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The homeland that you cannot return to and the foreign country that you cannot integrate into, together become a shackle around your neck... Relatives and friends say that when you come here, you will soon have a big car and a big house, not to mention bags, perfume, shoes and clothes. But in reality, the new life is about working in a restaurant without social security; it is about constantly hearing from your classmates in community college whether you have lived in a real house in your hometown in Africa; it is about escaping from the so-called American uncle's house who wants to do evil things to you; it is about giving up studying in order to pay the rent for that small room with stains on the carpet. Then you remember that he said that the United States is a place of "gains and losses." Later, you meet a boy with eyes the color of high-grade refined olive oil. He likes Africa, but he doesn't have the condescension of other white people. He still likes you. You like him too. You want to like him. But you can't do it. Twelve stories tell the historical pain and social current situation of the homeland, as well as the psychological journey of immigrants' separation and migration.

Mishima Yukio's third collection of self-selected short stories before his suicide was published for the first time in China. It is a confession of an anti-era alien isolated in the modern jungle world. "Martyrdom" is Mishima Yukio's third self-selected short story collection before his suicide. The short works included in the collection symbolically depict the central theme of Mishima's literature - the relationship between the yearning for the Roman ideal world and the everyday world - through anti-era protagonists, and seek the meaning of modern "noble race exile" (people with noble blood are teased by fate and exiled) and alien isolation.

This book is a notebook novel compiled by Yuan Mei during the Qianjia period of the Qing Dynasty. It was originally titled "Zi Buyu". The stories in the book are derived from folk rumors, oral narrations from relatives and friends, other people's writings, real life and the author's creation. It mostly writes about ghosts, spirits, and strange people. "Zi Buyu" is full of bizarre stories about reincarnation, unjust ghosts demanding lives, and evil ghosts causing troubles; images of various gods and ghosts such as city gods, land, wronged ghosts, and slaves can be seen everywhere. There are only a few stories that do not involve ghosts and gods at all, and most of them promote the superstitious ideas of "karma" and fate. Yuan Mei uses these images of gods and ghosts and weird stories to show readers a complete underworld society.

"The Picture of Eight Horses" is a model work among Shen Congwen's urban-themed novels. It describes the elegant but trivial and artificial erotic expressions of so-called gentlemen and ladies. Shen Congwen satirizes the way of life of urbanites with sharp writing style, and expresses his recognition and praise of the natural and healthy living conditions of his hometown.

"Rashomon" includes 15 novels by Akutagawa Ryunosuke, including "Rashomon", "In the Bamboo Forest", "Hell Transformation" and "The Nose". Among them, "Rashomon" uses a weather-proof layout to push people to the limit of life and death choices, thus showing the inescapability of "evil" and conveying the author's understanding of people, their helplessness and despair. Although it is short, the plot is simple, and the characters are sparse, the time, place, characters, and ending are all vividly displayed in front of the readers.

Hemingway's favorite collection of essays selects some of Hemingway's most representative and best-known short stories, focusing on the classics that created a generation of writing styles and profoundly influenced later generations of writers. The earliest and most enduring works that made Hemingway famous were his short stories that created a generation of writing styles. His short stories are mainly declarative sentences, with precise descriptions and short dialogues, giving readers the most direct and vivid impression, and have a profound influence on many modern and contemporary writers. Hemingway included this passage in the preface to his "First Collection of Forty-nine Parts" in 1938: "Some of my favorite works are "Hills Like White Elephants", "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber", "In a Strange Land", "You Will Never Be Like This", "The Snows of Kilimanjaro", "A Clean and Bright Place" and one There is no novel called "The Light of the World" that others like. I also like several others..." The selection of this book is based on this, and the most famous of them, "The Snows of Kilimanjaro", is compiled into this collection of Hemingway's short stories, a total of 11 pieces, with the help of famous translations by Tang Yongkuan, Lu Jin, Chen Liangting and other famous writers.

"Selected Short Stories by Maupassant" is a collection of twenty-nine short stories by Maupassant. The protagonists in the stories told by Maupassant are mostly minor characters. These characters make up the bulk of French society. The stories that happen around them constitute everything in secular society. Many chapters in this collection of novels, such as "Ball of Suet", "Two Friends", "The Necklace", "My Uncle Jules", "Simon's Father", etc., Have become world famous. Maupassant's short stories are a model of natural storytelling and a model of secular stories ascending to the classics.

