literature. Through oral interviews, it tells the story of the painful social transformation in the two decades from 1991 to 2012 after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the lives of ordinary people at critical historical moments, and the price they paid for their shattered dreams. In the book, everyone from academics to janitors are rediscovering the meaning of life. Their true narrations simultaneously present a major era and social changes from a macro and micro perspective, giving this far-reaching history a human face.

This set contains a total of 6 books: "Trial Issue", "Foucault's Pendulum", "Baudolino", "Minerva Matchbox", "The Name of the Rose", and "The Dwarfs on the Dwarf Planet".

Tolstoy's autobiographical trilogy "Childhood", "Boyhood" and "Youth" comprehensively display the writer's growth and spiritual process. The basic content revolves around how he grew up under the influence of the surrounding environment, and basically reproduces how he grew from a young master in an aristocratic family to an adult who opposed the aristocratic lifestyle. "Youth" is the second part of the autobiographical trilogy, with a total of 27 sections.

The works of global best-selling author, lifestyle leader, and speaker Alain de Botton have long been on bestseller lists in Europe and the United States. 80 Paintings and photographs, and more than 30 excerpts of excellent works are beautifully presented; the novels on the left hand are full of talents; the prose on the right hand comforts people's hearts. The beautiful words of Wordsworth and Baudelaire take you to taste the world. A new preface written by de Botton especially for Chinese readers has been added. Pricking a needle into the dream at the end of "Love in Prague", the oozing light blue can color de Botton's journey; the true color of any journey is transformed by the blue of the heart and the blue of the mist, becoming an irresistible temptation; the space loses its geographical meaning In the direction of the location, time lazily turned into a wisp of fragrance; only Wordsworth, Baudelaire, Van Gogh and de Botton, a talented man, connected the itinerary and words, and the resonance throbbed in the depths of the soul; walking with de Botton, the road ahead was a journey to a distant place or a return to home in the sunset...

The essays in "Faulkner's Essays", like his novels, also present a very special diversity. For example, "Mississippi", "On Privacy", "On Fear", etc. Are all masterpieces of Faulkner's non-fiction works. Faulkner's wisdom, knowledge, imagination, talent and sense of humor are fully reflected in this book. These articles, while showing us what this extremely passionate, extremely complex, and extremely secretive writer was willing to reveal to the public during the last forty years of his career, also allow us to gain a better understanding of his person and his work.