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Dickens was a great British realist writer in the 19th century. "David Copperfield" is his masterpiece. The protagonist Copperfield is a posthumous son, and his stepfather abuses him and his mother. His mother died soon, leaving Copperfield an orphan. He found his aunt and started a new life under her guardianship. The world has changed, family and friendship are joyful, and turmoil and pain have tempered people. Copperfield finally became a successful writer and was happily married to his beloved. The work has humorous language, clear love and hate, twists and turns in the plot, and grand pictures, which reflect Dickens's consistent style. It is a must-read masterpiece for Dickens lovers.

During World War I, pilot Larry met an Irish comrade who died trying to protect him. Facing the cold corpses of his comrades, Larry had doubts about life for the first time: "When a person dies, he really dies completely." After the war, Larry did not go to college to complete his studies, find a decent job after graduation, get married and have children, as everyone expected. The search for life made him leave everything behind, starting from Paris, traveling around the world, and walking on the path of self-cultivation following the thoughts of selflessness and renunciation. He has no ambitions and no desire for fame or fortune; no matter what kind of social celebrity he becomes, he is disgusted; therefore, he may be very satisfied with the life he has chosen, and it is enough to just be himself.

"The Old Man and the Sea" tells the story of the old Cuban fisherman Santiago's struggle with a big fish. He went out to sea for eighty-four days and caught nothing, but he did not despair and finally caught a big fish. He fought with the big fish at sea for three days before killing the fish and tying it to the side of the boat. On the way back, the big fish was repeatedly attacked by sharks, and only its spine and tail were left when it returned to port. In addition to "The Old Man and the Sea", it also contains eleven of Hemingway's most famous short stories, including "The Snows of Kilimanjaro".

"Mansfield Park" was started in February 1811, two years before the publication of "Pride and Prejudice", and was completed "shortly after June 1813". It is speculated that it should be published at the end of May 1814. Like several other Austen novels, "Mansfield Park" takes the love and marriage of young men and women as its theme, but the plot is more complex, the emergencies are more concentrated, and the social satire is more intense, revealing the artificiality and absurdity of the British upper class. Judging from the publication time, "Mansfield Park" is only one year later than "Pride and Prejudice", but the tone and atmosphere of the two works are quite different. "Pride and Prejudice" is both light and bright, while "Mansfield Park" is more solemn and has a more obvious moral preaching color. However, it has a major breakthrough in psychological description and narrative skills. It is a milestone in the history of the development of British novels, indicating that Jane Austen was already a quite mature female writer when she wrote "Mansfield Park".

In "Sea Wolf", Jack London puts the social stage on a seal-hunting sailing ship, the "Devil". The protagonist Van Weyden is a literary critic. On his way back from a weekend vacation with his friends, they encountered heavy fog and their boat was sunk. As he was dying in the cold water, the lucky Wei Deng was rescued by Captain Larson of the "Devil". Due to the death of the first mate on the ship, Larsen did not agree to send Weiden back to San Francisco, but forced him to go to sea with the ship and do various hard labor. During this time, Weiden witnessed Larsen's ruthlessness and his violent rule. Nicknamed "Sea Wolf", Larson is stronger than the average sailor and has infinite strength. We firmly believe that "the big swallows the small, the strong bullies the weak". In order to save one of his sailboards from being washed away by the big waves, he actually risked the life of a sailor Kelly. When he was unhappy, he took it out on the cook Thomas, had him caught, tied with a rope and thrown into the sea to torture him. As a result, one of his feet was bitten off by a shark. When Wei Deng accidentally removed the ashes on him, he punched and kicked him. Eventually his violent rule sparked a rebellion, and several sailors banded together to throw him and his first mate overboard, where they perished. However, he climbed back onto the ship and regained control. Later, he used the excuse to retaliate against the two sailors who led the resistance, and used the storm at sea to kill them.