This book contains 11 novels, selected from various perspectives. "The Ebb and Flow" tells the story of business elites and their families, while "The Storm Sends Spring Back" combines case studies and folk customs. The book also touches on many social themes such as education, auctions, and architecture. The author uses language with a strong Jianghu flavor and scenes with dramatic conflicts to portray the protagonists with distinctive personalities.

Lin Xi's "The Fourth Master Cricket Ju'er Sister Han Shi (Essence) \u002F Lin Xi's Selected Works" contains three works. Among them, "The Fourth Master Cricket" uses the cricket fight in traditional Chinese culture as an introduction to narrate the protagonist's uneven life experience. The protagonist Yu Zhicheng has special feelings for crickets and has an innate spirituality for fighting crickets. He has devoted half his life to crickets, but he finally finds that he just wants to win the breath of being a human being. "Sister Ju'er" takes the author into the Hou family compound where she grew up and tells the story of the tragic childhood of sister Ju'er in the family. These novels are based on stories about women in the 1930s and 1940s, showing the living conditions of all living beings in the city, unearthing the beautiful sentiments in people's hearts, and lashing out at various ugly phenomena in the world. "The Poor Man" is a novel that reflects the poor situation of book sellers in the old era. It can be said that as a unique representative of Jinwei'er novels, the author is good at expressing social beings under the historical background of the 1920s and 1930s. From traffickers and pawns to warlords and princes, the characters have very different statuses, broad vision, and full images. Every story he writes is worthy of readers' in-depth exploration of its connotations.

This book is an anthology of the author's short stories and short stories, which collects the author's most representative short stories, among which the most famous are "Bartleby the Clerk" and "Sailor Billy Budd". These works reflect the author's ideological tendencies and artistic standards. Literary critics believe that even if Melville did not write the masterpiece "Moby-Dick", he would still have a place in world literature with his short stories and novellas. His representative work "Bartleby, Clerk" reflects the author's keen observation and profound criticism of human nature by telling the story of a marginalized person in society. The story of "Sailor Billy Budd" has the quality of an ancient Greek myth. A young man killed someone but never understood why he was tried and convicted, highlighting the conflict between justice and the law.

Hemingway's 120th anniversary edition. Hemingway's most outstanding novel and a milestone in the history of world literature. "Spring Tide" is Hemingway's only parody, which combines romanticism and naturalism. Fitzgerald praised it as "the most harmonious work in any book written by an American." The classic image of the old fisherman as a "tough guy" has infected generations of people - "A person can be destroyed, but he cannot be defeated." At the turn of winter and spring, a series of strange things happened in the northern mountain town of Michigan, which formed the interesting core plot of Hemingway's early novella "Spring Tide". "Spring Tide" is Hemingway's only parody, which combines romanticism and naturalism. It was praised by Fitzgerald as "the most harmonious work in the book written by an American." "The Old Man and the Sea" is the last novel published by Hemingway during his lifetime. It tells the story of an old fisherman's struggle with a big fish. It has a profound theme and won Hemingway the Pulitzer Prize in 1953. Due to the achievements of this book, Hemingway won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. The "tough guy" image of the old fisherman created by the novel has infected generations of people. "A person can be destroyed, but he cannot be defeated." It has also been praised by readers all over the world and will last forever.

"The Troubles of Birth" is a collection of short stories and short stories by Takero Arishima, a representative writer of the Shirakaba School in Japan. "The Troubles of Birth" successfully created the image of a young artist from a fisherman's family, reflecting the contradiction between art and life, ideal and reality. The work brilliantly depicts the magnificent scene of Hokkaido fishermen fighting against nature. The author used the scene to convey his emotions, expressing his strong indignation at the social environment at that time and his deep sympathy for the suffering life and mental outlook of the lower class people. It is a classic work selected as a Chinese language textbook for Japanese middle schools. This collection also includes works such as "Grass Under a Stone", which describes revenge against his wife, "The French Girl", which praises the innocent soul, and "The Legend of the West", which interprets sacred beliefs. These works include the Bible's thoughts on human love and Tolstoy's humanitarian thoughts, as well as Kropotkin's anarchist thoughts and Whitman's thoughts about praising freedom. They are full of Japanese Shirakaba writers' emphasis on self-emphasis and personality development.