This book is a classic of British humorous novels and has been loved by people since its publication at the end of the 19th century. Three young men from London took their dog on a boat trip along the Thames. The three young people are simple in nature, enthusiastic and cheerful, but also self-righteous and ignorant of the world, so they can find fun everywhere and make fools of themselves everywhere. The language of this book is witty, the writing style is relaxed and easy, and it is hilarious.

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), a master of British fiction and poetry. "Tess" is his most famous novel masterpiece. The poor and beautiful heroine Tess loses her virginity to Alec, a bad boy from a rich family because of her youth and ignorance. She suffers mental and material torture, and loses her true love Claire because of it. Finally, she kills Alec out of grief, anger and despair, and walks to the gallows calmly. The great charm and courage of Tess's humanity and soul make her one of the most touching female images in the literary gallery. Hardy vividly demonstrates his deep-rooted tragic outlook on fate and broad and profound humanistic compassion through the tragic experiences of the pure and beautiful Tess's short life.

"La Traviata" is a love novel written by Xiao Dumas based on his own personal experience. The protagonist of the story, Margaret, is a beautiful woman who has fallen into prostitution. "La Traviata" is just her nickname because she carries a bouquet of camellias with her. By chance, she met the young talent Armand and was moved by his sincere love, determined to give up her past luxurious life. Just as the lovers were looking forward to a bright future, Armand's father appeared and asked Margaret to leave Armand. In order to help others, she gave up her love and returned to Vanity Fair. Armand, who did not know the truth, was extremely angry, and because of love and hatred, he repeatedly humiliated Margaret and pushed her completely into the abyss of death.

"Love in Petersburg" (originally titled "The Ordinary Story") is Goncharov's first novel in 1844 and was published in "Modern Man" magazine in 1847. The novel describes Alexander, a young man who grew up in a noble manor in the provinces, was inexperienced in the world, and was full of fantasy. After spending 20 years of pampering in the countryside, he became dissatisfied with this kind of life and felt that "the world of family is too small." He crazily yearned for city life, and then came to Petersburg with a head full of pastoral romantic fantasies, and got along with the emerging bourgeois industrialist Uncle Peter. Petersburg's emerging bourgeois culture was incompatible with the traditional aristocratic manor culture and patriarchal lifestyle, and the two worldviews collided fiercely. Alexander lived happily in Petersburg for seven years without achieving anything. After his mother passed away, he came to Petersburg for the second time, determined to open up a new path for himself. He finally agreed with his uncle's philosophy of life and attitude towards life. After a tortuous road, he finally achieved success and became a property owner. By the end of the novel, he is already an imposing sixth-grade civil servant with a big belly and a medal around his neck, and has found a fiancée with a dowry of 300,000 rubles and 500 serfs.

The Nobel Prize in Literature, with its great spirit of human idealism, provides an eternal standard for world literature. It includes poetry, novels, prose, drama, philosophy, history and other different genres. Masterpieces of different styles are full of brilliance and unique characteristics, comprehensively showing the overall situation of world literature in the 20th century. Although these writers with very different approaches have different languages, concepts, and backgrounds, their majestic attitude of holding high the banner of ideologicalism is the same, and their spirit of freedom of courageous pursuit is the same. Their majestic appearance is reflected in their works; their spirit is reflected in the words of these works. This series of books contains all the essence of their works that are revered by all generations. This series of books has erected a literary monument for us in the 20th century.

This book describes the last French class in a rural primary school in Alsace that was ceded to Prussia after the Franco-Prussian War. It bids farewell to the language of the motherland. Through the self-narration of a naive and ignorant primary school student and the description of his psychological activities, it vividly expresses the pain of the French people under foreign rule and their love for their motherland.

"The Old Man and the Sea" is a heroic and tragic novel full of fighting spirit and profound implications. It tells us a very impactful story in extremely concise and neat language. Hemingway said: "I tried to describe a real old man, a real child, the real sea, a real fish and many real sharks. However, if I can write realistic enough, they can also represent many other things." A person can be destroyed, but cannot be defeated - this is the spirit to be conveyed in "The Old Man and the Sea".

"Wuthering Heights" describes Heathcliff, a gypsy abandoned child who was adopted by the old owner of the mountain village. He could not bear the humiliation and was frustrated in love, so he went out to get rich. After returning, he found that his girlfriend Catherine had married the landowner Linton, and a story of revenge against the landowner and his children followed. The whole novel is filled with a strong fighting spirit against oppression and seeking freedom, and is always enveloped in a bizarre, tense and romantic artistic atmosphere. At first, the work was called a naive fantasy of a young female writer that was divorced from reality. However, combined with the fierce class struggle in the region it describes and the social phenomena in Britain at that time, it was soon highly recognized by critics and warmly welcomed by readers.

"Gulliver's Travels" is the representative work of the 18th century satirical fable writer Jonathan Swift. The story is told in the voice of Captain Gulliver, narrating his strange experiences in Lilliput, Adult, Flying Island and Huima. Since its publication in 1726, it has become a household classic and is loved by readers all over the world because of its absurd plot, vivid language and profound satire. This work is not only suitable for children to read, but also worthy of careful reading by every adult. A classic travel story popular among teenagers around the world, an incredible fantasy adventure. Lilliput, Big Man, Flying Island Country, Hui Ma Country, people are as short as pencils, tables are as huge as mountains, islands can fly, horses can talk, and the weird Royal Academy of Sciences... What kind of strange adventure has Gulliver experienced? What unusual life experiences have I witnessed? I hope every reader will open this book and read it.

The latest classic version of FLTRP! "Twelfth Night" tells the story of twin brothers Sebastian and Viola who reunited after a series of twists and turns after being shipwrecked.

The collection of Hardy's works (three volumes in total) includes "Tess of the D'Urbervilles", "The Return of the Native", and "Jude the Obscure". 1. "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" (1891) is one of the last two important novels written by Thomas Hardy. This work has long been loved by readers not only in the author's own country, but also around the world. It has attracted the attention of professional researchers and has been courteously received by artists in the film and theater circles. For more than a hundred years, it has been recognized as Hardy's best representative work and has been included in the classics of world literature. 2. "The Return of the Native" (1878) is Hardy's representative "novel of character and environment" and an important achievement in Hardy's middle period of creation. It is a classic masterpiece of British realist literature. 3. "Jude the Obscure" (1895) is Thomas Hardy's last novel. Since then, Hardy turned to poetry creation, and "Jude" is also considered the "swan song" of his novels.

"War and Peace" is one of the representative works of the great Russian realist writer Leo Tolstoy in the 19th century. It is an immortal masterpiece in the history of world literature. Focusing on Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812, the writer describes the heroic scenes of the Russian people rising up to fight against the invaders, while also exploring the historical destiny of the aristocracy. The novel revolves around the lives of four aristocratic families including Bolkonsky, and uses the fate of the main members of the four families as the plot clue throughout. It depicts the social fashion of Russia in the 19th century and shows a broad picture of life. This book won Tolstoy the reputation of a world literary giant and was named one of the "100 Great Novels of the World" in 2002.

Emma, ​​a peasant girl who grew up in a convent, is obsessed with the lifestyle of the upper class and fantasizes about the romantic love in chivalric literature. In her marriage to a country doctor, she constantly sought stimulation from outside the world, transcended the boundaries of marriage, and drifted up and down in her desires for love, materiality, and status. Emma goes to destruction in the novel, travels through time and space in reality, and comes back to life in the ordinary life of modern people, becoming a mirror for every reader to torture themselves.

This book selects Tagore's famous masterpieces and includes three collections of prose poems by Tagore: "The Birds", "Gitanjali" and "The Gardener". Among them, "The Collection of Flying Birds" was translated by Zheng Zhenduo, and the other two were both translated by Bing Xin. The "Selected Poems" in the book was also translated by Bing Xin. From this collection of poems, we can deeply understand how Tagore, the great Indian poet, loved his country with a long and excellent culture, the working people who love peace and democracy in this country, and the majestic and beautiful mountains and rivers of this country.