This book is a collection of Lin Li's short stories, including three wonderful stories. "Jiuxiao Ring Pendant": The important national weapon that has been passed down for thousands of years actually has an extraordinarily tender and legendary side. There are many layers of mythical weapons in the story, and the author slowly unravels it. Finally, the mystery is revealed in the long and rich culture of our country. People can't help but feel that emotions need to be pure in order to be lasting. "I Come to Dance": It describes an interesting incident in the author's childhood, and the words are full of infinite nostalgia for family love. "Mr. Remain": It is a modern urban story. Can you have the best of both worlds in life?

"National King" Jiro Asada's short story collection, starting with the work of the same name "Angel Reflected in the Sunset", includes 6 selected works including "Ticket", "Special Day", "Amber", "White House on the Hill" and "Man in the Sea of ​​Forest". Describes ordinary things that happen on extraordinary days, and extraordinary things on ordinary days.

This book contains two famous novels by Camus: "The Stranger" and "The Plague". "The Stranger" is Camus' famous work and a representative work of existential literature. It vividly embodies the concept of "absurdity" in existential philosophy; due to the separation of man and the world, the world is absurd and meaningless to people, and people are powerless against the absurd world, so they have no hope and are indifferent to everything. "The Plague" is a philosophical novel written with symbolism. It tells the story of a plague in Oran, Algeria. The sudden plague makes people overwhelmed. At this time, the protagonist stepped forward to rescue the patients and became sworn friends with some of his colleagues. However, his wife was far away in the nursing home, and her life or death was uncertain. The outlook on life expressed in this novel is that one's own life is no longer important, only the life of the group is meaningful, personal interests are no longer meaningful, and only the interests of the group are meaningful.

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Richard Yates (1926-1992) was "the great writer of the age of anxiety". As a faithful recorder of mainstream American life in the mid-twentieth century, critics have compared him to Chekhov, Fitzgerald, and John Cheever. "The Liar in Love" is another masterpiece of Yates' short stories after "Eleven Kinds of Loneliness", which perfectly demonstrates the author's keen insight and descriptive power. This book contains a total of 7 short stories. Yates, who is good at writing about "failed life", relies on his keen mind and unique perspective of observation, like a collage art, to present the "little people" and their life fragments in the United States in front of us in three dimensions: failed artists, single-parent families with difficult lives, estranged family relationships, estranged marriages, rebellious daughters, fleeting love affairs, unreliable dreams...

The contents of this book include: making a new decision in the midst of division, leaning against a cold wall, from heaven to hell, the cantabile middle plate, breaking through laziness, etc. At dusk, I enjoyed the caress of the pale and feeble light of the setting sun on my balcony. At this moment I could have sworn I touched my soul, and my sudden ecstasy showed a blue spark in my eyes. Then he came. I don't know, why did I fall in love with him? He quickly took off his coat. His body was like an electrified magnetic field, with desire burning in every pore; he finally stripped me naked with beastly passion.

"San Yan Er Pai" is the collective name of "San Yan" and "Er Pai", which is the collection of "Warning Words", "Everlasting Words to Awaken the World", "Ming Yan", "Surprise at the First Moment" and "Surprise at the Second Moment". It represents the level of the Ming Dynasty in sorting out old stories from the Song and Yuan Dynasties and drafting new ones, and reflects the highest achievement of ancient vernacular short stories in my country. "Three Words and Two Pats" shows us a rich social picture, reflecting the contradictions and conflicts between people's morality, behavior, character and soul at that time, embodying the progressive thinking of the time, and is a treasure in the literary treasure house. The author deliberately highlights, exaggerates and highlights the dramatic and special plot, which has a good artistic effect and reflects the extremely high creative artistic value.

"Camp Milo Mountain", "Sarawak War", "Red White and Black", "Girl and Salmon", "City in Black and White Movies" and "West Nile Syndrome" are highly recommended by Mai Jia, winner of the "Mao Dun Literary Award"! This book "Girl and Salmon" contains five novels: "Night Patrol", "Dancing Shoes by the Waterside", "Ipoh Nights", "Southern Barracks" and "". "The Road to Scobie" is a collection of short stories by Chen Hezhong. It collects some of Chen He's recent influential short and medium-length stories and recent works, including "Birds on the Road to Scobie", "Ups and Downs", "Western Wild Goose River", "Grandpa Had a Magic Boat", "Winter Blackout Night", etc.

Read a series of novels and short stories by world famous people, use your precious time to read the most valuable works, appreciate the various aspects of life in the literary world through words, and become a reader with depth, breadth and taste. This book contains three novels: "The Sorrows of Young Werther", "The Apple Tree" and "The Marchioness".

"The Moon and Sixpence" is about a stock exchange broker who has a stable job and a happy family, but he is obsessed with painting and feels like he is "possessed by the devil". He suddenly abandons his home and goes to Paris to pursue his artistic ideals. After some bizarre encounters, he finally left the civilized world and escaped to the isolated island of Tahiti in the South Pacific, where he injected all the value of life into the gorgeous canvas. "The Veil" Kitty, a beautiful but vain British woman, accepts the proposal of Walter Fane, a withdrawn doctor, in order to avoid becoming an old maid. She left London's flashy and empty social circle and followed Walter to the mysterious Eastern colony - Hong Kong. Kitty, who is dissatisfied with her marriage, secretly has an affair with Charlie Tongson, the assistant chief secretary of Hong Kong who shakes her heart. After Walter discovered his wife's infidelity, he made a desperate move and began his strange and terrible revenge plan: taking Kitty to the distant mainland of China to quell a cholera plague that was spreading crazily... "Pleasure" Popular writer Alroy Keel wanted to write a biography of the late famous writer Driffield, but he knew little about the young Driffield, so he asked Driffield's friend, another writer Ashenden, for help. Under Keel's insistence, Ashenden recalled his early relationship with Driffield and his ex-wife Rosie. The protagonist Philip in "The Shackles of Life" was born in the upper class, but his parents died when he was young, and he was born with a disability. He spent his childhood in a sojourn life where he was ignored. After entering the society, he experienced the hardships of the world. In the rough road of life and the tumultuous torrent of life, he abandoned unrealistic dreams, worked hard to break free from the shackles of the spirit, and constantly pursued the true meaning of life. During the First World War in "Blade", American young man Larry's comrades sacrificed their lives to rescue him. This experience completely changed Larry's thinking. He began to ask his inner questions: Since there is good in the world, why does evil also coexist? After the war, he stubbornly pursued the answer. He first went to Paris to study philosophy, and then came to a monastery in Bonn. However, Christian doctrine failed to provide him with a satisfactory answer, so he went to Spain and tried to find the true meaning of life through art. After getting no results, he ran to India and stayed there for five years before finally finding his true faith in Indian religion.

In the literary history of France and the world, Maupassant, a 19th-century French writer, is not only famous for his novels, but also for his short and medium-sized novels, with more than 300 pieces in total, and is known as the "King of Short Stories". "The Complete Collection of Maupassant's Novellas and Short Stories" consists of five volumes. These short and medium-sized novels reflect the breadth of materials, covering all aspects of French social life at that time, allowing readers to have a glimpse of the master's superb artistic skills. The third volume includes the following 4 short story collections: "Mr. Balan", "Tuva", "Little Rock" and "Ola". Published from 1885 to 1887. Maupassant's novel style has become increasingly mature. The most famous of them is "Orla". At that time, Maupassant was troubled by various fantasies due to his illness, so this short story has a unique imagination and free rein.

This book is also called "Ancient and Modern Novels". Divided into 40 episodes, it was composed by many artists from the Song and Yuan dynasties, as well as drafted by people from the Ming Dynasty. The themes mostly come from the folk and the content is very rich.

Among all his works, the short stories that made Hemingway the earliest and most enduring are his short stories that created a generation of writing style. The second volume contains short stories published in books and periodicals after the "first series of 49" and unpublished novels, a total of 21 stories. There are another five articles in the appendix that were not included in the original complete collection and were only discovered in the mid-1980s.

The "Collection of Maupassant's Short Stories" includes famous works such as "Ball of Suif", "The Necklace", "A Normandy", "My Uncle Jules", and other lesser-known works, such as "Moonlight", "Simon's Father", etc. This world literary giant writes with ease, and only a few Words can fully reveal the vivid life and heart of ordinary little people - the bleak fate of the prostitute Ball de Suif in the 19th century, the price paid by the vain girl Mathilde, etc. Human nature is timeless, and it still resonates strongly with readers when read today, so it has become an enduring classic and has been passed down to the world. This edition is also translated by Mr. Liu Mingjiu, a master of French literature research and translation.