This book is an autobiographical novel by Dickens, who is called "the author's favorite child". The protagonist David Copperfield was orphaned when he was very young and was raised by his aunt. His childhood was full of ups and downs, and his stepfather abused him in every possible way, so that he had no choice but to run away. However, he has the love of Nanny Peggotty and his aunt, and the friendship of Mr. Traddles and Micawber. After experiencing the betrayal of his friends and the pain of losing his wife, he still walked on firmly and finally found true happiness, and all the good and evil were rewarded or punished.

The "Ise Monogatari Illustrated Dictionary" faithfully brings to life the chic love story of the dynasty aristocrats in the Ise Monogatari, using elegant colors and threads to weave romantic dreams one after another, full of rich lyrical beauty. The Japanese songs in "Ci Shu" express the characters' love moods and the characters' emotional exchanges, and are rich in lingering emotions and aftertaste. "Paintings" are paired with "words and books" to create a symphony of Japanese classical beauty one after another.

This is one of Hardy's best works. The male protagonist is only eleven years old, his parents are dead, he is poor, lonely and sentimental, but his young heart has deep ambitions to seek progress. Xi De's experience is a reflection of the desire of a generation of educated young workers to change their status after rural education gradually became popular in Britain in the second half of the 19th century.

"Romeo and Juliet" is a classic work by the world-famous dramatist Shakespeare, created in 1595. The work depicts a thrilling love tragedy through ups and downs of dramatic conflicts, numerous distinctive characters, and beautiful and lyrical character language. The play begins with the conflict between two aristocratic families and ends with the death of the protagonist in exchange for the reconciliation of the two families. It reflects the humanist views on love, marriage and family ideals as a whole, and has become the most familiar love classic among Shakespeare's plays.

"Around the World in Eighty Days" is a novel written by the French writer Jules Verne and is one of his masterpieces. The whole book was published in Le Temps from November 6, 1872 to December 22 of the same year, and was first published in 1873. The novel originated from a bet that the British gentleman Fogg made with his friends: to travel around the world and return to London in 80 days. Later, he and his servants overcame the difficulties and obstacles on the way, passing through the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, traveling to India, Singapore, Japan, the United States and other places, and finally returned to London. Along the way, Fokker was witty and brave, showing a complete gentlemanly style.

In 1895, the 41-year-old Wilde was already well-known in Britain and was in the limelight. Due to his relationship with his friend Percy, he was sued by Percy's father. In prison, Wilde wrote this "Letter from the Abyss". The monologue-style text revealed his feelings for Percy, with hatred mixed with love and tenderness. The book also recorded the views of this spokesperson of aestheticism on beauty, art, and life. Five years later, Wilde died, and this book became his final masterpiece in this world.

"Treasure Island" by British writer Stevenson is a boy's treasure hunt story, and it is also a profound coming-of-age novel. The boy Jim Hawkins discovered the treasure map of Treasure Island, and together with Doctor Livesey and Squire Trelawney embarked on the great voyage to find the secret treasure. On the way, Hawkins overheard several pirates plotting a rebellion in an apple barrel. The seemingly friendly one-legged pirate - tall John Silver, disguised as a ship's cook, is actually a dangerous pirate leader! When they arrived at Treasure Island, the two sides officially started fighting. Can Jim Hawkins and his partners use their wit and bravery to find the treasure and return home smoothly? In the process of gradually getting to know Silver, Jim Hawkins learned about friendship, loyalty, courage and honor, and truly grew up. In addition, the characters in the book that have left a deep impression on young readers include: the terrifying blind beggar Pew, the crazy Ben Gunn who was exiled to the island, the cursed parrot, etc., Which are full of fun.

"Gitanjali" is the work by Rabindranath Tagore that won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. "Gitanjali" is the transliteration of the Bengali word "song". "Gitanjali" is bilingual in Chinese and English, translated by the famous Bing Xin, with exquisite illustrations, beautiful artistic conception and meaningful writing. Tagore sang about the prosperity of life, the joy and sorrow of real life in a light and cheerful style, expressing his yearning for the ideal kingdom and his care and thinking about life.

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"The Wind in the Willows" is the representative work of British writer Kenneth Grahame. It is known as a model of British prose works and the finale of the golden age of children's literature. The book takes four anthropomorphic animals as the protagonists and tells the story of them getting to know each other in the wild forest, going on adventures together, and finally working together to defend their homeland. The whole article vividly and delicately presents the beautiful pastoral scenery from the perspective of small animals. The friendship and care between the small animals described by the author are even more innocent and touching, and full of sincere and profound life philosophy.

"Great Expectations", also translated as "Lone Star Blood and Tears", is a novel written by Dickens in his later years. The story is set from Christmas Eve of 1812 to the winter of 1840. The protagonist, orphan Pip, uses an autobiographical approach to narrate three stages of his life starting from the age of 7. This novel implements Dickens's prose style, expressing his views on life and human nature through the ups and downs of the orphans in the play.

A short story written by the French realist writer Mérimée, which tells the story of the adventures of a free-spirited Gypsy girl engaged in smuggling.

Tulliver, a miller in the town of St. Og by the Floss River, got into a lawsuit due to debts. After he lost the lawsuit and went bankrupt, the lives of his children Tom and Maggie changed significantly. After several years of hard work, the smart and diligent Tom finally saved enough money to pay off his debts and buy back the mill. However, Maggie's love suffered frequent setbacks due to Tom's opposition. When the two reconciled in crisis, the ferocious flood eventually swallowed the brother and sister...

This book is one of Gorky's trilogy. It mainly tells the seven-year gray life of Alyosha when he lost his father when he was young and stayed at his grandfather's house from the age of three to ten. It successfully created the artistic image of his grandmother with great brilliance and human beauty in Russian literature. It vividly reproduced the living conditions of the lower class people in the Soviet Union in the 1870s and 1880s. It also wrote about Gorky's understanding of suffering and his unique insights into social life. There is an endless desire and strength in the words.

"The Wind in the Willows" is a fairy tale with animals as the protagonist. It is elegantly written, detailed in description and rich in philosophy. The book creates several cute animal images: the timid but adventurous mole, the hospitable and romantic water rat, the chivalrous and leader-like old badger, the toad who likes to brag, show off and pursue fashion, and the honest and honest otter - they live on the river bank or in the big forest, enjoying together. We share the same difficulties. The story mainly tells the story of a toad who lived on his family's inheritance, squandered money, and pursued new things. He was imprisoned for his willful behavior, and his family property was robbed by bad guys. Finally, with the help of Mole, River Rat and Badger, Toad outsmarts Weasel and takes back the family property. Later, with the help of his friends, Toad changed his mind and got rid of his bad habits of squandering money and being willful and arrogant.

Paul Korchagin is the youngest son of a poor working class family in a town in Ukraine. His father died early, his mother worked as a cook in a wealthy family, and his brother Arqing was a railway worker. He suffered the pain of exploitation and oppression under the capitalist system. After dropping out of school, he worked as a waiter in the station canteen and as a worker in a power plant. Later he met Tonya, the daughter of a forest officer. However, there was a huge disparity in status between the two. In order to be worthy of Tonya, Paul decided to join the Soviet Revolutionary Army. In the end, he was recognized in the revolutionary army for his tenacity and wit.

French novelist Marcel Proust won the Prix Goncourt, France's highest literary award, for this book. No matter how time passes and the scene changes, my mind will always go back to that time and place, just to take a look at me and her at that time, when we secretly dated. Even though I have met countless celebrities and attended countless banquets, what I longed for most was to walk into her living room and become a member of her "little tea party."

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This book is Dostoevsky's masterpiece that integrates social novels, suspense novels, psychological novels and other types of novels with educational novels. In this noisy and impetuous world, the protagonist of this book faces a changing society that lacks faith and ideals. Due to lack of experience, he is extremely confused and hesitant. He has gone through twists and tribulations, encountered many tests and spiritual pain. Fortunately, he has always had a positive and persistent pursuit, and later received many good influences. After experiencing the struggle of exploring "good" and "evil", he finally woke up and completed his spiritual growth.