This book contains 19 of the most representative short stories by the writer Zhao Benfu over the years, such as "Muet Fat Jade", "Swan Song", "Long Journey" and "Beheading". These short stories are a bridge for readers to understand the author's creative characteristics.

This book collects 6 short historical novels by Yoshikawa Eiji, "Soy Sauce Buddha", "The Origin of Shitou Bridge", "Rogue Jiroji", "Otani Punishment Department", "Foot" and "Ghost". This book is like a spectacular Ukiyo-e painting scroll, with vivid story scenes, vivid characters, and ups and downs of the plot. Readers can appreciate the customs and customs of different eras, experience the joys and hatreds of the samurai, and enjoy a hearty cultural experience. Especially when the story ends abruptly, readers can spread their imagination and write their own sequel.

"I Was Kidnapped by My Dad" is a coming-of-age novel suitable for parents and children to read together. On the first day of summer vacation, Xiaochun was kidnapped by her father! Dad had no money, no patience, and was unreliable. On the way to "escape" with Xiaochun, he often worried about the cost of food and accommodation, and often made unreliable travel arrangements. Dad is so embarrassed and childish, but he still does his best to let Xiaochun experience the joy of traveling: setting off fireworks in the suburbs, floating on the sea at night, staying in a mountaintop temple... The end of the journey is coming. The introverted and temperamental Xiaochun has grown up, and has also fallen in love with this tanned father wearing a dirty T-shirt, even though he is so ordinary.

"I" accidentally got acquainted with a "sir" who was noble and well-educated. During the interaction, "I" was deeply attracted by his aloof character and the mysterious past behind him. Later, "I" received a long letter from "Mr." In the letter, the husband recounted the past: When they were in college, "the husband" and his best friend K fell in love with the landlord's daughter at the same time. In order to get her, "Mr." Forced K to commit suicide. Although he finally got the beauty he wanted, he has been condemned by his conscience for many years...

This book is an early novel by Nobel Prize winner J. M. Coetzee. An old white girl living with her father in South Africa discovers something she hates - her father is having an inappropriate relationship with a young woman of color. She kept constructing fantasies in her mind that included getting rid of both of them, but in reality, everything revealed that the old girl herself wanted to have an affair with the family servant. This book is written in a stream-of-consciousness style, and the story it tells has no clear ending. Readers can only look for clues from the heroine's notes. The inner monologue of women blends harmoniously with the natural environment of the African land, making people extremely entangled but unable to stop.

"Heart" tells the story of "Mr." Who met and fell in love with the landlady, and also won the favor of the landlady. However, because he was deceived by his uncle when he was young, he was always wary of others and could not express his feelings for a long time. Later, "Mr."'S friend K moved into the landlord's house and fell in love with the lady. K straightforwardly told his friend "Mr.

Christopher Newman is a handsome, confident and cheerful American wealthy businessman. While traveling in Paris, he accidentally met the noble, young and beautiful widow Mrs. Claire de Cintre, and fell in love with the latter at first sight. With the support and help of Claire's brother, Newman launched a passionate pursuit of his sweetheart. Although Claire's family was slightly dissatisfied with Newman's civilian background, they finally reluctantly agreed to their engagement. Just when the marriage of the two seemed to be developing towards a happy ending, Newman suddenly discovered that it was all just a scam, and the happiness he expected would never come true... Translation original description: The novel "The Americans" was first published in serial form in the United States "Atlantic Monthly" from June 1876 to May 1877. In May 1877, the American publisher James R. Osgood published a single version of the novel, which subsequently entered the British market in the form of pirated copies. As late as March 1879, the British publishing company Macmillan launched the official British version of the novel in London. In 1907, Henry James completely revised the novel and published it in a 24-volume collection of novels compiled by himself (the "New York Edition"). The "American Library" edition of The Complete Works of Henry James uses the 1877 American single edition when including this novel. This translation is from the "American Library" edition.

Provocative and extraordinarily forward-looking, this book explores the changing role of marriage and sexual ethics and boldly proposes a new morality shaped by the dramatic social changes of the early 20th century.

In this collection of essays, Russell explores the social and political impact of his beliefs with characteristic clarity and humor. In Praise of Idleness is a masterpiece that only Bertrand Russell could have done.

This book mainly briefly describes a large lake called Liuhu near Ailao Mountain on the lower reaches of Panjiang River in southern Yunnan. Here, Zhao Lin and Long Qiaogu, who were anonymous, came out of the world for various reasons. Later, they returned to Liuhu and got married. They went to the mountains to practice with Wang Jin, and all three of them became Sanxian.

This book is the representative work of the owner of Huanzhu Tower, and is as famous as "The Legend of Shushan Swordsman". It focuses on describing the martial arts stories of Luo Lu, Qiu Yuan, Yu Nanqi, Di Shengnan, Di Wubao, Ji Yi, Lu Linggu, Yang Yong, Yang Yingxue, Ji Deng, Tao Jun, Yang Yi, Chen Taizhen, Hu Yanxian, You Huang, Fang Huan, Siming, Tu Lei, Yan Hu and other nineteen disciples of Qingcheng Sword Immortal in the early Qing Dynasty.

Ragl Gum, an unemployed middle-aged man, makes money to support his family by betting on newspaper betting games, and lives a simple and ordinary life in a small part of the town. However, a series of strange events gradually broke the calm: the phone book under the old foundation, the note that appeared out of thin air, the never-heard-of star Marilyn Monroe, and the taxi that could not leave the town... Lager's mind was quick, and after several verifications, his suspicions became more and more serious: Why do people's memories differ from "reality"? Is the town just a giant soundstage? What is the "only happy world"? A huge social and political lie slowly begins. Can Lager finally clarify his identity and choices in this journey of discovering the truth?

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This is a work by the famous French writer Jules Verne. For readers who like Verne's works, this book is worth reading. The protagonist Kelabang is a tobacco merchant with a stubborn and old-fashioned nature. He was going to his nephew's house across the strait to attend a wedding. In order to express his dissatisfaction with the unreasonable tax policy, he decided to lead people along the Black Sea to the other side of the strait, and experienced numerous difficulties and obstacles. Their carriage was bitten by mosquitoes, besieged by wild boars, and encountered volcanic eruptions of gas underground in the prairie. They almost died. In addition, he also had to deal with the machinations of the Turkish dignitaries... With his profound geographical knowledge, Verne vividly described the beautiful scenery along the Black Sea coast, the lively scenes of Constantinople, Turkish customs, and the traditional customs of the Kalmouk nomadic tribe.

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At this time, in the early years of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty, the Yellow River was full of rapids, turbulent waves, and overwhelming water power, and the bottom layer was full of floating sand, making it impossible to build a bridge. Only during the consecration period of the tower top and the two major floods a year did the local gentry and merchants raise funds to hire seven large wooden rafts, linked with iron chains, to build a temporary pontoon bridge to ferry people. On weekdays, we rely on flat-bottomed square-headed ferries unique to the Yellow River. The river is wide and the waves are strong, and the boat is crossing diagonally. It takes at least more than an hour to cross the river. When the wind is not favorable, it may even flow diagonally for twenty or thirty miles, and it takes half a day to reach the shore. Another misfortune happened when a sudden arch of silt at the bottom of the river blocked the boat, making it impossible to come or go, sometimes delaying it for several days. The river is difficult to cross, and there are many supernatural sights in the Yellow River. Originally, everyone on the boat was superstitious, and the ferry was opposite the White Pagoda, so the legends became more and more popular.

"Millions of Pounds" helps you establish a correct view of money: make money steadily and spend money generously! In the history of human literature, Mark Twain is the leader of critical realism. He uses humor to gain insight into the nature of the world, uses satire to analyze complex human nature, and uses sharp writing as a weapon to criticize various phenomena in material society. "Millions of Pounds" exaggerates the different attitudes of different characters when facing money and reflects the true human nature in the face of money. It is considered to be the masterpiece of Mark Twain's short story collection. "Millions of Pounds" was selected as the recommended reading book for the new curriculum standard! Selected into the recommended reading list of "Chinese Language" compiled by the Ministry of Education! Mark Twain created truly native American literature and is known as the "Father of American Literature." A selection of 16 masterpieces of Mark Twain's short stories! Including the popular "Million Pounds" and "Running for Governor"! The New York Times praised Mark Twain as America's leading humor novelist! Brand new translation, not a word has been deleted! How can a pauper with a million-pound check live in London for a month? Is this check a piece of waste paper, or is it the fulcrum that can move everything forward?