"Childhood" tells the story that Alyosha's father died of cholera when he was three years old, and his mother took him to live with his grandfather's house. In this family, fathers and sons, brothers, and husbands and wives often quarrel and fight over property and even over trivial matters. My grandfather was moody and had a bad temper. He beat my grandmother fiercely and beat Alyosha unconscious. My grandmother was very kind to Alyosha, telling him legends, fairy tales and folk stories, and she endured all the pressures of life without complaining. The mother was forced to remarry and died of tuberculosis a few years later. After his grandfather went bankrupt, Alyosha was forced to live in the world and began to make a living independently.

This book is the eighth novel by the British novelist Charles Dickens, known as his "favorite child in his heart". The novel tells the life course of the protagonist David from childhood to middle age. Taking the birth of "I" as the source, the sincerity and darkness of friends, the childishness and impulsiveness of love, the sweetness and triviality of marriage, and the conflicts and harmony of family members are gathered into a stream, flowing slowly on the river bed of destiny, and finally blending into the magnificent sea of ​​tolerance. Mixed in with all kinds of characters and opportunities. The language is witty and interesting, showing a broad picture of Britain in the mid-19th century, reflecting Dickens's ideal that the world is full of kindness and justice.

"Eternal Words to Awaken the World" is a collection of short stories in vernacular. Compiled by Feng Menglong in the late Ming Dynasty. It was first published in 1627 (the seventh year of tomorrow). The themes may come from folk facts, historical biographies and stories from the Tang and Song Dynasties. Except for a few old works from the Song and Yuan Dynasties, most of them are works from the Ming Dynasty, and some are imitations by Feng. The image is clear, the structure is substantial and complete, and the description is delicate. It reflects the social outlook and citizens' thoughts and feelings at that time to varying degrees. But some works contain feudal preaching, karma propaganda and pornographic rendering.

Maugham changed the prejudice against women in his previous works and recalled the life of a beautiful woman as an admirer, embellished with many anecdotes from the literary and artistic circles. He draws materials from reality, blends fiction with fact, and uses the narrator Ashenden to narrate his early interactions with the famous writer Driffield and his ex-wife Rosie. This past event is the biographical subject that another popular novelist Keir wants to explore, and the story begins. Deep in Ashenden's memory, we find that the charming Rosie, although romantic and merciless by nature, is still kind, frank and lovely...

Based on the sixty-year development history of contemporary Chinese literature, this book refines the concept of "typical figures in the literary world" and introduces Engels's "typical figures in typical environments" as a literary historical perspective into the history of contemporary literature. The selection of objects is based on the premise that they must be typical and representative of the time and place.

"Story of Stones from Other Mountains" is one of Yuwen Suo'an's most well-known works and has always been highly praised. This is not only due to the translator's high-quality and delicate writing style, but also to its own academic value. The articles in the book can be divided into two categories: one is a close reading and interpretation of specific texts and famous articles - "The Book of Songs", "Zuo Zhuan", Sima Qian, Liu Xie, Li Shangyin, "The Peach Blossom Fan", etc. - Which contain the author's historicist interpretation. The other type is macro-thinking, rethinking the history of literature and literary history writing. In articles such as "Huluo's Literary History", he made an overall reflection on the traditional vitality of Chinese literary history, and made a breakthrough in exploring the value of Chinese literature and cultural traditions in the context of globalism. As a "stone from other mountains", Yuwen Suo'an uses a global cultural perspective, rich historical imagination, and novel and eye-catching perspectives to impact our usual understanding of literary history.

"It is not in vain to offer flowers to those who have passed away." A healing novel by Banana Yoshimoto, the queen of modern Japanese literature. "First Love" is a magical story. Fourteen-year-old Xizi fell in love with someone for the first time in her life. He was a 26- or 27-year-old painting teacher. The age gap has not become a problem that hinders their relationship. A small miracle happened. The two of them got closer step by step without knowing it, and they became more and more friendly with each other. They even saw a fantastic scene together. The story is plain and refreshing, the psychological description is meticulous, and it is so warm that it melts the heart.