Fall, don't let down the splendor of this life. Even in the dark night, we should dress up. The standard-bearer of "rogue school" literature as famous as Dazai Osamu; Japanese national writer praised by Kawabata Yasunari and Mishima Yukio; Sakaguchi Ango's most essential and authoritative collection of novels. Sakaguchi Ango's work has been adapted by Kubo, the author of the manga "Bleach" and included in "Blue Literature"!

Dad always warned Renee that the outside world was dangerous, but in fact her home was the most dangerous. In Alaska in 1974, the brightest and darkest humanity thrived in the long night. Alaska is very big, and there are many places to hide little things like love: the friendship between neighbors, the deep love between mother and daughter, the innocent love of youth and the twisted and possibly fatal love of lovers. This elusive and lonely place reveals swirls and secrets that have been hidden for years. After arriving in Alaska, 14-year-old Renee suddenly saw the true appearance of the world around her and understood the truth that her parents had been hiding. The world is too vast and we all have to face too many problems alone. We use love to keep the world out, but the world is coming menacingly.

"My Purple Scented Novel" tells the story of two writers, Jocelyn Tabet and Parker Sparrow, and reveals some of the dark sides of the literary world and the publishing world. From the first-person perspective of Parker Sparrow, the novel tells the story of two good friends who are obsessed with literature and started their careers at the same time, but their development trajectories are completely different: after Tabat accidentally became famous by writing scripts, his literary path became smoother and smoother, and he became a national writer in his middle age. Sparrow, who had published works in magazines before him, published several novels but was always depressed, until one time Sparrow accidentally read the first draft of a novel at Tabat's house. Under an uncontrollable impulse, Sparrow made a move that changed the fate of the two of them.

"The Rescued Tongue" is the first part of Canetti's autobiographical trilogy. It is written from birth to the age of 16 and is connected by three main threads: the close and tense relationship between him and his mother, his love for words and language, and his pursuit of academics and knowledge. Using a child's narration tone and an adult's sophistication, Canetti recalls his life in the home of his strict and demanding grandfather, the pain of losing his father at the age of seven, and his rapid learning of German under the pressure of his mother. He also has impressive descriptions of cities where he lived, such as Ruschuk, Manchester, London, Vienna, and Zurich.

"Sunset on the Long River" is the third volume of the series of novels "Emperor Qianlong". On the one hand, Qianlong withdrew his generals in exchange for positions and devoted all his national power in an attempt to restore his dignity by severely punishing Shaluoben in the war against Jinchuan and Jinchuan. On the other hand, he sent Liu Tongxun and Liu Yong and his son to try to stabilize the domestic situation in the struggle to destroy the female leader "Yizhihua". Based on Confucius's thoughts on benevolent government, he reused Fu Heng, Liu Tongxun, A Gui, Ji Yun and others, and continued to implement the policy of lenient government to prosper the economy, in an effort to create the heyday of feudal society. However, due to his wrong strategic guiding ideology and his incompetence, the Jinchuan War was defeated again and again. The corrupt forces in the court and the public, represented by Gao Heng, merged with the land, and the internal contradictions in the feudal society of inequality between rich and poor were fueled and intensified. Although Qianlong called for diligent administration and severely punished corruption, he was unable to save the embarrassing situation that Qianlong's prosperous period was in decline.

The masterpiece of John Owen, the master of novels in the contemporary literary world and the "reincarnation of Dickens". This warm book is as "healing" as the California sunshine. Let us know: We may have nothing, but in the eyes of those who matter, we are the "Prince of Maine" and the "King of New England." The people in this story are all exploring the rules of life and making life choices. A young man, tired of his own life, wanted to see the outside world and pursue a free and meaningful life. Finally, in the cider house, he saw the beauty of the world, as well as the lies, absurdity and even ugliness. He saw the sea he had never seen before, ate lobster he had never eaten before, found a meaningful job, and fell in love with a girl he shouldn't have loved. Until one day, a very important person in his life was gone. He understood the rules of life and suddenly understood the life choices he should make.