"About Shimokitazawa" is a companion piece to "Hey Shimokitazawa" ten years later. It contains nineteen life essays that heal the soul and describes the humane Shimokitazawa. "About Shimokitazawa" is a collection of essays by Banana Yoshimoto, which contains nineteen short essays. Banana Yoshimoto used her unique sensitivity and sensibility to talk about life in Shimokitazawa, while expressing her calm outlook on life and values. Shimokitazawa in Tokyo is one of the most popular neighborhoods in Japan among young people, but for Banana Yoshimoto, it is a place full of unforgettable memories. The author uses plain language to describe the opportunities and various stories of living in Shimokitazawa. The intertwining of life and memories allows readers to experience Shimokitazawa, which is different from their impressions and full of humaneness.

This book is a classic and authoritative selected translation of the Russian writer Bunin. It is edited and translated by the famous Russian translator Dai Cong. Bunin (1870-1953), an outstanding Russian poet and writer, won the Pushkin Prize twice and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1933, in recognition of his "rigorous artistic talent, which allowed the Russian classical tradition to be inherited in prose." He is known as the "soul figure of Russian literature" and left a large number of classic works for future generations. Volume 1 contains poetry, prose, and travel notes, volume 2 contains short stories, volume 3 contains short stories, volume 4 contains novellas, and volume 5 contains novels.

Mérimée's short stories and short stories are not many in number, less than twenty in total, but they have distinctive characteristics from ideological content to artistic style. Mérimée entered the literary world with "Clara Gasul's Drama Collection" and is good at writing short and medium-length novels. "Colomba", "Carmen", "The Blue Room", etc. Are all famous works. From the perspective of Mérimée's preference for exotic colors in his choice of subject matter, he belongs to the Romantic school, and from the perspective of his simple writing style, he belongs to the Classical school. This book selects 9 artistic masterpieces such as "Carmen", "Colomba", "Matteo Falconer" and "Tamango", which basically embodies the writing style and artistic characteristics of Mérimée's short stories and short stories.

"Roman Women": 16-year-old Atriana is incredibly beautiful. Her impoverished mother regards her as a wealth code that can change her destiny, her close girlfriend regards her as a sacrifice to flatter the powerful, and her trusted fiancé regards her as a paradise for indulgence in lust. She was once full of longing for the future, but under the pressure of reality, she still became a prostitute selling her body. After that, Atriana dealt with all kinds of men, and once fell into the enjoyment of material and sensual desires, but never gave up the pursuit of innocence. At the bottom where people think they are dirty, there are still people who live innocently. "Contempt": It is about the crisis of marriage and the inability of modern people to love. After two years of marriage, the husband kept losing ground in the face of work, money and ideals, and his wife's contempt became the biggest punishment for him. He always wondered why he was despised by his wife, but pushed her further and further away. An originally happy marriage was about to collapse. "I despise you, that's why I don't love you anymore." "The Indifferent Man": It is about family tragedy and about the indifference of modern people. For a long time, this young man from the upper class suffered from mental torture. Facing the changes in his family, he wanted to show some emotion, but found that he could only feel indifference. In painful doubt, he completed his trial: "This is my real crime. I committed the crime of indifference."

This book is the first collection of novels by Malaysian Chinese female writer He Shufang, which brings together eleven excellent works. It is called by Huang Jinshu as "the sophistication and maturity shown by the classic Malaysian short stories". It also uses an extremely delicate and graphic psychological style that transcends national borders and geographical differences and touches on the pain points and inner feelings that each of us share as human beings that have never been illuminated or acknowledged, but are by no means unimportant. In these novels, there are often ghosts with no male or female appearance, returning on trains in the haze. I thought the journey was over, but suddenly it started again. Escape somewhere and want to find a new self. But I found that this is a never-ending process, always shaking. As if travelers across multiple oceans of time have sent us letters from the other side of the border of memory, they are written in a language that is both dreamy and authentic. And trying to answer a question - if the whole world is a foreign land, where would we call home?